This week on Episode Epiphanies, Natasha forces Jessica to watch My Hero Academia, an anime about superheroes. We discuss the problematic way women are portrayed in both anime and superhero comics, and how superhero stories are forced to struggle with the morality of having superheroes enforcing the law. Of course, in between those discussions, we spend a lot of time talking about Deku's crush on Bakugou, Deku's crush on Captain America (oh yeah, All Might? Definitely Captain America), and Deku's crush on the random tree guy whose name I do not remember. We may disagree on some things about this show but we do agree on this -- that boy is not straight. Will this superhero show be a super success? Or will Jessica cringe away from these almighty powers? You'll have to listen to find out.
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Intro and outro music is Feelin Good by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)