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Yesterday, 5:27 AM
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Another undercover investigation type of episode. I've heard of this type of case before.

Pop Up also had to get her hands dirty again. Not going to lie, I find Kaniko kinda fun to watch in this season so far. Her undercover status and unusual style makes an interesting mix for her role. But yeah, it looks like their city still has a lot of corruption and crime problems to deal with. This just feels like the beginning. That got really messy with the crab.
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Yesterday, 6:37 AM
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Fatgum finally shows his delicious muscle. No wonder why he has his own fandom.
Yesterday, 7:27 AM
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Bro thinks he's the thing (seriously, add him as a skin in rivals for him though)
Yesterday, 7:29 AM
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mha officers are always so reluctant to us there gunas till its to late lol
Yesterday, 7:40 AM
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Monika with the V-fingers is so cuuute, AAAAAAAAH <3
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Yesterday, 7:48 AM
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That was a long recap. Idr if Season 1 had them.

Return of that bee bastard. His quirk now seems way too OP. At least for normal policemen.

Kaniko is really badass. Her quirk is cool too. It doesn't make sense that cops aren't allowed to use quirks. I know they're not heroes but what's the point in limiting them? Seems like an unnecessary risk.

Koichi got to be a hero, I mean vigilante again, by saving Pop again. That exploding crab thing was dangerous but at least he got a new hoodie out of it. Pop riding Koichi at the end was weirdly wholesome.

The animation of this episode feels like a downgrade compared to Season 1. Hopefully, it improves in later episodes. But wouldn't be surprised if it doesn't because final season aired last season. They probably should've taken longer to release this to polish it more tbh.
Yesterday, 8:26 AM
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I prefer this protagonist than Deku
Yesterday, 8:30 AM
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Fatgum and Kaniko in action! Kaniko's quirk kinda op, can cut through anything just with a scissoring motion.

Kouichi's new abilities didn't help much in the ramping crab incident, but his efforts really captured Pop Step's heart more and more. Sweet.
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Being able to cut with her legs was insane! That's some real pro hero potential
Yesterday, 9:00 AM
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Isn't the poll for episode 1 missing?
Yesterday, 9:11 AM
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That flash wanna be villain was interesting and his move was cool. Other than that vigilante going pretty meh, no seriousness, weakass plot and villains lol
Yesterday, 9:30 AM
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its amazing episode
Yesterday, 9:59 AM
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This episode is a perfect example of why characters with super speed or time manipulation seem to be nerfed in fights
Yesterday, 10:00 AM
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I forgot how useless the police are in this universe...
Yesterday, 10:08 AM
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That VILLAIN Rokuro Nomura is F*****G OP
Yesterday, 11:33 AM

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Kaniko is a pretty fun character. She's cute for sure, but I did enjoy seeing her cracking on with her job to try and find the suspicious cargo shipment. It's just a shame that the villain in question is pretty strong. He did get a little too cocky and had a bullet graze his leg, but the way he flexed his quirk to knock back the police officers makes him a tough opponent to take out.

As for Koichi, he did his best to rescue Kazuho from the mecha crab mech and, with the help of Kaniko and FatGum, they both got out of the way unscathed. Seeing Kazuho reflect on what happened with flushed cheeks as her mind kept on thinking of Koichi's heroics was rather sweet. =)

Overall, this was another fun episode.
Yesterday, 11:42 AM
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That was a great episode!

Man the action was on blast today! That guy with the super speed... Isn't that the bee guy from last season but with another body? I kinda forgot lol. Well it seems it all ended alright at the end but the guy kinda escaped. Welp.
Yesterday, 11:47 AM

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GREAT episode

this villain really looks strong...
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Yesterday, 11:56 AM

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What the hell was the police doing?

"Don't move or we'll shoot!"
*moves*
"Again don't move or we'll shoot!"
*moves again*
"Okay but this time we're super serious, don't move!"
*runs away*

At least they shot when it was already too late, but goddamn...
Yesterday, 12:05 PM
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It was a good episode
Yesterday, 12:37 PM
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And back to the "crabtastic" incident we go having Kaniko deal with the identification of the smuggling only to come with who's gonna be the villain of the season. He's got a super speed electric type of quirk which while enhanced makes him have the ability Fry had in that one Futurama episode. While he got away, Koichi was there to rescue Pop from one of the crab bots left there for show. Of course he was gonna save her, he's that kind of way. On the way we might have witnessed some bonding yet unfortunately he fell asleep, oh well.

Good start overall
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Yesterday, 12:52 PM
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Reply to Gator
What the hell was the police doing?

"Don't move or we'll shoot!"
*moves*
"Again don't move or we'll shoot!"
*moves again*
"Okay but this time we're super serious, don't move!"
*runs away*

At least they shot when it was already too late, but goddamn...
@Gator In Japan, the police are very rarely allowed to use force.
Yesterday, 1:12 PM

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Good ep

Didn't expect scar face to pull up so early. Usually masterminds got henchman, but in a sense, they alr got taken out.

Kaniko ain't that bad as a undercover agent.

So bro got super speed and can slow down time, nice.

Koichi is too grown to be this cringey. Need him to act his age and maybe he'll look cooler to the masses.

Love how Koichi, Fatgum, Kaniko worked together to save Pop.

Lol, anime be so obvious. It was obvious that he was gonna sleep after all that action.

9/10


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Yesterday, 3:31 PM
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So Kaniko can not only snip things between her fingers, but also her legs, if she ever got a boyfriend I’d fear for his life if you know what I mean lol. Jokes aside, this was a fun end to the opening arc of the season (although that recap was a bit too long imo), they found the contraband in the crab boxes but weren’t able to finish the job thanks to the new speedy villain and those hacked crab machines that could also self destruct. It created quite the dangerous situation, but thanks to the heroes, no one died and the damage wasn’t as bad as it could have been, and Kouichi was pretty cool when he saved Pop Step too, that was a very bad time for her to trip but thankfully Fat Gum showed why he is packing all that fat, only now he’s lost it all lol, I can’t remember if we’ve ever seen his low-fat form before now but that was cool.

Unfortunately tho, the speedy villain got away after he thoroughly finessed the cops, they had the upper hand for a moment but they weren’t ready for his Za Warudo style aspect of his quirk, so he got away for now but I’m sure that’s not the last we see of him. And poor Pop at the end couldn’t thank Kouichi, goober was knocked out cold lol, but the important thing is knowing that she cares.
Yesterday, 3:32 PM
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We got the mall police doing drug cartel busts, nah dude...

Also, we might have 5 min recaps each episode from now on lol. I thought i was watching episode 1 again.

Still a fun kick ass show for someone who didn't watch, nor does care about mha at all!
Yesterday, 3:34 PM

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The villain introduced in this episode had a very interesting quirk that seems like it would be a pain to deal with, but other than the character the episode was kinda meh.
Yesterday, 3:41 PM
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so the enemy is like the flash with super speed and he can do time dilation and i guess he can speed up his natural healing too in the future

pop is so in love with koichi now
Yesterday, 3:48 PM
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So there are police officers in the world of My Hero Academia outside of heteromorphs that have quirks. Monika Kaniyashiki’s quirk, Snip Clip, honestly seems good enough for her to be a Pro Hero. Now obviously she would have to hold back considering she can cut limbs off (since her quirk allows her to cut anything in between her fingers or legs). Can she control how much she cuts, or is it just everything in the space?

It seems there is a complex set up for how Trigger is being distributed. In this case, it’s being put in the cold packs for the crab deliveries and if it wasn’t for Monika’s undercover work, more could spread pretty quickly. It seems the guy with the scar is not only smart with this operation, but he’s powerful as well. He can move so fast when his quirk is activated that everything is in slow motion, almost still, and it reminds me of Flashtime in The Flash. He grabbed all those guns, was talking, and shot multiple shots at everybody. This may require All Might’s help at this point.

Koichi found another rare All Might hoodie (and I’m assuming he paid for it), and even though he didn’t stop the bomb, he got Kazuho to safety.

However since he and Kazuho gave the vender dude Makoto’s card, it seems there’s a possibility that Naoto will discover their vigilante identities, and that might complicate things.

Let’s see what goes down. Also Koichi if you want to conceal your identity, ALWAYS HAVE A MASK READY!
Yesterday, 3:49 PM
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so the enemy is like the flash with super speed and he can do time dilation and i guess he can speed up his natural healing too in the future

pop is so in love with koichi now
@deg First of all, I WAS ALSO THINKING ABOUT THE FLASH, IN PARTICULAR FLASHTIME.

Secondly, it seems that he doesn't always have super speed on and it has to be activated and when it does, he has a cooldown between uses.
Yesterday, 3:50 PM
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The villain introduced in this episode had a very interesting quirk that seems like it would be a pain to deal with, but other than the character the episode was kinda meh.
@rk4sasuke He wasn't introduced in this episode; he was introduced in the final episode of last season.
Yesterday, 3:50 PM
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Reply to AdrianFTW99
We got the mall police doing drug cartel busts, nah dude...

Also, we might have 5 min recaps each episode from now on lol. I thought i was watching episode 1 again.

Still a fun kick ass show for someone who didn't watch, nor does care about mha at all!
@AdrianFTW99 That wasn't mall police; that was Naoto Tsukauchi working with the Esusha Police Department.
Yesterday, 3:52 PM
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Reply to JayDaAnimeLord
Good ep

Didn't expect scar face to pull up so early. Usually masterminds got henchman, but in a sense, they alr got taken out.

Kaniko ain't that bad as a undercover agent.

So bro got super speed and can slow down time, nice.

Koichi is too grown to be this cringey. Need him to act his age and maybe he'll look cooler to the masses.

Love how Koichi, Fatgum, Kaniko worked together to save Pop.

Lol, anime be so obvious. It was obvious that he was gonna sleep after all that action.

9/10
@JayDaAnimeLord I had no idea that Koichi was gonna fall asleep.
Yesterday, 3:53 PM
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Reply to Gator
What the hell was the police doing?

"Don't move or we'll shoot!"
*moves*
"Again don't move or we'll shoot!"
*moves again*
"Okay but this time we're super serious, don't move!"
*runs away*

At least they shot when it was already too late, but goddamn...
@Gator Lowkey they gave the dude too many chances, but Naoto did shoot after figuring out how the dude's quirk works.
Yesterday, 3:54 PM
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That was a great episode!

Man the action was on blast today! That guy with the super speed... Isn't that the bee guy from last season but with another body? I kinda forgot lol. Well it seems it all ended alright at the end but the guy kinda escaped. Welp.
@Yhoto You're right. That scarred dude is the Bee guy, but in a different body (I don't know if it's the person's original body).
Yesterday, 3:54 PM
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Reply to MinscS2
I forgot how useless the police are in this universe...
@MinscS2 They aren't that bad, and Monika clapped cheeks.
Yesterday, 3:55 PM
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Reply to Grzana02
This episode is a perfect example of why characters with super speed or time manipulation seem to be nerfed in fights
@Grzana02 In this case, it seems there is a cooldown between activations of super speed, so it's not like this dude can move like Barry Allen (The Flash).
Yesterday, 3:56 PM
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Reply to Apratim
That flash wanna be villain was interesting and his move was cool. Other than that vigilante going pretty meh, no seriousness, weakass plot and villains lol
@Apratim LOL

FLASH WANNABE!

THAT'S BRUTAL!
Yesterday, 3:56 PM
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I prefer this protagonist than Deku
@NoxLeNuit Why do you like Koichi over Izuku Midoriya?
Yesterday, 3:57 PM
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Reply to 0451
That was a long recap. Idr if Season 1 had them.

Return of that bee bastard. His quirk now seems way too OP. At least for normal policemen.

Kaniko is really badass. Her quirk is cool too. It doesn't make sense that cops aren't allowed to use quirks. I know they're not heroes but what's the point in limiting them? Seems like an unnecessary risk.

Koichi got to be a hero, I mean vigilante again, by saving Pop again. That exploding crab thing was dangerous but at least he got a new hoodie out of it. Pop riding Koichi at the end was weirdly wholesome.

The animation of this episode feels like a downgrade compared to Season 1. Hopefully, it improves in later episodes. But wouldn't be surprised if it doesn't because final season aired last season. They probably should've taken longer to release this to polish it more tbh.
@0451 Now that you mention it, you're right. It doesn't make sense that the police aren't allowed to use their quirks.

Which is why I assumed outside of heteromorphs, the police were quirkless.
Yesterday, 3:58 PM
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Another undercover investigation type of episode. I've heard of this type of case before.

Pop Up also had to get her hands dirty again. Not going to lie, I find Kaniko kinda fun to watch in this season so far. Her undercover status and unusual style makes an interesting mix for her role. But yeah, it looks like their city still has a lot of corruption and crime problems to deal with. This just feels like the beginning. That got really messy with the crab.
@Stark700 It's Pop Step, not Pop Up.
Yesterday, 4:01 PM

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Reply to KingBaller06
@rk4sasuke He wasn't introduced in this episode; he was introduced in the final episode of last season.
@KingBaller06 hmm I may have to do a rewatch of it then I honestly don't remember him at all tbh
Yesterday, 7:16 PM

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Let Koichi sleep, he was pretty heroic today :)

I like how they showed the speedsters power in action.
Yesterday, 7:17 PM

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mha officers are always so reluctant to us there gunas till its to late lol
@Ahohite-killer unlike the US many police forces do not resort to firing their guns unless they have no other choice.
Yesterday, 7:30 PM
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Such a great episode. From seeing Kaniko's quirk (which is why she has the crab motif), to Fatgum's "thin" form, to the things with Kazuho and Koichi. I do with the the police didn't take a while to deal with the villain, but I get that they couldn't have done much (and we wouldn't have a villain for the series/season.) overall, I am glad they did this well.
Yesterday, 7:35 PM
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Reply to 0451
That was a long recap. Idr if Season 1 had them.

Return of that bee bastard. His quirk now seems way too OP. At least for normal policemen.

Kaniko is really badass. Her quirk is cool too. It doesn't make sense that cops aren't allowed to use quirks. I know they're not heroes but what's the point in limiting them? Seems like an unnecessary risk.

Koichi got to be a hero, I mean vigilante again, by saving Pop again. That exploding crab thing was dangerous but at least he got a new hoodie out of it. Pop riding Koichi at the end was weirdly wholesome.

The animation of this episode feels like a downgrade compared to Season 1. Hopefully, it improves in later episodes. But wouldn't be surprised if it doesn't because final season aired last season. They probably should've taken longer to release this to polish it more tbh.
@0451 Tsukauchi did observe it has limits, though frankly the Flashtime moment has me trying to recall particulars, since it feels inconsistent or there has to be some kind of trade off and backlash for using the power that intensely. Like coughing up blood or being near bedridden for a bit, the body can't keep up with that kind of speed
Yesterday, 7:36 PM
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Being able to cut with her legs was insane! That's some real pro hero potential
@PettankoLover And I think somewhere Horikoshi may have had to confirm it doesn't work on organic matter, don't quote me on that. Otherwise, she'd kind of be as broken in her own right as Momo, albeit in Kaniko's case, she'd be slicing people up like a serial killer
Yesterday, 7:38 PM
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Reply to Gator
What the hell was the police doing?

"Don't move or we'll shoot!"
*moves*
"Again don't move or we'll shoot!"
*moves again*
"Okay but this time we're super serious, don't move!"
*runs away*

At least they shot when it was already too late, but goddamn...
@Gator Police in Japan kind of have the tendency to not use the weapon if they can avoid it, since there is that sense of impact with using violence to enact change. Which feels kind of odd in a way, but police have stricter constraints than, say, fictional characters who can be pacifists but also nonetheless are trained in martial arts and can use force to beat an opponent unconscious, ala Batman, etc. Hard Boiled Cop and Dolphin has a chapter early on, like...the first 3, where it says that many Japanese cops supposedly never even fire their sidearm once in their entire career, it's that serious a thing, possibly because there's also paperwork involved, not unlike with WEstern cops, like in the U.S.
Yesterday, 7:41 PM
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And back to the "crabtastic" incident we go having Kaniko deal with the identification of the smuggling only to come with who's gonna be the villain of the season. He's got a super speed electric type of quirk which while enhanced makes him have the ability Fry had in that one Futurama episode. While he got away, Koichi was there to rescue Pop from one of the crab bots left there for show. Of course he was gonna save her, he's that kind of way. On the way we might have witnessed some bonding yet unfortunately he fell asleep, oh well.

Good start overall
@rasterman7 The way they were presenting it, the Quirk appears to be able to enhance speed in a concentrated fashion, not long term since that would be like a non Gum Gum Devil Fruit user trying to enhance their performance via "doping" like Luffy did. The body would not survive it or your lifespan would be cut down even if you somehow acclimated to it. The Flashtime moment felt like it should've had some indication that it isn't like the spurts of speed he was using before, he was seeing everything in such slow speed that he was able to do all that in the span of probably a few seconds in real time, but it was more like 30 seconds for him
Yesterday, 7:45 PM
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@0451 Now that you mention it, you're right. It doesn't make sense that the police aren't allowed to use their quirks.

Which is why I assumed outside of heteromorphs, the police were quirkless.
@KingBaller06 Quirks being registered and being registered as a Hero allowed to use your Quirk against people misusing it should already be a distinction in MHA society. If you're using your Quirk, it has to be regulated in some way unless it's something so minute that it amounts to nothing serious. But Kaniko did say it was going to be a bit of paperwork clearly and she used it at least 2 times, but can probably justify it

Kaniko probably isn't a cop most of the time, it seems like her main job is the promotional stuff for Kanidoge, but it does bring up questions on side jobs of that nature
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@Grzana02 In this case, it seems there is a cooldown between activations of super speed, so it's not like this dude can move like Barry Allen (The Flash).
@KingBaller06 Horikoshi probably had to think harder on this one to make super speed something that can push the limits, but doesn't get into the stuff that DC had to do in order to make any sense of speedsters, Geoff Johns being a big part of that, from what I understand
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