Why Minoru Mineta Is The Worst Character In My Hero Academia
My Hero Academia is no doubt one of the most popular anime right now, and that status comes in part due to the series' great characters, like its crybaby underdog protagonist, Izuku Midoriya. Each and every character adds something to the story, whether it be their personality, their appearance, or their contributions to the overall story. Every character is pretty great, except for Mineta.
Mineta is supposed to function as a comic relief. From the first moment he is shown on screen, he is played off as a fool compared to those around him. It is supposed to be a big hilarious surprise when Mineta appears sitting behind a desk in class 1-A at U.A. High School, but from that moment on, his presence is a painful one to endure watching.
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Mineta has none of the positive attributes of other comic reliefs like Eijiro Kirishima, nor any positive attributes of other side characters like Iida Tenya. The most important thing for a comic relief to be is funny, and Mineta is not funny. The funniest thing about Mineta is his appearance. He looks like a purple baby with balls for a mohawk and an oversized metallic diaper wrapped around his waist, but once the initial shock of his ridiculous outfit wears off there is not much else funny about him.
Most of his jokes target women and his sexual fantasies,a subject that can be funny if done well, as was the case with Jiraya from Naruto, but unlike Jiraya, whose humor would explore more than just his perverted sensabilities, Mineta's jokes are never funny. Mineta's jokes never change, and Mineta's jokes are boring. Kirishima, the other comic relief in My Hero Academia, is funnier than Mineta, in addition to having a strong backstory and
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