Boku no Hero Academia (ONA) Episode 2 Discussion

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Aug 1, 2022 2:19 PM

Yary24

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Smile actually seems like quite a powerful quirk, lol. Fun OVAs!

Aug 1, 2022 3:42 PM

PurpleGirl203

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What a funny episode XD but I felt sad for not seeing Shoto laugh like everyone else ;w; Although, at least we could see a rare laugh from Bakugou.

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Aug 1, 2022 10:16 PM

ShadowUnown

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Scary quirk.

Aug 1, 2022 10:17 PM

Silent_Shadow05

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A laughing endeavor.. you don't see that everyday.

Aug 1, 2022 10:24 PM

phantomfandom

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Just when I thought that his art look like Banksy, the character (of someone in Endeavor office) said out loud that Does Smiley think he's Banksy.

This episode shows that there's a strong line between police work and hero work, and just as Hero doesn't cross the line to police work, Hero also expect that police doesn't cross the line to do hero wok. But Smiley is too dangerous for police. The more I think about how his quirk can be used without any limitation, it can even work on robot, and even a picture or a reflection also work, this is a very dangerous quirk, even if at first Endeavor doesn't believe that it can be threatening, until his house get vandalized.

The way Deku think about how Smiley is similar to himself reminds me of the way Tanjiro think in Entertainment arc, I won't say any furthur but if you know you know. Deku could be a Smiley if he doesn't get All Might power, or even worse, he could be nothing, not even a villain.

And while this episode is about street art, it also the art itself, with a message, laugh, in a time where pandemic make everyone stress, everyone need laugh, just like when Smiley broadcast at the end. You never know you need laugh until you laugh it out loud, that's how I interpret this episode's message. Because at first I kinda predict that there'll be someone that this Quirk can't penetrate, like Shoto who rarely smile, Endeavor who always too serious, Bakugo who always too determine, or the robot which is not a human at all, but they all laugh, that's how I conclude that everyone need laugh is a message of this episode, especially in a crisis time like 2022.

Aug 2, 2022 8:41 AM

KANLen09

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Another case of work studies, but of a villain: Mr. Smiley that inflicts laughter through looking at his face, then vandalizes with graffiti for mockery.

Naturally, going to Endeavour's agency for this is a no-brainer, but to instigate this, man, anger sprouts fear. But Mr. Smiley's Quirk is just too strong for someone whom feels like he has no place in society to create art, and he's about to become one through villainy. This is the same rhetoric of Izuku's to stand out being a Quirkless individual, so there's some similarities between both people.

This is where Class 1-B's Mei Hatsune comes in with her weird experiments, and this'll prove useful for this robot aiding them...nope, since images also work as well. After some research, dealing with him takes a certain strategy that's not handled through violence, but with understanding.

As a standalone canon character, Shinjiro Hohoemi a.k.a Mr. Smiley would make for a great hero. But his focus is in art, so let it be.

Aug 2, 2022 3:31 PM

Red_Ranger_Wien

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Mr. Smiley was great. Damn I enjoyed these two OVAs more then I enjoyed the last two seasons of the show.

Aug 4, 2022 5:35 AM

adrx24

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PurpleGirl203 said:
What a funny episode XD but I felt sad for not seeing Shoto laugh like everyone else ;w; Although, at least we could see a rare laugh from Bakugou.

This is exactly what I thought every time!!! I wanted to see Shoto laugh so badly but seeing Bakugo and Endeavor laugh like that was amazing

Aug 4, 2022 8:23 AM

RobertBobert

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Don't know if this character is original, but this is one of the weirdest arc of OP villains I've ever seen in shonen. That in itself is an achievement.

Aug 4, 2022 7:22 PM

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Don't know about others but seeing everyone announcing themselves before attacking the smile dude pissed me off to no end.

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Aug 10, 2022 11:32 AM

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Tofia_vifro

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This episode was funny, new villain was interesting and Bakugo who is laughing is amazing, I love it. but Midoria, Bakugo, Todoroki and others hero was really weak... I understadn that this is special episode but strange is that all endeavor anency can't catch one person. Animation wos better than in 5 season although some face are curves...

Aug 11, 2022 5:46 AM

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uenoyama

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Jul 2015

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I always love bakugou and endeavor interactions

Aug 13, 2022 2:10 PM

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DavidRodrigues

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HAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAH

Aug 18, 2022 4:12 PM

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KingBaller06

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Man this was both action-packed and wholesome!

It's crazy how powerful Shinjiro Hohoemi, AKA Mr. Smiley's quirk is. Even using a video or mirror his quirk has an effect, which makes its range infinite with the right tools.

I like how Endeavor and Bakugo focused on fighting Mr. Smiley directly and using brute force while Midoriya focused as to understanding Mr. Smiley and trying to reason with him.

It was a great ending to a fantastic episode and Mr. Smiley's legacy will always be remembered.

Aug 30, 2022 7:20 PM

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Mr. Smiley is certainly an interesting character. He didn't mean any harm, and he seems to be a good person. It would be interesting to see him again in a future episode of the series.

Sep 4, 2022 7:58 PM

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saronghae

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I liked it because I love BNHA, but I mean it's an ONA soo.. Still very good though!

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Sep 25, 2022 6:13 PM

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rahul93k

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Loved this episode! This guy kinda reminded me of Mr. Gentle from S4!

Sep 26, 2022 12:49 PM

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The_Cmoose

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Jan 2021

cute little side story. These two OVA's are the perfect encapsulation of what an OVA should be.

Sep 26, 2022 10:09 PM

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MasterHavik

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Okay, this did enough to get an 8 in my book. This was a very well done one off.

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Oct 5, 2022 10:52 PM

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Elvee_Blackthorn

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Loved the episodes! Full of action and comedic relief as always!

Oct 8, 2022 7:39 AM

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Roch2001

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Putting aside how fun this arc was, that laugh guy is seriously a danger to the planet. Glad our best boys and girls got to him first and he dosent look like he will become a villain!

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Oct 11, 2022 2:50 AM

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Etherius_ZS

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It fits the story more than the previous one. Both episodes are juts okay-ish.

Oct 20, 2022 6:06 PM

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JVskunkape

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kinda eh episode, the baseball one was a lot better. Didn't find it that funny and the premise was pretty stupid.

One bit that was ridiculous was when the robbery started and the green haired chick is like "not now!!"....yeah what a terrible time for a minor crime to occur, when the number one hero and almost his entire agency is right there.

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Oct 23, 2022 11:28 AM

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Eoussama

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Dec 2016

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Slice of life academia.

Dec 26, 2022 3:42 AM

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TheDoctorsWife

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Jul 2013

I'm surprised that this episode was actually good!!

Jan 24, 2023 3:27 AM

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Becloud

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Jul 2008

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Anyone else think endeavor's chauffeur looks like joe manganiello?

Jan 31, 2023 11:12 AM

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howIl

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Sep 2021

Mister Smile 😃 (╯✧▽✧)╯

Feb 10, 2023 4:40 PM

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1Konochi

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May 2020

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He is still going to do jail time, right?

Feb 26, 2023 8:22 PM

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Anaru7

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Jan 2023

Well This was actually a good episode
and i still can't get over endeavour laughing

Apr 6, 2023 8:38 AM

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Gator

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Apr 2013

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That "Smiley" sound got old quite fast. First ONA was better.

May 21, 2023 4:43 PM

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Mayhjelow

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Mar 2022

LOVED IT! LOVED IT! LOVED IT!

May 27, 12:30 AM

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WolfWood37

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Jul 2008

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This guy should beat All for One.

Aug 17, 7:12 AM

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ToTheGyz

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Apr 2023

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Pretty fun episode with Mr Smiley. Enjoyed the smiling fights and the guy himself. And fun seeing Hatsume again.

Oct 16, 4:15 PM

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SarahxLevi

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Dec 2023

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This is random but I missed ms joke. This villan just a lame ass joker: also todoroki laughing is what gets😭😭

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