Highlights
- My Hero Academia follows the journey of Izuku Midoriya, a boy without powers who becomes the next possessor of One For All, a powerful quirk.
- The series features different arcs that introduce new characters, showcase battles with villains, and explore the students' growth and relationships.
- The Paranormal Liberation War Arc brings chaos as heroes face off against villains, and shocking revelations about characters like Dabi and Tomura Shigaraki are unveiled.
My Hero Academia is a popular Shonen manga series that has been around since 2014. This manga follows the story of Izuku Midoriya, a boy who dreams of becoming a hero despite not having a "quirk," or superpower. Thanks to his encounter with his idol, All Might, he becomes the next in line to receive One For All, one of the most powerful quirks in Japan.
Because crime never takes a break, these heroes have to rise to the challenge and be ready for whatever comes their way. Like most manga, My Hero Academia has arcs, each with its own unique plot twists and contributions to the story's overall plot of explaining how Deku becomes the greatest hero.
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7 Entrance Exam Arc
This arc introduces readers to the My Hero Academia world. The beginning of a story is crucial, as it ushers in the events that will eventually happen. Readers get to know the main characters and the supernatural abilities that individuals in the My Hero Academia world are born with, that transform their world from an ordinary one to one where heroes rule.
In this arc, Izuku Midoriya’s life takes an unexpected turn as he finally gets a quirk after living for 14 years without one. He becomes the next individual to receive All Might’s powerful and transferable quirk, One For All. Midoriya begins his journey to becoming a hero in U.A. High alongside the supporting characters Bakugo, Uraraka, and Tenya.
6 Unforeseen Simulation Joint (USJ) Arc
As Class 1-A students take a practical class that requires them to showcase and practice their rescue skills, real villains show up, forcing them into a real-life situation they are not ready for. The villains that show up will become a terror to these students and their world: Tomura Shigaraki, the League of Villains, and Nomus. These villains are after All Might, and since he is not present with the students, they start attacking the students and their teachers (heroes) in hopes that it will cause All Might to show up.
This arc shows the students the true nature of villains, as they will do anything to achieve their evil agenda. Even though the students did not prepare for this attack, they still held on and fought a good fight. During this arc, Kirishima is able to form a friendship with Bakugo, and as the manga progresses, they become best friends.
5 U.A. Sports Festival Arc
This arc sheds more light on Shoto Todoroki, and he emerges as one of the main characters readers will grow to love. Todoroki is lucky enough to have two quirks in one. His half-cold, half-hot quirk is thanks to Endeavour, his father, and his determination to produce an offspring that can overtake and be more powerful than All Might. This determination comes at a heavy price as his son, Todoroki, grows to hate him and his quirk, Flames.
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The U.A. Sports Festival puts the students of U.A. High in the spotlight as they showcase their powers as heroes and villains. It is during this sports festival that the League of Villains took notice of Katsuki Bakugo, and their interest in him led to them kidnapping him in order to recruit him. In addition, Midoriya learns more about the One For All quirk, and All Might reveals to him that he too was once quirkless.
4 Provisional Hero License Exam Arc
This arc shows how much the Class 1-A students have been training as they get ready to take the Provisional Hero License Exams, and a majority of them are able to pass. Readers also get familiar with the other hero academies in Japan.
Being a victim of bullying is one of the worst things that can happen to an individual, and Midoriya has been a victim for years. During this arc, he finally understands why Bakugo bullied him so much as they were growing up. Bakugo also learns about the true nature of Midoriya’s quirk, One For All. It is from this moment that Bakugo becomes protective of Midoriya and his secret.
3 Dark Hero Arc
Deku realizes that it is not easy to carry the burden of the whole world, and this realization puts him in a dark place. Instead of asking for help or teaming up with his friends, he leaves U.A. High and tries to stop the crimes happening all over Japan alone.
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During this dark moment, he still has support from his friends and backing from All Might, Endeavor, and Best Jeanist. As their world is in chaos and things look bad, they receive news that America’s number one hero is coming to help them.
2 Star And Stripe Arc
Things are going too well for All For One, and it has to stop. This arc introduces a new hero from America, Star and Stripe, and her powerful quirk, New Order. This quirk can change reality, and All For One has his eyes set on it. Tomura is now fused with All For Now and is able to decay Star and Stripe with his quirk, and steal her New Order quirk.
Things did not work out as planned. The New Order quirk destroyed some of Tomura’s quirk and itself, thanks to Star and Stripe's order. With Star and Stripe dead, Japan loses its foreign help. Luckily, All For One’s plan is set backward thanks to the damage caused by Star and Stripe’s quirk. Class 1-A must use the time wisely as they prepare to fight the greatest villain in Japan: All For One.
1 Paranormal Liberation War Arc
This arc had so much happening as the heroes embarked on an operation to attack the villains, but this went south quickly. Pro-heroes were injured, some died, and the city was in chaos. The Class 1-A students and others did their best to save the citizens in the middle of this chaos.
Tomura Shigaraki starts becoming one with All For One, and goes after Deku to steal the One For All quirk. In addition, readers receive the greatest shock as Dabi reveals himself as Toya Todoroki, Endeavour’s oldest son, whom they all thought was dead. Again, this arc has so much happening.