My Hero Academia

"My Hero Academia" (Japanese: 僕のヒーローアカデミア, Boku no Hīrō Akademia) is a Japanese manga series created by Kōhei Horikoshi. The story is set in a world where superpowers, called "Quirks," are commonplace, and it follows Izuku Midoriya, a boy born without a Quirk. After being recognized by the world's greatest hero, All Might, he inherits his Quirk and enrolls in U.A. High School, a prestigious academy for heroes in training, gradually growing into a hero. The manga was serialized in "Weekly Shōnen Jump" from July 2014 to August 2024, with 42 collected tankōbon volumes. It has been adapted into an anime, films, video games, and other media, garnering widespread acclaim and commercial success, becoming one of the best-selling manga series of all time. The series is praised for its compelling story, diverse character development, exciting action sequences, and references to pop culture. The anime adaptation has also received significant praise for its animation, music, and voice performances in both Japanese and English.