One of the defining pillars of modern Shonen manga

#~My 1st battle shonen. Despite what people say, it's pretty damn good.~
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My Hero Academia/Boku no Hero Academia was the 1st battle shonen I watched that actually invested me. I'm a big Marvel and Dc fanboy, have been since like 3rd grade. So when I was getting into anime in the 7th grade, after Death Note one of my friends at the time, who I can't even remember the face of mind you, recommended me this show. And i found myself hooked on it within 3 episodes. It seemed silly and fun. Hell, it's also the series that got me into manga in the 1st place. It's something that's been with me the last fucking, what like 6 years? And now I'm going to fucking college. I have had a lot of criticisms of this series as time went, but it's still been a series I've always enjoyed despite them. Enough of the cooking recipe website shit.

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~So, why should I read this manga? ~

My Hero's cast has a genuinely fun cast to watch grow as the series goes on, interesting villains (whether some fumbled or not), decent pacing, often times fucking fantastic art, pictured below. There's a lil something for everyone in here, if you're new to manga maybe you can use this to try and identify what exactly you might like in series whenever you pick apart things you enjoy about it.
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~Wow! Is there any reason to not read it?~

The series does have times where the pacing is pretty out of wack. It's never egregious til the last arc of the series though. And when it does get bad, it does have some good payoff. There's also a good chunk of fan service, which might be a turn-off which is fine and I understand. Other than that, as of writing this there's no big reason to not check it out and give it a good fair chance.

~Characters~

The cast is full of enough people where you're bound to relate to a handful of them and their struggles. They're all fun, I don't think i ever really actively despised any specific character being on screen (except maybe Mineta, but he was never that big in your face with his perverse shit). The superpowers, or quirks, are also all pretty fun and cool to see do shit. Like you have basic stuff here and there but even with the basic stuff it's fun to watch due to how the powers are applied to fights. Bakugo can do cool explosions, but the way he applies his powers and learns to make them better through techniques is genuinely just entertaining as hell.

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The main star of the show characters to me is mainly Shigaraki and Endeavor. I found them both to be fascinating characters with intriguing story arcs. There was never a moment where I wasn't having fun seeing them do things. Endeavor especially.

Notes about my own review

This series has genuinely been there for me for such a long time, it feels unreal. When I look back at those times, it fills me with a ton of nostalgia for just... how fucking simple things were. They weren't all pretty, but it wasn't bad. I wasn't agonizing trying to find a job. I wasn't having to pay out the ass to go to college. But I wouldn't turn back time for anything. The people I have in my life right now, the things I've experienced since are irreplaceable. It feels super strange to see this series reach it's conclusion, but I'm glad it was able to reach that point.

This series has never been my favorite,
but it's part of what led me to find a lot of them.
Like peak,

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~Final score for My Hero Academia:~