Great video! I think this distinction between Naruto and Academia is really interesting. I do have one small critique though. Wanting to be rich or powerful so that you can help people and save the world is no less libertarian than wanting to be rich for you own benefit. That's a made up distinction other people have made. Libertarianism is about having the freedom to peruse your own happiness and desires through your own merits and without hurting anyone else. I think this is a common misconception. So, really you could say the Incredibles are libertarian. Especially, because the progress of the movie is proving that the government was wrong to suppress the abilities of the heroes and control them.
Y’know the fact that only 80% of humans in mha had quirks, what about the 20%? I always wondered how Izuku was the only quirkless one mentioned in his previous middle school class. There could have been at least around 3 or 4 other quirkless people. Anyways, it may just be😂 bad luck
Naruto: I'm gonna break every bone in your body to make you understand. Sasuke: Fuck you Deku: I'm gonna break every bone in my body to make you understand Todoroki: *cries*
More so "I will try to beat the shit out of you so you actually fight back and understand. I will definitely break every bone in my body along the way"
It doesn't really matter what the point was "supposed to be." Any content creator has to reconcile with the fact that their stories will be interpreted by the audience however the audience wants.
xKarma _ Authorial intent isn't the only idea that's valid. Different interpretations from viewers have just as much weight as long as people can find convincing arguments for their legitimacy.
Naruto is what the second youngest generation grew up watching. The youngest generation will probably grow up with MHA. It’s kind of like how Naruto was to Dbz
You have to consider that the world of Naruto is much harsher and more cruel then BMHA, there’s constant war, conflict, strife etc...Shinobi during the warring states period had a life expectancy of 25-30 years. In a world where Ninja, Civilians and children constantly die in vain - it would not make sense for the characters to have the same ideology as they do in my hero academia.
The author chose that because it aligns with the idea he's trying to convey. Stories that are memorable are the ones where the characters and background supports the story rather than vice versa.
Audrey Gandapas well said 👏🏻👏🏻 I think that’s the reason I like Naruto more since it shows how harsh the world is and sometimes u have to stand alone but u also need help from other and the ideology of the villains does not make them bad so they r able to redeem themselves in the end with paying the consequences tho while bnha is more easy to gaining power even tho u have to practice that power
Man Bunkers it's true . Boruto is kinda boring now... because they keep talking about before the chunin exams , I just want to them to talk about after the chunin exams, because I really want to see that curse mark progress
Mizuko Kozui Your point about all might giving one for all to deku is just plain wrong. Did you miss all might giving him a disappointing answer and it taking deku basically sacrificing himself for him to give it to him and Deku does work hard. He literally kills himself every time he uses his new quirk. Also fandom doesn't matter. Just ignore them and every fanbase is toxic
@Mizuko Kozui what the.... All might have him one for all because he himself knew he is dying ( the injury in his stomach ) So he wanted to find a successor. Let's get to Deku, HE nearly got killed trying to save his bully, which got all might's attention, all might originally decided mirio togato to inherit one for all, but....the dude is more closure to nighteye than he is to all might ( mirio prioritizes plans while all might is a reckless dude ) seeing Deku being so reckless in his actions, he see's himself in Deku. As for Deku getting god like powers from being quirkless, The show is much different than your typical shonen anime, Deku sure does get an overpowered ability but the fact that power alone doesn't make him strong is the real deal, in the early seasons, he NEVER uses his powers unless necessary because his power does more bad than good. He wins because he is smart. Later on, he is willing to Sacrifice is raw insane power just to get control, therefore this show doesn't just want to protagonist to be the god who one shots anything he sees. As for bakugo, He is currently the most developed character in the series ( even more developed than Deku himself.) He goes from targeting deku , to leaving him alone after the sludge villain accident, to seeing him as an actual strong dude and someone he needs to overcome, but because of his nature, even though he is CLEARLY the best in his class, he isn't treated that way, so he makes very few friends. And...I do agree that he was an ass hole at the start, but people who are the absolute worst are the ones who get the most development, therefore bakugo is 100% the most developed character in the show. Now let's get to all might's ability to use one for all even though he passes it on *sighs* sir the show tells that all might can use one for all even if he passed it on to a successor, but it just is that all might can use it in little bursts due to his injury. I think u wanted to know how did all might defeat all for one even though he was very weak. It's simple, all for one was too absurdly weak at that age and body state, all might was being cautious not to use one for all so much that he runs out and dies, in the fight, he only really hit all for one three to four times rest he only used to play defensive, all for one's tactic to fool all might with the use words backfired at him, so instead of ruining all might mentally, he actually encouraged him to fight more, Ultimately, all for one could have easily killed all might but didn't because he wanted to kill all might in the most horrible way possible. One for all is supposed to be that OP and u don't even know that all might was capable of a lot more when he was in his prime ( same with all for one ) What's next ? Please tell more problems with this show or agree that...this show isn't bad, its just different from what you watch ( not criticizing what you watch ) Bye have a nice day :D
You make ZERO sense. Isn't being sponsored a GOOD thing? He even mentioned how he wrote the script, in what way is having a video sponsored a bad thing?
And it's older and really long which makes new people less willing to watch it. but peoeple will watch MHA cuz it's new and still short. (not blaming them, i would do the same)
JMPhase Of course. My only point was, it's not like BNHA rose in popularity and Naruto dropped because BNHA is better, it only dropped for the reasons you and I mentioned.
Dominykas Kuliešius I don't blame anyone for thinking that, and BNHA is awesome, but I personally believe that Naruto is subjectively better throwing enjoyment aside. Though, enjoyment is the purpose of anime, and enjoyment is subjective, and my opinion is irrelevant.
Did you mean to say OBJECTIVELY better? Because that first sentence is a little redundant, you already said you "personally believe", which already tells us that what you were about to say was subjective, then you say you believe it's "subjectively better", which is a bit redundant, and if you're being subjective, you're not really throwing enjoyment aside. I grew up with Naruto and it will always have a special place in my heart, but in terms of overall quality, Boku no Hero is just better in my opinion. Naruto's quality dropped a little after the Chunin exams, and significantly after Sasuke left the village because Sasuke and Naruto were more likable together than they were separate. Shippuden's quality dropped significantly after the Pain arc, and the whole bullshit at the end with Zetsu kinda ruins the meaning of the rest of the show, since he apparantly he orchestrated all of shinobi history down to the smallest detail, all for this dumb plan. Madara should have been the final villain. I think that Boku is not going to do something like this because the creators have not done anything questionable with the story yet, and once the show ends, it will all and all be better, that's my prediction.
I think the only thing I’d add about Naruto is that he learns that becoming Hokage doesn’t make everyone respect him, it’s because everyone respects him and his strengths beforehand that he can become hokage.
There are a lot of messages in both Naruto and MHA, boiling them down to one theme is not what the creators intend really, they were just making stories because they like doing so. Naruto has some strong themes, mentioned in the video, and so does MHA, but at the end of the day, they are intended to be exciting, entertaining, and to connect with an audience. Not to preach or push some singular ideal.
I really like this more concise style of video essay. No silly opening or overly long sponsorship in the middle, just a strong discussion about an interesting topic. I enjoy your normal formats as well; but I'd love to see more of this in the future.
wtf Halpher. This video is straight up standard critical analysis. Maybe he didn't use a perspective that makes sense to you, but it doesn't make it a bad essay.
lol I can't even finish these videos. It feels like he is circling around the point for the entire video. I feel like these could be 4 minutes long but of course that wouldn't make him any money.
Gyst more like Naruto: "I wanna put suske back into to the village" Village: "We are getting BOTH of the strongest ninjas in the shinobi world? Wohoooo"
Pervy Sage just because you don’t agree with him or his ideas doesn’t mean that you have to insult him. I don’t get why people need to be so horrible on the internet
Isn't communism all about the state owning all the resources of the people and thus distributing wealth fairly? If so HOW is naruto communist?! If you really pay attention the ninja societies slowly move into capitalism and the only reason their leaders aren't elected democratically is because the different villages are constantly at WAR with each other and thus need a military leader which come to think of it the villages are actually run by the ultra rich lords of the land and the hokage is just there to PROTECT the people and the land! Boy when you really don't read into stories and then declare opinions it's really annoying tbh
Buzz Aldrin is pretty well known. The third person to step on the moon is a different story, though. I just heard his name again a few days ago and have to go look it up anyway... Charles Conrad. Apparently died in a motorcycle accident nine years ago, a depressingly underwhelming death for someone badass enough to walk on the moon.
Kakashi isn't known as the stealing ninja he's known as the copying ninja. Unlike all for 1 he doesn't prevent his "victims" from using their powers, he just has the ability to learn to do what they do.
Says that Narutos chakra isnt his own, forgets the fact that Deku got his quirk from All Might. Also Kakashi was given his sharingan, just like Deku was his quirk. And dont forget that Kakashi became a jonin without the sharingan, and invented the chidori by himself. Most of Deku's attacks are named after All Mights.
***** Ik and Naruto learns sage mode to become independent of the nine tails before he finally masters it's power. Just like how deku will eventually master one for all
Somebody may have already said (and made a video out of) this, but My Hero Academia strikes me like a reverse X-Men: people born with powers are in the majority, they go to schools to learn to control their powers by law, and the heroes are the ones who either cooperate with or work for the state to enforce the law.
DoctorLazers I think it's just radicalized because one side disagrees with the other. I as a joke politicize a lot of things and call it communist propaganda as a joke just in my belief that there is no way communism can work, therefore anything that promotes it is just lies or propaganda. But the truth is as simple as you had said, shows have political perspectives and just happen to show that work by the Utopia is seen fit, none of this is realistic, it's all written by someone who wants to convey a message so they will write the story in the way that will be shown. So people can't really judge an anime so radically.
What?! This series is literally apolitical (im obsessed with the news and politics). This story is like a folktale, a myth, around the campfire demonstrating very basic values of giving it your all and everyone should help each other out. It says nothing about economic systems....
Catastrophic misreading of Naruto. Friendship in Naruto is not an endorsement of collectivism. On the contrary, Naruto is, among other things, a plea for individualism. Quite possibly the most crucial and fundamental moment of development for Naruto is the end of the first arc where he rejects the idea of ninjas as tools serving others' purposes and says he'll find his own ninja way. Everything that follows is dependent on it. If viewed in political terms (which I don't think is their primary value) then friendship and cooperation are used to endorse democratic values over authoritarian dictatorships. Its not collectivism over individualism but pluralist liberty over authoritarian dogma.
Glad someone said this. This guy really doesn’t understand naruto on a fundamental level. He also doesn’t know what “libertarian” means (not that it’s a morally great ideology or anything but it’s not what this dude claims)
My Hero Academia reminds me a lot of Sky High only done much better since their protagonist was all "Aw man! Everyone has superpowers but me!... Oh wait, lol never mind. I can fly AND have super strength."
The reason for that is the fact that Sky high was a 2 hour movie while MHA is a long running series capable of properly taking it's time to develop the powers and characters, still Sky high is an awesome movie that deserved a lot more attention than what it got.
It's my head-canon that Sky High takes place in the same universe as MHA, just that it's the American version and that the kid's parents are America's All Might(s)
I feel as though the MAIN reason as to why Academia is loved MORE than Naruto, isn't because of a change in youths ideals, but rather a NECESSARY change in main stream anime troupes. This is to say, the whole "friendship always wins" thing is outdated. It's been done again and again and AGAIN, and now, people are tired of it; but MOST importantly, I think people are tired of the lazy writing that the troupe incurs. "There's a demon inside me that makes me OP." "Friendship is OP." "Good guy can TALK his way out of most problems is OP." Don't you think it's more interesting to have heroes who have to WORK for it??? It's FAR more entertaining to watch 5 bad asses clash (because they all have the same end goal: To be the best), then it is to see 2 bad asses clash because "good vs evil." I think Geoff did a GREAT job of conveying the fact that: This isn't good because "fuck everyone else, help is for pussies, all hail capitalism", it's good because it MAKES YOU want to be better SO THAT YOU CAN help everyone else. It's not about being a capitalistic god, it's about improving yourself FOR THE SAKE OF others (which is OBVIOUSLY quite socialistic). At the end of the day, it's this blend of both sides mixed with the fresh perspective it's being shown from that gives this show it's edge with modern audiences. At least, imo...
Thanks for clarifying for us :) For some reason it also reminds me of Shokugeki no Soma (currently the only shonen i've read from front to back and am following every update) because even if it's flawed and I'm not fond of Soma as a character the fact that he failed so many times, never lettibg it get him down, and just the sheer hardwork and dedication is very admirable to me. Like Rock Lee in Naruto.
or because Naruto is over... and Boku no Hero is still fresh. I mean sure there is Boruto, but a spin off will never have as many fans as the main thing.
I found friendship wins tropes refreshing though. I think it's the hollywood badass-one man army-rule breaking mc trope is outdated... not to mention boring...
How did this turn into politics? I could've went my entire life without knowing people didnt like the incredibles because they thought it was propaganda.
The Loneliest Rocket "This film suggest that we can make something of ourselves with our talents and shouldn't hide them to accommodate others?! Such propaganda!" I mean, maybe I watched a different cut or something but that's all I got from the film. There was no discussion on states rights, borders, taxation, military intervention, volunteerism or the goddamn roads that would paint it as expressly liberitian.
Narutos hugh chakra reserves is his own, he also have the nine tails chakra above that. He would have an abnormal amout of chakra even withou the nine tails.
@The Brightest Knight It was said outright that before he friended Kurama, his own chakra was actually challenged by having to resist Kurama's power. Naruto would have been less powerful later without Kurama, but he would have been more powerful earlier, with his own chakra not being disrupted. As a couple others have noted, Naruto had the hereditary massive chakra of the Uzumaki clan.
I think describing My Hero Academia as the *anti*-Naruto is a bit of stretch. It's basically taking the clssic tropes of naruto, the classic tropes of the shounen genre and refining it. It's far from being a straight opposite to it.
Nice little jab at naruto but that wasn't what he was meaning. Saying that the right way to do a shounen is to not be innovative is quite obviously pretty stupid. Both of them are pretty generic shounen in terms of what they do; They just play on sort of contrasting themes which is what this whole video was about. Both are shounen done "correctly".
I'll agree to disagree on the quite hilarious notion that Naruto was anything other than trite. It's main saving grace was that Bleach was much worse and it was it's main competition at the time. Though Naruto was entirely eclipsed by One Piece's success.
Like i said, Theyre both generic shounen and they both play on the exact same themes.You can't call naruto trite and somehow excuse boku no hero as a "shounen done correctly"
This show does not reflect any kind of change in values in Japan, like at all. The values of both these shows being friendship or standing on your own two feet have been values that are classic and have been around for ages. The reason why Naruto is waning in popularity compared to Boku is that Boku is new and ongoing, while Naruto is old, and the core story has for the most part ended. That's all there is to it. It's not a change of values in Japan, it's just that they're two different stories, whose popularity says nothing at all.
Still part of the Naruto series, so is still Naruto - unless they reboot everything and remove all prior associations from Boruto regarding Naruto (not happening)
People are burned out on Naruto and the creators are trying to recapture the lighting in the bottle. Sarada should be the focus it would have made for a fresh spin on the story.
Exactly. Sarada would've been a much better focus than Boruto since he's just a carbon copy of his father. Sarada on the other hand has a much more interesting personality and she's a female Uchiha.
1. MHA popularity exploded because it's relatively new and Naruto basically ended. 2. You can't have people constantly inventing new techniques in anime where power system is about having 20+ different one, half of them with 5 variants. You didn't deliver any thematic point by that comparison. 3. MHA is all about besting yourself and becoming better. In Naruto getting finding strength to rely on others is very very subtheme. Teamwork importance message is thrown here and there but it was never the focus. Relying on others was a theme but more in a social way instead of combat. There is a lot to bring up about this topic, I think it's best described by reanimated Itachi when he meets Naruto.
Yeah plus after the Pain Arc, Naruto becomes practically impossible to follow unless you're just really patient about all the time wasting flashbacks and filler crap they pull even in the Manga.
"All for one, one for all" is the motto of the Three Musketeers. It is supposed to be a phrase about unity and team work. Deku's power is as strong as it is because it has gotten stronger each time it is passed down from person to person, the many supporting the one and the one working for the many. The fact that the main villain's power seems to work by perverting this idea of team work for his own selfish desires in an interesting concept.
Kings were never selected to protect people. They took power by force because it benefitted them personally. The idea that lords and kings protected the people was just a lie they made up to justify the inequality.
Alot of today nations are the result of National Socialism started by lazy rich families that made arbitary lines just to horde money with a protection racket
random ashe... not all kings. one of the Irish kings were selected to protect his people and he went on conquering the island to protect the whole island from invaders. what flopped was his son who couldn't protect anybody which caused Ireland to fall apart for a while. roman emperors were supposed to be elected to protect rome, they ended up breaking that apart when the emperors started to elect their sons as the next emperor which was originally against the law(the movie gladiator is based off the first roman emperor to elect their son as the next emperor.).
Invading people is literally the opposite of protecting them from invasion. "conquering them for their own good" is another classic excuse used by power hungry dictators.
Sires Orb they accept past faults because they think anyone can join the group to benefit the group no matter their strength or weaknesses, but being realistic, we can never tell if that would always work because all were seeing is the perspective that it will work.
No kidding. I didnt get any communism vibe from it. Being helpful towards others and self sacrificing (like, I dunno. Being a hero) isnt the same thing as communism. If it were communism, they wouldn't establish a different pay grade based on ninja level, among other things. Cooperation is not synonymous with communism.
Rattentittenfressendefettfresse man the memories....... the incredibles was the first movie i ever watched, when my dad took me to the movie theater for the first time when i was 5. It still holds a place in my heart as one of my all time favorite movies
Zach Young I’ve probably watched it around 9 times and every time I see it the nostalgia from when I got my ps2, the Increadibles PS2 game with it and when my parents weren’t divorced kills my soul man. When TI2 comes out Il probably buy the physical copy, it’s probably on the same level of nostalgia as Naruto and Bleach
The TMG Specialist i played that game on the gamecube, it was flippin awesome!!!!! And yea, i get hit by nostalgia just the same way you do, just like when i play wind waker like i used to as a kid.
My favorite part was when he was talking about "boiling" down his argument, and it showed a clip of Sakura eating a bento with a boiled egg in it. I can't take the puns. XD
This video is making things overly complicated. The reason Boku no Hero Academia is getting more popular than Naruto is simply because we move on. Naruto is over and Boruto is trash so we move on to the next big thing, something new, something fresh, something good.
Monster From Within Except it isn't. It's not about it's newness. It's about how fresh, positive, and character focused it is. Every character has struggles. Every battle is a battle of motivations and personalities, not power levels and strength. Deku is powerful only because he is intelligent and motivated, not because of one for all. Boku no hero understands how to make you cheer and root for the characters. I mean for real, go listen to "you say run" from the soundtrack and tell me that it doesn't embody the positivity and "you can do it if you try hard enough" vibe boko no hero gives out with every episode. It's sudden rise in popularity is entirely because of it's positive message, good writing, and strong character development. It's not because it's new.
TheKaein actually it is because its newer. Naruto ended, why would it stay on top, look at DBZ. Boruto is trash. My hero academia is one of the better shonen out of the current ones and so of course it will overtake naruto. If DBZ, naruto, and my hero academia were made in the same gen, they would all be fighting for that spot. End of story.
TheKaein well naruto was enjoying his fame alright when it came out for the first time. BNHA is the same. Eventualy criticism would appear harshly when it runs long enough (200-300 chapters)
I absolutely love that Uraraka's motivation is based on money. Here we have the main girl of the series, the go-to answer for poster cinnamon bun, and her main reason for being a hero is something that most comparable series demonize across the board. MHA doesn't say that you shouldn't do things for money, it says that you shouldn't do it for money just for money's sake. Wanting to become richer in order to raise your own standard of living or that of your loved ones is, in my opinion, 100% moral - so long as the methods that you use to gain that wealth are themselves moral. What I have a problem with is the desire to gain money just to gain it. I think of Vulture from Spider-Man: Homecoming - while what he did was wrong from the beginning, I'm inclined to sympathize with him in regards to his early career as an arms dealer. The government screwed him over when they absolutely didn't have to, and he has not only his family to think about, but the families of his employees. Where he crosses over into full-on villain is when he didn't stop at just mitigating the blow to his business (and especially when his stable living conditions crossed over to luxury) and at least tried to go legit again. And the extreme end of money for the sake of money would be Kaneshiro from Persona 5. It's also what I perceive as a flaw in Stain's ideology. Yes, it's understandable to feel resentment over heroes being paid when you typically envision heroes as selfless champions who do things because it's the right thing to do, but... heroes have to eat, too. And when you have a world where 80% of the population has a super power, an organized, law-supported infrastructure of heroes is 100% necessary. These people have to dedicate their lives to honing their craft, to the point where they can't reasonably be expected to support themselves with another kind of job. Hell, the police in MHA might as well consist entirely of detectives, as heroes are basically super-powered flashy patrolmen/emergency responders/SWAT operatives. Unless Stain has a problem with the police being paid for their services, the idea of that heroes receiving some form of compensation for their deeds is wrong falls flat with me. Now, is there an excess in play? Does Stain have a point nonetheless? I'm not entirely sure, but he's gotta clarify beyond "hero money bad".
I don'tthink you get Naruto. XD While I haven't been able to catch up on its behemoth of a storyline, I'm pretty sure he's making a major error in conflating Naruto's social and militaristic values with economic ones. Pretty much everything you stated about Hero Academia can also be applied to Naruto. For example: You CAN'T be a fucking Hokage if you're an incompetent shithead, because it only means you'll run the society into the ground - in other words, you have to be a self-motivated individual who can stand on his own two feet, despite the support that you get. You get the best example of that in the Chunin exam, where each character has to show their superiority over others, especially ones like Rock Lee who are incapable of using Ninjutsu or Genjutsu and therefore push their only mediocre ability - their physical prowess - to absolute limits that just makes the audience drop their jaws in awe. You have to understand that the function of a Hero is to be a first-responder, while the function of a Hokage is more like a President, Dictator or Monarch - the contexts are completely different. As a hero, you NEED to be reliant on your own capabilities if you want to help others, but as a Hokage you also need the approval and support of everyone that looks up to you in order to ensure social cohesion and a proper functioning of society. Look no further than the final season of Hunter x Hunter to see what I mean. And as a leader, it is also worthwhile to understand that you CAN'T be an expert at everything; rather, you have to understand the strengths and weaknesses of those who work with you and figure out how to best use their abilities to tackle any given situation. That's also generally how good management in companies work. It's also about humility in a lot of aspects, and realizing that no matter how good you are there's always somebody out there that can teach you a thing or two - sharingan or no.
Right, but even then Netero's will suggested that the only person capable of succeeding him would need to have nigh-unanimous support of the people, lest the entire society fragments. :P Doesn't matter how they do it, so long as they are capable of doing it. This made the hunters compete for popularity in the first place, as well as the scene where the generally disliked Ging to propel Leorio up the ranks. XD The idea is to "recognize" which Hunter is capable of leading and influencing everybody else, and declare them as Chairman. Of course the key word is "recognize", which ultimately never happens because Ging has no interest in being Chairman.
You missed his point. Naruto and My Hero Academia contain the same sort of ideals, but *approach them from opposite directions.* Naruto starts with no friends and has to develop the skills along the way of getting along with and relying on other people, because he had always relied only on himself. Deku makes friends easily and already has the support of his friends, but needs to learn how to become stronger so that he can be the best Deku he can be. The video isn't discounting the value of a strong ethical character in Naruto or the value of cooperation and friendship in My Hero Academia.
Kakashi said " you have about 4x more chakra than me however if you didn't have the nine tails in you you'd have about 100x more chakra than me " so.....it's not like anyone can have a tailed beast in them and live.
Sasuke relies on Sharingan nowadays too. It's just like how Goku relies on Super Saiyan Blue. Enemies are way stronger than their base form so they pretty much have to go in their strongest form.
Nerfed Bee -TNB it's rare to be quirkless. It was a 20% in the *first* generation of quirk user, which was roughly >200 years ago and it's thinning with every generation.
80% of the population rapidly gained quirk after the first recorded case, the baby born with light emitting quirk. 20% remained normal, but quirklessness is thinning with every successive generation.
Highly disagree with youth changing opinions. The reason why Naruto waned in popularity was just because Naruto went from the hard-working kid to the chosen one. It really would have stayed a good show if it stayed being a tactical series instead of power levels. That being said, this is a good video but lacks a real understanding of what made Naruto or Kakashi as characters in the beginning.
I love your review of the video because you explain what you believe the creator did wrong respectfully in a way that can be discussed instead of just tell him he's wrong and get mad. Thank you.
Ashura is the one who works hard in creating bonds.Naruto always could have gone the path of Gaara who rejected the bonds.But,he didn`t hence was chosen to be ashuras incarnate.His hard work in cooperating and forming bonds through empathy(even with seemingly irredeemable villains) paid him off at the end by giving him god powers by the narrative.He wasn`t born with it,In fact the guy was cursed to live with fear and hatred with no social acceptance,forming bonds was not even a choice for him. It perfectly aligns with the themes of the series which is "If you don't like the hand that fate's dealt you, fight for a new one."(which naruto quotes in nejis fight) Hard work is not limited to physical or superficial aspects,its a far broader theme. naruto was chosen because of his hard work,it doesnt undercut anything from its themes
Another Random Cuber because they gave it a sequel that reminded people about it and a lot of people went to rewatch it and seeing how bad the sequel was and seeing how good the prequel was naruto is actually getting attention from people who didn’t bother before
Wait, your telling me that there is this old anime about Borito's Dad wanting to be king of the king of the ninjas or something? Why haven't I heard of this??
As a Naru-tard i gottta say that Naruto's immense chakra is actually a genetic trait of the Uzumaki clan, however throughout the series he does tap into the 9 tailed Fox's chakra quite often. So you aren't wrong, but I just like saying that i know things.
Yeah, and even then, he would have more chalkra as his own but the nine tails took up the space which although gave him more once they cooperate, he could have had a ton of potential of his own because uzumakis were known for large chalkra reserves which is why his mom was the other jinchuriki before him
Humorcidal Tendencies Naruto simply worked harder than anyone else to get his power. He had nothing to start with, while the rest of the Rookie 9 all had clans to train them. Naruto brought himself up.
The story follows a teenage boy that is considered a loser and is often underestimated by his peers and superiors in early chapters; though they begin to respect him as they witness his skill and determination. His greatest power is one that was given to him by someone that he deeply respects. While he initially can't draw out the full potential of this power and has trouble controlling the bit that he can draw on, he gains greater mastery over it as the series progresses. He has a crush on the female character that the series places its primary focus on. His main rival is an angsty asshole with skills greater than most of his peers, though the protagonist usually keeps up with him though sheer will and a cunning edge. This rival also straddles the line between being a hero or villain and at some point he will be tempted by a powerful antagonist to join their side. His first mentor is a character that is often hailed as one of the greatest people in his field. This mentor is later replaced by a much older character that has a greater understanding of power that the protagonist wields. The protagonist draws his motivation from his desire to become the best there ever was, his desire to protect those precious to him, and to not disappoint those that have helped him along the way. The series antagonist is backed by a group of people that dislike the way the world currently functioned under the regime of the force that the protagonist is apart of. The first arc of the story is spent introducing the reader to the characters that will be intergral to the story. Followed by an arc that gives the previously introduced characters a reality check - revealing to them that they're actually extremely weak/green and are nowhere near ready to handle the big dogs of the world; motivating some to train even harder and creating feelings of inadequacy in others. The next arc is a tournament that is split into three drastically different section with an surprise twist at the end of the first section. The protagonist almost fails the second section if not for the assistance of another character that previously received little focus. A character willingly drops out of the exam despite advancing to the final stage; this final stage starting only after the participants are given a period to rest and strategize. He ultimately doesn't past the tournament because of a character that can control an element to an extreme degree. Even still his words change his opponent for the better leading him to become a valued ally in future arcs. The ultimate purpose of this exam is to showcase the abilities of the entrants to a group of influential people that have a big say in how fair the characters will advance in their society. This tournament arc is widely beloved, but most fans claim to have at least one arc that they enjoy more. After the tournament arc the series returns to arcs that are somewhat similar to the ones before the tournament while the author introduces greater threats that the protagonist will one day face with the mentor character facing off against the threat and forces them to retreat, but does not actually defeat them.
Very nicely done! Now, every time I'm tempted to watch a Shounen anime, I just read this again lol. That being said, I still love em for the most part.
Wish Make I wasn't so much describing a formula as I was pointing out how similar the two shows are, something that Geoff neglected to do in his video. Simply put I think that the videos attempt at selling Boku no Hero as the antithesis of Naruto seems off in so many ways. To the point where Geoff was willfully ignoring some facts and bends others to get his point across.
The Lazy Ronin Yea they are but that's partly because of the formula. Like having a main character being a underdog or having a exam at the beginning of the series. Your right their not completely opposite but I think each ones message somewhat contradicts the other.
You are aboslutely correct that they are similar, but completely backwards in your idea of how this factors into the analysis: the similarities do not cheapen the analysis of their differences, but instead strengthen it. It's like bizarro-world in super man - the similarities are what make the differences meaningful.
"Narutos Chakra isn't his own it's borrowed from the nine tailed fox" That isn't true I'm pretty sure Naruto himself as an Uzumaki had a RIDICULOUS amount of Chakra in fact he had so much Chakra he could summon 2000 shadow clones without using the nine tails power at all, no hate just sayin
Nope. I’m a fan of both and I can say that both are different in their own right. Naruto would still remain superior than BNHA though, simply because not only every arc in Naruto is gripping and exciting, but it stirs up a lot of emotions; anger to the villains, frustration for the heroes, nervousness for the result that someone might die or how will it affect the future and relief that it’s all over, and that’s just for one arc. A lot of things are at stake just for a single arc because some people may actually die and it changes the course of the whole story. BNHA however, may be gripping and exciting as well, but that’s the only emotions it evokes in each arc. We all know they will pull through. And we know that no one will die and it has no effect to the arc or whatever. It may have some, but not so much. Each arc is weak because the consequences of each arc is not as heavy as the one with Naruto. Naruto may always inolve a lot of talking (talk no jutsu) but that’s why we understand each of the villain and protagonists POV. We see the world through each character. In BHNA, we just see the world through one person, Deku. We can’t fully comprehend the world from the villain’s POV, and their motivation is weak, their psyche is weak, their backstory is not even justifiable enough. BNHA is a fun anime and it’s refreshing to see a protagonist that isn’t stupid, but, Naruto is a fun anime as well, but it’s not just fun, it shapes your way of thinking as well. In short, BNHA is a simpler than Naruto. BNHA is not anti-Naruto, it’s simply is another shounen series that is not anti anything. I personally think that BNHA is more inspired by HxH, but who are we kidding, Kishi admits that Naruto is inspired by HxH as well, it would only be fair to compare BHNA to Togashi’s works diretcly instead of Naruto.
About Naruto having higher stakes in each arcs therefore evoking more emotions and using it as a reason to why Naruto is better is unfair. You need to understand the differences in the story's settings. In Naruto, the characters are living in a war-torn world and the kids are child soldiers who are expected to carry dangerous, possibly lethal missions from the get go. The school there is more akin to a military's booth camp, where once you go in and become a soldier, you are expected to throw your life out there if it means for the greater good. In MHA (the beginning at least, pretty sure when the kids are already professionals, the stakes are going to be much higher) the main characters are students being taught in a special institution reserved to teach would-be heroes the basics of super-hero work under the care of professionals, much like real-life vocational high schools. In Naruto, the kids are expected to take care of themselves after they graduate and go on missions-which is how this story started, with Naruto already graduating and becoming a ninja. Contrast in MHA, the story starts with the protagonist trying to go to the school for the first time, and the kids in this kind of school are treated much more like real-life school students where they aren't allowed to do pro-work yet, and the professionals (the teachers) are the ones responsible for their safety. So it makes sense that the characters in MHA only goes through things that aren't as high stakes as in Naruto, that's the whole point of the setting. A secure institution meant to teach aspiring heroes to survive and make great use of their powers in the field of superhero work. In fact, the moment the students are being put in serious, life-threatening situations, that's when the main conflict starts. These kids who aren't ready to tackle real supervillainy are going to need to speed up their education in order to both survive and save the world. The beginnings of MHA showing relatively low-stakes arcs are just the story's world-building to see how hero education works in this world normally. By the time Stain gets introduced, and then All Might retiring etc, it's clear the heroes are going to have to do pro-work soon enough. In short, the characters in Naruto are practically already professionals, which is why the narrative has no qualms of having them possibly dying. They are already working and expected to die on the job if necessary. In MHA, the characters are noobs who are just expected to learn and are supposed to be protected by the more experienced before they became pro-which is when they're gonna expected to die on the job if needs to be-and in which the current narrative is clearly heading towards with freshmen already being given licenses following All Might's retirement. MHA is like Naruto if it takes place during the years Naruto and co are still studying in the academy before becoming a genin and got assorted into groups. There's also taking the goals of each series into the equation. MHA is about MAINTAINING peace, which is why it starts out in a relatively peaceful world, with characters doing relatively safe things and the conflict starts when something threatens it. You're supposed to care for its world first before the characters themselves. Naruto, on the other hand, is about FIGHTING for peace, the world of Naruto is already kinda fucked up from the get go so it makes sense the characters here are all already battling to the death since day one, here the characters come first before the world itself. The arcs of each series being what they are is because the settings and series goals demanded them to be. Thinking MHA somehow being inferior for not starting with the world already crapsack is gross. Instead of saying it's bad because the beginning arcs aren't so high-stakes, just say you are more into stories where the characters are already living in a dangerous world from the get go, and stories where characters live in an otherwise peaceful world and has to fight the big bads in order to maintain it isn't your cup of tea.
Isn't it pretty ironic that you say in MHA the characters don't rely on anyone but themselves to succeed but the main character got his power from another person?? LOL
DragonStarGamer Ya but those around him wouldn't have helped him had he not inspired them through his own actions (I'd recommend ExPoint's video on Luck vs. Skill in MHA, it kinda touches on this)
Except Deku did not ask for it. He earned it because he fought a villain without powers... its not like he begged All.might to give him powers..That is where you ignorance stands,narutard
This is video is an example of cum hoc, ergo propter hoc fallacy. First, Naruto had already ended when BnH begun, so you can't say "Naruto's popularity diminished as BnH's grew". Boruto is a different story from a different author so doesn't make sense to say "oh, it is still Naruto". Also, as Naruto ended, a lot of its fans (me included) decided to read BnH, so that is another reason for BnH's popularity. Second, even if that was true, how can you conclude that BnH's popularity is due to it been about "one standing out"? You said "BnH has it and is the second in the rank, so it is because of that" and gave no evidence of that. This is a fallacy. And, about Naruto, you missed the point. It is not all about "working with the group for the good of the group". In Naruto vs. Gaara, Naruto conclude that he is/can become stronger than Gaara because he has a reason outside of himself: to help/to save his friends, village and loved ones. Who else has the same way of thinking? Midoriya. Sorry, you tried hard to make a "I'm not trying to diminish Naruto, but BnH is better than it" video (probably to earn some subscriptions), but you made it a way to wrong.
I really need to get back to My Hero Academia, I stopped about half way through season 1 despite absolutely loving it. Deku is becoming one of my favorite SJ protagonists, though. I think a lot of people, myself included, can relate to him early on before he got his quirk.
That was not a spoiler. The motivation of a character is not a spoiler. "Bruce Willis is dead the whole time!" is a Spoiler, because it takes a surprise away, but this was not a spoiler. People need to chill about spoilers, everything is a spoiler these days.
I mean, to be honest, it really is. Naruto has more character development, has a MC that is better than most of the side characters and has no big gap of greatness, (Mirio is seriously a 100x better than Midoriya. He deserves the One for All than the MC. Midoriya is just another 20 percent of the world's population that has no powers.) and has NINJAS. JK JK
@@ultimatumsafari6204 the dude was wrong though. The side characters are not at all better than MHA's. Not only that but he said the side characters hav emore development. WTF!?!? MOMO HAD BETTER CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT THAN GAARA LMAO.
"Narutos Chakra isn't his he just borrows from 9 tails" but the same thing applys to Deku his quirk is not his it was give by all might Also Naruto has his own chakra and wasn't using the 9 tails power that much in the Pre shuppuden becaus he didn't knew how to control it and it either came out of his anger or the last second during the battle, In shippuden he started using it late in the series where he begun to Cooperate with Kurama, but he still wasn't using his charkra that often,but only when it's a serious situation. Also There are characters who created Their own new Jutsu and tecniques that aren't Villans, Hinata created the Lion fists Kakashi Created Chidori before he even got his sharingan, The 1st Hokage created the Wood Jutsu, Minato created the original Rasengan and Naruto made a lot of different types of it which are far more powerful than the original one ect.
Yeah it's a parallel. Except "Sasuke" doesn't become evil in this one. Black Clover is similar as well with the "hard work vs. Natural talent," but of couse the rival always end up training super hard.
They really talked down on Naruto, the only thing they talked about was how everybody in Naruto were 'stealing' other peoples powers, whereas they didn't gain strength from being lazy bastards, but from keep working (hard) and together with the help of your friends reach the top.
The main difference between the fox and one for all is that Deku worked his ass off to be worthy of the power he earned, whereas Naruto just kind of fell into it. As far as creating jutsus, I'm no expert on Naruto, but Geoff pointed out that many "new" jutsus are just derivative of other ones, which at least refutes your point on Naruto making different Rasengans.
This video is heavely biased and just plain wrong. MHA has multiple challenges involving teamwork. The only character who's all about himself is Bakugou. He even fails when he refuses to cooperate. Naruto has many characters who strive to be the best as well. Both series are completly similiar in this aspect. Kakashi doesn't steal powers. He coipes them, there's a difference. Naruto was given the ninetails and Deku was given one for all. Again, it's the same. It really seems like you ignore aspects of both shows, just to make a video.
a little different tho, naruto wasnt just given the nine tails he practically had it since birth. there for growing up with that inside him while deku grew up with lack of a power. it makes for completely different personality traits.
@@mayuhmetal except it really doesn't here because Naruto was unaware of the Kyubi inside him until he was 12-13, had never used it, was the weakest guy in his class and a failure. Deku gets his power when he's 14. They both grew up bullied and lacking power, the fact that Naruto had the Kyubi inside him all along doesn't change anything if he's completely unaware of it and couldn't use it anyway. Their stories both start when they get/ become aware of their powers. I mean Naruto, if anything, goes on to be "powerless" for even longer as he completely rejects the Kyubi in the beginning and doesn't want to depend on it whereas for Deku it's instead a matter of how to better use his power.
Diana Enoiu ah that makes a lot more sense, I guess since everybody else knew he had the nine tails in them and he would be tryna use shadow clone jutsu’s in like the first episode it just seemed like he’s had some sort of power since he was young.
Diana Enoiu yeah that’s true but that’s not what I meant, I meant like everybody else in konoha knew he had the nine tails in him. so they purposely outcased him and called him a freak, deku only really got bullied by bakugou, and instead of trying to fight back or outwardly hate bakugou like naruto does to Sasuke he still looked up to him just tried to get into UA good grades and stuff. I think it shows deku’s more passive, growing in the shadows of the people around him with powers not rejecting them because he’s jealous or because they rejected him but instead becoming recluse and shy because he still wanted to be them though everyone thought he couldn’t.
i mean i think the reason hero is has overtaken naruto might be due to the fact that naruto is hella old and is OVER.... maybe not cuz of value shifts or whatever, you're overthinking it
^to be fair, BNHA is only at ch~130, naruto at that time was at the part where orochimaru attacked konoha, iirc the series was really popular at that time, so i wouldnt compare a 100 chapter story with a 700 chapter long gaint :/
Yasin Demirkan ya you can't compare them now but BNHA will be a massive story in the future just like naruto. I'm even hoping we will even get a timeskip eventually where we can see older versions of all the heroes mayb when there seniors at UA. and the manga is already on chapter 156
I watched this a year ago and thought I mostly agreed. I now see that perhaps I agreed too quickly. The take of HeroAca as being solely about working on standing out through your own efforts, to me, seems like too shallow a take on the series. Throughout the series, the main character Deku takes much inspiration from his studying of other heroes. Certainly this analysis can be seen as one of his own skills, but there are several times, for instance in the tournament arc and afterward, where Deku utilized skills he learned or created based on the ideas or techniques of others. On numerous occasions in the later arcs of the series, for instance in the Hero Killer Stain arc, the students, such as Deku, are depicted as having difficulty accomplishing their task of saving Iida and the other hero when they are not supported by working together with their fellow heroes in training. As further contrast, all the times we see hero organizations and even during the forest training arc we see the pro heroes and also the heroes in training, we always see them working together to achieve their goals of protecting the peace and each other. In short, I think there is more depth to be found here in the presentation of these contrasting ways of approaching these problems and how the heroes in training are growing and learning about their world and the consequences of each approach depending on the situation. I also believe that part of that depth may lay in the series' take on individualism and collectivism and their respective pros and cons. That is, it seems to me that HeroAca is intended as a social commentary on Japanese and American culture regarding the individualist and collectivist mindsets so often associated with the West and East respectively; this is, of course, in addition to its major commentary on hero culture in Japan and the US.
Forrest Z. Shooster I do agree that teamwork is obviously a big part of the story, but that doesn't mean it disregards the idea of individualism and the strengths the students have to grow for themselves. Bare in mind that the story just follows a political perspective in the theme of all characters but does not portray the whole story, so the heroes are bound to work together because there are villains in the way against all of them. And even when they are put together against a common enemy, they still all individually show how they will break their own limits to get their own jobs done based on their quirks and such, like how deku saved Kota because he's a hero that disregards himself for others which in that process must require him to push himself past his limits to get the job done better and safer, and every other hero pushes themselves to the max on building an effort to do something when villians attack, like a competition all in the name of ending evil because it takes the best of all and more to overcome the greater enemy. Onto how Deku takes inspiration of others, this is still holding the fact that he learns from others but still expands or copies others embracing his own capabilities, say deku was inspired by all mights strength, technique, and will, but still understands that he is not all might and must embrace the quirk for himself to become stronger, this can be shown when deku thinks and creates his ultimate move.
You do know he directly mentions these points right? He does this entire concession rebuttal bit where he says "while team work is used in the story, friends are often a motivator for someones personal improvement." (Paraphrased.) This is in the stain arc and the tourney arc where deku inspired ida and totoroki to get their shit together and improve as heroes. Rather than, on a thematic level, help them directly its still a story of individuality.
Wikipedia article is a good start (mkzhero linked it already, thanks). In general, MB seems to have a misconception that libertarianism = raw, selfish pursuit of greed. That's the impression I get from him at least, but I'd recommend checking out the wiki article for yourself so you can make your own judgement.
Everywhere I go My Hero Academia is being mentioned, so goddamit I need to go ahead and watch it. While I have read some of the manga this was before it was as popular, but after hearing how interesting it has gotten I regret not sticking with it.
I'd recommend waiting for the second season to finish airing, well the show is amazing waiting a week sucks because of how little filler content there is so we know we're waiting for a lot.
I do think it's important to note that the hero society in BNHA doesn't entirely focus on selfishness. It's frequently pointed out in the series that pro heroes often work together to fulfil their goals, and that the only reason that superhero teams don't exist (aside from heroes having sidekicks) is because it's difficult to run a business with several equal bosses. During the human cavalry arc, Mount Lady and the other pro heroes point out that a human cavalry game was chosen because it emphasizes both competition and co-operation, and that it's important to be able to work together with people you're not entirely familiar with. I believe that the series is about presenting the right combination between altruism and self-interest, especially since both Deku's immense selflessness and Bakugou's immense selfishness and shallowness are presented as character flaws for them to overcome.
The reason BNHA is better than Naruto is that it's better written. Both messages have merit, it's just the execution, and Hero Academia is simply better constructed. Also Tsuyu is best girl
ShouVertica Be a ninja boy, have fox demon, have crush that is blind and likes the murder boy, best friend is said murder boy, bonds with people through the power of his beliefs and charisma, losing fight? FOX IT UP, then starts a giant war, finish it by powering up again. Finish by fighting on the moon. Naruto story plot???
Shaddy Tsuyu may be best girl, but as far as I read Uraraka was still best shipped with Deku. Christian Danielson That was a terrible summary, you skipped a lot of stuff both good and bad.
MILD SPOILERS INCOMING Kind-of on a surface level, but Chrollo is very much a really refined, very subdued, type of threat. All for One, on the other hand, is much more upfront and antagonistic. Constantly taunting and belittling his opponent as he fights, using any psychological edge he can get to gain the upper hand. I feel like a good parallel would be that if Chrollo is like Rash Al Ghul, a very calm and collected threat that just ruthlessly goes for what he wants, then All for One would be like the Joker. Someone who practically gets off on just how diabolical and horrible he can be, all while still holding the fight and his worthy foes in a somewhat high regard. He's not just an antagonist, he's evil and he loves it because he loves the sick joy of twisting and warping the norms people take comfort in in all their forms.
This video is a strawman of Naruto and MHA as well as the political ideologies described. It cherry picks out snippets here and there from each series while ignoring things that don't fit the video's narrative. And it ignores the huge number of times when both MHA and Naruto have something that he claims makes them separate from one another (again, despite it being present in both series). Look I can do it too! MHA is a completely communistic series (regardless of ANY other elements to the series) because it prioritizes the needs to the many over the needs of the few. Despite Izuku and Shoto stepping in just to save their friend, they are lectured for breaking the law because such abuse of their powers can lead to an unregulated superhuman society. Vs Naruto, which celebrates the individual's right to chose what they want to do and encourages people to save their friends even if it isn't what is good for the whole. I mean, after all more government and being required to sacrifice the few for the sake of the many is providence of socialism and communism right? Whereas being encouraged to do what is right regardless of the law is a more libertarian idea, right? Not to mention, in MHA the heroes are being forced into working well in groups now in order to succeed for the most part during the licensing exam. They want you to join an agency and work as a group. Vs in Naruto, where the aim is to become a Jonin who can carry out solo missions so you can earn more money than the lower ranks as well as have more of a voice in society. Wow. There must be some huge conspiracy where the series are the complete opposite of one another politically.
"naruto is all about finding the strength to let others help you, while hero aca is about cultivating that strength to help others. both series celebrate cooperation and both celebrate individual contributions to group efforts, they just approach these ideas from opposite starting points." he hasn't disregarded that both series contain a blend of whatever makes them oppose each other. when discussing something and trying to make a point, of course, you'll use certain examples. to, you know, further prove why you think the way you do. although i don't agree with mother's basement's take on naruto and have my own conclusions.
Listen, I'm not going to explain why Naruto is great (I mean it's not like the mangaka worked his ass off to make Naruto the second most popular anime in Japan, and THE MOST popular anime in the world or anything like that *sarcasm*) but Naruto was a great story, simple as that. Bnha has a VERY long way to go and people are giving it so much hype and the story technically JUST started. It sounds to me that you guys are setting yourselves up for disappointment because you have to remember, anything can happen. On another note, I LOOOVE Bnha! It's my favorite anime currently! But this hype and comparing two animes (in which one is old and already set its mark within the anime industry, and the other is brand new) yeah, y'all need to stop lol. I have to give is to Bnha though, some of the side characters do have great development so far. Anybody and everybody in this show is better than Sakura... Edit: Did I mention that Naruto is finished and Bnha is not? Hm
Thank you for this. It's perfectly within everyone's right to make comparisons, but rabidly comparing a FINISHED and iconic series with one as new as BNHA seems premature.
same.. but mine is stilll naruto.. without it I would probably look at all anime fans as filthy weebs and it's one of the few anime where I read the wikis and stuff so I could argue about stuff online.
I don't see the individualism in MHA. -New number 1 (Endeavor) was only able to beat Nomu with Hawks' help. -One for All is an inherited quirk. So yeah, Deku isn't using "his own" power, quite hypocritical to ignore this. -There hero teams (Pussycats) or Hero offices (Endeavor and Best Jeanist have their own offices). -If individualism was really that important there would be something like a Hunter Exam, not an Academy, and even then, individualism would only work for very strong people (like Hisoka or Hanzo). -"The desire to be better" yeah, because no one in Naruto (or any other shounen) strives for that goal. I don't think this was a fair analysis, you just wanted to hype MHA while making look Naruto bad, when Naruto's part 1 was better done.
The second half of season 2 and after highlights individualism in spades. Literally the entire point of the show is "doing something with the power you're given". Bakugo thought because he was born with a super strong quirk, he's inherently superior. He doesn't do much with it. This is why he fails numerous times. Deku excels because he takes the power he was given and makes it his own. He's constantly thinking how he could be better, and what he could do next. His emulating of All Might's style nearly makes his arms un-fucking-usable. He's innovation incarnate. He looks around at the good parts of others, and when he recognizes his method is not working out, he borrows other's methods and incorporates them into his style. Saying "well there's teams of heroes and team work, so there's no individualism" is just stupid. If two musicians collaborate, are they no longer individuals? Can you not say that you value personal strength if you dare to cooperate? The show constantly throws personal idealism and personal goals at you, and how it's important to value those above just about anything else. Individuality is possessing an individual characteristic; a quirk. Individual ideals, and goals, and valuing those. Striving to be the best. You can help others and be helped by others and still want to be better than them, which is exactly what you see happen. Deku teams up with Iida, one of his best friends, numerous times, but Iida outright tells him he wants to surpass Deku and will do everything possible to defeat him. Uraraka struggles with her admiration of Deku and desire to emulate him, acknowledging that it holds her back. As for the hero offices, they have interns and assistants. It could not more obviously be a stand in for a company.
You're looking at MHA in the context of the Sports Festival Arc, everywhere else in it, it's all about teamwork(just from the Anime you have the Hero vs. Villain training, the USJ Arc, the Stain fight and the End of Terms Exans), hell, even the Cavalry Battle in the SF arc is all about teamwork. We constantly see Pro Heroes working together, because everyone's Quirk is a Cripling Overspecialisation, they can't expect to be able to do everything which is why there are Heroes focused on combat, rescue, recon, etc. The only time we see any Hero work on their own is All Might but the manga makes a point to show how that is hurting him more than anything, because while he wants to do everything by himself and be seen as a Godly figure, he CAN'T. My Hero Academia isn't about self-improvement, it's about understanding everyone has limitations and working around your own with the help of others.
It's about both. The main premise is all about finding your limitations and overcoming them. Deju needs to get stronger and needs to learn how to control his power, Baku needs to learn how to work with others, Todo needs to learn how to overcome his father without *becoming* his father.
Well of course they're all together because they're against villians, but throughout that they still push themselves to acknowledge they must be heroes and look out for each other by providing everything they have and even putting themselves on the line to get the job done, such as when deku saved Kota
Yeah except you know, that whole part of Deku having someone elses quirk...And the fact that the quirk is built up by several previous "one for all" users... If you forget the main characters entire power then yeah, youre right. Also, the entirety of the naruto plot you described is just wrong. 99% of the original naruto is him trying his hardest to be friends with people. He doesnt learn that he needs the support of others, he wants to be friends with them. I think you confused Naruto with Sasuke
GGKimTaeyeon GGKimTaeyeon Naruto learned to accept his because they "strengthened" his character and drive. Naruto's fight with Kiba completely counters the whole "stealing" argument since there was no outside help, even from the Nine Tails.
Naruto wants friendship, but he always went into conflict alone to show everyone he's worthy. That's the whole drive he has, power equals friends, Hokage means everyone has to accept him, if I can do this alone, I have to be recognized, etc. His synopsis is blunt, but strikes true here.
Yes of course the quirk was passed on and built up by others in the past but this allowed him to be motivated in making one for all his own, he looks up to All Might but still acknowledges that he must embrace the quirk as his own rather than full blown copy all might, kind of like when he made his ultimate move or whatever (the kick thing)
I agree with what you think BUT this is only the one side if the coin for the naruto . . . if you have seem to a late episode of sipuden we get so see Indra and Asuna the 2 sons of the sage of the 6 paths the indresting think about them is there difrenses and ideological changes those 2 have that start as 2 happy kids , then Indra start having an affection to power (he practically created ninjitsu ) well Asuna . . .hi did not simply have the . . . inherited skill to do all the stuff his brother could, the time passed and there father decides to pass his power to one of them . he sends then on a mission (apart the one from the other) Indra easily stops the conflict with his power where Asuna tries for months to open a deep well for a village (and with cooperation if others he finally succeeds ) Finally that both returned to there father He choose Asuna , because Indra may have stopped the conflict But as soon as he left they just started it again. . . Indra was furious . . . Asuna tried to help his brother but he wouldn't talk to him ultimately the 2 brothers start fighting and they both were to reanimate again and again replaying the same conflict :should one Pearson rule or weaker individuals ? of cores the storybis about naruto , but he is merely the newest reanimation of Asuna so of cores the show will make his way sound right , but we still see sasuke (the newest reanimation of Indra) that does not quite fit in that filosofi and as the series goes on the gap only becomes bigger and so the conflict continue (until the end of the series that it is roughly solved)
There's a difference between declaring that the creator directly wrote a story around a political belief and doing what MB is doing in this video, which is identifying elements of those beliefs in a work. Works of fiction take influence from all sorts of things in the writer's life, many of them unconscious, and political beliefs are some of the easiest to slip in, intentionally or not, because they reflect the writer's core values, which in turn are reflected in their stories and the messages they are based around. I don't think many people (especially well-researched ones) would say that either Naruto or Hero Aca is intentionally and consciously based on politics, but there's plenty of evidence to support the views of the writers finding their way into those stories, which is what MB has done here.
imaajfpstnfo it doesn't matter if it literally is intended to or not but it's nice to speculate with our own reasons, you decide to take it or not but if you feel it is wrong then you can go out there and debate about it or consider what they said to see what they mean
ok this has been bothering me for a while and I cannot understand why so many people do this, but if you're going to put a spoiler warning could you please give some amount of time to skip ahead. Otherwise what is the point of warning people. Geoff Thew, I love ya, and I enjoy watching your videos very much, but you just spoiled me of what could have been a big reveal for me.
Boku no Hero Academia is a libertarian show? Is there a hero whos quirk is to obliterate and destroy all roads the true evil of this world? If not I call shenanigans on this analysis.
Self-sacrifice does not contradict libertarianism in any way. Eugenics is one of the least Randian things I can come up with. You sound like a guy whose knowledge of libetarianism comes exclusively off of RU-vid comment sections, so your opinions are shit.
"The society it's set in borders on a libertarian wet-dream" I don't really see that, it's the other way around: everyone has powers, and they are HEAVILY STATE-REGULATED. People need a license to use them in public. Vigilantism is forbidden. Hero agencies are licensed and officially recognised. Training is provided in specialised institutions to those who want to use them in combat situations. If you replaced 'powers' with 'guns', MHA's world is definitely very much more Japan than USA.
Bruh I think you have it all backwards naruto was the one who carved out his own path all the other ninja were following the cycle of hatred they always talked about it naruto was more about showing how getting through hardships (such as death)and such is a lot easier when you have someone to help you bear the pain working with the group stuff is more about emotions rather than the fighting aspect to be able to never give up naruto would remember his friends that would give him strength so he could protect them and not lose any more friends since his fight had the entire world on the line the whole thing was about obtaining strength to protect your friends the points you make are all very vague and not really showing the connections to communism passing down techniques and stuff bearing the weight of loss for your friends and growing stronger to defeat people who are trying to make a dystopian society and then a lady trying to kill everyone in order to save your friends a far stretch to call it communism
I agree. I think the only thing that sounds like communism in Naruto is Madara's plan to end suffering with the infinite tsukuyomi. Naruto thought that the way to end suffering was throughout individual achievement and friendship values.
I just feel sad Naruto changed my life I grew up watching it now seeing this video and reading comments we are turning all off those beautiful anime into politics.😔
To be fair, most of battle shounens do have lots of politics on it, characters aren't just punching for the sake of it, they're defending something they believe.
I think Naruto's theme of teaching others of the value of cooperation could have been handled better. I say this because I see the same themes being played with in Steven Universe and done with much more finesse. Its been a common joke with fans that Naruto's greatest move is conversation no jutsu. It constantly stresses that if we made the effort the understand one another more, conflict could be avoided. Naruto's friendship speeches have ranged from inspiring to ridiculous but he approaches every new threat relatively the same way, after tossing a couple of Rasengans to the face of course. Steven doesn't talk about friendship, he just does it. When an enemy in Steven Universe becomes a good guy, its not because Steven beat them over the head with a friendship speech. Its because he gives them the time of day, gives them space to figure out what they want, is open to what they have to say and is sensitive to what hurts them. When the villains convert, its on their terms, not Stevens, which makes each heel-face-turn believable and even endearing.
You know what? I never watch Steven Universe like that. However, the fact that Steven Universe has a more...realistic approach to dealing with bad guys becoming good guys, i might have to watch it. Naruto suffers from Talk No Jutsu syndrome. Ever bad guy changed their ideals, because of one damn kid and his preachy non sense. Just...retarded.
+TvWyvern The funny thing is that you're not far off because his reason is like the edgiest teen angst BS, lol! The reason he's known as Stain is because, in his own words, he's "A stain on the hero society". I mean, I love the character, but that's kind-of like someone going "Call me Scar because I'm the social wound that refuses to heal".
Well he did admit to being inspired by Kishimoto and Naruto while Kishimoto also praised the series. That isn't more evident than in one character whom... I have to assume that this wasn't completely on purpose, but if so MY GOD! I love it but just... Todoroki IS Gaara. Their backstories, their attitude, their revelations, their parentage, their enormous power above others upon entry only to be swiftly chopped down in some ways and up in others by the fated rival characters. Todoroki is my favorite character at the moment, so it's definitely not anything against the character. Here's to hoping for the creation of Obito's counterpart.
