"The UNITED STATES OF SMASH homage is intense!" Anime "My Hero Academia" Episode 163, a stylish direction in the heated battle between AFO VS Bakugo!

In episode 163 of the anime "My Hero Academia: The Final Season," which began airing sequentially from October 25th, Katsuki Bakugo (CV: Nobuhiko Okamoto) unleashed a full-powered strike against his formidable enemy All for One (CV: Akio Ōtsuka). The direction, which evokes the combat scene of All Might (CV: Kenta Miyake) from episode 49, has viewers buzzing with comments like "goosebumps all over my body."

In episode 163, "Quirk!! Explosion!!," the fierce battle between All for One and Bakugo reaches its climax. Bakugo, battered and covered in wounds, recalls the images of his precious family, friends, and All Might, the hero he admires. Then, saying "I wasn't alone... This body, the life that was passed on to me, and my dreams...! This is our story!", he delivered a full-powered strike to All for One.

Bakugo's attack, enveloped in dazzling light and flames, closely resembles the composition and other elements of the scene from episode 49 where All Might unleashed his ultimate technique "UNITED STATES OF SMASH" against All for One. The stylish direction connecting these two heroes had viewers extremely excited, with comments like "the direction is too divine," "the UNITED STATES OF SMASH homage is intense," and "I really had goosebumps all over my body watching this..."