He is scouted by the world's greatest hero, All Might, who bestows his Quirk to Midoriya after recognizing his potential, and helps to enroll him in a prestigious high school for superheroes in training.

Izuku "Deku" Midoriya is a teenage boy who dreams of becoming a Hero, despite being bullied by his childhood friend Katsuki "Kacchan" Bakugo for lacking a Quirk.

After Sir Nighteye is killed during a raid on the Shie Hassaikai yakuza group, Midoriya continues his internship under Todoroki's estranged father Endeavor, who assumed All Might's position as Japan's top hero following his retirement.

The pro and training heroes attempt to arrest the Paranormal Liberation Front, but most of its top members escape, including Shigaraki, who now inherits All For One's Quirk and is possessed by him.

Its remaining members are defeated by the heroes and a handful of reformed villains; Toga reciprocates Uraraka's sympathy before dying while saving the latter's life, as the Todoroki family subdues Dabi.

[7] Horikoshi was also a big fan of American films and comics, like Spider-Man[broken anchor] directed by Sam Raimi, Star Wars, and X-Men, which he used for inspiration.

[14] In October 2022, the author rescinded the statement he made during Jump Festa '22, opting to take longer to complete the manga's final arc than initially expected.

[21] For the casting, the Weekly Shōnen Jump magazine was first announced that the anime starring Daiki Yamashita as Izuku Midoriya, Kenta Miyake as All Might, Nobuhiko Okamoto as Katsuki Bakugō, Ayane Sakura as Ochako Uraraka, Kaito Ishikawa as Tenya Iida, Aoi Yūki as Tsuyu Asui, Ryō Hirohashi as Minoru Mineta, Marina Inoue as Momo Yaoyorozu, and Yoshimasa Hosoya as Fumikage Tokoyami.

[22] In February 2016, Tasuku Hatanaka, Toshiki Masuda and Yuki Kaji joined the cast as Denki Kaminari, Eijirō Kirishima and Shōto Todoroki respectively.

Cramer wrote that "in the modern world, we often challenge heroic ideals, and the motivations of the people who pursue them", noting how in American media the optimism of the Silver Age of Comic Books lead to post-Watchmen ambiguity.

[41] The second spin-off manga, My Hero Academia: Vigilantes, is a prequel to the main series written by Hideyuki Furuhashi and illustrated by Betten Court, which ran from August 20, 2016, to May 28, 2022.

[50] A one-shot spin-off manga that serves as a prequel to the first film, written and illustrated by Kōhei Horikoshi, centered on All Might's past and the featured character Nana Shimura, titled No.

[53] A one-shot spin-off manga that serves as a prequel to the second film, written and illustrated by Horikoshi, centered on Nine, titled League of Villains: Undercover (ヴィランれんごう:アンダーカバー, Viran Rengō: Andākabā), was also given to the first million attendees on December 20, 2019.

[126] A light novel series, titled My Hero Academia: School Briefs (僕のヒーローアカデミア 雄英白書, Boku no Hīrō Akademia Yūei Hakusho), written by Anri Yoshi, was released by Shueisha under its Jump J-Books imprint.

[151] In August 2021, it was revealed to be directed by Shinsuke Sato, with Alex Garcia and Jay Ashenfelter overseeing the adaptation, and Ryosuke Yoritomi representing the manga publisher Shueisha.

[154] A video game based on the anime, My Hero Academia: Battle for All (僕のヒーローアカデミア バトル・フォー・オール, Boku no Hīrō Akademia Batoru fō Ōru), was announced in November 2015.

[158] A sequel, My Hero One's Justice 2 (僕のヒーローアカデミア One's Justice2, Boku no Hīrō Akademia Wanzu Jasutisu Tsū), was released on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Windows, and Xbox One on March 12, 2020, in Japan and worldwide in the following day.

[164] Izuku Midoriya, Katsuki Bakugo, Ochaco Uraraka, All Might, Shoto Todoroki, Eijiro Kirishima, Mina Ashido, and the members of League of Villains appeared as cosmetic outfits for players to purchase in Fortnite.

The cast includes Shin Tamura as Izuku Midoriya, Ryōta Kobayashi as Katsuki Bakugo, Yume Takuchi as Ochako Uraraka, Hiroki Ino as Tenya Iida, and Ryō Kitamura as Shoto Todoroki.

It also includes an original story featuring Deku, Bakugo, Uraraka, and Todoroki facing off against a villain who appears at the concert of a world-famous rock performer.

[191] A live-action short film titled "Succession", commemorating the manga's tenth anniversary, released its video on YTV Animation's YouTube channel on April 27, 2024.

[212] In the United States, My Hero Academia was the second most "in-demand" TV title in the last 60 days in 2020 according to Observer, which tracks popularity through social media, fan ratings, and piracy.

With 4.7 million social media engagements, it was the second most-discussed series ahead of X-Men '97, Invincible, and KonoSuba in the last 30 days despite the seventh season has not began its airing.

[297] Cold Cobra of Anime UK News picked the series for his list of "best manga of 2010s", praising its great mix between the Japanese shonen action genre and American superhero comics.

He concluded that "the first season of My Hero Academia delivers thirteen episodes of fantastic action, elevated by a heartfelt story that's wrapped around a core cast of memorable and relatable characters".

Speelman also stated that compared to other superhero teams like X-Men or Legion of Super-Heroes, My Hero Academia's biggest asset is its huge cast, with even minor characters having a "fun look" or "interesting personality" for readers to latch onto.

He noted that it has similarities to the other shows and comics like Teen Titans, Runaways, or Young Justice, though he felt its closest thematic analog is the 2005 Disney film Sky High.

Not only does it continue to be the darling of modern Shonen Jump with one of the mostly perfectly tuned anime adaptations a long-running series has ever received, this is an accomplishment of storytelling across the board.

Although he criticized the series' originality, he felt it executes the classic shōnen tropes perfectly, describing it as the "most finely tuned battle shonen ever created".

"Boku no Hīrō Akademia Za Mūbī Wārudo Hīrōzu Misshon Anime Komikkusu" 僕のヒーローアカデミア THE MOVIE WORLD HEROES' MISSION アニメコミックス (in Japanese).