My Hero Academia Season 2 Episode 3: In Their Own Quirky Ways

Canon/MED

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angelnoire

2 mo

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just a fun little episode

reirei

7 mo

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Such a great episode—so iconic and exciting! Midoriya was definitely the MVP here. It really makes you look forward to what’s going to happen next.

katana

7 mo

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This was sooo good! Midoriya turning the tides was such a him moment. Let's goooo! It just keeps getting more exciting— I’m SEATED for this.

Episode Context

The U.A. Sports Festival kicks into high gear with its first competitive event: an all-out obstacle course race. This is pure Bones-animated spectacle, fast-paced and packed with creative action as students from every department unleash their quirks in a chaotic sprint for supremacy. Todoroki, Bakugo, and Midoriya each attack the course with wildly different strategies, and the episode thrives on contrasting their approaches. Beyond the heavy hitters, the real fun comes from watching lesser-known students improvise through increasingly ridiculous obstacles, giving the expanded cast moments to shine. The tone is energetic and competitive without being high-stakes dramatic, it's a tournament arc doing exactly what tournament arcs should do: establishing the playing field, revealing hidden talents, and building rivalries. Expect ingenuity rewarded as much as raw power.

Runtime23 min

Filler StatusCanon

Plot ImportanceMED

Air DateApr 15, 2017

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