In this volume, we're finishing up with villains who broke into the USJ by displaying All Mights heroics and a save from a few other teachers. Then it’s time for the UA Sports Festival, which is as popular as the Olympics were before everyone developed quirks. Event one is an obstacle course around the arena, complete with killer robots, tightrope walking, and a mine field. All Might talks to Deku beforehand about using the sports festival to announce to the world that he was a serious hero, and what better way to do that than winning the obstacle course! Of course, this paints a huge target on his back for the second event, coming in the next volume.
A sports festival is a fun way to introduce some more minor characters, mainly the ones from other classes who are vying for top spots in Class A. We also get a lot more of Todoroki, which I’m very excited about. Kacchan ticks off everyone like usual, but his tough guy exterior and hatred for Deku is getting old. There is also a lot of build up in the competitiveness and relationship between Deku and Todoroki, which I'm glad for because Todoroki is much more interesting than Kacchan.
The age rating for this volume says Teen, but then it says "Recommended for ages 16 and up.", which would mean it should be Teen Plus. VIZ.com rates this volume for Teen, so I'm going to assume there is a typo. Either way, there is nothing inappropriate in this volume that would make it more suitable to older teens. Sara's Rating: 10/10 Suitability Level: Grades 7-12 Reviews of previous volumes in this series: vol 1, vol 2 Publisher: VIZ Media Publication Date: February 2, 2016 ISBN: 9781421585109 (Paperback) Tags: Rating: 10/10, Suitability: Middle School, Suitability: High School, Manga, Superheroes, School Life, Action Adventure, VIZ Media
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Lyndsey Thomas
9/14/2022 08:16:20 am
My Hero Academia is a manga that has come up a couple of times in my grade 7-8 campus library. I've gone through each of the volumes and I can see where this particular one might be rated T+. The character of Nemuri Kayama has a rather skimpy outfit similar to a dominatrix, with the bared breasts, the whips, stockings, etc. Her Quirk is "an aroma she emits that puts her opponents to sleep by force. It works better on dudes" (book 8). She is known as the "R-Rated Hero Midnight" and even the characters in the book make a comment of "R-Rated? Should she really be in high school?"
Kay
10/14/2022 01:03:28 pm
I agree with Lyndsey, that character is also in Vol. 5, and I would be very uncomfortable trying to justify her appropriateness for Jr. High to parents. Leave a Reply. |
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