Questions tagged [my-hero-academia]

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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Why do the top 10 heroes in Boku no Hero Academia only come from Japan?

In Boku no Hero Academia, we know the world is not limited to only Japan; there are America and other countries as stated especially in the BNHA: Two Heroes movie. But why are the known top 10 heroes (probably all the best heroes) Japanese?…
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Why is there a Nepali poster in Boku no Hero Academia?

I was curious as to why the animators would use a language other than Japanese and English, given the fact that no one in Japan understands Nepali. This is from season 2 episode 15. The Nepali in the poster means "cat". Does anyone have any idea why…
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Why All-For-One goes for a full frontal assault against All Might?

It was very strange to see All-For-One (who make possess large number of different quirks) choosing a brute-force way (all kind of power-ups to increase strength). It feel like there should be amazing (almost unbeatable) combinations of quirks. As…
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Who is this goggles-wearing character from the second My Hero Academia S3 intro?

The second opening of My Hero Academia S3 features three rapid-fire shots of a red-haired character wearing goggles and a very smug grin (YouTube reference): These shots are placed right after the title card, implying he's going to be a significant…
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My hero academia season 3 ep 13

My hero academia season 3 ep 13 what is the ost when they going in dormitory? (First minutes)
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Why All for One never stole One for All?

All for One is the most powerful superhuman with the exception of All Might who has the quirk One for All. If All for One has the quirk who makes him able to steal quirks, and All Might is the only person he can't defeat, why All for One doesnt…
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Did All for one give his ability to Tomura?

In My Hero Academia, after the Showdown between All for One and all might, One for all is finally defeated. But when he was arrested, All for One said the words : As a teacher, I win, as my pupil is ready. (paraphrasing) While it most certainly…
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Is there a discrepancy about Tomura's Quirk?

Upon rereading a few earlier chapters of My Hero Academia, I noticed an oddity regarding Tomura Shigaraki's Quirk. Later in the story, it is revealed that whatever he touches with all five fingers decays uncontrollably until it's reduced to dust,…
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Exactly what is Aizawa-sensei's quirk?

In My Hero Academia, chapter 6: Midoriya throws the ball, and Aizawa erases his Quirk, making him fail a first time. During this time, he grabs the student with his scarf, while not touching it. The drawn version is ambiguous, but the anime…
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Why doesn't Midoriya get any recommendations despite his good performance in the tournament?

In the manga they mention that they get recommendations based on the students performance in the tournament. Although Midoriya performs really well there and manages to reach the top 8 he doesn't get any recommendation(apart from the single one) why…
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How does Nine from the Boku no Hero Academia movie have All for One's quirk

I was watching the movie Heros Rising and while they were describing how Nine got his quirk it briefly shows "The Doctor". He explains to Nine that he has All for One's quirk, which means he can have nine quirks as well as his own. It's never…
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Why did Deku's arm not break when he hit Nomu?

In the last episodes of season one Boku no Hero Academia, the League of Villains attacks class 1A while they are at the USJ building. A fight breaks out, and Shigaraki Tomura is about to use his quirk on Tsu's face, Midoryia jumps into action and is…
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Why is it that Deku didn't fully give Kachan One For All in the movie "Boku no hero Academia: Heros Rising"?

I was watching the movie and in the final battle against Nine, all looks lost for Deku and Bakugo until Deku offers to give One For All to Bakugo. Everything works out and they defeat Nine. When All Might is holding Deku in his arms after the…
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Why did Deku get all the past OFA Quirks but All Might didn't?

Deku got the quirks that the past OFA quirk user had (not including OFA). How come All Might didn't get them also?
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Does a person lose his power after passing on One For All?

I was wondering if a person who has One For All will lose his One For All once he passes it on to someone else. All Might just gave one hair to Izuku so he might not have lost his power. But if someone completely passed on One For All would they…
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