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My Hero Academia Light Novels #1
My Hero Academia: School Briefs, Vol. 1
The U.A. High School Hero Course teaches young hopefuls everything they need to become heroes. Between killer events like the Sports Festival and internships, there’s even Parents’ Day! That’s when all the kids get the chance to show their parents what they’re made of!
248 pages, Paperback
First published April 4, 2016
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April 8, 2019
Do you want to read about Mineta being not just lustful but outright misogynistic? This is the book for you!
October 7, 2019
Ah, this was just okay. The writing wasn't that great. The author used former and latter a lot, which kind of bugged me for some reason and I often got confused during the dialog because I couldn't tell who was speaking. The only parts I really liked were Todoroki's and Bakugo's. For the most part I was just kind of bored. I mean I appreciate the kids doing more mundane things, but the writing just didn't make it interesting enough. I also figured out what was happening like on page one of the book so the whole secretive thing just seemed corny to me. I don't know. This just wasn't that great. Kind of disappointing.
June 14, 2019
Pretty slow.
World: The world building is solid, it builds upon the main series and relies on a lot what's be built in there.
Story: It's a collection of short stories tied together with one school event. The pacing is alright but it is a bit slow and overly dense for it's own good. The translation is rather bland and there were times when I felt that it feel glacial. There are some good emotions here and the writers does get the characters so there are some good things about it.
Characters: Not a lot of development here, it relies a lot on the depth from the manga. There are some fun character moments here.
It was okay, it was a bit long and plodding, it's not essential for casual fans.
Onward to the next book!
World: The world building is solid, it builds upon the main series and relies on a lot what's be built in there.
Story: It's a collection of short stories tied together with one school event. The pacing is alright but it is a bit slow and overly dense for it's own good. The translation is rather bland and there were times when I felt that it feel glacial. There are some good emotions here and the writers does get the characters so there are some good things about it.
Characters: Not a lot of development here, it relies a lot on the depth from the manga. There are some fun character moments here.
It was okay, it was a bit long and plodding, it's not essential for casual fans.
Onward to the next book!
September 23, 2020
This is a collection of short slice-of-life stories about Class 1-A students preparing for an upcoming “Parents’ Day.” It’s like a collection of filler episodes cut from the anime/manga, written in light novel format. I loved the idea of a lighthearted look into the students’ daily lives, but these stories were rather forgettable. Many of the jokes were dependent on a certain character’s obsession with women, which gets old fast. It didn’t build upon any relationships, except maybe Inko and Midoriya’s mother-son bond (which was actually quite sweet).
Huge fans of the manga/anime might like this extra BNHA content. Otherwise, I don’t think you’ll miss anything by skipping this one.
Huge fans of the manga/anime might like this extra BNHA content. Otherwise, I don’t think you’ll miss anything by skipping this one.
August 29, 2019
Being a light novel, this was a quick and fun read. The book explores some of the "daily lives of students" that the creator couldn't quite fit into the manga due to aiming to push the main plot forward. This volume has the overarching plot of Parent's Day at UA, while in between there are random side plots featuring various characters, such as a "theme park episode" and an "underwear thief episode."
This book takes place after the UA Sports Festival, but before the events of the Summer Camp.
A great read for any fan of My Hero Academia!
This book takes place after the UA Sports Festival, but before the events of the Summer Camp.
A great read for any fan of My Hero Academia!
July 10, 2019
this was basically fanfiction written by a man who's never written fanfic before and for which i had to PAY TO READ
some characters were kinda.... ooc??? not entirely, but their characteristics were either watered down or way too exaggerated. you could tell hori didn't write this.
not to mention that you have the opportunity to write whatever you want with the characters and yet you dedicate A LOT OF PAGES to mineta and kaminari hunting down girls. really???? I'd much much much MUCH rather read midoriya fanboying on that hero exposition he went to. or iida and tokoyami having fun in the park. or like, ANY other character doing anything. mineta was extra annoying in this, way more than he ever was in the original works (which is already saying a lot!!!)
So... there were some moments that I liked, but I feel like the writer needs to practice a lot more before this can actually become good.
some characters were kinda.... ooc??? not entirely, but their characteristics were either watered down or way too exaggerated. you could tell hori didn't write this.
not to mention that you have the opportunity to write whatever you want with the characters and yet you dedicate A LOT OF PAGES to mineta and kaminari hunting down girls. really???? I'd much much much MUCH rather read midoriya fanboying on that hero exposition he went to. or iida and tokoyami having fun in the park. or like, ANY other character doing anything. mineta was extra annoying in this, way more than he ever was in the original works (which is already saying a lot!!!)
So... there were some moments that I liked, but I feel like the writer needs to practice a lot more before this can actually become good.
April 5, 2021
یوهوو! ناولای آکادمی قهرمانی من رو پیدا کردم و میخوام برم سراغشون.
اینا. خیلی. قشنگن. خیلی آروم و شاد و قشنگ. اگه به کتابای بهتری 5 نداده بودم حتما 5 می گرفت.
قشنگ ترین چیزش این بود که معلوم بود نویسنده از نوشتن کتاب چقدر بهش خوش گذشته!
اینا. خیلی. قشنگن. خیلی آروم و شاد و قشنگ. اگه به کتابای بهتری 5 نداده بودم حتما 5 می گرفت.
قشنگ ترین چیزش این بود که معلوم بود نویسنده از نوشتن کتاب چقدر بهش خوش گذشته!
January 9, 2020
This book made me uncomfortable several times with the sexual harrassment jokes, and more recently a small story with R-Rated Hero Midnight, were it seemed something along the lines of a rape joke, that she did something to a guy to "make him gay".
None of this is okay. None of this should have been published at all, and I'm disgusted that it was. I may love My Hero Academia, but this shit shouldn't exist anywhere and shame on Anri Yoshi-San, and all the editors and everyone else who looked that that and agreed that this was okay. This isn't okay to publish anywhere in the world. I can barely stand Mineta's presence, because he is SO wrong. I appreciated when the mangaka took time to warn people that what he does is wrong, and that if you tried anything like what he says and does you will face a court room. But it's not enough. Characters facing that punishment, and that being the only thing that happens should be the only story told with someone who sexually harrasses someone. These characters and moments should not exist. It's not fucking funny. It never fucking was.
None of this is okay. None of this should have been published at all, and I'm disgusted that it was. I may love My Hero Academia, but this shit shouldn't exist anywhere and shame on Anri Yoshi-San, and all the editors and everyone else who looked that that and agreed that this was okay. This isn't okay to publish anywhere in the world. I can barely stand Mineta's presence, because he is SO wrong. I appreciated when the mangaka took time to warn people that what he does is wrong, and that if you tried anything like what he says and does you will face a court room. But it's not enough. Characters facing that punishment, and that being the only thing that happens should be the only story told with someone who sexually harrasses someone. These characters and moments should not exist. It's not fucking funny. It never fucking was.
April 2, 2019
If you are a My Hero Academia fan, then I suggest you read this!
Written in novel format instead of manga, MHA School Briefs is about some of the action that takes place in between the hectic lives of UA.
Has well drawn pictures inside, good stories that fit the characters perfectly, well detailed so you know what’s what, and it’s great enough to read, many times over!!
Overall, if you want see more of your favorite characters, laugh more, love more, then I suggest this book, and with the added note that, 2 more School Briefs books will be released in the U.S.A. later this year.
Enjoy :) PLUS ULTRA!!!!!!!
Written in novel format instead of manga, MHA School Briefs is about some of the action that takes place in between the hectic lives of UA.
Has well drawn pictures inside, good stories that fit the characters perfectly, well detailed so you know what’s what, and it’s great enough to read, many times over!!
Overall, if you want see more of your favorite characters, laugh more, love more, then I suggest this book, and with the added note that, 2 more School Briefs books will be released in the U.S.A. later this year.
Enjoy :) PLUS ULTRA!!!!!!!
September 10, 2023
Obviously these are side stories, for the most part they are all slice of life and don't really add much to the overall MHA story, other than reading your favourite characters in less life threatening situations.
The writing is very basic which can be good for younger readers but I found myself losing interest rather quickly.
As this is the volume 1 of the side stories it spends a lot of time introducing and recaping the events of MHA.
I also thought this was a manga (like vigilantes) not a light novel.
Overall if you want to consume every bit of MHA then you may like this however if you aren't bothered about slice of life and minor stories then I'd give this a pass
The writing is very basic which can be good for younger readers but I found myself losing interest rather quickly.
As this is the volume 1 of the side stories it spends a lot of time introducing and recaping the events of MHA.
I also thought this was a manga (like vigilantes) not a light novel.
Overall if you want to consume every bit of MHA then you may like this however if you aren't bothered about slice of life and minor stories then I'd give this a pass
September 30, 2022
The only thing that kinda sorta ruined this was the presence of Mineta and his stupid comments (stupid bordering on criminal, actually) but otherwise this was a very fun read, very light-hearted and nice.
October 12, 2024
-1 star for mineta's existence
-1 star for dirty talk and innuendos
-1 star for gross weird stuff
+1 star for wholesome friendships
+1 star for entertainment value
-1 star for dirty talk and innuendos
-1 star for gross weird stuff
+1 star for wholesome friendships
+1 star for entertainment value
December 12, 2025
"¿Qué clase de héroe no puede proteger a sus seres queridos?"
Yo creo que después de terminar el manga y estar a unos días de ver el final del anime... Estás novelas ligeras son un apapacho para no olvidar sus primeros días de héroes.
Y aunque concuerdo con todos sobre la innecesaria aparición y comentarios vulgares de mineta... Ya solo lo ignoro y disfruto de lo demás 🤭
Yo creo que después de terminar el manga y estar a unos días de ver el final del anime... Estás novelas ligeras son un apapacho para no olvidar sus primeros días de héroes.
Y aunque concuerdo con todos sobre la innecesaria aparición y comentarios vulgares de mineta... Ya solo lo ignoro y disfruto de lo demás 🤭
October 31, 2019
As someone who is unashamed to admit to having read a lot of really well written, wonderful, My Hero Academia fanfiction in her time, the writing in this was a bit dry.
But the story was still so cute and also approved by the mangaka so of course, I liked it.
Izuku is a baby.
But the story was still so cute and also approved by the mangaka so of course, I liked it.
Izuku is a baby.
November 23, 2020
A short side-story for one of the greatest manga and anime series to have come out in the past decade. It's in the same vein as the movies and OVAs in that it is a fun, fan-service story that doesn't effect the overall narrative and doesn't make major character changes to our favorites. It's more of a slice-of-life type of story with every chapter focusing on groups of students and the teachers in Aizawa's chapter and the adventures and problems that they are faced with.
As some who works in education and is involved with students' education, it's always good and relatable to read and understand the points of view of both the teachers and the students. As someone who loves superheroes and comic books, the situations and dialogue that these characters are placed in with the use of their quirks and the roles of villains and heroes are still as interesting as what we see in the manga and the anime. Each chapter actually feels like a comic book/manga issue with a focus on the characters and their own unique story and problem and how that is resolved by the end of the chapter. On top of that, every situation is one that is very much relatable whether you personally have done it or have known people who have experienced these sorts of things. Parent's Day is the thread that connects each of these stories together, and in some ways, it acts as a dark cloud that some characters are dreading, which is in lieu of many school kids who would be nervous having their parents coming into class with them. In the minds of most kids, the school world and the home world are two entirely different entities that should never be mixed.
All in all, an entirely wholesome and identifiable book that while, not necessary to the main plot and not entirely changing to the characters to the manga and anime, it is nonetheless a good read for fans of both.
As some who works in education and is involved with students' education, it's always good and relatable to read and understand the points of view of both the teachers and the students. As someone who loves superheroes and comic books, the situations and dialogue that these characters are placed in with the use of their quirks and the roles of villains and heroes are still as interesting as what we see in the manga and the anime. Each chapter actually feels like a comic book/manga issue with a focus on the characters and their own unique story and problem and how that is resolved by the end of the chapter. On top of that, every situation is one that is very much relatable whether you personally have done it or have known people who have experienced these sorts of things. Parent's Day is the thread that connects each of these stories together, and in some ways, it acts as a dark cloud that some characters are dreading, which is in lieu of many school kids who would be nervous having their parents coming into class with them. In the minds of most kids, the school world and the home world are two entirely different entities that should never be mixed.
All in all, an entirely wholesome and identifiable book that while, not necessary to the main plot and not entirely changing to the characters to the manga and anime, it is nonetheless a good read for fans of both.
October 19, 2022
This was okay! I enjoyed reading about my favorite kiddos actually getting to be kids for once.. minus Mineta still being the worst. The writing could’ve been better and it sometimes was confusing especially with the dialogue. But still love Todoroki! <3
October 2, 2021
3.5 Le hubiera dado más porque sí me reí bastante y algunas partes están muy lindas, pero el capítulo cinco concluyó de forma muy extraña.
July 18, 2023
I loved this! It was so much fun!
March 11, 2024
Not me bawling over Todoroki not having a parent to bring to Parents' Day.
July 11, 2024
2 estrellas por
“Like I care! Take the long way around, cuz I ain’t having you in front of me or behind me!”
Okay then… How about shoulder to shoulder?”
Viva bkdk
“Like I care! Take the long way around, cuz I ain’t having you in front of me or behind me!”
Okay then… How about shoulder to shoulder?”
Viva bkdk
November 26, 2024
Shoto talks to his mum about Izuku like he’s got a big fat crush on him. Beautiful. (It’s canon to me.)
Minus 1 star because Mineta exists.
Minus 1 star because Mineta exists.
October 25, 2025
trust das hier ist tuff meine babys 🥹🥹🥹🥹
February 22, 2020
My Hero Academia is a superhero manga that has taken the world by storm. Since the manga’s 2014 debut in Shonen Jump, it has acquired two spinoffs – My Hero Academia Vigilantes, following a group of vigilante heroes, and My Hero Academia Smash!!, a comedic four panel rendition of moments not shown in the manga. Now, a light novel is also available starting with My Hero Academia: School Briefs, Vol. 1: Parents’ Day. Written by Anri Yoshi based on Kohei Horikoshi’s series and ideas, this story takes place after the student’s internships as they prepare for Parent’s Day.
This light novel follows various students within Class 1-A as well as their teachers over the course of a weekend with Parent’s Day – the day student’s parents visit their school – quickly approaching. Each chapter follows a different character or set of characters in their own shorter tale over the course of these few days.
The happenings within School Briefs are not found anywhere else. These are moments not shows in the manga, the anime, or any of the other spinoffs. These are unique tales that fit in quite well with the already established cannon. Many of the stories happen outside of school. Ida and several others go to a nearby theme park, several students go shopping, and the teacher’s talk of Parents Day turns into wild theory crafting.
The language used is simplistic, but that is not a detraction from School Briefs. Instead, it is a strength. This is, after all, a shonen story, one targeted to boys in the roughly middle school aged range despite worldwide popularity among those of all ages and genders. Having the stories and language remain so accessible to preteens, to have them catered to instead of forgotten, is a wonderful thing.
The short stories culminate with what happens on Parent’s Day itself. While the majority of the light novel involved more lighthearted banter and humorous situations, the ending is more of the action-packed adventure readers most associate with the series. Despite being comprised of many shorter stories, the majority of which could stand just fine on their own, the tale is quite linear with a satisfying conclusion. My Hero Academia: School Briefs, Vol. 1: Parents’ Day by Anri Yoshi fits perfectly into the established manga and provides additional great material for fans to devour.
I received a copy of this light novel from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.
This review originally found at Looking Glass Reads.
This light novel follows various students within Class 1-A as well as their teachers over the course of a weekend with Parent’s Day – the day student’s parents visit their school – quickly approaching. Each chapter follows a different character or set of characters in their own shorter tale over the course of these few days.
The happenings within School Briefs are not found anywhere else. These are moments not shows in the manga, the anime, or any of the other spinoffs. These are unique tales that fit in quite well with the already established cannon. Many of the stories happen outside of school. Ida and several others go to a nearby theme park, several students go shopping, and the teacher’s talk of Parents Day turns into wild theory crafting.
The language used is simplistic, but that is not a detraction from School Briefs. Instead, it is a strength. This is, after all, a shonen story, one targeted to boys in the roughly middle school aged range despite worldwide popularity among those of all ages and genders. Having the stories and language remain so accessible to preteens, to have them catered to instead of forgotten, is a wonderful thing.
The short stories culminate with what happens on Parent’s Day itself. While the majority of the light novel involved more lighthearted banter and humorous situations, the ending is more of the action-packed adventure readers most associate with the series. Despite being comprised of many shorter stories, the majority of which could stand just fine on their own, the tale is quite linear with a satisfying conclusion. My Hero Academia: School Briefs, Vol. 1: Parents’ Day by Anri Yoshi fits perfectly into the established manga and provides additional great material for fans to devour.
I received a copy of this light novel from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.
This review originally found at Looking Glass Reads.
April 6, 2019
Hero Academia School Briefs 1 is a commendable undertaking to present a novelized take on hero academia. While it is worth nothing that quite a ton of people have done the same, with the number of hero academia fanfics of greater than 100K words on one archive fanfiction archive exceeding over 300 works, it is remarkable that we receive something of the same quality in a published form. For me, it was difficult to avoid comparing this novel with those.
Characterization in this novel was pretty good though personally I would have liked some of the Kaminari parts done in a way that didn’t make him seem to be just a slightly toned down version of Mineta, and Mineta was honestly distracting and disappointing. I would have liked if Mineta was handled in a way that sort of redeemed him or at least made him somewhat involved in many of the plots to feel relevant and important, instead of as the perverted comic relief (well many times it wasn’t actually funny).
Other characters like Bakugo and Midoriya were handled in a way that made me feel they were definitely more than just classmates as behind Bakugo’s gruff/rough exterior there were many moments in here where it seemed like he was concerned with Midoriya and actually talking to him instead of ignoring him.
Otherwise, this novel was great as the vignettes did give us different and unexpected teamups, for example Tokoyami, Ida, Kaminari, and Mineta never seemed like a combi that would work but here it was. I love that other than the usual ones we see with those characters. The girl’s side was a bit slower with the mochi and pantie thief, but it had its moments of insight into their lives, and the weakest one was honestly the teachers lounge moment (midnight playing doctor made a boy bat for the other team, just seemed totally awkward and kind of inappropriate, jpn humor???). Finally, Todoroki’s portion was really good got the heart tugging.
In conclusion, just yet another fanfic for HeroAca where the author really did do well with giving us their headcanons and seeing how different characters can play off each other. A better job incorporating the characters could have made this better, as unless you were Kaminari, Midoriya, Asui, Ochako, Yaomomo, Ida, Tokoyami, Mineta, Shoto, and to an extent Bakugo, you were an afterthought or giving one or two lines of content.
Artwork between chapters was nice.
Characterization in this novel was pretty good though personally I would have liked some of the Kaminari parts done in a way that didn’t make him seem to be just a slightly toned down version of Mineta, and Mineta was honestly distracting and disappointing. I would have liked if Mineta was handled in a way that sort of redeemed him or at least made him somewhat involved in many of the plots to feel relevant and important, instead of as the perverted comic relief (well many times it wasn’t actually funny).
Other characters like Bakugo and Midoriya were handled in a way that made me feel they were definitely more than just classmates as behind Bakugo’s gruff/rough exterior there were many moments in here where it seemed like he was concerned with Midoriya and actually talking to him instead of ignoring him.
Otherwise, this novel was great as the vignettes did give us different and unexpected teamups, for example Tokoyami, Ida, Kaminari, and Mineta never seemed like a combi that would work but here it was. I love that other than the usual ones we see with those characters. The girl’s side was a bit slower with the mochi and pantie thief, but it had its moments of insight into their lives, and the weakest one was honestly the teachers lounge moment (midnight playing doctor made a boy bat for the other team, just seemed totally awkward and kind of inappropriate, jpn humor???). Finally, Todoroki’s portion was really good got the heart tugging.
In conclusion, just yet another fanfic for HeroAca where the author really did do well with giving us their headcanons and seeing how different characters can play off each other. A better job incorporating the characters could have made this better, as unless you were Kaminari, Midoriya, Asui, Ochako, Yaomomo, Ida, Tokoyami, Mineta, Shoto, and to an extent Bakugo, you were an afterthought or giving one or two lines of content.
Artwork between chapters was nice.
September 23, 2019
Cute, fast read.
Two main issues:
Dialogue, half the time you couldn't tell who was speaking. It got especially confusing during the "Teacher Mayhem" chapter when all the teachers (minus Aizawa and All Might) were all talking and bickering with one another.
Second: did half the theme park chapter really need to be dedicated to Mineta and Kaminari girl hunting? Mineta is the most obnoxious character in the manga, it's a shame Horikoshi likes him (according to his character profile in the printed books) because I'm on team "get rid of him and add Shinso to the class".
Other than that I kind of liked it, it was nice to see the kids outside of their classrooms interacting with one another. The best part was the scene with (Shoto) Todoroki and his mother and sister.
I'm also slightly surprised to see people complaining there was no "foreshadowing" or "forewarning" about the ending. Did you not read what the teachers were talking about or what Aizawa said at the end of the teacher chapter? And the "bad guy" really wasn't a surprise, considering (in the anime) who they chose to use as a bank robber during drills and how over the top their acting was.
Two main issues:
Dialogue, half the time you couldn't tell who was speaking. It got especially confusing during the "Teacher Mayhem" chapter when all the teachers (minus Aizawa and All Might) were all talking and bickering with one another.
Second: did half the theme park chapter really need to be dedicated to Mineta and Kaminari girl hunting? Mineta is the most obnoxious character in the manga, it's a shame Horikoshi likes him (according to his character profile in the printed books) because I'm on team "get rid of him and add Shinso to the class".
Other than that I kind of liked it, it was nice to see the kids outside of their classrooms interacting with one another. The best part was the scene with (Shoto) Todoroki and his mother and sister.
I'm also slightly surprised to see people complaining there was no "foreshadowing" or "forewarning" about the ending. Did you not read what the teachers were talking about or what Aizawa said at the end of the teacher chapter? And the "bad guy" really wasn't a surprise, considering (in the anime) who they chose to use as a bank robber during drills and how over the top their acting was.
May 5, 2019
The first in what will be a series of novels, "Parents' Day" works as excellent supplemental reading for fans of the My Hero Academia franchise.
It is however recommended that readers be caught up to at least the Sports Festival Arc of the series.
Anri Yoshi brings additional life to these well-loved characters, exploring different situations that all lead up to the school event Parent's Day.
It is however recommended that readers be caught up to at least the Sports Festival Arc of the series.
Anri Yoshi brings additional life to these well-loved characters, exploring different situations that all lead up to the school event Parent's Day.
January 23, 2020
Being a My Hero Academia fan, when I opened this gift for Christmas from my husband, I was so excited to read it! I am slowly getting through the manga and loving it. I am hoping to be caught up sometime this year. However, one thing I've said often in my MHA reviews is that although I understand for plot reasons why we can't have more character "day in the life" moments, I wish there was a way to have them anyway. So, when my husband discovered these light novels that are focused more on the everyday lives of Class 1-A he rightfully knew it would be up my alley.
I love Class 1-A so much (with the exception of one member in particular - Mineta, but more on that later) and to see them all together doing some normal teenager things together honestly made me really happy. There are a lot of sweet moments of the characters either together helping each other out and lifting each other up or them with their parents. The scene of Shoto with his sister and mom was incredibly sweet.
The book is split into parts, each art being it's own short story but all of them tied together building to one event, which is Parent Day at UA (their school). There are action-y moments in almost all of the chapters, so it isn't only character driven. However, the majority of the book is more focused on the characters. I loved so much of this book as a whole, and it made me love these characters even more.
However, it is not a perfect book. Some of the characters felt a little out of character at times because of the dialogue feeling off or because it sometimes didn't fit the established characters from the manga/show. I read a fair about MHA fan fiction, so it gave me fan fiction vibes at times. However, I feel like if I'm essentially paying to read fan fiction, I do wish the writing was a little better. I am thinking maybe it was a translation issue, and it was fairly easy for me to let it slide, mostly because I had so much fun reading.
My biggest issue is one of my biggest issues with the manga, which is something I am mentioned briefly earlier in this review and my manga reviews, which is Mineta. I think because in the anime/manga he isn't a main character is earlier to ignore him and his nasty dialogue. However, in this first light book Mineta has more dialogue and page time than I prefer and even plays a big role in one of the chapters. The way he talks about women is misogynistic, predatory, creepy, and incredibly uncomfortable to read. The good thing is that he is often called out by the girls in Class 1-A, Deku, and Iida. But the overall vibe often gives off a "boys will be boys" feel that almost excuses his actions and behavior as a joke. I hate it so much. Mineta and Kaminari (who plays along with Mineta a lot of the time, even finds him funny, but is less crude vocally) spend half of one of the stories trying to pick up girls and it's not great. He has awful lines scattered in the entire first volume too, sometimes even attacking his girl classmates.
Overall, I enjoyed the majority of this book and I absolutely plan on reading the second one! Do I wish Mineta would be replaced by Shinso in Class 1-A? Absolutely, but until then anytime I read or watching anything MHA and Mineta is taking up screen/page time by being a creepy little troll I'll call out the character on his behavior. Because if I'm going to keep enjoying MHA, whcih I plan to because the majority of this franchise is pure and good, I want everyone reading my reviews to know I don't condone Mineta or the way he's written.
I love Class 1-A so much (with the exception of one member in particular - Mineta, but more on that later) and to see them all together doing some normal teenager things together honestly made me really happy. There are a lot of sweet moments of the characters either together helping each other out and lifting each other up or them with their parents. The scene of Shoto with his sister and mom was incredibly sweet.
The book is split into parts, each art being it's own short story but all of them tied together building to one event, which is Parent Day at UA (their school). There are action-y moments in almost all of the chapters, so it isn't only character driven. However, the majority of the book is more focused on the characters. I loved so much of this book as a whole, and it made me love these characters even more.
However, it is not a perfect book. Some of the characters felt a little out of character at times because of the dialogue feeling off or because it sometimes didn't fit the established characters from the manga/show. I read a fair about MHA fan fiction, so it gave me fan fiction vibes at times. However, I feel like if I'm essentially paying to read fan fiction, I do wish the writing was a little better. I am thinking maybe it was a translation issue, and it was fairly easy for me to let it slide, mostly because I had so much fun reading.
My biggest issue is one of my biggest issues with the manga, which is something I am mentioned briefly earlier in this review and my manga reviews, which is Mineta. I think because in the anime/manga he isn't a main character is earlier to ignore him and his nasty dialogue. However, in this first light book Mineta has more dialogue and page time than I prefer and even plays a big role in one of the chapters. The way he talks about women is misogynistic, predatory, creepy, and incredibly uncomfortable to read. The good thing is that he is often called out by the girls in Class 1-A, Deku, and Iida. But the overall vibe often gives off a "boys will be boys" feel that almost excuses his actions and behavior as a joke. I hate it so much. Mineta and Kaminari (who plays along with Mineta a lot of the time, even finds him funny, but is less crude vocally) spend half of one of the stories trying to pick up girls and it's not great. He has awful lines scattered in the entire first volume too, sometimes even attacking his girl classmates.
Overall, I enjoyed the majority of this book and I absolutely plan on reading the second one! Do I wish Mineta would be replaced by Shinso in Class 1-A? Absolutely, but until then anytime I read or watching anything MHA and Mineta is taking up screen/page time by being a creepy little troll I'll call out the character on his behavior. Because if I'm going to keep enjoying MHA, whcih I plan to because the majority of this franchise is pure and good, I want everyone reading my reviews to know I don't condone Mineta or the way he's written.
March 1, 2022
RATING: 4.5/5 stars
This was a really fun and light-hearted read. It's packed with a few short stories that give you an insight into regular life for these young heroes outside of school--their every day lives in this Quirk-filled world. It takes you back to a more peaceful time (up-to-date manga readers know what I mean), when My Hero Academia was a fun, quirky show about hero-hopefuls attending school, making friends, and worrying about exams and homework.
I was worried about this spin-off and it's contents, hoping that it wouldn't be nonsense filler, but to my surprise it really adds substance to the world and its characters, particularly the ones we don't see all too much of. It didn't feel like filler, if that makes sense. It felt like it was adding on to this already amazing story.
You have interactions with the Todoroki family, mainly Shouto and his mother, Rei, in the hospital, U.A. staff room shenanigans between the hero-staff, a day out at a theme park, a shopping trip, and a surprisingly eventful Parents' Day event hosted at U.A. Each one was a short story that gave more insight into individual characters, little titbits about the students' homelives and families, and their friendships with their classmates. With the teachers, we get to see more of them interacting with one another, showing off more of their personalities. I personally loved how Aizawa was written with his no-nonsense logical attitude.
Alongside these entertaining stories, there's also really nice sketch illustrations to go along with them, helping paint the images of what's going on in the stories. They were a really nice touch.
My only negatives about this book was firstly, the way it was written. It was slightly strange and a little disorientating at times, because the author doesn't really use dialogue tags to let you know who's speaking. There's not a lot of description either, so you do tend to find yourself filling in the gaps in places.
Secondly, I despised how much Mineta was in this novel. I've never been quiet on my social media about how much I dislike Mineta, and was so irritated that he got any screen time in this book. The chapters with him in disgusted me, because his attitude towards women is so gross. He acts like he's this amazing womanizer who women can't resist and has impossible standards for himself, like only wanting women with 'the biggest breasts', like poor Yaoyorozu. The way he talks about women, like they're just objects of desire, is quite frankly disgusting. I hate how it's played off as just him being a teenage boy (although his classmates do often tell him off for it). Anyway, I could rant about his character forever, and maybe I will in another blog post, but for now I'll kept it short by saying he's gross and I despise how much time he was given in this book that another character could've been given.
Overall, this was a really enjoyable read. I'd definitely recommend it to MHA fans if you want to experience more stories involving 1-A and their teachers.
More reviews on my Blog.
This was a really fun and light-hearted read. It's packed with a few short stories that give you an insight into regular life for these young heroes outside of school--their every day lives in this Quirk-filled world. It takes you back to a more peaceful time (up-to-date manga readers know what I mean), when My Hero Academia was a fun, quirky show about hero-hopefuls attending school, making friends, and worrying about exams and homework.
I was worried about this spin-off and it's contents, hoping that it wouldn't be nonsense filler, but to my surprise it really adds substance to the world and its characters, particularly the ones we don't see all too much of. It didn't feel like filler, if that makes sense. It felt like it was adding on to this already amazing story.
You have interactions with the Todoroki family, mainly Shouto and his mother, Rei, in the hospital, U.A. staff room shenanigans between the hero-staff, a day out at a theme park, a shopping trip, and a surprisingly eventful Parents' Day event hosted at U.A. Each one was a short story that gave more insight into individual characters, little titbits about the students' homelives and families, and their friendships with their classmates. With the teachers, we get to see more of them interacting with one another, showing off more of their personalities. I personally loved how Aizawa was written with his no-nonsense logical attitude.
Alongside these entertaining stories, there's also really nice sketch illustrations to go along with them, helping paint the images of what's going on in the stories. They were a really nice touch.
My only negatives about this book was firstly, the way it was written. It was slightly strange and a little disorientating at times, because the author doesn't really use dialogue tags to let you know who's speaking. There's not a lot of description either, so you do tend to find yourself filling in the gaps in places.
Secondly, I despised how much Mineta was in this novel. I've never been quiet on my social media about how much I dislike Mineta, and was so irritated that he got any screen time in this book. The chapters with him in disgusted me, because his attitude towards women is so gross. He acts like he's this amazing womanizer who women can't resist and has impossible standards for himself, like only wanting women with 'the biggest breasts', like poor Yaoyorozu. The way he talks about women, like they're just objects of desire, is quite frankly disgusting. I hate how it's played off as just him being a teenage boy (although his classmates do often tell him off for it). Anyway, I could rant about his character forever, and maybe I will in another blog post, but for now I'll kept it short by saying he's gross and I despise how much time he was given in this book that another character could've been given.
Overall, this was a really enjoyable read. I'd definitely recommend it to MHA fans if you want to experience more stories involving 1-A and their teachers.
More reviews on my Blog.
May 25, 2023
I'll preface this with the disclaimer that I don't like light novels, and I assume this was meant for middle schoolers. I'll also give a small amount of credit that this is much shorter than the 255 pages implies - my ebook copy seemed to be basically a scan of the print and had huge margins. I also only read this because there's a "superhero" square for the r/Fantasy bingo and (a) I hate Marvel/DC and (b) it's really hard to borrow American comic books from my library systems. I would normally have dropped this.
Anyway, the prose sucked. I've had this problem with every single light novel I've tried. I assume part of it is Japanese grammar not translating nicely to English grammar, but I also know these are supposed to be "readable by everyone" which means they're going to be extremely simplistic. I hated it. Everything is text, absolutely nothing is implied or left for the reader to reach the obvious conclusion. Absolutely worthless reading.
You'd think that having so much text would give you a chance to expand more on character than you can with manga panels, but this wasn't the case. Even though this was sanctioned (and I think the plot idea came from?) the original creator, I learned absolutely nothing about literally any character. I guess maybe the book explicitly said that Fuyumi was willing to step in as Shoto's guardian, but that had already been implied in the manga.
I like some of the student side characters in the manga series, so I'd been hoping the book would focus more on some of the ignored ones. Instead it was the most popular main characters, so nothing was really gained. Additionally, one of the chapters heavily featured the pervert character who I loathe, so that was unpleasant. It would have been cool to have more on Sero or Shoji or Mina...any of them, really.
I know that the art is probably the thing I appreciate most about MHA, so this took my greatest pleasure in the series away. There were a few interstitial drawings by the mangaka, and I liked those. But they weren't the dynamic poses you get in the manga, so eh.
The main series has the typical shounen problem of battles that last way too long so I don't recommend the anime. If you're a quick reader I might recommend the manga just for the art.
This was a book of nothing. I gained nothing by reading it, and only lost time.
Anyway, the prose sucked. I've had this problem with every single light novel I've tried. I assume part of it is Japanese grammar not translating nicely to English grammar, but I also know these are supposed to be "readable by everyone" which means they're going to be extremely simplistic. I hated it. Everything is text, absolutely nothing is implied or left for the reader to reach the obvious conclusion. Absolutely worthless reading.
You'd think that having so much text would give you a chance to expand more on character than you can with manga panels, but this wasn't the case. Even though this was sanctioned (and I think the plot idea came from?) the original creator, I learned absolutely nothing about literally any character. I guess maybe the book explicitly said that Fuyumi was willing to step in as Shoto's guardian, but that had already been implied in the manga.
I like some of the student side characters in the manga series, so I'd been hoping the book would focus more on some of the ignored ones. Instead it was the most popular main characters, so nothing was really gained. Additionally, one of the chapters heavily featured the pervert character who I loathe, so that was unpleasant. It would have been cool to have more on Sero or Shoji or Mina...any of them, really.
I know that the art is probably the thing I appreciate most about MHA, so this took my greatest pleasure in the series away. There were a few interstitial drawings by the mangaka, and I liked those. But they weren't the dynamic poses you get in the manga, so eh.
The main series has the typical shounen problem of battles that last way too long so I don't recommend the anime. If you're a quick reader I might recommend the manga just for the art.
This was a book of nothing. I gained nothing by reading it, and only lost time.
December 7, 2020
I've become increasingly aware of a growing trend; to write and adapt light novels, all of which surround popular manga and anime. Naturally, it was only a matter of time before the hit My Hero Academia (a personal favorite of mine) got that treatment.
My Hero Academia: School Briefs, Vol. 1: Parent's Day is the first in a new series, following many of the characters fans have come to know and love. The heroes in training introduced in My Hero Academia take center stage once again, but with a few important twists.
This is a collection of short stories from that world, fitting into events that the main series has already covered. Volume one is set pretty early on, all things considered, so most fans shouldn't have to worry about any spoilers. It's just to flesh out the characters (and the world) a little bit more.
My Hero Academia: School Briefs, Vol. 1: Parent's Day is a fun and quick read, one that delves a little bit further into the lives of the main characters. Really, these are quick adventures that fit in snugly around the major events that have already transpired.
As such, it doesn't necessarily add a whole lot to the character development, or the world-building. But it doesn't have to, not really. The point is to give the fans a chance to see more of their favorite characters, and that is something School Briefs does spectacularly.
This light novel really just takes the time to show more of the day to day life of the students. You know, the times when they're not fighting for their lives. I know, it probably feels like that is all they do, but in reality, they probably have more quiet days than not. One would hope, at least.
Any MHA fan will likely enjoy the quick stories that unfold over the course of My Hero Academia: School Briefs, Vol. 1: Parent's Day, though it may also feel just a little slow in comparison.
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My Hero Academia: School Briefs, Vol. 1: Parent's Day is the first in a new series, following many of the characters fans have come to know and love. The heroes in training introduced in My Hero Academia take center stage once again, but with a few important twists.
This is a collection of short stories from that world, fitting into events that the main series has already covered. Volume one is set pretty early on, all things considered, so most fans shouldn't have to worry about any spoilers. It's just to flesh out the characters (and the world) a little bit more.
My Hero Academia: School Briefs, Vol. 1: Parent's Day is a fun and quick read, one that delves a little bit further into the lives of the main characters. Really, these are quick adventures that fit in snugly around the major events that have already transpired.
As such, it doesn't necessarily add a whole lot to the character development, or the world-building. But it doesn't have to, not really. The point is to give the fans a chance to see more of their favorite characters, and that is something School Briefs does spectacularly.
This light novel really just takes the time to show more of the day to day life of the students. You know, the times when they're not fighting for their lives. I know, it probably feels like that is all they do, but in reality, they probably have more quiet days than not. One would hope, at least.
Any MHA fan will likely enjoy the quick stories that unfold over the course of My Hero Academia: School Briefs, Vol. 1: Parent's Day, though it may also feel just a little slow in comparison.
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