When comparing One Punch Man vs My Hero Academia, the Slant community recommends My Hero Academia for most people. In the question“What are the best animes to watch?” My Hero Academia is ranked 1st while One Punch Man is ranked 15th. The most important reason people chose My Hero Academia is:
MC in this anime is an underdog who becomes stronger. Not only him, the strongest person in the anime (for now) is also an underdog who became the strongest. It is so inspiring to watch their hard work to become stronger and better heroes.
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Pros
Pro Parody of the superhero genre
This show tries to hit as many amine hero cliches as possible, giving it it's own unique feel.
Pro A legend in his own right
Pro Inspirational characters
MC in this anime is an underdog who becomes stronger. Not only him, the strongest person in the anime (for now) is also an underdog who became the strongest. It is so inspiring to watch their hard work to become stronger and better heroes.
Pro Diverse characters
One thing that sets My Hero Academia apart from many shows is not only the number of characters, but how well they are each distinguished, with their own backstories, flaws, and motives.
Pro Awesome backstories
All the characters, even the villains have a heart-warming backstory.
Pro Emphasizes character development
Breaking away from traditional superhero genre, this one, while still incorporating epic battles, puts more focus on the things that happen between. This can be seen as refreshing and unique in terms of the overall experience.
Pro So when you do watch it you cry, laugh and even get angry
Pro Awesome graphics
Pro It's got a clear story
It's simply simple to fallow.
Pro Top tier world building
MHA has a great world building which is trully realistic.
Cons
Con Boring story
Whenever a villain appears, all the heroes gets beaten badly but just after the heroes are beaten, Saitama appears out of nowhere & beats the villain. Nothing special about this.
Con Light on plot
Unlike many popular anime, this one doesn't play into insane backstory and plot twists. This may be a turn off to those looking for a more story-driven experience.
Con Bad graphics
It has oversimplified animation.
Con Superhero genre
Parody or not, superhero genre is boring from it's begining.
Con Very predictable
The story is always simple and predictable taking away the thrill of any fights in the show.