My Hero Academia

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Summary

My Hero Academia (僕のヒーローアカデミア Boku no Hīrō Academia) is a manga written and illustrated by Kōhei Horikoshi and is published in Weekly Shonen Jump. The first chapter was published on July 7, 2014 in issue 32 of Weekly Shonen Jump. The manga is very Westernized, having a similar style to American Comics.

People are not born equal, a realization that a 4-year-old Izuku Midoriya faced when bullied by his classmates who had unique special powers. Izuku was one of the rare cases where he was born with absolutely no unique powers. This did not stop Izuku from pursuing his dream, a dream of becoming a great hero like the legendary All Might. In order to become the hero he always wanted to be, he will now join the ranks of one of the highest rated hero academies in the country, U.A. High School.

Terminology

Quirk: A Quirk (個性 Kosei, lit. "Individuality") is a special, superhuman ability an individual can possess. Quirks are usually unique to their user, and are classified in multiple categories:

Emitter: Emitter-type Quirks have the ability to release certain types of substances, or alter the materials around them in particular ways. Generally, Emitter Quirks require a conscious effort to activate (such as Explosion, Half-Cold Half-Hot, and Electrification), and some even need large amounts of concentration to remain active (such as Erasure).
Transformation: Transformation-type Quirks causes the user to have a temporary alteration of some kind. Transformation Quirks allow the user to temporarily "transform" their body in various ways, sometimes by enhancing existing features (Hardening, Muscle Augmentation) or perhaps by adding new features to the body (Tool Arms).
Mutant: Mutant-type Quirks (also called Heteromorphic-types) can have a wide variety of characteristics and abilities depending on the individual, but the common similarity seems to be that these Quirks are part of the user's anatomy, causing the user to exhibit irregular body features that generally have some kind of purpose to them. As a result, Mutant Quirks are permanently active and are the most identifiable.
Accumulation: Accumulation-type Quirks have accumulated power, energy, or mass as a prerequisite condition to function correctly. Quirks such as One For All, which possesses the crystallized power of multiple people, are classified as Accumulation Quirks.

This verse has many super-powered heroes and villains with dangerous types of Quirks, but most of the stronger ones usually have a weakness. The majority of combatants possess Wall level+ to Large Building level physical strength with Transonic to Supersonic+ reactions and combat speed, and have access to one or two special skills that can increase their damage output.

High-ranking heroes in training and experienced Pro Heroes have feats ranging from Large Building level+ to City level+, with most of them being able to move at Supersonic+ to High Hypersonic+ speeds. At their primes, All Might and All For One were Mountain level who could travel at Massively Hypersonic speeds.

Attack Potency and Durability

Victory Bots' Attack Potency - Wall level+
Dynamight's Attack Potency (U.A. Beginnings Saga) - Large Building level
Dynamight's Gauntlets Attack Potency (U.A. Beginnings Saga) - Large Building level+
Pinky and Can't Stop Twinkling's Attack Potency (Joint Training Arc) - Large Building level+
Dynamight's Attack Potency (Joint Training Arc) - Large Building level+
Fat Gum's Spear Attack Potency - City Block level
Tsukuyomi launches Re-Destro through a wall - City Block level
Giant Villains' Attack Potency - City Block level+
Deku's 20% Attack Potency - Multi-City Block level
Geten's Ice Attack Potency - Multi-City Block level
Ryukyu's Durability - Multi-City Block level
Re-Destro's Attack Potency - Multi-City Block level
Shoto's Half-Hot Attack Potency (U.A. Beginnings Saga) - Town level
Shoto's Heaven-Piercing Ice Wall Attack Potency (U.A. Beginnings Saga) - Small City level
Deku's 100% (U.A. Beginnings Saga) and Weakened All Might's Attack Potency - City level+
Deku's 100% (Joint Training Arc) and Bakugo's 100% Attack Potency - Mountain level

Speed

Grape Juice's Combat Speed (U.A. Beginnings Saga) - Transonic
Shoto's Half-Cold Speed (U.A. Beginnings Saga) - Supersonic
Deku's Speed (Joint Training Arc) - Supersonic
Rocketti's Attack Speed - Supersonic+
Chargebolt's Combat Speed (Joint Training Arc) - Supersonic+
Number 6's Overclock Speed - Hypersonic+ to Massively Hypersonic
Deku's 100% (Joint Training Arc) and Bakugo's 100% Attack Speed - High Hypersonic+
Deku's 100% Speed (Shie Hassaikai Arc) - High Hypersonic+
Deku's 100% Speed (Villain Hunt Arc) - Massively Hypersonic

Lifting Strength

Deku's Lifting Strength (U.A. Beginnings Saga) - Class 1
Deku's 5% Lifting Strength - Class 50
Deku's 20% Lifting Strength - Class K
Giant Villains' Lifting Strength - Class M
Weakened All Might's Lifting Strength - Class T

Supporters

Opponents

Neutral

Iapitus The Impaler

Characters

Heroes in Training

Pro Heroes

Villains

Vigilantes

Others

Discussions

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