My Hero Academia didn’t need to spend more time on Midnight’s death (& it’s obvious why)

As the My Hero Academia series neared its end, the narrative produced several character deaths, both in the hero and villain departments. Several pro heroes died in battle against All for One and the other villains from the series.

While each hero's death was an emotional breaking point in the series, the narrative has seemed to avoid causing a fuss over one particular hero's death. The hero in question here is Nemuri Kayama, also known as Midnight.

While several fans have debated that her death needed more emphasis, it did not require one due to the series' progression, and this makes sense.

Disclaimer: This article reflects the author's opinions and contains potential spoilers from the My Hero Academia anime and manga.

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Midnight's death in My Hero Academia didn't need further emphasis than it already got

During season 6 of the My Hero Academia anime series, Midnight, along with Kamui Woods and Mt. Lady, were set to stop Gigantomachia from reaching Shigaraki.

After Gigantomachia tossed aside Mt. Lady, and Dabi's blue flames burned Kamui Woods, Mr. Compress threw boulders at Midnight, who got gravely injured and fell.

However, she contacted Momo Yaoyorozu (Hero name: Creati) and told her they would need heavy sedatives to put Gigantomachia to sleep and prevent him from reaching Shigaraki's location.

However, the conversation was cut short as Midnight was seen getting attacked by a group of villains in the forest.

Despite their attempts and being assisted by several pro heroes, the UA students were unable to defeat Gigantomachia, and he made his way to meet up with Shigaraki.

Midnight, along with many other pro heroes like Majestic, were later confirmed as dead in the series' following episodes.

While the deaths were very tragic, the series did not go forward with a follow-up to the incidents, which was debated among many fans as the series missed out on a key narrative.

However, the same narrative that the fans debated upon also did not allow for time to be spent mourning the deaths of the characters.

The pro heroes who died in the battle alongside Midnight in My Hero Academia (Image via Bones)

The immediate aftermath of the war was too much to waste time mourning deaths. Endeavor's past revelation to the world created social turmoil, and almost everyone turned against the pro heroes.

Meanwhile, All for One was able to take control of Shigaraki and fled with all the Nomu's, devising a plan to free his own body from Tartarus, which also freed several criminals and villains into society.

Furthermore, the UA students who were an active part of the battle were also either gravely injured or mentally shaken from the incidents.

Teachers like Aizawa and Present Mic did not have time to mourn for the dead, as they were busy managing several things

They were busy managing through the collapse of society, pro hero work, Nezu's construction and coordination efforts, the ongoing hunt for All for One, and looking after their students.

To put it, while the deaths of prominent figures from My Hero Academia, like Midnight, were a tragic event, there was no time to mourn over their deaths.

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Final thoughts

The death of the pro hero Midnight from My Hero Academia was a tragic moment in the series' narrative, that also fueled the UA students determination of fighting in the battle.

However, the series did not further expand on her death as well as many other pro heroes who died at the time, simply because the timeline of the story did not allow it.

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