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[Spoilers from episode 1]

I don't find the Boku no Hero series good nor bad, simply mediocre. Mediocre and generic are the most fitting words I can find to describe this show. It's like the author took all the basics of an average shonen manga and put them together hoping it would work, and it seems like it worked. Boku no Hero is one of the most overrated animes out there.

We can begin with the story. I have to say the plot didn't have much potential from the very start. The concept was poor (good heroes fighting bad villains) so you can't expect much of the ... execution. However, when I found out in ep. 1 that the main protagonist was heavily disadvantaged (being part of the 20% of the population that does not have super-powers) I started increasing my hopes. I though this particular shonen protagonist actually wouldn't follow the clichés and find a way to become even stronger than people with powers without possessing one, some sort of humanism like in Fullmetal Alchemist about humans' true nature, infinite potential, and ability to never cease to hope, but nope: the world's strongest hero hands him down his OP power that he is throughout the plot going to gradually control (another clichè). That "oh, he risked his own life to save someone he didn't even know so he deserves that power" seemed to me just a cheap pretest to return to the clichè trail. I still find the story decent but seriously not more than that. Story rating: 4/10.

The animation is great. Studio Bones really did a good job making the animation fluid and impactful in relatable way (that's what you call great choreography). I didn't really like the art style though, but I guess that's just based on my subjective perspective of beautiful art. Rating: 9/10

Now, I didn't really find anything special with the soundtracks, it's simply fine. Fitting, but still mediocre. I tried the original soundtrack album and I genuinely liked a few tracks. The openings and endings are ok. Sound: 6/10

We finally come to characters. I personally find that the characters are the worst part of the series. The only round characters in the whole S1 and S2 are All Might and Todoroki (oh, and that purple -haired guy that control minds). I have serious difficulties in appreciating Deku's character. His "genericness" is simply annoying: the naive and bighearted but strong hero that fights against evil and to achieve his dream of becoming the strongest hero. I was so uninterested I didn't even want him to win when he was fighting, and that is, for a main character, not a good thing. The other characters are just as clichè: the big, good, naive nerd, the friendly (naive as well) girl, the cold-blooded badass, the Kakashi-ish fan service character, the impulsive, warm-blooded rude guy that is intrinsically nice and finally the protagonist's mentor, the one Deku desires to become. I have seen every single one of these character types in other animes of movies. The characters could hardly get more uninteresting, poor and unoriginal. Characters: 3/10

As for enjoyment, it was enough good to make me complete S1 and half of S2, but rarely enough good to excite me and actually make me even speculate about what is going to happen next. Enjoyment/entertainment: 4/10.

As sad before, I find Boku no Hero simply average, not fine but not bad. The animation's greatness cannot be denied, but I feel like this manga didn't deserve such a great adaptation (I'm still talking about the animation). I really can't understand how it could get so popular. Overall rating: 5/10.

The main character's development throughout the story is hands down one of the best I've seen in any show. I find Makoto's character similar to Okabe's from Steins;Gate, using the gained ability for egoistical purposes only to realize that it brought only suffering, and that is exactly what makes her human. I love how Makoto is genuine and friendly yet a bit impulsive and egoistical.

The plot was somehow predictable (except the ending), still amazingly enjoyable, deep and original. It is not easy to make a time-travel show with basically no plot hole (at least I couldn't find any, except Makoto's extraordinary speed in a certain ... scene, but I think that could be justified in some way). Also, the plot was very clearly driven by the character and not viceversa, which is something I find important. I give the plot a 9/10 and the character and easy 10/10.

I like the other characters as well, the "pure" relationship between Makoto and her friends and how simple yet round their characters are.

The graphics are really some high quality stuff. The animation is steadily fluid and the art is so clean and detailed. I subjectively love Hosoda's style despite some find his drawing style unbeautiful. It deserves a 9/10.

I didn't pay enough attention to the soundtrack, even though it felt nice and fitting. I guess I should give the original soundtrack album a try. Spontaneously, it sounded like traditional japanese music adapted in a modern way, a mixture of new age and contemporary music. For now I give it an 7/10, could potentially get higher ranking.

Overall a wonderful film, I'd recommend it to almost everyone, the pacing is initially slow but gets eventually faster in the second half (another similarity with Steins;Gate). One of Hosoda and Madhouse's best works. I give it an overall 9/10.