| My Hero Academia | |
 First tankōbon volume cover, featuring Izuku Midoriya (front), All Might (back), and several other Pro Heroes (background) | |
| 僕のヒーローアカデミア (Boku no Hīrō Akademia) | |
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| Genre | |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Kōhei Horikoshi |
| Published by | Shueisha |
| English publisher | |
| Imprint | Jump Comics |
| Magazine | Weekly Shōnen Jump |
| English magazine | |
| Demographic | Shōnen |
| Original run | July 7, 2014 – August 5, 2024 |
| Volumes | 41 |
| Anime television series | |
| Directed by |
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| Produced by | Yoshihiro Ōyabu[c] List
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| Written by | Yōsuke Kuroda |
| Music by | Yuki Hayashi |
| Studio | Bones |
| Licensed by | Crunchyroll[d] |
| Original network | |
| English network | |
| Original run | April 3, 2016 – present |
| Episodes | 159 + 9 OVAs |
| Manga spin-offs | |
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| Anime films | |
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| Video games | |
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My Hero Academia (Japanese: 僕のヒーローアカデミア, Hepburn: Boku no Hīrō Akademia) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kōhei Horikoshi. It was serialized in Shueisha's shōnen manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Jump from July 2014 to August 2024, with its chapters collected in 41 tankōbon volumes as of August 2024.[update] Set in a world where superpowers (called "Quirks") have become commonplace, the story follows Izuku Midoriya, a boy who was born without a Quirk but still dreams of becoming a superhero himself. 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.
The manga spawned a media franchise, having inspired numerous spin-off manga, such as My Hero Academia: Smash!!, My Hero Academia: Vigilantes, and My Hero Academia: Team-Up Missions. The series has expanded into light novels, stage plays, and various types of merchandise and media, including numerous video games. It has also been adapted into an anime television series by Bones. The first season aired in Japan from April to June 2016, followed by a second season from April to September 2017, then a third season from April to September 2018, a fourth season from October 2019 to April 2020, a fifth season from March to September 2021, a sixth season from October 2022 to March 2023, a seventh season from May to October 2024, and an upcoming eighth and final season which is set to premiere in 2025. It has also received four animated films, titled My Hero Academia: Two Heroes, My Hero Academia: Heroes Rising, My Hero Academia: World Heroes' Mission, and My Hero Academia: You're Next, and nine original video animations (OVAs). A live-action film by Legendary Entertainment is in development.
My Hero Academia has become a commercial success, appearing on The New York Times best-seller list several times. By April 2024, the manga had over 100 million copies in circulation including sales of spin-offs, making it one of the best-selling manga series of all time. Critical reception has also been positive with reviewers praising the manga for its art, characters, storytelling, action scenes, and the use of pop culture references to Western superhero comics; the anime series has received additional praise for its animation, music, pacing, action sequences, and voice performances in both Japanese and English. The manga has won several awards, including the Sugoi Japan Award and Harvey Award for Best Manga, and is considered one of the best of the 2010s. The anime has also received numerous awards and is considered one of the best of the 2010s as well.
- ^ a b "Official Website for My Hero Academia". Viz Media. Archived from the original on September 26, 2021. Retrieved October 26, 2017.
- ^ Hackett, Jennifer (July 31, 2018). "What My Hero Academia Gets About Superheroes that Western Comics Don't". Crunchyroll. Archived from the original on November 17, 2018. Retrieved November 17, 2018.
- ^ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (October 27, 2015). "My Hero Academia Superhero Manga's TV Anime Briefly Listed". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on June 24, 2018. Retrieved June 23, 2018.
- ^ My Hero Academia (in Japanese). Event occurs at ending credits; episodes 39–51. チーフ演出 - 大久保朋 [Chief unit director - Tomo Ōkubo]
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