Quote Originally Posted by shinta
It's probably a good execution of the shounen story. The problem is, if you've seen enough of those, this is just like watching a replay. This reminds me of overdrive and that other geek biking story. Even the "twist" about him passing, if anyone can even call it that, could be seen by those new to the genre a mile away. In fact, it makes me question the intelligence of the other "hero candidates" who just left a girl to be crushed. Isn't that worthy of being failed? Are they just gonna leave someone to die in the real world if it isn't convenient for them?
I don't think anybody else saw the girl. They made no mention of it when they talked about him. The speed guy saw Izuku and left him sitting there. That's the same as not helping the girl.

UA is like a police or military academy I suppose. You can become great without it, but going there boosts your chances since they train you.