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Midoriya inherits the superpower of the world's greatest hero, but greatness won't come easy.
What would the world be like if 80 percent of the population manifested superpowers called "Quirks"? Heroes and villains would be battling it out everywhere! Being a hero would mean learning to use your power, but where would you go to study? The Hero Academy of course! But what would you do if you were one of the 20 percent who were born Quirkless?
The League of Villains has kidnapped Bakugo, and the resulting negative publicity has thrown U.A. into a huge uproar. With the public's trust in heroes threatened, the faculty convenes to figure out what to do. But Midoriya and the students of Class 1-A have plans of their own-an operation to rescue Bakugo that could get them thrown out of school!
About the author
Kohei Horikoshi was born in Aichi, Japan, in 1986. He received a Tezuka Award Honorable Mention in 2006, and following the publication of several short stories in
Akamaru Jump, his first serialized work in
Weekly Shonen Jump was
Oumagadoki Zoo in 2010.
My Hero Academia is his third series in
Weekly Shonen Jump.
Summary
Midoriya inherits the superpower of the world’s greatest hero, but
greatness won’t come easy.
What would the world be like if 80 percent
of the population manifested superpowers called “Quirks”? Heroes and
villains would be battling it out everywhere! Being a hero would mean learning
to use your power, but where would you go to study? The Hero Academy of course!
But what would you do if you were one of the 20 percent who were born
Quirkless?
The League of Villains has grabbed Bakugo, and the resulting
negative publicity has thrown U.A. into a huge uproar. With the public’s
trust in heroes threatened, the faculty convene to figure out what to do. But
Midoriya and the students of Class 1-A have plans of their own, even if their
operation to rescue Bakugo could get them thrown out of school!
