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My Hero Academia: what you need to know about the biggest superhero anime
The superhero series is based on a comic by Kohei Horikoshi that started in 2014.
WHAT’S MY HERO ACADEMIA ABOUT?
In a world where most people have superpowers, middle
school student Izuku Midoriya is part of 20 percent of the
population born without them. But his dream is to
become a superhero and to attend the premier Japanese
school for aspiring superheroes, UA High. After a fateful
run-in with All Might, the world’s greatest hero, he learns
that his idol is dying and wants to pass on his mantle. His
chosen successor, of course, is Midoriya.
This eventually leads to Midoriya inheriting All Might’s
powers and attending UA High, where All Might is
training the next generation of heroes. But when a group
of villains show up looking for revenge, Midoriya and the
other students feel compelled to grow faster into heroes or become a burden.
SO WHAT SORTS OF SUPERPOWERS ARE WE TALKING ABOUT? In MHA they call superpowers “quirks.” The closest analog might be mutant abilities in the Marvel Comics, including both flashy powers and mutations like having wings, or lizard-like skin. Midoriya’s rival / friend Bakugo can create explosions in his hands, while his other classmate Tsuyu has a quirk that gives her frog-like abilities, sticking to walls and hopping long distances, and some of the physical characteristics of a frog, like a long tongue.
Quirks also all have specific names, Bakugo’s is called “Explosion” because the government tracks them.