Boku no Hero Academia (My Hero Academia)

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Japanese: 僕のヒーローアカデミア

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Type: Manga

Volumes: Unknown

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Status: Publishing

Published: Jul 7, 2014 to ?

Genre: Action

Themes: School, Super Power

Demographic: Shounen

Serialization: Shounen Jump (Weekly)

Authors: Horikoshi, Kouhei (Story & Art)

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Score: 8.07¹ (scored by 210,637 users)

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Ranked: #612²

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MangaShounen Jump (Weekly)Horikoshi, Kouhei (Story & Art)

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One day, a four-year-old boy came to a sudden realization: the world is not fair. Eighty percent of the world's population wield special abilities, known as "quirks," which have given many the power to make their childhood dreams of becoming a superhero a reality. Unfortunately, Izuku Midoriya was one of the few born without a quirk, suffering from discrimination because of it. Yet, he refuses to give up on his dream of becoming a hero; determined to do the impossible, Izuku sets his sights on the elite hero training academy, UA High.

However, everything changes after a chance meeting with the number one hero and Izuku's idol, All Might. Discovering that his dream is not a dead end, the powerless boy undergoes special training, working harder than ever before. Eventually, this leads to him inheriting All Might's power, and with his newfound abilities, gets into his school of choice, beginning his grueling journey to become the successor of the best hero on the planet.

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Boku no Hero Academia ranked eighth in the 8th Manga Taisho Awards and fifth in the 2016 Kono Manga ga Sugoi! for the male readers division.

The series has been published in English as My Hero Academia by VIZ Media under the Shonen Jump imprint since August 4, 2015; in Italian by Star Comics since February 3, 2016; in French by Ki-oon since April 14, 2016; in German by Carlsen since July 26, 2016; in Spanish by Planeta Comic since October 2016, in Brazilian Portuguese by Editora JBC; in Turkish by Gerekli Şeyler since March 2017; in Indonesia by m&c! since October 4, 2017. It has been licensed in Polish by Waneko.

A video game titled Boku no Hero Academia: Battle for All has been released for the Nintendo 3DS in Japan on May 19, 2016. Another video game, titled Boku no Hero Academia: One's Justice, was released in 2018 for Playstation 4, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, and PC.

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Other:	Oumagadoki Doubutsuen
Spin-off:	Boku no Hero Academia Smash!, Vigilante: Boku no Hero Academia Illegals, Boku no Hero Academia: Team Up Mission, Boku no Hero Academia Tokubetsu Spin-off: Endeavor's Mission
Alternative version:	Boku no Hero Academia: Yuuei Hakusho
Side story:	Boku no Hero Academia: All Might:Rising, Boku no Hero Academia: Villain Rengou:Undercover, Boku no Hero Academia the Movie: Futari no Hero, Boku no Hero Academia the Movie: Heroes:Rising, Boku no Hero Academia: No.XXX Hawks - Soothe
Adaptation:	Boku no Hero Academia 3rd Season, Boku no Hero Academia 4th Season, Boku no Hero Academia 5th Season, Boku no Hero Academia 2nd Season, Boku no Hero Academia, Boku no Hero Academia 7th Season, Boku no Hero Academia: The Movie, Boku no Hero Academia 6th Season

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Todoroki, Shouto

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Midoriya, Izuku

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Bakugou, Katsuki

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All Might

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Uraraka, Ochako

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Aizawa, Shouta

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Kirishima, Eijirou

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Toga, Himiko

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Dabi

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Asui, Tsuyu

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May 29, 2023

TPM16A4

Recommended

Preliminary (339/? eps)

For someone getting into the manga or anime scenery, this is a series that I believe they'd especially love. It has come off as beginner friendly for those just starting out.

--Story--
Kohei Horikoshi has done an excellent job of creating new and creative plots throughout the series. The way the story has been written, it doesn't fall apart. It provides room for side stories that allow us to witness greater character development as well as giving each character appropriate attention that will contribute to the overall plot. It is unlike other typical Shounen titles that can repeat the same plot formula repeatedly until the end of ...

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Nov 26, 2023

Kan3pt

Mixed Feelings

Preliminary (407/? eps)

My Hero Academia is your typical light-hearted series, but actually is backed by a lot a deepening of a lot of characters that gives the series a more mature look.
The story starts off really slowly, with things that everybody has seen already in other Shonens, but the character designs, the relations and their motivations, pushes you to keep reading. It may seem childish at first but it has a lot of mature themes.
That being said, some chapters are a chore to get through. The series' named "My Hero Academia" and the "academia" part is really where the show slows down in order to make ...

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Aug 10, 2023

CANNIBAL_SOUP

Not Recommended

Preliminary (396/? eps)

My Hero Academia was my favorite anime/manga when I was newer to the mediums. It incorporated elements with strong appeal to my tastes. I am a sucker for characters who overcome some inherent disadvantage they have by thinking outside the box, and cutesy low stakes slice of life stuff. Both of these are staples of the early series, and led me to falling in love with the characters. As I've read more though, three major cracks have become too noticeable for me to enjoy this story like I used to.

My first major complaint is that the author is good at introducing likeable characters, but fails ... to keep them relevant and interesting to the story after they complete their first character arc. Rather than characters overcoming new obstacles as the series advances, old characters fade into the background while we are told to care about different classmates who will ultimately meet the same fate. This could work in a different series where characters can rotate in and out of the main cast, but MHA is not one of these series. We still see characters once promised to be important who will do nothing significant or interesting for the remainder of the narrative.

The second major issue I have is the timeline and competence of pro heroes. Early on pros are established to be considerably more competent than the main cast. They are the end goal that the characters are trying to reach. This makes sense because given the premise of the series. However, as MHA progresses pro heroes start feeling more like clowns who have no right to the title of pro. While I understand the need to show our characters growing, the speed at which they grow feels entirely too rushed when looking at the timeline of the series. The growth these characters have undergone would feel much more natural to me if if the major arcs occurred over multiple school years instead of just one.

My final issue, and the one that got me to drop MHA for a time, is the author's habit of sexualizing minors. Any series whose female cast rarely feel like more than eye candy annoys me, but the fact that these characters are all 15-16 ish years old made me too uncomfortable to continue past the chapter cover of 368. I only picked it back up after my sister begged me to so she could talk about the new developments with someone.

While My Hero Academia isn't without redeeming qualities, there are other series that do similar things without dropping quality as they continue. If you're interested in this series, I'd recommend checking out something like JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part 4 instead. You won't be missing out on much.

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