Reviews

My Hero Academia, Vol. 18 by Kōhei Horikoshi

zaqlovesbooks's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

thespinnychair's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

decemberthecreep's review against another edition

dark funny sad

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.5

xaijar's review

adventurous dark emotional funny inspiring lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Bakugo is hilarious! He's deeper than he usually reveals from the surface. 

i_can_read's review against another edition

adventurous funny medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

rachelunabridged's review against another edition

adventurous funny sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, and Blood

samrushingbooks's review against another edition

4.0

*read as part of Dewey's 24 Hour Readathon - April 2019*

rachcannoli's review against another edition

5.0

Finally finished the Overhaul arc. Ending after the license trainees vs elementary schoolers and with the Aoyama/cheese moment

sarahanne8382's review against another edition

3.0

This volume is best read right on the heels of the preceding one. I did not, and some of the clean up from the battle in Vol. 17 confused me. Still, once the action of this volume got going, I enjoyed it. Obviously I'm in love with these series and will keep going, but this one reminded me why I don't usually read a lot of superhero comics.

captwinghead's review

3.0

So glad to FINALLY see the end of the Eri & Chisaki plot. It was like 5 volumes long.

I enjoyed the emotional bits with Mirio, Midoriya and Nighteye a bit. It was interesting seeing Todoroki and Bakugo deal with not being involved as the rest of their class risked their lives yet again.

This volume only furthered the disconnect between how the female characters are treated and developed compared to the male characters. To preface, I didn’t go into this series unaware that the female characters didn’t get treated well in it. It’s common issue mentioned when people discuss the show on TikTok. It just sucks that, in addition to the sexualized costumes and women being reduced to sex symbols to do commercials when they become heroes, they’re disrespected by other female characters, too?

In this volume, we get the only female character in the provisional licensing course being treated like a hussy because she thought Todoroki was a attractive. And this is coming from elementary school girls. I just... don’t understand what the point of that was? Who was that for exactly? Were young boys supposed to read that and laugh?

Anyway, I tend to just do my best to ignore the female characters all the together because... well, the series does too and it’s easier that way.