Boku no Hero: Work for what you want to be

Although I usually enjoy anime that has more to do with fighting and surviving, I started watching this one and liked the theme because it made me see it through the eyes of a mother and how I could motivate my children to make the most of their potential.

This story takes us to the life of Izuku Midoriya, a young man without gifts in a world in which most people were born with some ability in particular that can make them heroes and live off of it. His greatest desire is to become like "All Might", the most recognized hero in the city, whom he has admired since he was a child.

One point that I like is that, in his process of wanting to reach the top, he focuses on the study of the qualities of each one of them, carrying a notebook with notes on the performances in the different scenarios in which they have had to face the villains and save the city.

Up to here, it might seem like a pretty simple story, but the plot is based on how a young man must face his own fears to achieve what he wants, supported by someone who sees his potential even though he lacks a super gift.

It is a story in which the enemies are more than the friends, something so similar to reality that any adult can see themselves reflected in it, remembering how the process that has led them to where they are today.

Even reading a little bit about the process that led to the mangaka Kōhei Horikoshi, who after a failure, took up an isolated idea and developed it to create this work, we can think that it is in some way the reflection of a part of his creative process.

During the story, we see how the protagonist (Midoriya) focuses on using his mind before the Gift that he is just starting to get to know, with which we see that it is not only the strength, but also the intelligence that must be put into practice both in fiction and in real life.

I haven't finished watching it yet, but the awakening of our fearful character has already begun, recognizing his inner strength above what others see of him.

I like to see that transformation because it gives me the opportunity to encourage my children in the pursuit of their dreams and show them that it is not only in fiction that someone "without talent" can reach the top, as long as they have a focus and make an effort to achieve what they so desire.

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