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My Hero Academia: World Heroes’ Mission

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Emily Tsiao

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In the world of Izuku Midoriya, 80% of the population is born with superpowers called Quirks. Among these meta-humans, some earn the title of Heroes, and they work together with the authorities to apprehend criminals who abuse their powers (Villains).

Midoriya is a Hero in training. Unlike most Heroes, he wasn’t born with his powers. He earnedthem after impressing All Might, Japan’s greatest hero, who was able to pass his Quirk on to Midoriya.

Taking on the Hero name of Deku, Midoriya has one goal in life: to save people with a smile.

And he’s about to be put to the test.

The world is in danger from a terrorist organization known as Humarise. This group believes in a Quirk Doomsday Theory. It theorizes that if people with Quirks are allowed to continue breeding, pure humans will cease to exist. Moreover, they believe the Quirks themselves will begin to mutate and grow in power until they become uncontrollable and destroy what’s left of humanity.

Humarise’s response to this Doomsday Theory? Eradicate the “demonic disease” with a biochemical weapon that triggers Quirks into overpowering and then petering out—killing the human host in the process.

Deku and the other Heroes can’t let this happen. They won’t let it happen. So they’re on a worldwide mission to stop Humarise from carrying out its nefarious plans.

Positive Elements

Unlike some Heroes, Deku doesn’t want money or power. His mission to save with a smile is a noble cause, born out of humility and a genuine desire to help anyone in need.

Which is lucky for Rody Soul.

When Deku and Rody first cross paths, Rody is in the process of making a delivery for a local crime ring. After he loses the case, Deku tries to help him so that Rody won’t be blamed (and likely harmed) for losing the jewels he was running. Deku also refuses to sneak onto a bus without paying for tickets.

Later, Rody betrays Deku to Humarise. (Though he is trying to save himself and his younger siblings from being destroyed.) But when it turns out to be a trap, Deku saves Rody rather than leave him to be killed by Humarise’s agents.

Deku’s actions change Rody’s mind about Heroes; he previously thought Heroes only worked for money. And as a result, he decides to turn over a new leaf in his own life. When he has to “borrow” a vehicle to get him and Deku to safety, he leaves an IOU for the owner. And he starts working respectable jobs instead of being a lackey for criminals.

Many other Heroes also prove Rody wrong. Working together, they evacuate the cities threatened by Humarise and search for the Trigger Bombs that will kill anyone with a Quirk. Even when they learn that Humarise purposely lured the Heroes to those cities, they refuse to give up. They put the mission of saving people above the desire to save their own lives.

We learn that Rody’s mom died while giving birth to his younger sister. And his dad disappeared a few years later. People told him that his dad abandoned them to join Humarise. And because of their association with that terrorist group, Rody and his siblings become social outcasts. They get kicked out of school and their home, making it impossible for Rody to get a job.

However, Rody learns that his dad didn’t abandon them. Humarise kidnapped him and threatened his children’s lives. But in a final act of courage, Rody’s dad created a key to disarm the bombs that Humarise forced him to make, arranging for it to be delivered to the Heroes.

Spiritual Elements

Humarise considers Quirks to be a “demonic” disease. And it’s easy to see why. Several characters (both good and bad) with Quirks look like monsters when their powers are engaged. However, it seems that these powers are the result of genetic mutation, not spiritual debauchery.

Nevertheless, Humarise maintains their position that this is for the “salvation of humanity” and even convinces some Villains with Quirks to “atone for their sins” by helping Humarise (with the alleged promise of allowing those Villains to live).

A man calls the Humarise headquarters a “holy place.”

Sexual Content

Some female characters wear revealing outfits. We see a shirtless Deku after he bandages his wounds.

Violent Content

As I said before, Humarise is a terrorist organization. In their first attack, they kill thousands of people by triggering their Quirks into overloading. Some people simply die. But others with more powerful Quirks, such as fire or electricity, actually explode, causing mass destruction and likely killing more than just these powerful meta-humans.

Humarise then threatens 25 other cities with the same annihilation. They offer a sort of “mercy” by telling the world where these cities are, but that revelation only causes more panic. Heroes rush to find and remove the bombs before they can detonate, but many are forced to help guide the masses of panicked people trying to evacuate—all while being attacked by agents of Humarise.

Meta-human Heroes and Villains battle several times. In addition to punching and kicking, they use their superpowers in a variety of ways to try to maim and destroy one another. (And fully human members of Humarise fire guns at the Heroes.) Several times, we see people bleed heavily (and even die) after being sliced, diced and blown up by their opponents.

We see the collateral damage of Heroes battling and car chases (buildings topple and cars wreck).

Crude or Profane Language

There are multiple uses of “d–n,” “b–tard” and “h—.”

Drug and Alcohol Content

Meta-humans working for Humarise are injected with a serum to give their powers a boost.

People drink at a bar.

Other Negative Elements

People lie, steal and betray. We hear the elaborate reason (or, as one character suggests, rationalization) for a Humarise’s leader’s homicidal hatred. A police chief conspires with Humarise to frame Deku as a mass murderer. A bird passes gas.

Conclusion

My Hero Academia: World Heroes’ Mission is based on the enormously popular anime and manga series of the same name.

And in this story, everything Deku does is to save humanity. It’s true he has some big shoes to fill as the protégé of All Might. But Deku demonstrates time and time again that he doesn’t care about glory. He just wants to do what’s right. So whether it’s saving someone who betrayed him or saving the world from destruction, he’ll be there with a smile on his face.

And Deku’s not the only one. All the other Heroes team up to save the world, meta-human and pure human alike. And even Rody, who is given the opportunity to save his family, chooses to put his own life at risk in order to save everyone.

Concerned parents will find some intense battle scenes and minor language. But really, the theme of this action-packed movie is about selfless sacrifice—even when it means saving those who misunderstand us.

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Emily Tsiao

Emily studied film and writing when she was in college. And when she isn’t being way too competitive while playing board games, she enjoys food, sleep, and geeking out with her husband indulging in their “nerdoms,” which is the collective fan cultures of everything they love, such as Star Wars, Star Trek, Stargate and Lord of the Rings.