In a recent interview with W Magazine, the Ryan Coogler actor was nominated for a Golden Globe sinners Not only did Michael B. Jordan screw up his take on his now-iconic characters—twins Smoke and Stack—but he took the opportunity to share his love of anime. When asked about movies that made him cry, Jordan turned around and gave My Hero AcademiaThe final season is a scream.
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“I had a really good cry watching the last series of the anime My Hero AcademiaJordan said, “when Bakugo, a character from the first series, has this emotional moment where he is finally recognized by one of his mentors and idols. In an Instagram reel with W Magazine, Jordan expanded, “[Bakugo] always felt [All Might] he ignored him throughout the performance. And they did it in such a dramatic way and an epic way that I shed tears. It was beautiful.”
Which My Hero Academia Season 8 Episode Made Michael B. Jordan Cry?
Based on how Michael B. Jordan describes the scene between Bakugo and All Might, the episode that made the actor cry is My Hero Academia Season 8, Episode 3, “The Final Boss!!” The episode is currently associated with My Hero Academia Season 8, Episode 8, “Izuku Midoriya: Rising” as the highest rated episode on IMDb with an impressive score of 9.8 from 19,000~ users. IN MHA Season 8 Episode 3 Bakugo gets back into action and manages to save All Might's life from certain death during a battle with All For One.
This moment of selflessness from Bakugo is emotional enough on its own. Not only did Bakugo recently come back from the brink of death himself, but risking his own life to save All Might highlights how much he's grown since the first season. Where Bakugo started as a bitter, antagonistic rival to Deku, he steps in My Hero Academiafinal season as one of the greatest heroes of the anime.
More importantly, after watching all of the All Might series, Bakugo finally got some real and meaningful recognition from the person he adores more than anything else. All Might brings his armored arm to Bakugo, “Take my hand. It's no longer functional, but it can at least be a splint,” and calls out to Bakugo, “Great Explosion Murder God Dynamight.” He concludes, “I'm afraid that's all I can give you,” as Bakugo squeezes his new found hand and flashes a sincere smile. All Might literally and figuratively heals Bakugou's pain and trauma within half a minute.
For anyone who watched everyone My Hero Academiait's not hard to see why season 8 episode 3 would make a die-hard fan of the series like Michael B. Jordan cry. Bakugo has one of the absolute best character developments MHAand the anime does an amazing job of showing how All Might puts his trust in Bakugou – highlighting the scene with flashbacks of the two together and scoring Yuki Hayashi's beautiful music. It certainly helps that Bakugo follows that tender moment by taking on All For One himself in, to quote Michael B. Jordan, “epic fashion.”
Bakugo is probably my academic hero Michael B. Jordan's favorite character
Michael B. Jordan has never shied away from expressing his love for anime in interviews, even going so far as to mention Super Saiyan 2 Goku and Majin Vegeta's fight in Confession 3. Jordan clearly has a deep love and respect for the medium, and My Hero Academia must be one of his favorite anime considering how often he brings them up. What is particularly notable, however, is Jordan's affinity for Bakugo in particular. Bakugo is a fan favorite for obvious reasons – he's a well-written opponent for Deku, develops a lot over the course of the series, has excellent design, and some of the best fights in My Hero Academia.
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Most importantly, Bakugo is front and center in some of the anime's most emotionally profound moments. In a video discussion with Vanity Fair last November, Jordan singled out Bakugou's Season 7 sacrifice as a standout moment in the discussion with actor Austin Butler (Feyd-Rautha in Dune: Part Two) and Paul Mescal (Paul McCartney in the upcoming film tetralogy, The Beatles – a four-film cinematic event). Jordan specifically emphasized that Bakugo's death represented everything “he was throughout the show”, calling it an epic moment of self-sacrifice.
In the video, Jordan mentioned how he relates and connects with anime characters who are “the odd one out” and don't always belong – which is a good description of Deku in many ways, but also applies to Bakugo, especially deeper into My Hero Academiastory. Bakugo is one of the most dynamic anime characters of modern times, and not just in MHAso it makes sense why Michael B. Jordan developed such admiration for Dynamight and everything he goes through throughout the anime.
Source: W Magazine
