YMMV / A Hero Rises

• Broken Base: The Adaptation Expansion that certain arcs receive, as well the graphic sexual content split readers in two sides: People who consider it unnecessary and filler, dropping it after a couple of chapters, or those who see it as necessary to flash out more the characters, specially the polycule's relationship. As for the explicit content, some consider part of the appeal.
• Catharsis Factor:
  • Bakugo's Curb-Stomp Battle during the Sports Festival. The match ends in over one minute, with Izuku breaking the blonde bastard's hands and giving him a "The Reason You Suck" Speech that makes even Bakugo admit he is a piece of shit.
  • The vestiges giving All for One a massive No-Holds-Barred Beatdown during the Battle of Kamino inside the villain's own vestige realm. After seeing the brutal deaths the heroes were put through, especially Nana, it is utterly enjoyable to see them getting some well-deserved payback.
  • Bakugo getting another Curb-Stomp Battle, this time after the Hideout Raid arc. Once again, Izuku defeats the bully with little to no effort. Given that Bakugo is behaving like even more of an asshole than he did after this event in canon, it is glorious to see him be humiliated again.
• Ensemble Dark Horse:
  • Oyobi and Elizabeth Hiyama, the owners of the ice cream shop that Izuku and Himiko go to. Elizabeth is even a blood-Quirk user, which helps her bond with Himiko.
  • Kitsune. A supervillain operating on Okinawa. She doesn't seem to be malicious, only acting when people disrespect her (supposed) Fox Yokai origin, and even warns Giran not to let the League anywhere close to her territory, for she is not afraid of All for One. She also seems to be fond of Himiko, even sending one of her foxes to help her during the Training Camp attack.
  • Izuku's Magic Closet. Yes. Nicknamed "Closet-kun" by fans, the closet has become an usual favorite character.
• Escapist Character: Izuku and Himiko qualify as such.
  • Not only Izuku is chosen to be his idol's apprentice, said idol also becomes his Parental Substitute. He also becomes the personal student of one of the smartest beings in the world, becoming even more of genius than he was. His old Sucky School is shut down and all teachers are arrested, his former bully is repeatdly humiliated either by him or other people and is forced to watch as his former victim becomes not only The Ace of their school but also the successor of their idol. And finally he ends in a relationship with seven beautiful and loving girls.
  • Himiko is saved from villainy by someone who understands the struggles of having a villainous Quirk, who also becomes the paternal figure she never had, her Abusive Parents are sent to jail, she is adopted by a caring family, and falls in love with a boy that inspires her to become hero. And much like him, ends up in a relationship with other six sweet and attractive girls.
• Friendly Fandoms: With Watashi no Hero Academia!. WNHA author, Josie_Lynn cites A Hero Rises as one of the major inspirations to her work.
• Harsher in Hindsight: In chapter 67, Nezu mentions that in case All Might dies for good after his rematch against All for One, they better hope that Izuku's martyr complex doesn't kick in and make him do something reckless before they send him off Japan. This is proven painfully correct during chapter 118, when All for One promises to kill whoever Izuku decides to pass the Quirk on to (Himiko) before he does so, which prompts Izuku to run back at the battlefield after being saved, just as the villain predicted he would.
• Hilarious in Hindsight: In chapter 18, Izuku, high on medication after punching the Zero-pointer, comments how Himiko, Momo, and Ochako would look cute in nurse outfits. Comes chapter 86, two years later, and is entirely dedicated to the polycule roleplaying as nurse and patient.
• Just Here for Godzilla: The biggest appeal from the series comes from its mature content. Sometimes there is an entire chapter dedicated to single sex scene.
• Take That, Scrappy!:
  • That is Bakugo's character arc in nutshell. Zabeck really doesn't like his character and never misses an opportunity to humiliate him in the worst possible way. In fact, the only reason he is still in the story is so he can get, as the author puts it, "dunked on" over and over.
  • Mineta gets this during the first day of school. Not only he is expelled, he is almost stabbed by Himiko when he tries to peep on the girls before Aizawa knocks him out.
• Unexpected Character:
  • Lady Nagant's appearance in chapter 78, and confirmation from the author that she would become a recurring cast member after the License Exam was a pleasant surprise to the readers.
  • The cameos from Dictator and Kunieda during chapter 123 caught the readers off-guard.