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My Hero Academia
Cover of the first volume of My Hero Academia, featuring Izuku Midoriya and All Might
僕のヒーローアカデミア (Boku no Hīrō Akademia)
Genre
Action--Adventure Action Adventure,, Comedy[1]
Manga
Written by
Kōhei Horikoshi
Published by
Shueisha
English
NA
publisher
Demographic
Viz Media
Shōnen
Imprint
Jump Comics
Magazine
Weekly Shōnen Jump[2]
English
NA
magazine
Weekly Shonen Jump
Original run
July 7, 2014 – present
Volumes
17 (List of volumes)
Manga
My Hero Academia Smash!!
Written by
Kohei Horikoshi
Illustrated by
Hirofumi Neda
Published by
Shueisha
English
NA
publisher
Viz Media
Demographic
Shōnen
Magazine
Shōnen Jump +
English
NA
magazine
Weekly Shonen Jump
Original run
November 9, 2015 – November 2017
Volumes
5
Anime television series
Directed by
Kenji Nagasaki
Written by
Yōsuke Kuroda
Music by
Yuki Hayashi
Studio
Bones
Licensed by
AUS
Madman Entertainment(former) Universal/Sony NA
Funimation UK
Universal Pictures UK
Original
JNN (MBS) (Season 1)[3]
network
NNS (ytv) (Season 2 onwards)[4]
English network
SEA
Animax Asia[5]
Original run
April 3, 2016 – present
Episodes
38 (List of episodes)
Game
My Hero Academia: Battle for All
Developer
Dimps
Publisher
Bandai Namco Entertainment
Platform
Nintendo 3DS
Released
JP: May 19, 2016
Manga
Vigilante: My Hero Academia Illegals
Written by
Hiyuki Furuhashi
Illustrated by
Betten Court
Published by
Shueisha
English
NA
publisher
Viz Media
Demographic
Shōnen
Magazine
Shōnen Jump GIGA Shōnen Jump +
Original run
September 2016 – present
Volumes
3
Original video animation
Directed by
Kenji Nagasaki
Written by
Yōsuke Kuroda
Music by
Yuki Hayashi
Studio
Bones
Released
April 4, 2017 – June 2, 2017
Runtime
25 minutes each
Episodes
2 (List of episodes)
Game
My Hero Academia: One's Justice
Publisher
Bandai Namco Entertainment
Platform
PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One and Microsoft Windows
Released
2018
Anime film
My Hero Academia the Movie
Directed by
Kenji Nagasaki
Written by
Yōsuke Kuroda
Music by
Yuki Hayashi
Studio
Bones
Released
Q3 2018
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My Her o Academia (Japanese: 僕のヒーローアカデミア Hepburn: Boku no Hīrō Akademia) is a comedy adventure manga series written and illustrated by Kōhei Horikoshi. It has been serialized in Weekly Shōnen Jump since July 2014,[6] and 16 volumes have been collected in tankōbon format. The series has been licensed for English-language release by Viz Media, and began serialization in their weekly digital manga anthology Weekly Shonen Jump on February 9, 2015.[7] The story follows Izuku Midoriya, a boy born without superpowers in a world where they are the norm, but who still dreams of becoming a superhero himself, and is scouted by the world's greatest hero who shares his powers with Izuku after recognizing his value and enrolls him in a high school for heroes in training. The manga was adapted into an anime television series; the first season aired from April 3 to June 26, 2016.[8] The second season aired from April 1 to September 30, 2017. A third season has been announced, to start airing in April 2018,[9] as well as an animated film for 2018.[10] Contents [hide]
1Plot 2Media 2.1Manga o 2.2 Anime o 2.3Video games o
2.4Film 3Reception 4See also 5References 6External links o
Plot[edit] Main article: List of My Hero Academia characters On an Earth-like world where people with superpowers known as "Quirks" (個性 Kosei ) are the norm, Izuku Midoriya is a regular middle school student who has dreams of one day becoming a Hero despite being bullied by his classmates for not having a Quirk. After being the only one to try and save his childhood bully Katsuki from a Villain, the world's greatest Hero All Might bestows upon him his own quirk "One For All". The story follows Izuku's entrance into U.A. High School (雄英高校 Yūei Kōkō), a school that cultivates the next generation of Super Heroes.
Media[edit] Manga[edit] Main article: List of My Hero Academia chapters My Hero Academia is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kōhei Horikoshi. It began its serialization in the manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Jump in July 2014. As of November 2, 2017 the series been collected into sixteen tankōbon volumes.[11] The series is licensed for English language release in North America by Viz Media, who published the first volume on August 4, 2015. As the series is published in Japan, it is also released simultaneously in English digitally by Viz Media's Weekly Shounen Jump. As of December 17th 2017, 10 volumes have been released.[11]
Anime[edit] Main article: List of My Hero Academia episodes On October 29, 2015, the series' official Twitter announced that My Hero Academia would receive an anime adaptation produced by Studio Bones.[12] With the anime announced, TOHOSHI Group registered the domain name "heroaca.com" as the anime's website.[12] The anime is directed by Kenji Nagasaki, written by Yōsuke Kuroda, and feature character designs by Yoshikiko Umakoshi and music composed by Yuki Hayashi.[13][14] The anime premiered on MBS and other Japan News Network stations in the Nichigo time slot at 5 P.M. on Sundays in Japan. The opening theme is "The Day", performed by Porno Graffitti and the ending theme is "Heroes", performed by Brian the Sun. In March 2016, Funimation Entertainment announced they had licensed the series f or streaming services, home and broadcast release as well as obtaining the merchandise rights.[15] It has also been licensed in the United Kingdom by Universal Pictures UK.[16] A second season was announced in the Weekly Shōnen Jump magazine's 30th issue of 2016.[11] It premiered on April 1, 2017 on NTVand YTV, and ended on September 30, 2017, with the staff and cast from the first season returning to reprise their roles.[17] A third season was announced in the 44th issue of Weekly Shōnen Jump magazine of 2017.[18][9]
Video games[edit] A video game based on the anime, My Hero Academia: Battle for All , was announced in November 2015.[19] The game was developed by Dimps and published by Bandai Namco Entertainment for the Nintendo 3DS handheld game console, where it released in Japan on May 19, 2016.[20] A second video game for PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One and Microsoft Windows will be released in 2018, titled My Hero Academia: One's Justice.[21][22]
Film[edit] An anime film was announced in December 2017, and will feature an original story.[10]
Reception[edit] The manga was nominated for the 8th Manga Taishō in 2015.[23] Before the anime adaptation's premiere, manga author Masashi Kishimoto praised Kōhei Horikoshi's work, believing it would be a success overseas; Horikoshi, meanwhile, has cited Kishimoto'sNaruto series as a primary source of inspiration.[24] Volume 1 reached the 7th place on the weekly Oricon manga chart with 71,575 copies sold.[25] It sold out almost immediately on its first printing.[26] Volume 2 reached the 6th place, with 167,531 copies[27] and, by January 18, 2015, had sold 205,179 copies.[28] As of March 2017, there were over 10 million copies of My Hero Academia in circulation.[29] The story has been noted to take inspiration from elements in superhero comics, such as the aesthetics of its characters.[30] Alex Osborn of IGN gave the anime series positive marks, saying "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." Osborn went on to state that the villains were underdeveloped.[31] The manga won the Sugoi Japan Award in 2017.[32] It also won the "Japan Expo Awards" in the same year .[33]
See also[edit]
One-Punch Man Sky High, a 2005 Disney film with a similar premise. X-Men, particularly the New X-Men by Grant Morrison and Frank Quitely.
References[edit] 1. 2.
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