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Each year there are dozens of new anime series that connect with audiences, yet Kohei Horikoshi’s My Hero Academia has firmly established itself as one of the biggest shonen titles of the decade. My Hero Academia does an excellent job with its ability to combine shonen stereotypes with conventions of the superhero genre as it chronicles the continued progress of Izuku “Deku” Midoriya and many other prospective Pro Heroes.
My Hero Academia tends to focus on the events that plague the students from U.A. High’s Class 1-A, but some of the series’ most compelling characters belong in Class 1-B. Class 1-B features an entertaining collection of characters, but not everything about this group of heroes-in-training makes sense.
10 That They Have A Worse Reputation Than Class 1-A
There’s a natural level of competitive rivalry that exists between the students of Class 1-B and Class 1-A at U.A. High. Placement in 1-A isn’t confirmation that they’re better than the students in Class 1-B, but this stigma oddly seems to have become institutionalized. Many of the students in Class 1-B get written off in exchange for Class 1-A alternatives, but this preferential treatment is ludicrous. Class 1-B’s students have proven themselves to be just as skilled as 1-A’s students, if not better. All of Class 1-B passes the Provisional Hero License Exam, whereas 1-A has two failures.
9 Their Homeroom Teacher, Vlad King, Exhibits Irrational Behavior
All of the students who are enrolled in U.A. High are considered to have endless potential and are the best representatives of the heroes of tomorrow. Plenty of U.A. High’s students enter this world with impressionable minds, and the role models and teacher figures who guide them can be instrumental in their development. Class 1-A has some very strong homeroom teachers and mentors, such as Shota Aizawa and All Might. Alternatively, Class 1-B’s representative is Vlad King, a very reactionary Pro Hero who frequently lets his personal feelings intervene with his performance. The students deserve better.
8 They Lose The Joint Training Exercise
U.A. High’s students from Class 1-B are often relegated to the sidelines, which makes season five’s Joint Training Exercise such a fulfilling stretch of episodes since it allows these neglected characters to return in a major way. The results of this mock competition are fairly balanced, but it’s ultimately Class 1-A that comes out with the victory.
This is predictable to some extent since Midoriya is a part of Class 1-A, but the performances of the students dictate a very different outcome. Class 1-B consistently dominates, and at the very least, a tie between the classes seems more warranted.
7 Many Of The Students Seem More Destined To Be Villains
My Hero Academia effortlessly balances its focus on both heroes and villains, with it often doing an excellent job at highlighting the fine line that exists between the two. It’s endlessly compelling to think about U.A. High students who might get tempted by dark impulses and defect to become villains, but it stands to reason the school recruits students who seem relatively pure. Nevertheless, Class 1-B is full of students with very aggressive and monstrous looks where the general public may assume that they’re actually villains before thinking that they’re heroes, especially with students like Togaru Kamakiri.
6 They Don’t Celebrate The Fact That They Have The School’s Only International Exchange Students
There have been a few opportunities, typically in the series’ additional feature films, where My Hero Academia is able to expand its scope outside of Japan and reflect how heroics operate in other areas of the world. U.A. High has a surprisingly high local percentage of students and there are only two foreign exchange students, both of whom happen to be students in Class 1-B. Pony Tsunotori is originally from America, and Hiryu Rin comes from China. It seems like these international acquisitions would be something that U.A. High wants to celebrate, but it’s irrelevant.
5 So Many Characters Seem Like Mirrors Of Class 1-A Students
There are limited interactions between the students in Class 1-B and Class 1-A until season five’s Joint Training Exercise allows both sets of students to properly square off against each other.
The Joint Training Exercise leads to some extremely satisfying team battles, but the majority of the fights seem to intentionally pit students with comparable Quirks, like Tetsutetsu and Kirishima, against each other. It’s appealing on an action level, but it doesn’t make sense why Class 1-B would be full of mirror versions of Class 1-A’s best, either in terms of Quirks or even on a character design level.
4 They Don’t Perform Better In The Sports Festival
My Hero Academia often has its characters dealing with new villains who threaten society, but there are also frequent moments of downtime where self-constructed competitions are created within the safety of U.A. High. The school’s Sports Festival allows all of U.A. High’s burgeoning heroes to demonstrate how much they’ve grown since enrollment. It’s Class 1-A’s students who make the biggest impression here, but when it’s later revealed how competent the students from Class 1-B can be, it’s quite confusing why they don’t rank higher during this trial.
3 Nirengeki Shoda Is Their Class Vice Representative
Class 1-B has 20 commendable heroes-in-training who properly represent U.A. High and the school’s values. There’s a natural desire to stand out among the pack and emerge as a leader, which is possible for U.A. High’s various Class Representatives. Class 1-B’s Class Rep, Itsuka Kendo, makes sense since she’s quite the smart, strong, and level-headed individual. However, Class 1-B’s Vice Class Rep is Nirengeki Shoda, who is frail and largely the inverse of Kendo’s desirable ideals. There are many better and more honorable choices for Vice Rep, like Ibara Shiozaki, Kosei Tsuburaba, or Neito Monoma.
2 They Put On A Play For The School Festival
My Hero Academia’s School Festival during season four is a polarizing stretch of episodes. It gives the heroes a well-needed opportunity to relax and have some fun, but the light-hearted nature can provide a bit of whiplash following the severity of the threat posed by Overhaul. Class 1-A puts on a concert for the School Festival, while Class 1-B decides to put on the most pandering piece of theater in existence, “Romeo, Juliet, & the Prisoner of Azkaban: The Return of the Kings.” Class 1-B’s play is an entertaining distraction, but no one from the group is a natural thespian.
1 Some Of Their Heavier Hitters Should Be In Class 1-A
It’s not easy to balance a large group of individuals with eclectic Quirks. The Joint Training Exercise proves this through the way in which the battle bracket comes together, but it must be even more difficult to properly build equal classes out of the prospective heroes who apply to U.A. High. Class 1-A and 1-B largely feel equal, but there are some seriously powerful individuals in Class 1-B, like Shihai Kuroiro, Kinoko Komori, and Manga Fukidashi, who feel like they’d be more appropriate inclusions in Class 1-A. They just carry a Class 1-A vibe.
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