This anime gives me a feeling similar to when I watched One Punch Man, and may have been the solution to the itch for those types of shows that I had been craving for some time now. This show is definitely a shounen show, with the hype and all. I feel as though it serves remarkably as a show surrounding heroes, establishing the society a little more realistically than in One Punch Man which is a nice touch. The underdog story that the main character goes through is also pretty good, although the twist of having his powers come from the top super hero making him his successor was a pleasant surprise since I expected him to have a secret dormant Quirk or something rather. The progression was quite nice, although some parts feel a bit rushed to me, which is inevitable given the length of the first season. And on that note, this series has another season that is out right now so I think talking about the pacing is probably inappropriate. Anyways, the characterization is probably the biggest issue I had with this first season of Boku no Hero Academia wherein because of the sheer size of the cast, there was no breathing room in terms of development and some characters just turned out being a gag so that was a bit hurtful for the show. Although, as said before, this is only the first season, with most likely more characterization to come.
The relationship between the main character and his rival is a good motivator for some development of characters, although the series may have taken up most of the first season establishing that which hurts the previous two aspects that I mentioned but strengthens the motivations and goal of the main character.
I also liked the striking art style and impact of the battle scenes, really making me pumped for all of the hype that it built up. Although, the villains may have been a bit edgy at times which was eh, I liked the designs of all characters and I felt as though because of the short length of the first season the animators had little breathing room in terms of how much they could show with all of those interesting character designs. Despite that complaint about the villains being kind of edgy, it is only the start after all and considering the fact that Shiguraki is directly perpendicular to Deku. I guess I'll have to wait and see.