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Warning: Contains spoilers for My Hero Academia season 7.My Hero Academiaseason 7 has finally come to a close, and overall, it went out on a high note. Between the typical great artwork and animation of the series and how well it adapted the manga, season 7 was one of the anime’s strongest turnouts in years, and it served as a perfect complement to the manga ending around the same time.
My Hero Academiaseason 7 adapted the heroes’ final assault against the Paranormal Liberation Front before All For One could completely take over Shigaraki and become unstoppable. Naturally, things didn’t go smoothly for the heroes, even with all the planning they did, andMy Hero Academiaseason 7 ended with Shigaraki, All For One and the other villains still plenty poised to win, even with the few victories the heroes had. WithMy Hero Academiaseason 8officially in production, there’s still plenty of story left to tell, and the ending gives a good idea of what to expect.
How My Hero Academia Season 7’s Final Battle Started
The Beginning Of The End Of My Hero Academia
Halfway throughMy Hero Academiaseason 7, victory seemed all but assured for the heroes with Dabi and All For One defeated and Izuku on the cusp of defeating Shigaraki. However, Spinner revitalized Kurogiri, who used his Quirk to scatter the villains to locations that worked against the heroes. That included Himiko and an army of Twice clones created with her Quirk, and because of that,Aizawa and Monoma were taken out of the battle and Shigaraki regained control of his Quirks, in addition to control of his body from All For One’s vestige.
Things were just as bad with the other villains, as well. Dabi, for instance, had gained a second wind and was planning to let himself lose control of his Quirk and destroy everything in a fiery explosion. Worse than that, however, was thatAll For Oneused a copy of Eri’s Rewind Quirk to make himself progressively younger and stronger, and with Endeavor preoccupied with Dani, there was soon no one left to stop All For One from going to Shigaraki to help his vestige gain full control of Shigaraki’s body.
How Dabi & Himiko Were Finally Defeated In My Hero Academia
The End Of The League Of Villains
As Dabi became increasingly volatile, Endeavor tried to fly Dabi into the sky and out of range of everyone else, with Endeavor’s ensuing sacrifice set to be his final atonement for his crimes. However,the entire Todoroki family arrived and used their Quirks to defuse Dabi, with Todoroki dealing the final blow with help from Iida. Internally, Dabi lamented that he wished things were different, but externally, he kept cursing Endeavor, even as he barely clung to life and the Todoroki family apologized for letting things go so far.
Meanwhile, Himiko’s mental state became increasingly worse when she realized she couldn’t use Twice’s Quirk to make copies of anyone else in the League of Villains, which Uraraka surmised was because she was too full of rage to remember how much she loved them. From there, Uraraka devoted all her energy to making Himiko understand that she wanted to talk to her and try to understand, Uraraka even awakening her Quirk in the process. It all led toUraraka calling Himiko the cutest girl in the world, and with that, her rage was finally appeased.
Unfortunately, while Himiko stopped attacking everyone, Uraraka was still in trouble; Himiko stabbed her earlier, and she was now losing a lethal amount of blood. With no other way to save her,Himiko used her Quirk to turn into Uraraka to transfuse all of her blood to Uraraka, even though doing so would kill her. Uraraka protested the plan, but Himiko reiterated that she was just living her life whatever way she wanted to live it, and from there, Himiko died, her last words thanking Uraraka for trying to understand her.
My Hero Academia Season 7 Begins All Might & All For One’s True Final Battle
All Might’s Final Time In The Spotlight
While the battles with Dabi and Himiko went underway, All For One, still on his way to Shigaraki, was suddenly stopped by All Might. With no one else who could stop All For One,All Might donned a suit of armor calledArmored All Mightand challenged All For One to a fight, with All Might hoping to stop him from reaching Shigaraki and settle things once and for all. All For One knew that it was a trap, but his hatred for All Might was too strong to ignore, and their final fight soon began.
Armored All Might utilized a variety of gadgets based on the Quirks of Izuku and his friends, and while All Might initially had the advantage, All For One soon blew him away with a massive explosion. The damage to All Might was severe, but the memories of his time with Nana and Izuku pushed him to keep going, as did the confirmation that he just needed to keep damaging All For One until Rewind killed him. All Might laughed as he began his second assault, and season 7 ended with Izuku watching All Might’s final battle through One For All.
My Hero Academia Is Already Teasing How Its Latest Battle Will End
How All Might & All For One’s Battle Will End
It’s unknown when, exactly,My Hero Academiaseason 8 will premiere, but the anime is already teasing how it will resolve All Might and All For One’s fight. Season 7 ended with a montage of all the characters still fighting in the battle, and the final shot was of Bakugo’s crumpled and bloodied All Might card. Bakugo is going to rejoin the battle at some point, and with how that shot was framed with the rest of the episode,My Hero Academiais teasing that Bakugo will be the one to finish off All For One in season 8.
Not only would Bakugo defeating All For One be a great conclusion to his arc, but it would perfectly end All Might’s story, as well. All Might has accepted that this fight is the one Nighteye predicted he would die in, but if that future changes thanks to Bakugo defeating All For One, it would allow All Might to fully retire by finally becoming the one who gets saved by a hero.Bakugo saving All Might from All For One would be far more satisfying than him simply dying in battle, and season 8 will ideally go in that direction.
My Hero Academia Season 7 Final Thoughts
My Hero Academia’s Best Season In Years
My Hero Academiaseason 7 wasn’t without the various issues that have plagued the series in recent years such as a poor handling of its supporting cast and certain plot threads not getting proper development, but with its great character writing and even greater art and animation,everything great aboutMy Hero Academiahas reached its peak with season 7to make it an incredible watch from start to finish.My Hero Academiaseason 7 is the strongest season in years, and hopefully, season 8 will be a fitting conclusion to such a phenomenal series.
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Anime series My Hero Academia follows Izuku Midoriya, a boy born without superpowers in a world where most have them. Despite his lack of abilities, he enrolls in a prestigious hero academy, striving to learn the true essence of heroism and fulfill his dream of becoming a hero.
