My Hero Academia: Season Seven, Part One Blu-ray Movie

Rating summary

Movie		4.0
Video		4.5
Audio		4.5
Extras		3.0
Overall		4.0

My Hero Academia: Season Seven, Part One Blu-ray Movie Review

My Hero Academia Season 7: Part 1 brings the saga forward with more exciting adventures. Created by Kōhei Horikoshi, My Hero Academia Season 7: Part 1 continues to prove why the series is one of anime’s biggest hit series and why audiences continue to come back to it as one of the most fun television programs in general. Executive produced by Kazutaka Yamanaka (My Hero Academia: You're Next, Dr. Stone: New World), My Hero Academia Season 7: Part 1 brings audiences plenty of excitement with 12 episodes and an OVA.

Produced by Hiroya Nakata (My Hero Academia: You're Next, The Misfit of Demon King Academy II), Kazutaka Yamanaka (Akame ga KILL, Yowamushi Pedal), Mirei Tsumura (My Hero Academia Memories, SPY×FAMILY Code: White), and Sōichirō Saitō (Raven of the Inner Palace, Spy×Family), My Hero Academia Season 7: Part 1 brings the first half of season 7 to the table. My Hero Academia Season 7: Part 1 showcases animation production by BONES (Blockade Battlefront, Bungo Stray Dogs, Blood). My Hero Academia Season 7: Part 1 features theme song performances by SUPER BEAVER (OP1), Eve (OP2), Kiro Akiyama (ED1), and SIX LOUNGE (ED2). The My Hero Academia voice cast includes Ayane Sakura, Daiki Yamashita, Kōki Uchiyama, Nobuhiko Okamoto, and Yūki Kaji.

Deku and the rest continue to face new challenges and find themselves on new adventures. The journey is more tumultuous this go-around when the heroes of the story find themselves losing alliances with a super strong ally from out in the West. Even worse, there appears to be a traitor in their midst and now things are even more complicated. Who can Deku and the rest trust?

If a traitor is nearby events are sure to become even more complex. A new strategy to set apart villains even goes wrong when the events that unfold lead to Deku being transported to the wrong place. The battle has been set but dangerous events are underway. Can Deku prove himself to be the hero he always is?

My Hero Academia Season 7: Part 1 reminds audiences of the fun cast. The cast of characters makes a big difference. One of the best things about My Hero Academia Season 7: Part 1 is the wide cast roster with many memorable characters playing a big role. Deku, All Might, and everyone else fighting as our heroes make the series all the more entertaining. The cast is energetic fun and it is easy to enjoy these characters.

The My Hero Academia Season 7: Part 1 character designs by Hitomi Odashima (My Hero Academia UA Heroes Battle, My Hero Academia: You're Next) and Yoshihiko Umakoshi (Saint Seiya Omega, My Hero Academia: Two Heroes) are top-notch. The design work makes a big difference. My Hero Academia Season 7: Part 1 features superb character design work across the board. The character designs are memorable and charming. The designs fit the characters and their personalities.

My Hero Academia Season 7: Part 1 continues to showcase the vibrant animation of the anime series. My Hero Academia Season 7: Part 1 reminds audiences of the series greatness by showcases excellent art direction by Shigemi Ikeda (Inuyasha, Bubblegum Crisis: Tokyo 2040) and Yukiko Maruyama (Yashahime: Princess Half-Demon, Anti-Magic Academy: The 35th Test Platoon) alongside the chief animation direction by Hitomi Odashima (My Hero Academia UA Heroes Battle, My Hero Academia: You're Next). The animation adds a lot to the storytelling. The visuals help to bring the storytelling to life. The background animation and line artwork are superb and make a big difference. Every aspect of the animation looks stunning and helps the storytelling. The action scenes are well animated and are well brought to life by the animation team.

The series cinematography by Takashi Sawa (My Hero Academia: You're Next) makes a big difference and adds a lot to the production. The series cinematography looks crisp and engaging throughout. Fantastic style and visual wonder help make the production all the more epic.

The original score composed by Yuki Hayashi (My Hero Academia: Two Heroes, Pokémon Journeys: The Series) is impressive and one of the best qualities of the production. The action-packed score plays a significant role. The music is fast-paced fun and certainly works as a solid backdrop to the series. The action scenes play out well with the original score. The music is entertaining and a great fit for the series overall.

Written by Yōsuke Kuroda (Waiting in the Summer, High School of the Dead), My Hero Academia: Season 7, Part 1 is another great showcase for the series heroes. The lead characters are given great moments to shine. The cast of characters have good adventures and there is plenty of excitement along the way. My Hero Academia Season 7: Part 1 does a great job of balancing the fun character moments with the action-adventure storytelling.

Directors Kenji Nagasaki (My Hero Academia: Two Heroes, Classroom Crisis) and Masahiro Mukai (The Book of Bantorra, Hyperdimension Neptunia) has fun with the anime franchise and with expanding upon the genre elements that fans love about the production. My Hero Academia Season 7: Part 1 does a lot of things right and the action is central to the storytelling. The action scenes are robust and highly entertaining. A fun action-packed adventure and one fans will be pleased with going on.

My Hero Academia: Season Seven, Part One Blu-ray Movie, Video Quality 

Released on Blu-ray by Crunchyroll, My Hero Academia Season 7: Part 1 is presented in 1080p MPEG-4 AVC encoded high-definition in the original television broadcast aspect ratio of 1.78:1 widescreen. The high-definition video looks excellent on the release. The presentation has robust looking colors and an enormous amount of fine detail.

The presentation is wonderful looking and the vibrant animation is well highlighted. The native high-definition visuals look superb and line artwork, background animation, and fine detail are all well present. The native high-definition visuals showcase the beauty of the animation in spades.

One of the great things about physical media is how Blu-ray disc continues to provide superior video quality compared to streaming video services. Physical media can provide a superior image. For the home theater enthusiasts wanting the best possible experience, the video quality can be a significant selling point. The difference is sometimes subtle but still appreciable and audiences will like knowing the physical format offers a high-quality viewing experience.

My Hero Academia: Season Seven, Part One Blu-ray Movie, Audio Quality 

The release includes a selection of lossless audio options: English Dolby TrueHD 5.1 and Japanese Dolby TrueHD 2.0 (with English subtitles). The sound direction by Masafumi Mima (Cardcaptor Sakura, Attack on Titan) is similarly well reproduced. The lossless surround sound option may be somewhat more immersive compared to the standard 2.0 audio but either language option will please fans with an impressively crisp soundstage, clear dialogue, and nice depth. The dialogue reproduction is excellent on either language option. The English subtitles are well-done and are free from egregious spelling or grammatical errors.

One of the cool things about Blu-ray discs is the lossless audio encoding. The Blu-ray disc format offers lossless audio – which can be a huge difference compared to streaming video services. Streaming video services only offer lossy (non-lossless) audio encoding. The audio on streaming is compressed compared to the lossless, uncompressed audio on disc. The lossless presentation can mean a lot to home theater fans and audiophiles wanting the best possible audio so it is well worth noting in regards to the release.

My Hero Academia: Season Seven, Part One Blu-ray Movie, Special Features and Extras 

The first print run includes a nicely designed o-card slipcover.  The slipcover includes the same key artwork as the artwork highlighted underneath the slipcover.

On disc supplements include:

Disc 1 –

Textless Opening Song (HD, 1:32)

Textless Closing Song (HD, 1:30)

Disc 2 –

OVA – U.A. Heroes Battle (HD, 23:22) is a special OVA episode included as part of the collection.

My Hero Academia: Season Seven, Part One Blu-ray Movie, Overall Score and Recommendation 

My Hero Academia Season 7: Part 1 brings more exciting adventures for fans of the long running anime franchise. The action series is one of the most beloved in Japanese anime with good reason. The production includes compelling characters, fun action, and quality storytelling.

The Blu-ray release provides a nice high-definition transfer, lossless audio encoding, and a selection of bonus features – including an OVA episode. The first print run of the release also includes an o-card slipcover. Fans who have been collecting these sets will want to add the release to their collection. Recommended.