My Hero Academia Recap: “Let’s Go, Gutsy Red Riot”

Season: 4 / Episode: 5

I think it’s safe to say that there is very little doubt that Deku isn’t going to ascend the ranks and become the world’s greatest hero. We’ve seen his guts, his glory, and (as of last episode) everyone of his faults and shortcoming that he’ll learn to overcome over the course of the series. Yet, My Hero Academia has also gone to great lengths to show that Young Midoriya’s peers are gonna be great heroes in their own right. We could pick (almost) any member of Class 1A and talk at length about ’em, but why don’t put the spotlight on the heroes that Let’s Go, Gutsy Red Riot focuses on.

This week’s episode opens up with two perks with kaiju like statues going at each other at full intensity. However, the two villains go down with a satisfying ease thanks to the combined efforts of Nejire Hado, one of the members of the Big 3, and Ugravity and Froppy, the latest work study students of the Ryukyu Agency. Ryukyu is the No. 10 Hero whose quirk is only alluded as to as DRAGON, and proceeds to congratulate her charges and loop them on Sir Nighteye’s investigation into the Shie Hassaikai. As it turns out, both Overhaul and Shigaraki have decided to join forces after some stressful deliberations and a single question…

However, the bulk of this episode is focused solely on Kirishima and his work study with Fat Gum, which he landed after harassing the last of the Big 3, Tamaki Amajiki into recommended him. A typical patrol quickly escalates when a bunch of cr…