My Hero Academia is a popular superhero manga series written and illustrated by Kohei Horikoshi. This manga series has been serialized in the Weekly Shonen Jump manga magazine since 2014.
As of 2023, its chapters have been collected into 37 volumes. The hit manga series has numerous spin-off manga, such as My Hero Academia: Smash!!, My Hero Academia: Vigilantes, and My Hero Academia: Team-up Missions.
It has also been expanded into light novels, stage plays, and video games, and was adapted into a television show in 2016. Plans for a live-action film by Legendary Entertainment are in the making.
My Hero Academia manga and anime series is a massive commercial success. Critical response to the manga series is also generally positive with many citing its art, character design, story, and use of pop culture references as very interesting.
About My Hero Academia Series
My Hero Academia is a popular Japanese manga and anime series that takes place in a world where almost everyone has superhuman abilities known as “Quirks.” The story follows a young boy named Izuku Midoriya, who dreams of becoming a hero despite being born without a Quirk.
Throughout the series, Izuku and his classmates face various challenges, including battles against villains who seek to use their powers for evil purposes. Along the way, they learn about teamwork, sacrifice, and the true meaning of heroism.
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Kohei Horikoshi’s Biography
Kohei Horikoshi is a Japanese manga artist known for creating the My Hero Academia and Barrage manga series. Horikoshi was born and raised in Aichi Prefecture and formerly worked as an assistant for Yasuki Tanaka, creator of the manga series Summertime Rendering.
Growing up he was a fan of several manga series, such as Dragon Ball, Naruto, and One Piece. He is also a massive fan of Marvel Comics.
Who is Izuku Midoriya?
Izuku Midoriya, also known by his superhero name Deku, is the main protagonist of the My Hero Academia manga series. He is a superhero and a first-year high schooler who is the current holder of “One For All,” a superpower which is an amalgamation of eight different superpowers.
My Hero Academia Manga Books in Order
1) My Hero Academia, Volume 1: Izuku Midoriya: Origin (2015)
Izuku Midoriya, nicknamed ‘Deku’ by his childhood friend-turned-bully Katsuki Bakugo, dreams of becoming a hero but lacks a Quirk. But one day his life changes when he meets All Might while attempting to save Bakugo on his own from a villain.
2) My Hero Academia, Volume 2: Rage, You Damned Nerd (2015)
Izuku is paired with Ochako Uraraka while assigned to a training battle to learn about combat abilities. Uraraka is a girl with the ability to manipulate gravity. After Izuku and Urarka are able to win against their opponents, Izuku starts gaining some popularity amongst his classmates.
3) My Hero Academia, Volume 3: All Might (2016)
Shigaraki pits All Might against Nomu, a multi-Quirked monster that All Might barely manages to defeat. As the other teachers arrive, Izuku stops Shigaraki from finishing All Might off. This leads to Shigaraki fleeing after being informed by their benefactor that their war against the heroes has only just begun.
4) My Hero Academia, Volume 4: The Boy Born with Everything (2016)
Izuku teams up with Uraraka, their classmate Fumikage Tokoyami, and Support Course student Mei Hatsume for the “Cavalry Battle” round.
5) My Hero Academia, Volume 5: Shoto Todoroki: Origin (2016)
Izuku faces Todoroki and tries to convince him to use his Quirk to its full potential. This leads to Todoroki remember how his father married his mother to produce a child with both of their quirks.
6) My Hero Academia, Volume 6: Struggling (2016)
Class 1-A students are told to come up with their hero names as they start preparing for their one-week internships at a hero agency. In this Book, Izuku begins his internship under All Might’s mentor Gran Torino, who teaches Izuku how to safely channel his quirk.
7) My Hero Academia, Volume 7: Katsuki Bakugo: Origin (2017)
Iida joins Izuku and Todoroki to defeat Stain, however, Stain remains conscious enough to save Izuku from Nomu for being a hero whilst simultaneously expressing his views on society’s fake heroes.
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8) My Hero Academia, Volume 8: Yaoyorozu Rising (2017)
Izuku and Bakugo team up to face All Might. Both of them put everything on the line to win. The League of Villains introduces two new members: the mentally unstable Himiko Toga and the psychopathic Dabi.
9) My Hero Academia, Volume 9: My Hero (2017)
Unbeknownst to the heroes, the League of Villains plans an attack on the summer camp. While continuing to train, Izuku attempts to convince Kota to change his views on heroes by telling him of his own experiences.
10) My Hero Academia, Volume 10: All For One (2017)
Mr. Compress, a member of the League of Villains abducts Bakugo. Izuku joins Todoroki and Kirishima on a rescue mission to save Bakugo. At the same time at the villain’s base, Shigaraki is unable to persuade Bakugo to join the League of Villains.
11) My Hero Academia, Volume 11: End of the Beginning, Beginning of the end (2018)
The superheroes learn that Bakugo’s kidnapping was a calculated move by the villains to draw out the heroes and destroy them. In the meantime, Izuku comes up with a plan to save Bakugo and escape with him without getting caught.
12) My Hero Academia, Volume 12: The Test (2018)
Izuku has a dream in which he and All Might are on the beach. Izuku and his Class 1-A classmates must develop ultimate moves in the process to test their strength and creativity in new ways to obtain a provisional hero license.
13) My Hero Academia, Volume 13: A Talk About Your Quirk (2018)
Class 1-A prepares for the next phase of their training where they must practice saving actors posing as civilians from a simulated disaster. At the same time, All Might interrogate All For One in prison and convinces him to not kill him or Deku.
14) My Hero Academia, Volume 14: Overhaul (2018)
The fall semester has started and Principal Nezu announces that all first-year students need to start their hero work studies earlier than planned due to rising villain attacks.
15) My Hero Academia, Volume 15: Fighting Fate (2018)
A new threat appears in the form of Chisaki Kai, a young leader of the Hassaikai yakuza gang. After a power vacuum is left by All For One, Chisaki offers to be the leader of the League of Villains to gain possible support.
16) My Hero Academia, Volume 16: Red Riot (2018)
The heroes decide to stage a dawn raid with Ryukyu’s group after receiving valuable intel on the layout of Shie Hassaikai’s headquarters. However, Joi Irinaka, a Shie Hassaikai member injects himself with a Quirk-enhancing drug in order to separate the intruders and take control of the basement.
17) My Hero Academia, Volume 17: Lemillion (2019)
While the raid on the Hassaikai gang is still in full swing, the heroes plunge into further darkness. At the same time, Lemillion engages Overhaul in an attempt to rescue Eri, taking the battle to a new level of intensity.
18) My Hero Academia, Volume 18: Bright Future (2019)
Izuku is in a battle with Overhaul, who has previously unleashed his terrifying power. Midoriya must push One for All to 100 percent in order to match Overhaul’s power. Will Midoriya’s life be the same if he manages to walk away from this fight alive?
19) My Hero Academia, Volume 19: School Festival (2019)
In the wake of Sir Nighteye’s untimely death, Class 1-A must prepare for the upcoming cultural festival. However, other forces are at work while the students are busy planning for a successful festival. Midoriya continues his training with All Might during the preparations.
20) My Hero Academia, Volume 20: School Festival Start!! (2019)
Endeavour must assume the role of the number one hero after All Might retires. However, he is not ready to take on the responsibility that comes with this coveted position. At the same time, Izuku’s mind is preoccupied with finding the reason behind his recent dreams about One For All.
21) My Hero Academia, Volume 21: Why He Gets Back Up (2019)
Endeavour fights with Dabi to solidify his new position as the number one hero. Hawks provide support. Izuku has another cryptic dream about the past secrets of the previous wielders of One For All. Class 1-A also begins their battle training with Class B.
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22) My Hero Academia, Volume 22: That Which is Inherited (2019)
Class 1-A struggles to keep up with Class 1-B’s unexpectedly creative Quirk use. However, these matches give all the participants a chance to reflect on exactly where they stand in relation to each other along with the past events that brought them to this point.
23) My Hero Academia, Volume 23: Our Brawl (2020)
As the Battle Training between Class A and B continues, Izuku Midoriya enters a fugue state where he has an encounter with one of the former users of One For All. At the same time, a new enemy, the Meta Liberation Army, begins to make their move.
24) My Hero Academia, Volume 24: All It Takes is One Bad Day (2020)
The heroes have an encounter with another villain in the form of the Meta Liberation Army. The MLA is preparing for a new metahuman revolution led by the CEO of the Detnerat Corporation. In the eyes of the MLA, the League of Villains is an obstacle that is meant to be removed.
25) My Hero Academia, Volume 25: Tomura Shigaraki: Origin (2020)
Tomura remembers the time when he accidentally killed his family when his Quirk first manifested. This enabled him to use his powers to the fullest. The League of Villains takes control of the Meta Liberation Army and recognizes Shigaraki as All For One’s true successor.
26) My Hero Academia, Volume 26: The High, Deep Blue Sky (2021)
Izuku and Bakugo become Endeavour’s students. Along with Todoroki, they are instructed by Endeavour to spend their winter break trying to outpace him in intercepting a villain. Natsuo, Todoroki’s brother, is kidnapped by a villain named Ending who wants Endeavour to kill him.
27) My Hero Academia, Volume 27: One’s Justice (2021)
The Heroes prepare to fight the villains of the Paranormal Liberation Front. There is a lot at stake as even the students have joined the heroes in the upcoming battle. But the villains have fearsome resources of their own.
28) My Hero Academia, Volume 28: The Thrill of Destruction (2021)
The battle between the heroes and the Paranormal Liberation Front continues at the hospital and at the mountain villa. While some of the heroes help evacuate the city, Midoriya senses an ominous presence inside the hospital.
29) My Hero Academia, Volume 29: Katsuki Bakugo Rising (2021)
Several heroes engage in a fight with Shigaraki after he has finally awakened and begins to unleash his savage powers. However, after several heroes are lost at the battle and Endeavour takes on Tomura, the responsibility to finish Shigaraki lands on the shoulders of Izuku and Bakugo.
30) My Hero Academia, Volume 30: Dabi’s Dancing (2022)
The battle between Midoriya and Tomura intensifies after he tries to steal Midoriya’s One For All. As the battle continues, it extends itself into the One For All spirit realm where all of One For All’s previous users, including All For One, join the struggle.
31) My Hero Academia, Volume 31: Izuku Midoriya and Toshinori Yagi (2022)
It seems that society is on the verge of collapsing after many heroes die. And even though Midoriya and other heroes have managed to keep Tomura under control, All For One is just getting started.
32) My Hero Academia, Volume 32: Your Turn (2022)
Midoriya leaves his school and friends as society is on the verge of collapse in order to save out on the street and lure All for One back into the open. But All For One has other plans and sends the villain after Midoriya.
33) My Hero Academia, Volume 33: From Class A to One For All (2023)
Midoriya has left school in order to keep villains away from his friends. But his friends and loved ones know that the bearer of One For All shouldn’t handle this burden alone and set out on a journey to bring him back.
34) My Hero Academia, Volume 34: United States of America (2023)
All For One has taken control of Tomura’s mind and becomes a global threat. Even though the United Nations is reluctant to dispatch heroes to subdue this issue, Star and Stripe, USA’s number one hero arrive in Japan to tackle this menace.
35) My Hero Academia, Volume 35
Battle Flame (2023)- This soon-to-be-released volume tells the story of the ultimate war between heroes and villains. The students at the hero school have a significant part to play in this fight as well and so does Midoriya.
36) My Hero Academia, Volume 36
Two Flashfires (TBA)- In all different locations around Japan, the heroes and hero school students take on the villains in all-out battles.
37) My Hero Academia, Volume 37
Those Who Defend, Those Who Violate (TBA)- The battle between the villains and heroes intensifies.
My Hero Academia Spin-Offs
My Hero Academia: Smash!!
My Hero Academia: Smash!! is written and illustrated by Hirofumi Neda. Its chapters have been collected in five volumes which were released in English between 2019 and 2020.
My Hero Academia: Vigilantes
My Hero Academia: Vigilantes is a spin-off and prequel to Kohel Horikoshi’s manga series My Hero Academia. This manga series is written by Hideyuki Furuhashi and illustrated by Betten Court.
Its chapters have been collected into fifteen volumes. The English version of these volumes is currently being released and will conclude by 2023.
My Hero Academia: Team-Up Missions
My Hero Academia: Team-Up Missions is written and illustrated by Yoko Akiyama. Its chapters have been collected into four volumes. This spin-off follows Izuku Midoriya and his classmates as they are paired up with students from other hero schools to participate in specially-requested missions as part of the “Team-Up Missions Program.”
The first English version of the volume released in 2021 and the last volume is slated for release in late 2023.
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