My hero academia heroes rising anime on demand

Reviewer’s Rating: 2

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Mar 14, 2020

mobilizedbern

Recommended

This movie was great! ....Until the ending!

*Spoilers below*

Thought this movie was on the same tier as the first MHA movie. However, this time they use all the characters in class 1-A and they pretty much all have cool moments (something the first movie really lacked). You don't see much of any characters outside of class 1-A, faculty included, but I don't think that played much of a factor in the quality of the movie.

It starts out slow, but what anime movie doesn't. Picks up halfway through and has non-stop action until the end. Even the story was pretty good, as well as the villains.

...Then ... the ending happens.

After getting beaten to a pulp against the final villain, Deku decides to transfer One For All to Bakugou (through a fist bump?). Somehow Bakugou instantly gets the quirk and has no problem using it whatsoever (yeah, I too remember when it took Deku a couple of days to receive the quirk's powers after inheriting it through All Might. And then taking a couple of seasons to be able to use the quirk correctly). Then this weird slow-vocal version of "You Say Run" plays through the final scene (this paralleled the weird 80's music in the ending of the horrible live-action Netflix adaption of "Deathnote" if you've seen that). After that All Might comes in and explains that Bakugou "conveniently forgot everything!" and "no longer has One For All" because the transfer "somehow went wrong!"

IMO, the movie legit might've well just had ended with Deku waking up and saying "Oh man, so it was all a dream!"

Movie wasn't bad-- very entertaining-- just the ending was straight up garb and unexplained.
This is proof MHA fans will like anything. If this was Fairy Tail it would be getting bashed to pieces.

Reviewer’s Rating: 7

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Feb 29, 2020

1xa5

Recommended

This review is being written by a self-proclaimed My Hero Academia super-fan, so obviously it will be a little biased. However, I will do my best to keep this as bias-free as possible. I write my reviews based by scores on story, art, sound, character, enjoyment, and overall from 1-10.

Story - 6 (Fair)

The story of the movie was rather typical of shonen movies. A lot of adventure and action, extensive fighting scenes and convenient exposition. Although, this movie is different from the first in the sense that it solely focuses on Class 1-A running their own ameteur hero agency. All of the students get ... their moments to shine, but the focus of the story is Bakugou Katsuki and more obviously, Midoriya Izuku. Two new child characters are introduced, as well as four new villains that are implied to be in cahoots with the league of villains. The LoV appears both at the start of the movie and after the climax, but their role is rather small. Pro-heroes also have some screen time, but it's mostly either exposition or to get a rise of emotion out of the audience. There is a fair amount of violence, an abundance of blood. The setting is Nabu Island, a far away island off the main island of Japan, which is important to note for the story.

Art - 9 (Great)

I'm a big fan of Horikoshi's art style in general, but Studio Bones outdid themselves this time. Fighting scenes were often fluid and colorful. They utilized different types of lights for certain character's quirks. The art helped the story in regards to symbolizing the power that each character holds, as well as setting the atmosphere when needed to make such a change. The animation team was conscious of what type of mood they wanted to convey through the art, and as an audience number, I greatly appreciate that.

Sound - 7 (Good)

The music selection was mostly the same sound bytes that is used in the show itself. However, some new music was produced specifically for this movie and all was helpful, like the art, in setting the atmosphere for fight scenes and casual scenes alike. There are lots of explosions (thanks, Bakugou) and geographical accidents that cause a lot of noise as well.

Character - 6 (Fair)

A lot of characters don't receive a lot of development in this movie. This is typical for a shonen movie, as the protagonist is the priority. Midoriya gets a lot of development, though can be comparable to development he's already made in the anime itself. Bakugou also receives some development, but he earns it as he starts to work with others (minor spoiler). The child characters are notably similar to Bakugou and Midoriya in regards to becoming heroes, but this had to have been done on purpose. The audience will see a lot of similarities between the male child and younger Midoriya. Pro heroes don't get much development, because they don't nearly have enough screen time as Class 1-A.

Enjoyment - 8 (Very Good)

Like I mentioned in the beginning of my review...I am a big fan of My Hero Academia! I enjoyed this movie greatly, but because of certain parts of the movie which I will not spoil...I felt minority disappointed. I teared up, I laughed, and I worried for the kids of Class 1-A as they continued on their journey to become heroes.

Overall - 9 (Great)

A great shonen movie to see, experience, and think about days afterward. 2020 will be a good year for both the anime and manga of My Hero Academia. Character development and story is somewhat lacking, but enjoyable nonetheless. Sound is pretty average for the My Hero Academia franchise, but the art was super impressive!

Hopefully my review is helpful or resourceful for people who want to see the movie but can't due to where they live. If you have any more spoiler-y questions for me, I'd be happy to answer them through messaging!

Reviewer’s Rating: 9

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Mar 5, 2020

Angry_Anime_Nerd

Mixed Feelings

I am quite a fan of the Academia series. I had watched up to three seasons and still need to get caught up with it but this movie is not quite as good as the show. To start with, the movie was a confusing case in that it felt like it was something to be enjoyed as its own but also felt just like a My Hero Academia episode at the end. But still, people who haven't seen the show will still be confused about a few parts and people who have will be left feeling like it could've had more.

To go into deeper detail, ... the story is the main problem. It still has all the decent characters we've come to know but I just felt like most of the cast's roles were reduced in favor of two new characters who serve more as Eri replacements than their own characters. We don't see Uraraka trying to impress Midoriya, Kaminari being a gentleman to women, Asui making snide remarks, heck even Mineta seemed like he was going to be an interesting character with his toned down pervertedness but he was even sidelined as well. They all pretty much feel like shadows of their former selves as a result of their reduced roles. The heart of the series is this whole cast working together and to throw that out the window for most of the movie in favor of having Deku and Bakugou develop a relationship with these two kids who are nothing more than cute damsel in distresses like a certain white-haired abused child makes the film feel disappointing and stale. As I said, I haven't gotten up to season 4 or read the manga so I can't say for sure if Eri had overshadowed the cast or not. I only know about her based on research.

What's worse is that one of the kids got on my nerves with her mean, snobby attitude at the beginning. And whenever they tried to give these kids depth, I still didn't feel sympathetic to them. The girl's bitterness towards heroes just because feels shallow. I know that they wanted to make her a foil to the boy's more caring nature and it was for character development but they could've at least gave her a reason as to why she hates heroes and/or to find a way to make her stand out other than just being annoying. What really got me concerned is that they are allowed to roam by themselves without any questioning or adults and they look around Eri's age. They even tried to make me feel for these characters by giving a reason for their free-range behaviors by going with the cliched mom death and father being too busy but it didn't work.

The third act, however, makes up for the meh parts of this film. It actually felt like a My Hero Academia episode, they finally got the cast together to fight and it was the most awesome, intense fight I've ever seen out of this franchise. I don't know if the rest of the show is like that but I hope it did have some more moments like that. Oh, and even though Deku and Bakugou's relationship is still annoying to watch, just watch this part of the movie and see what I'm talking about. They did something so heart-warming and touching that I never thought they would do.

Now this may be kind of nitpicky but another problem I had was that I felt that the movie should've just been a long tv movie as it didn't quite feel like a cinematic experience at all but rather a long tv episode.

I would give this movie a 6.5 out of 10 and the .5 is just for that ending. If you are a fan of the series, you might find some enjoyment out of this but don't expect it to be better than the show. Look at it as a standalone and as a standalone, it's a decent film.

Reviewer’s Rating: 6

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Apr 22, 2022

mike616162

Not Recommended

And congratulations to MHA: Heroes:Rising for becoming my 100th completed anime! Or it would have been my 100th completed if I TECHNICALLY didn't finish probably the last ~3 minutes, meaning that I am eternally grateful to my very legal website for cutting the movie short. The TL;DR is the movie is shit. All shounen movies are, with the exceptions being demon slayer and jujutsu kaisen.

Spoilers beyond this point, but who really gives a shit.

Story 1/10
Pretty average shounen stuff to start off with. Not really much to comment on. Bad guy wants bad thing so good guys stop bad guy from doing bad thing because being ... bad is bad. If it had stopped there it would have been a 5 or 6 due to the lack of originality. However, there is one part of the story that I wish I had just convinced myself to drop this movie midway (yes I actually considered that). In the final climax of the movie, Midoriya sees no way that they can defeat generic villain #72316973416, so he lets Bakugo inherit All for One, a power that had been entrusted to him and would have ramifications for the rest of the series. Not only would Midoriya become quirkless again, but All for One would enhance Baukgo's explosions ten fold (which did actually happen and it was very cool), however, this inheritance has flaws. Firstly, when Midoriya first inherited All for One, All Might clearly said that it would take some time for the DNA to be injected by his organs, making it impossible to use the quirk immediately. HMMMMMMMMM. There are about 3 other plot holes that immediately come to mind after just finishing the film but this review would be too long. Promising beginning, beyond shit ending.

Art 7/10
The art is actually the best and most consistent part of the movie. Everything flowed well. If it wasn't CG. Unfortunately, there was a lot of CG, some of it well integrated, others sticking out like a sore thumb. However, the reason I say this was the best part was because of the ending fight. That art was stunning. Mod Psycho level. However, 5 minutes of great art doesn't make up for 100 minutes of mediocre art.

Sound 7/10
Same as art. Had its place. Not really much else to say.

Character 6/10
The only person that I feel made this movie bearable was Bakugo. Seeing his toxic personality was really funny, but that's all there really is to it. At least I didn't come out literally hating the entire cast (except for Bakugo and All Might) for several months after watching this, so I guess that's a positive? The villain is really forgettable. I'll probably forget his name tomorrow honestly.

Enjoyment 2/10
This is really where the meat is. If you just want a dumb, action fighting movie to sit down to and enjoy, this would be a 10/10 in my opinion. It's just constant fight after fight, which is good for turning your brain off. However, if you wanted something more, then this is just horrendous. The CG sometimes really pulled me into reality and the constant asspulls just was too much for me? All for One can steal quirks but only if it's not the main character? Pro heroes are really competent but we can't seem to find Shigaraki. When he's in the city. In broad daylight. Next to number #2 hero Hawks. When he's surrounded by other people so he can't keep up his secret persona as a spy. Real competent. All for One can be transferred to other users, but only if they're not unconscious for an arbitrary amount of time. We need a vessel to test the quirk factor of All for One. Seems pretty important. Let's never mention it in the anime or manga. The list is endless.

Overall 3/10
I actually think I'm being generous here. This movie has put me off all shounen movies. It's convinced me that the truth that I have heard is actually the truth and not some random shit people that don't like shounen say: All shounen movies are a waste of time because they're inconsequential. I didn't want to believe it, but it seems true. This movie is actually one of the highest scored superpower shounen movies on MAL and if it's THIS BAD, I really don't want to know what the rest are like.

Conclusion:
Good premise, bad execution, worse ending. Don't waste your time with this piece of garbage. Anyway, I'm gonna go rewatch Redo of Healer. At least that has a plot.

Reviewer’s Rating: 3

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Jul 16, 2020

CataOrShane

Mixed Feelings

Before I start off with the review stuff, I want to say a couple of things: I love Boku no Hero Academia concept, characters, voice acting, story arcs. The entire thing is a flawless diamond.

I gave the 1st one a 9/10 and the regular seasons are extremely fun and interesting to watch so I had high hopes for this. Unfortunately, it didn't live up to the expectations. I know I'm part of the minority but allow me to explain my reasoning for such a low score.

Animation:
1) incredibly inconsistent. Visually the movie showcases a ton of different styles throughout and it breaks immersion ... and looks weird. It's like you have 10 teams of different animators and each team worked on 10 minutes of the film and at the end everything was edited and voilá: a visual mess.
2) I don't usually like CGI but most of it was okay-ish.

Sound:
1) Bakugou's voice actor has been struggling with his vocal cords to the point where he needed/needs treatment and that was a bit obvious on this film, since he did this job before taking a medical leave. This is not a complaint of course but I want to let everyone know that might not be aware that it's not his fault.
2) I hated the last song of the movie (before the credits).

Story:
1) the pace of this film was awful. They should've made the movie 15 minutes shorter, at least. The uninteresting/unfunny stuff kept going for too long and when that happens, stuff gets boring to watch.
2) Another villain, another Quirk-stealer. C'mon, can't anyone think of any new ideas?
3) SPOILERS: I adore all characters and absolutely love Bakugou. However, to have Deku transfer his One For All to him so they can defeat a villain was awful to watch. I don't give a flipping flipper how much I fangirl Kacchan, One For All is Deku's quirk and anything that could potentially threaten that, is a massive turn off. Obviously, in the end it turns out that Deku failed to transfer his quirk because he passed out before it could be completed but the entire thing was cringy, awful and got me enraged.
4) SPOILERS: Instead of having our favourite heroes in the making save the entire village, I'd much rather watch them struggle and just hold on with team work and creativity until the Pros arrive in the nick of time and help resolve the situation. At the end of the day, they're still a bunch of kids that go to high school and Pros exist for a reason. There's plenty of Pro Heroes that have excelent abbilities and quirks that are worth to watch in action. It was a huge missed opportunity.


Basically if it wasn't for the pacing and the lack of creativity surrounding the story (villain's quirk and ending) and Deku and Bakugou stuff in the Spoiler tag above, it wouldn've have been a bad film. But these things ruined any chance of me having a good time watching this movie and that's why I believe it's fair to give this one a 5/10.

Reviewer’s Rating: 5

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Aug 7, 2020

ShaIIot

Mixed Feelings

BREAKING NEWS: MHA is STILL on a downward spiral, as author is completely lost on ways to further extend his cash-cow series. On-site reporters note "...but it still looks good tho lol."

-[What's in a Shounen? Good Animation and Nothing Else.]-
OH BOY, here we have the second movie installment in a franchise that had already expended its usefulness after its 3rd season. This show, as of season 4, has absolutely nothing left to say. It has returned to the equilibrium state of shounen anime, meaning, it's completely empty.

So what's left of the shambling corpse of MHA? Well, "Da graphix good tho" is a completely valid ... praise of this show. Despite being dead, even a corpse can put on a show. Really! Watch any LiveLeak video. Crazy stuff. The animation is by far the best aspect of the movie. It looks amazing during fight scenes. During the rest of the movie, though, the animation is on the lower end of average. There's so little effort put into normal scenes that you'd swear that you're watching a powerpoint rather than the product movie of a multi-million dollar franchise. It's seriously lazy. By the way, I don't count adding the stock anime intensity lines as animation. They're literally just putting in a transparent template and zooming. It's goddamned lazy. However, again, I concede that the sakuga was great (when it finally happened).

-[Bad Writing]-
The story was dumb. Despite the fact that class 1-A is the target of 93% of all hero-related hate crimes, the Japanese government somehow thinks that it's a good idea to send these children a million miles away from any backup. Obviously, this was explained in like 5 seconds in the movie as "Well they gotta learn somehow right lol" and glossed over in an instant. After 1-A is separated from the rest of superhero civilization, some random, c-grade, non-recurring villains decide that they want to steal a cell restoration quirk from some kid who lives on some random bumfuck island in the middle of nowhere. Then they do it. That's pretty much it. I mean, nobody was expecting the story to be anything impressive, since this is a selectively-cannon side story of a show who's main narrative already isn't good, so it's whatever.

But how about that writing? It sucks. The choreography is great, but that's it. Characters become ape-brained when they're out of combat. The main antagonist's philosophy is inconsistent and also, rather dumb. Yep, it's a shounen alright.

Finally, I'd like to hone in on a specific piece of writing that comes in near the end of the movie. Get ready for this one, guys. Sit up in your gamer chairs. They actually make a decision that would majorly affect the status-quo of the entire show! That's crazy, right!? Yeah, it is!!! Until they write it out in literally the next goddamned scene. XDDDDDDDD boy I love anime. BY THE WAY EVERYONE, this anime is rated 8.13 out of 10! HAHAHAHAHAHA. Yeah, fuck exactly 41,000 people for propping up this garbage.

-[Heroes Rising, Franchise Falling (Everything Else)]-
The OST was (I believe) the same minus one song in the ending fight. The characters are the same generic shitstains as usual. Deku and Bakugo are the only dynamic characters yet again. Unfortunately, that doesn't prevent the writers from somehow believing that anybody wants to see the 1-A side characters do random bullshit. We don't. Writers, believe me, you will never build the side characters up enough to justify their screentime in a 100 minute long movie. Nobody cares about bargain-bin JoJo, Tapeman, or 8-limb-guy. Leave it. And anime viewers, I say to you as well. Leave it. Please, for the love of God, leave it. 6/10.

Let MHA die.

Reviewer’s Rating: 6

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Feb 26, 2020

hahachickem11037

Recommended

Hello! I just saw the movie today and it is... WOW!

This will not contain spoilers (I will try my best!)
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This movie, compared to the first, gave a good amount of focus to each of the 1-A students! Everyone gets a time to shine, which is delightful! We get to see everyone's powers on display in an actual deadly and desperate situation, not just the sports festival. Yes, Mineta gets his moments too, get over it.

I was quite confused about where this movie takes place in the canon story line of MHA as a whole.. it contains a manga character and manga elements. I, for one, ... have no problem with this, due to me being an avid reader of this series.

As for said manga elements, HAWKS! He's there and hes everywhere! Though I would've loved to see more of him (where is my Hawks spin-off?), it was nice to see him before his official debut in the anime. He was great, as always.

Next, Bakugo and Deku! WOW, their characters were so great in this movie.. Yes, Bakugo too! He really took me back and I loved how they both fought and developed in this movie. I got way too emotional about them going to such great lengths to save those kids (forgive me, the names escape me).

The climax was INSANE! I will leave it at that!

One thing that surprised me was how little Todoroki did in this movie... He got his moments but I guess I expected him to do more..? My main man Kirishima got to shine though, along with the underrated Aoyama!

In conclusion, great movie! See it if you can! You won't regret it (or maybe you will if you cried like me).

8/10 (it would be a ten if it wasn't for the sub par animation during the non-action scenes.)

Reviewer’s Rating: 8

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Jun 14, 2021

Senator_Phillips

Not Recommended

I entered the theater expecting to go Plus Ultra, become the 4th Hokage, and maybe even find the mythical One Piece. I left questioning my existence and how cinema has deteriorated. Martin Scorsese was right, My Hero Academia is a disgrace to the cinema. I would much have preferred a Mushishi live action.

For you newcomers to my reviews, I will dissect my opinion into 5 crucial sections, henceforth known as napkins.

Napkin #1
Story (3/10)
I'd like to take you back to a date in time when the great Kublai Khan approached the Japanese with the demands for a peaceful surrender. However, the Japanese refused to and ... managed to stave off the Mongol invasion due to several Typhoons wrecking attempts at a naval landing. According to the film, the Mongols should have met Deku, who could have shared his quirk with everyone in the army through unexplained means, never to be touched on again. I once attempted to share my passport, but was apprehended for apparently not yelling loud enough, having a flashback, and yelling PLUS ULTRA. Life is cruel.

Napkin #2
Art (7/10)
The animation is good, however I'd advise Bones to stick to what they are good at and make Noragami S3. The end fight is animated well, with Tokoyami’s fight really putting in work. I used to think crows were just scavengers, but I have now adopted one from the local cemetery.

Napkin #3
Sound (6/10)
The sound is solid, but the standard MHA uplifting and inspirational. Nothing is especially new or noteworthy, just good. Now I hate to sound like a broken record, but the music and OPs of Noragami were fare superior. Get back to work please Bones.

Napkin #4
The characters (2/10)
Class 1-A, or as I call them, forgettable ding dongs, is filled with side characters who lack any development, emotion, cool powers, or ideology. Can eating sugar to enhance energy really be called quirky. My grandma does that with her sweets and insulin, but she does not go Plus Ultra. Nonetheless, the main cast of: Todoroki, who is hot, Bakugo, who is angry, and Deku, who is green, leave much to be desired. My favorite character, All for None is not even present for the majority of the film. The power system is lacking and Todoroki can be replaced with a flamethrower welded to a refrigerator, voiced by Yuki Kaji. The only quirky part about this movie is that it made nearly $30 million dollars at the box office.

Napkin #5
Enjoyment (5/10)
When the climax of the moment arrived, I did not "Pog out of my mind" as my young son often says. Instead, I found myself bewildered as to what string of coincidences, plot armor, and poor writing left me here. I did not receive any fanservice (Momo x Jiro appreciated), nor was I given a satisfying villain death or final battle. I received a trope sandwich with two mediocre main characters sealing the deal. I am saddened by the state of the Shounen industry and am currently seeking investors to attempt to buy Shounen jump and demand only Jujutsu Kaisen be printed. Thank you.

Conclusion
Now that all napkins have been set at the table, we must choose to take the one on the right or on the left. On the right we have a solid film with a great power system and dynamic characters pushed to their limits by a compelling villain. On the left, we have a well-constructed and enjoyable Shounen that doesn't do anything special but checks all the boxes. However, at the table across, a child throws up their food while their older sibling looks on in dismay, disappointed in how the nice food and presentation was ruined by the child’s poor manners and digestion. My Hero Academia Heroes: Rising is that child that chose a new course, throwing up in the restaurant and leaving before paying the bill. Simply put, this is middling Shounen akin to Dragon Ball and Osayumi Punpun. Omedeto Heroes: Rising, you bored me!
Score: 5/10 Average

Reviewer’s Rating: 4

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Dec 15, 2020

MHAISGARBAGE

Not Recommended

I am going to be honest. This movie was really cringy. The way the climax fight was won was dumb. The climax fight of the first movie was really good, but the climax fight for this one was bad. I don't really feel very excited seeing Deku with Bakugo compared to Deku with All Might. Bakugo is a arrogant, self-centered jerk. He treats Deku like garbage and I don't like any scenes with him involved. The plot was bad. The villains' logic was bad. This movie reminded me of Deku's fight with the muscle quirk guy in cringiness. Deku keeps saying "... protect him/her..." or ... something like that and it gets really annoying. I think that all the fights where the people are fighting to protect another person are cringe anyway in this anime.

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