The Preamble Ends in My Hero Academia Episode 41

Season 3/ Episode 41 / Hulu My Hero Academia is about more than just the fighting which characterizes life as a hero. The show spends as much time discussing the traits of heroism which Midoriya and his classmates aspire to: courage, justice, sacrifice and service. Usually, this is a good thing. We get to see the growth of the characters outside of combat as they learn the multifaceted nature of heroism. However, these lessons can also drag the show down. Episode 41 picks up where last week left off. The students of Class 1-A are joined by their classmates from Class 1-B, where they will all be working to strengthen their Quirks. To help with wrangling forty students into their difficult training, the full Wild Wild Pussycats team joins in the effort with Aizawa and Class 1-B’s homeroom teacher, Sekijro Kan, also known as Vlad King. Giving the Ginyu Force a run for their money The episode splits between training montages of the students discussions of Kota’s disdain for heroes. He’s shown sulking in the shadows; Midoriya has a conversation with him about his parents; he asks Aizawa if All Might will make an appearance at the camp, so that he can talk to Kota. Midoriya and Todoroki have an extended conversation about Kota as well. The episode spends too much time on Kota, which admittedly we should expect since the episode is named after him. Child characters in anime are so often reduced to one emotion they express over and over again, and in Kota’s case that emotion is impe…