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My Hero Academia is a superhero manga series by Kōhei Horikoshi. The story is about a boy called Izuku Midoriya, who was born without Quirk (Superpower), in a world where it is a common thing to have superpowers. Hence those without superpowers are called Quirkless. The story follows about his dream of becoming a hero himself.

My Hero Academia (Japanese: 僕のヒーローアカデミア) is a superhero manga series written and illustrated by Kōhei Horikoshi.

The story follows Izuku Midoriya, a boy born without superpowers (called quirks) in a world where they have become commonplace, but who still dreams of becoming a hero himself. He is scouted by Japan's greatest hero, who shares his quirk with Izuku after recognizing his potential, and later enrolls him in a high school for heroes in training.

The manga was adapted into an anime television series by Bones. Its first season aired in Japan from April 3 to June 26, 2016, followed by a second season from April 1 to September 30, 2017, then a third season from April 7 to September 29, 2018, with a fourth season set to premiere in October, 2019. An animated film titled My Hero Academia: Two Heroes was released on August 3, 2018. A second animated film is in production and there are plans for a live-action film by Legendary Entertainment.

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How did Mineta Minoru get into UA?

U.A. is the #1 ranked High School for heroics and is considered as the top Hero Academy in the world. As such it as a pretty low acceptance rate. With plenty of other students who may have aspired to be in UA, it is surprising that Mineta Minoru was…
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Why aren't the Nomus' brains attacked?

In My Hero Academia, the Nomu are incredibly strong creatures that possess multiple quirks. Even a single one of them proves to be a big threat. Nomu or not, the brain of any creature is very weak and one could die if it doesn't have any kind of…
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Could Eri restore the One for All quirk to All Might?

Supposedly, Eri has a quirk, Rewind, that allows her to rewind an individual's body to a previous state. She used this, for example, to undo the damage Izuku did to his own body when he used One for All at 100%. Could Eri restore the One for All…
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Is it usual in anime/manga/japanese to use ブツ as onomatopoeia of mumbling?

In My Hero Academia we see that when Midoriya is mumbling they use ブツ to symbolize it. Is this the rule for anime/manga/japanese or does it only happen in My Hero Academia?
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How is "One for All" stronger than "All for One"?

For those who don't know a brief description of the 2 major quirks involved in the main story of My Hero Academia are the quirks One for All (All Might, Izuku) and All for One. First, about One for All, All Might explains that One For All is the…
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What does it mean that "One for All" allows to stockpile power?

In My Hero Academia, they say that the quirk "One for All" allows the user to stockpile power. What does this mean exactly? Does it mean that the current user has the quirks of the previous users? Does it mean that the current user has the added…
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How can 蛙 be read as あ ("a") in Asui Tsuyu's name?

In Japanese, Asui Tsuyu's name is written as 蛙吹 梅雨. Most of the kanji in her name makes sense. 梅雨 is read as つゆ ("tsuyu"), and 吹 is read as すい ("sui"), but from what I know 蛙 is read primarily as かえる ("kaeru"), and can also be read as かわず ("kawazu")…
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Why is Midoriya considered a "True Hero" by some villains?

In epiosde 43, one of the villain from Vanguard Action Squad of League of Villians prevents another villain from going after Midoriya saying that his action was Stein's personal desire even when Midoriya was on the top priority in the kill list.
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Why Recovery Girl never cured All Might injuries?

Supposedly, All Might injuries are one of the reasons he can't last and fight anymore like he did in the past, before the battle with All For One. Why Recovery Girl never cured All Might injuries?. Midoriya many times completely broke their arms and…
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Why if Endeavor solved more crimes than All Might, he isnt considered the number one hero?

In the anime version of My Hero Academia it's said that Endeavor solved more crimes than All Might, but he isnt considered the number one hero in spite of this. Why it is so? What does it make people to consider All Might the number one hero and not…
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A black metal song in episode 41 of My Hero Academia

There's a song that plays in My Hero Academia season 2, episode 41 around 20:45-20:58ish when the villains showed up during the poison gas/tree burning scene. It was growling black metal type vocals and drums. What is that song?
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How many quirks can one have?

Through out the series so far we have seen several ways people can manifest multiple quirks. Such as Todo, which has Fire and Ice powers or Noumus power to steal quirks, allowing for multiple quirks, all though only 1 can be used at the time. We…
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Are there races other than human?

In Boku no Hero Academia, there are many people who have a special appearance, different from a human appearance, like Tokoyami for example. Is this something normal in the world of My Hero Academia where someone can have a different appearance…
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Could All Might pass his quirk to multiple people by feeding them his hair?

The quirk that All Might possesses is called All For One. It is a quirk that can be passed from one person to another and it gains more power each time it is passed. All Might gave Deku (Izuku) a sliver of his power by making him eat one of his…
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Why didn't Izuku's mom ask about his quirk?

Izuku was quirkless before, but then he got One For All. His mom saw him use his quirk in the Sports Festival, but she never asked him how he got his quirk. And Izuku told All Might that he hadn't told anyone about One For All, not even his mom.…
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