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'''''My Hero Academia''''' (''Boku no Hero Academia'' in Japanese) is a Japanese manga (with an anime adaptation and a video game) about a young man's journey to achieve a life-long dream of becoming a professional superhero.

Written and illustrated by Kōhei Horikoshi. Published on Shueisha's ''Weekly Shōnen Jump''. It was originally reworked from a one-off story and expanded into the series we now know. The English translation of the manga is provided by [[Viz Media]] and the English version of ''Shōnen Jump''. It can be read online on Viz's website and Mangaplus.

 

 

 

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* [[AcCENT Upon the Wrong SylLABle]]: The anime's English dub is guilty of this in several instances. Notably, Izuku Midoriya's name is pronounced I-Zoo-koo Me-Doe-riya instead of the Japanese I-zuku MI-do-RI-ya, and Ochaco Uraraka is pronounced as Oh-CHA-coe Ura-RA-ka.

* [[Actually Pretty Funny]]: During the {{Spoiler|Remedial Course}}, Camie uses her Quirk to impersonate Todoroki speaking some schmaltzy baby talk to one of the rowdy children the student group was tasked to deal with. Bakugo, of all people, finds it hilarious.

* [[The Alcatraz]]: Tartarus, a prison designed to hold the worst of the worst of villains. Named after the part of the Underworld in [[Greek Mythology]] where the Titans themselves are held, this prison is said to be for criminals for whom the death penalty ''isn't enough''. Prisoners there are heavily restrained, kept shackled to chairs in well-lit cells, with several security cameras monitoring ''every'' prisoner; especially dangerous prisoners like {{spoiler|All For One}} are fed using feeding tubes, oxygen masks, and IV devices, being far too dangerous for guards to interact with. Other famous villains held there are Stain and {{spoiler|Kurogiri.}}

* [[All of the Other Reindeer]]: Izuku was looked down on and downright bullied by his classmates for being Quirkless, especially his former friend Katsuki Bakugo. Even his mother reacted to the "diagnosis" with pity and heartbreak, rather than supporting his dream of becoming a hero anyway.

* [[Foregone Conclusion]]: From the closing narration to the anime's second episode, we know that Midoriya achieves his dream and becomes the greatest hero Japan has known. ''My Hero Academia'' tells the story of how he got there in detail.

* [[Freudian Excuse]]: Todoroki gives himself one not to use his fire side in battle, because it reminds him of his abusive father and all the harm he rent onto him and his family. Midoriya, despite being sympathetic of his rough childhood, calls him out for this being insulting to every other professional Hero, who gives it their all to win, and accurately points out that he is not his father, and that his power is only his own.

* [[Heart Is an Awesome Power]]: For its original holder, One for All [[What Kind of Lame Power Is Heart, Anyway?| was a pretty useless quirk]]; said user could only transfer a quirk to someone else, and did nothing else, meaning he could only transfer this worthless ability to someone else. However, his older brother {{spoiler| (that would be All for One)}} forcibly endowed him with a second quirk, which altered it so as to assimilate the quirk of anyone it was transferred to. Thus, after he transferred it to someone with a ''useful'' quirk, that recipient's quirk became another facet of One for All, and he could transfer the merged powers to ''another'' recipient with a quirk. After several transfers passed down to several successors with their own quirks, the eighth holder received enough [[Combo-Platter Powers]] to become All Might, the mightiest hero in the world.

* [[Heroic BSOD]]: When {{spoiler|All For One}} reveals that Tomura Shigaraki (a criminal that he's been pursuing) is actually {{spoiler|the grandchild of his beloved mentor, Nana Shimura}}, All Might, over his time limit, {{Spoiler|with his feeble true form exposed to the public}} and already badly battered from the previous fighting, is rendered utterly catatonic with anguish.

** Toshinori '''Yagi''' [kanji containing the word "eight"], the 8th wielder

** Izu'''ku''' Midoriya, the 9th wielder

* [[Passing the Torch]]: The story of how Izuku Midoriya became a hero begins with this act: All Might, moved by Midoriya's selfless sacrifice to summon his power even though he reached his limit, judged that the fearful, Quirkless boy was worthy of succeeding his Quirk, because he was losing power and on the way to becoming powerless again.

* [[Personality Powers]]: Many pro Heroes and Hero trainees have Quirks that are excellently congruent with their personality traits. Notably, Jiro's Quirk being related to her interest in music, Shigaraki's [[Touch of Death]] being a reflection of his raging nihilism and {{Spoiler|All For One's power being to steal other people's Quirks to amplify his hunger for power and extreme narcissism}}.

* [[Pretentious Latin Motto]]: U.A.'s motto is "Plus Ultra", or "Go Beyond", which conveys their desire to supercede expectations and get out of a tough spot with determination and ingenuity.

* [[Pyrrhic Victory]]:

** {{Spoiler|Toshinori Yagi's final battle against All For One. On the one hand, he finally put an end to the villain's freedom. On the other hand, he permanently loses One For All, and his true form is revealed to the public. The age of All Might is over.}}

** {{Spoiler|Connecting to the above, Endeavor only gains the title of No. 1 Hero because All Might's heroic stand against All for One, making the title little more than a technicality, and rendering all the misery he put his family through in order to achieve that spot completely pointless.}}

* [[Super-Hero School]]: U.A. is one of the most prestigious, although given that 80% of people in the world have Quirks, most schools devote at least some time to handling and training Quirks.

* [[Teeth-Clenched Teamwork]]: During the Final Exams arc, Midoriya is forced to form a very uneasy alliance with Bakugō, going against All Might. While they encounter several major hiccups, they manage to pass.

* [[To Be a Master]]: While Izuku usually states his dream is to simply be a hero, on at least one occasion he states he wants to be the ''best'' hero. Katsuki also wants to be the best hero... and is utterly consumed by the thought that some of his classmates might be better.

* [[Took a Level in Badass]]:

* [[What Kind of Lame Power Is Heart, Anyway?]]: While 80% of humans have Quirks, only a small subset of them have Quirks suited for professional Heroics. For example, Inko Midoriya (Izuku's mother) has a very limited telekinetic (or maybe gravity manipulation) power, where she can draw small objects towards her within a limited range; useful for picking up something she drops under a table maybe, but not much else.

* [[What the Hell, Hero?]]:

** All Might chides Midoriya for {{spoiler|going with some students to rescue Bakugo despite the risk of injury, even punching him in his weakened form. Downplayed as All Might immediately says he was happy they got away unharmed, and promises to be a better teacher, now that he no longer has One For All.}}

* [[When He Smiles]]: Todoroki is generally seen with a disinterested frown on his face, but when he does smile, it highlights his handsomeness all the more.

 

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