Let’s go! This episode really kept me on my toes. The buildup and setup were both solid, and it delivered exactly what it aimed to show. Everything just came together really well.

katana

5 mo

Verified

Well, that escalated quickly. I love this episode. The transition wasn’t the smoothest, but it worked well. The buildup was strong and kept me on edge the whole time. Things are getting serious now.

sandaime

5 mo

Verified

I liked how this episode handled its transition and built the conflict. It started gradually, then suddenly dropped a major, unexpected event that made everything more intense and thrilling.

Episode Context

Sitting at the season's midpoint (episode 15 of 25), this marks the transition from the Sports Festival arc's competitive spectacle into the darker, more consequential Hero Killer arc that dominates the season's back half. The previous episode established the internship framework that sent Midoriya to Gran Torino, and this episode deepens both that training and the villain machinations that will soon collide with it. Everything here, the ideological friction between Shigaraki and Stain, Midoriya's evolving control, is precise setup for confrontations that define the rest of the season.

Runtime23 min

Filler StatusCanon

Plot ImportanceHIGH

Air DateJul 15, 2017

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