Boku no Hero Academia Episode 5 Recap & Characters (Spoiler-Free)

Episode Summary

What I Can Do for Now

Izuku and his classmates begin their first day in Class 1-A at U.A. High School, where homeroom teacher Shota Aizawa puts them through a Quirk Apprehension Test and threatens to expel whoever ranks last. Izuku, who can only use One For All at full power or not at all, struggles through the tests, and when he tries to use it in the pitching test, Aizawa erases his Quirk. On his last throw, Izuku focuses One For All into his fingertip for an explosive throw that earns a high score and impresses his classmates, teacher, and All Might.

• First day at Class 1-A

  Izuku arrives at Class 1-A, where Tenya and Ochaco introduce themselves, and Katsuki recalls how, after they both passed, he confronted Izuku for supposedly cheating his way in and Izuku stood up to him for the first time. Shota Aizawa then arrives as homeroom teacher and leads the class to the P.E. Grounds.

• Quirk Apprehension Test

  Aizawa announces that the student ranking last in total points will be expelled, and the class tests their Quirks in a series of physical trials. Izuku struggles because One For All can only be used at full power, while Katsuki excels thanks to his versatile Quirk.

• Pitching test and erasure

  Izuku's Quirk fails during the pitching test because Aizawa erases it, revealing himself as Eraser Head and warning that Izuku's Quirk is a liability. Taking Aizawa's advice, Izuku concentrates One For All through his fingertips for an explosive throw that earns a high score.

Recent Timeline

• Sludge Villain hostage rescue (Episode 2)

  The Sludge Villain that Izuku had earlier been attacked by seized Katsuki at the explosion site while Death Arms and other heroes failed to stop it. Izuku rushed in, struck the villain with his bag to open a gap, and All Might destroyed the villain with a Detroit Smash while freeing Katsuki. It matters because Izuku's bravery spurs All Might, who had been berating himself for being unable to fight, into action.

• One For All inheritance (Episode 3)

  All Might chooses Izuku as successor and passes One For All to him after ten months of training at Takoba Seaside Bay, ending with Izuku eating a piece of All Might's hair on the day of the U.A. Entrance Exam.

• Girl saves Izuku at U.A. gate (Episode 3)

  Izuku trips as he is about to enter U.A. and is caught by a girl's Quirk; she wishes him good luck, leaving him speechless.

• U.A. practical exam giant robot rescue (Episode 4)

  At the end of the U.A. practical exam, a zero-point giant robot trapped Ochaco Uraraka under debris. Izuku Midoriya saved her by using One For All to smash the robot, breaking his legs and right arm, and was caught by Ochaco. The judges rewarded his rescue with 60 points, enough to pass the exam.

• Quirk Apprehension Test (Episode 5)

  Shota Aizawa makes Class 1-A take a Quirk Apprehension Test since they could not use Quirks in middle school, announcing the last-ranked student will be expelled. When Izuku tries to use his Quirk in the pitching test, Eraser Head erases it; on his second throw Izuku focuses One For All into his fingertip, earning a high score that impresses his classmates, teacher, and All Might.

Character Graph

All Might

Hero · U.A. High teacher

The Number One hero, now a U.A. teacher, who passed One For All on to Izuku. He congratulates Izuku on his admission, tells him to keep adjusting to the power, and goes to watch his Quirk Apprehension Test in person.

• Rescue

  Defeats the runaway Sludge Villain with Texas Smash while saving Izuku.

• Izuku Midoriya (Mentor, Affinity)

  The successor he chose and trained to inherit One For All; worried Aizawa will single Izuku out, he watches the Quirk Apprehension Test in person.

Present Mic

The host who explains the rules of the U.A. Entrance Exam. In a video All Might shows Izuku, Ochaco asks him to give her points to Izuku for saving her.

Recovery Girl

Pro Hero

U.A.'s school nurse and a Pro Hero. She heals Izuku's injuries after the practical test.

Izuku Midoriya (Deku)

One For All successor · U.A. High School Class 1-A

All Might's successor and a new student in U.A. Class 1-A. He can only use One For All at full power or not at all, so he struggles in the Quirk Apprehension Test until he focuses it into a single fingertip for one explosive throw.

• Aspiration

  Kept chasing his childhood dream of becoming a hero even after a doctor found him Quirkless and told him to give up.

• Classroom encounters

  Meets Tenya and Ochaco at Class 1-A; earlier, after they both passed, he stood up to Katsuki's bullying for the first time.

• Katsuki Bakugo (Colleague, Other, Hostility)

  Childhood friend turned bully who mocked him as Deku and Quirkless; after they both passed, Katsuki accused him of cheating his way into U.A., and Izuku stood up to him for the first time. They are now classmates in Class 1-A.

• All Might (Mentor, Affinity)

  His idol and mentor, who chose him to inherit One For All and now teaches at U.A.

• Tenya Ida (Colleague, Neutral)

  Introduced himself properly to Izuku at Class 1-A on the first day.

• Ochaco Uraraka (Colleague, Affinity)

  Praised Izuku for saving her when she introduced herself at Class 1-A.

Katsuki Bakugo

U.A. High School Class 1-A

Izuku's former Aldera classmate, now in U.A. Class 1-A, who considers himself superior. He scored the most points in the entrance exam without a single rescue point, and is suspicious of how Quirkless Izuku got in.

• Ambition

  Aced the mock exam and intends to surpass All Might as the top hero.

• Bullying of Izuku

  Recalls confronting Izuku after the test and tries to bully him, thinking he cheated without a Quirk.

• Izuku Midoriya (Colleague, Other, Hostility)

  Bully who mocked Izuku as Quirkless and told him to give up on U.A.; believing Izuku cheated his way in, he tries to bully him again.

Ochaco Uraraka

U.A. Entrance Exam participant · U.A. High School Class 1-A

A Class 1-A student whom Izuku saved from the giant robot in the entrance exam. On the first day she introduces herself to Izuku and praises him for saving her.

• First day introduction

  Arrives at Class 1-A, introduces herself to Izuku, and praises him for saving her.

• Izuku Midoriya (Other, Colleague, Affinity)

  She caught him with her Quirk at the U.A. gate and again when he fell after smashing the robot; on the first day in Class 1-A she praises him for saving her.

Shota Aizawa (Eraser Head)

U.A. High School Class 1-A homeroom teacher

Homeroom teacher of Class 1-A at U.A. High School, a hero known as Eraser Head whose Quirk erases other people's Quirks.

• Quirk erasure

  Reveals his Quirk, the ability to erase other people's Quirks, and erased Izuku's Quirk because of its severe drawback.

• Izuku Midoriya (Mentor, Mixed)

  Homeroom teacher who erased Izuku's Quirk during the Quirk Apprehension Test, saying Izuku's Quirk makes him a liability with no place at the school.

Tenya Ida

U.A. Entrance Exam participant · U.A. High School Class 1-A

A Class 1-A student who took the entrance exam with Izuku. He was strict with Izuku at first but noticed his heroism, and properly introduces himself on the first day.

• First day introduction

  Notices Izuku in Class 1-A and introduces himself properly.

• Izuku Midoriya (Colleague, Neutral)

  He scolded Izuku for muttering and warned him off Ochaco during the exam, but later recognized his heroism; on the first day in Class 1-A he introduces himself properly.

World Memo

• Quirks spread worldwide

  Long ago a luminescent baby was born in Qing Qing City, China with a unique power; similar phenomena then occurred across the world until most of the population had superhuman powers called Quirks.

• Heroism as a profession

  Because most people have Quirks, people are able to pursue heroism as a profession.

• One For All can be passed on

  All Might's Quirk, One For All, can be handed down to a successor he chooses, who then inherits it.

• U.A. entrance exam structure

  The U.A. entrance exam begins with a practical test followed by a written test. In the practical test, applicants dispatch as many robot villains as they can to earn a high score, and the judges also award rescue points for heroic deeds.

• Quirk restriction in middle school

  Students were not permitted to use their Quirks in middle school, so U.A. tests their Quirks as a separate evaluation in the first year.

• Quirk Apprehension Test expulsion rule

  In the U.A. class Quirk Apprehension Test, students are ranked by total points, and the student ranked last is deemed hopeless and immediately expelled.

Clue Board

• Rescue points solve exam question (Episode 4)

  Tenya asked whether saving others was the exam's hidden point; All Might resolves it by revealing judges rewarded rescue points for heroic deeds, and Izuku's 60 rescue points passed him.

Battle Record

Practical entrance exam at U.A.; a giant zero-point robot appears as the test ends and traps Ochaco under debris, and Izuku attacks it to save her.

Sludge Villain takedown

All Might vs. the runaway Sludge Villain · Episode 1

Location: Street on Izuku's walk home

Trigger: Runaway Sludge Villain on the loose

All Might vs. villain

• Heroes — Hero: All Might
• Villain — Villain: Sludge Villain

Outcome: Sludge Villain defeated by All Might's Texas Smash

Aftermath

• All Might takes the villain into custody and leaves
• Izuku grabs All Might's leg and ends up flying with him
• All Might bleeds from his mouth and lands on a rooftop

Sludge Villain attack on Katsuki Bakugo

Second Sludge Villain assault · Episode 2

Location: Tatooin Station area, city streets and scene of explosions

Trigger: Sludge Villain attacks Katsuki Bakugo, attempting to take his body

Villain vs. heroes

• Sludge Villain — attacker: Sludge Villain
• Heroes — responders: Death Arms, other heroes, All Might / rescuer: Izuku Midoriya

Outcome: Sludge Villain destroyed by All Might's Detroit Smash; Katsuki freed

Aftermath

• Heroes scold Izuku for risking his life and praise Katsuki for fighting back
• Katsuki tells Izuku he never asked to be saved
• All Might tells Izuku he can become a hero

Giant robot at U.A. practical exam

Entrance exam rescue · Episode 4

Location: U.A. training field

Trigger: Final stage of the practical entrance exam, when a giant zero-point robot appears

Examinees vs. robot

• Examinees — Combatant: Izuku Midoriya / Trapped: Ochaco Uraraka
• Robot — Combatant: Giant zero-point robot

Outcome: Robot destroyed by Izuku's One For All smash; Ochaco rescued

Aftermath

• Izuku's legs and right arm broken from using One For All for the first time
• Test declared over

Ability Table

Season Summary

Season 1 — Season 1

Episodes 1–5

Quirkless Izuku Midoriya dreams of becoming a hero like All Might. Moved by Izuku's courage in trying to save a hostage Katsuki Bakugo, All Might tells him he can become a hero and chooses him as successor to his Quirk, One For All. After ten months of training, Izuku inherits the power on the morning of the U.A. Entrance Exam, uses it for the first time to save Ochaco Uraraka from a giant robot at the cost of broken limbs, and passes on 60 rescue points.

Having stood up to Katsuki for the first time after they both passed, Izuku joins Class 1-A, where homeroom teacher Shota Aizawa, the hero Eraser Head, threatens to expel the last-place student in a Quirk Apprehension Test. Unable to use One For All except at full power, Izuku struggles, and after Aizawa erases his Quirk in the pitching test, he focuses the power into a single fingertip for a record throw that impresses his classmates, teacher, and All Might.

Music Releases

• THE DAY (OP)
• HEROES (ED)