10 Facts About My Hero Academia

For many anime lovers, “My Hero Academia” is one of the popular comic book series that attracts them the most. The anime includes a great depiction of the various characters, enormous abilities determined by their quirks, and the emotional depth that defines the movie. After a few seasons are released, something’s going to be fuzzy, so here we are, take a look at facts you may or may not know about the show. So let’s get started.

>>> Update the latest news: My Hero Academia Explains Manga Delay in New Statement

Quirks Came From Random Things

The power of 80% of humanity in the world My Hero Academia is unique. That unique mix of power is something not many people can recommend. But you may not know that they, until now, were actually inspired by pure random things. The author of “My Hero Academia”, Kōhei Horikoshi, says that in the beginning, he introduced oddities to the characters in order to develop a good story. But after a while, the quirks were added at random.

Mina Ashido & Alien Connection

Mina Ashido, whose superhero name is “Pinky”, refers to her pink hair and skin, originally having a different superhero name. A. Originally, Mina Ashido’s superhero name was named “Hero Ridley: The Queen of the Alien”, an obvious and blatant reference to director Ridley Scott’s 1971 Alien Film. You may notice her traits are quite similar to those from the movie inspired justice, like the creatures from Alien.

 Bubble & Centipeder Are Designed By Fans

Bubble & Centipede, who acts as Sir Nighteye’s assistant in “My Hero Academia”, was not originally designed by the author. There is a contest for Japanese fans where winners Chiita Abara and Tetsuya Oohara got the chance to design these characters for the show. China Abara originally designed Bubble as a 16-year-old student at U.A, but to turn her into a supportive hero, the anime made the character a bit older. On the other hand, Tetsuya Oohara designed the Centipede character.

Every character name has a meaning

The creator of “My Hero Academia”, Kohei Horikoshi, made sure that all anime characters have a name that has a significant meaning. All these names are usually based on the Japanese world game. Take for example Bakugo, “Baku” means “bomb” while “go” means “power”, accurately describing the character and his oddity.

Masahi Kishimoto Compared The Show To Naruto

Well, Naruto is well known as one of the most successful and commercially successful anime and manga in the anime industry. It was a remarkable moment when Naruto, Masahi Kishimoto, took notice of My Hero Academia. Kishimoto compared the series to his critically acclaimed work and even painted a picture depicting Naruto as he cheered on Izuku. The image denotes the passage of the torch from one great anime to another great anime.

Ochaco Uraraka was Originally The Mount Lady

Uraraka, who we know as a very cheerful and bubbly girl with a good saying about Zero Gravity, was originally considered Mount Lady. The bubbly character is able to control and reverse the effects of gravity just by touching any object originally named Yu Takeyama with a quirky smile that could cause her to grow into large chunks. . Although this idea was scrapped at the time, it was rekindled for use by the Mt. The woman was slightly older than Uraraka.

One-Shot For Series Came Six Years Before The Original Manga

In 2008, creator Kohei Horikoshi published a shot in the Winter magazine of Akamaru Jump and titled “My Hero”. Then, this one-shot became the starting point for the full-fledged manga series as we know it today. His character was distributed and changed for “My Hero Academia” with the character renamed Izuku in good health, becoming a high school student. On the contrary, the illness changes to the character of All Might.

Present Mic Was Originally An Old Bald Man

In case you didn’t notice, Present Mic’s headphones have “Hage” written all over them, meaning “bald” in Japanese and on the other hand, his hair looks like a wig. Why? Because his character was originally designed to be a fat, old man. But it was only until Hiroskoshi decided that attributes could get the character boring and Present Mic was based on an actual radio DJ named Hisashi Yamada.

Tsuyu & Hagakure Were Initially Men

The interesting fact is that there is a female character in My Hero Academia that you may or may not know, who is a man. At first, Horikoshi envisioned the characters of Tsuyu and Hagakure as boys until he saw the crowded lineup of Class 1-A, which was very unbalanced. So writer Horikoshi decided to change the gender of Tsuyu and Hagakure, who are now being loved by many people, creating a larger fan base.

Ectoplasm’s Legs

Ectoplasm, who sensed his presence after the final battle against Tsuyu and Tokoyami, is another character who has suffered a fatal trauma. That was said before the start of the series; The character loses his feet while fighting a big bad guy. Even after the events, Ectoplasm used prosthetic legs for his daily routine and eliminated them when showing off his hero cards.

>>> Take a look at our My Hero Academia Clothing & Accessories Collection.