My Hero Academia

Midoriya inherits the superpower of the world’s greatest hero, but greatness won’t come easy.

Created by Kohei Horikoshi | MoreLess about My Hero Academia

What would the world be like if 80 percent of the population manifested superpowers called Quirks? Heroes and villains would be battling it out everywhere! Being a hero would mean learning to use your power, but where would you go to study? The Hero Academy, of course! But what would you do if you were one of the 20 percent who were born Quirkless?

Kohei Horikoshi was born in Aichi, Japan, in 1986. He received a Tezuka Award Honorable Mention in 2006, and after publishing several short stories in Akamaru Jump, his first serialized work in Weekly Shonen Jump was Oumagadoki Doubutsuen in 2010. Barrage was his second series and My Hero Academia his third series in Weekly Shonen Jump.

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My Hero Academia: Ultra Artworks

Spanning ten years of Kohei Horikoshi’s work on his incredibly popular love letter to superheroes, My Hero Academia: Ultra Artworks includes covers, illustrations from Shonen Jump, and art from special events as well! Now readers can pore over the exuberantly dynamic artwork that made My Hero Academia the biggest manga in the world at a bigger size than ever. Plus, Horikoshi provides expansive insights on his craft, shares behind-the-scenes anecdotes for each illustration, and created an all-new cover for this art book!

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