Why My Hero Academia fans shouldn't compare season 7's animation with the movie, explained

My Hero Academia fans shouldn
My Hero Academia fans shouldn't compare movies and the series (Image via Bones)

My Hero Academia is currently in its seventh season, and the general consensus around the season's production is that it is one of the best-animated seasons so far. Although the anime has seen huge dips in quality in a few episodes of past seasons, most of them were eventually forgotten.

Recently, the series' fourth movie, You're Next, released its official trailer, which managed to reignite the discourse regarding the animation quality of the series and the movie. Many fans have also mentioned that this discourse serves no purpose since the production quality of a series and a movie varies greatly.


My Hero Academia: Comparing movies and series has no purpose

The animation of My Hero Academia has become a huge topic of discussion ever since the release of its consecutive seasons and numerous movies. Although the animation of the anime series has managed to maintain a rather high level of quality, it has repeatedly been compared to the animation of the movies.

Due to the movies' superior animation quality compared to the steadily diminishing quality of the anime series, many fans have lamented the announcement of new movies. Many fans claim that new movies will further reduce the quality of the anime series.

Shoto Todoroki as shown in the anime (Image via )
Shoto Todoroki as shown in the anime (Image via )

The fourth movie recently released its official trailer and theme song. Although the trailer was well received, many people noticed the higher animation quality and started questioning why the anime couldn't get the same treatment.

It is important to note that the quality of an anime series is highly dependent on the overall budget of a single episode and the weekly deadlines. Anime series often have a much longer runtime than a movie, which, on average, has a runtime of 90-120 minutes, often translating to the movie needing fewer frames to be drawn overall.

All of this greatly contributes to the overall animation quality of a movie, making a high-quality movie much more feasible than an anime series with a weekly deadline and a longer runtime. Some fans have also mentioned that comparing the animation of a movie with the animation of the anime series serves no purpose, as both are developed under vastly different constraints.


Final thoughts

Toya Todoroki as shown in the anime (Image via Studio Bones)
Toya Todoroki as shown in the anime (Image via Studio Bones)

The manga recently concluded its final arc and entered its epilogue. The anime recently released episode 7 and episode 8 will be released on June 22, 2024, mainly focusing on the beginning of the Final War arc.

The episodes will be available to stream worldwide on Crunchyroll and Netflix. An English dub for season 7 hasn't been announced yet, but fans are expecting it to be announced soon due to the series' popularity.


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