*Note that this review will have spoilers in it and this is my first review, so expect it to be pretty bias
Alright, so My Hero Academia. I know it, you know it, we ALL know it. Ever since it first aired in 2016, it instantly became extremely popular and got tons of people into anime. It's honestly one of, if not the most popular anime of this generation, and even people who don't even watch anime know what it is, and the 5th season just finished after airing on March 27. Did it live up to the expectations of the people who loved the other seasons of MHA? Not quite, in fact, some MHA fans even said that this season was disappointing and the worst season of MHA so far. Well, what do I think? Do I think that this was the worst MHA season? Sure, but this still has some stuff that makes this good.
Let's talk about the first arc of this season first. A lot of people say that that arc has some pretty slow pacing, and I can agree with that, the pacing was just pretty slow so it honestly kinda just ruined that arc for me, but the matches are still really thrilling and awesome to watch, especially the 5th match, the moment when Deku suddenly unleashed the Blackwhip quirk accidentally during the 5th match was a surprise to behold, and Uraraka and Shinso trying to stop the BlackWhip was so hype to see, but there were some matches that felt underwhelming, like round 2, for example, like why did the mushroom girl put mushrooms inside Tokoyomi's lungs when doing something that could cause someone to die is illegal for these training sessions? That makes no sense, but the other rounds were still good, even though the pacing was sort of eh.
Now comes the 2nd arc. It was sort of boring to just see Deku, Bakugou, and Todoroki train with Endeavor while we see Hawks find out more and more about the Meta Liberation army and their plans, but what I liked about this arc was the drama involving the Todoroki family. It felt like something that you wouldn't see in a typical battle shonen and it was a nice idea to have this be in the anime. Endeavor trying to redeem himself and be better to his family was honestly so nice and heartwarming to see and him ultimately leaving his home so that his family could finally live happily was also a really good moment I never expected to see in My Hero Academia.
Finally, the My Villain Academia arc. My personal favorite arc in this season. I'll just keep this part short. Seeing the League of Villains face off against the Meta Liberation army was so hype to see and Shigaraki's past was just so brutal to watch, just seeing him end up killing his entire family and almost having nowhere else to go was so sad to see. This arc was honestly a very great battle shonen arc that made this season worthwhile.
Overall, this season was actually pretty good. Even though it wasn't as good as the other seasons, this season was still worth checking out and it definitely wasn't as bad as people say it is either, at least, in my opinion, anyways. Here's hoping that season 6 manages to be just as good, if not better than the previous seasons, though. 
