My Hero Academia by Kohei Horikoshi. First published in 2014 and released in English in 2015 by Viz Media.
Plot: "Middle school student Izuku Midoriya wants to be a hero more than anything, but he hasn’t got an ounce of power in him. With no chance of ever getting into the prestigious U.A. High School for budding heroes, his life is looking more and more like a dead end. Then an encounter with All Might, the greatest hero of them all, gives him a chance to change his destiny…"
The first time I heard about My Hero Academia was in 2016 when the English version of the anime was first released. I'll admit, I wasn't very impressed and found the plot a bit more juvenile than what I was interested in at the time. Flash forward four years later and I decided to give the manga a try.
And I'm really glad I did because I'm extremely enjoying it! (I'm almost caught up to the latest chapter.)
The story takes place about 300 years in the future and focuses on protagonist Izuku Midoriya's experience living in a superhuman society and his journey to becoming a professional hero. (Those attempting to keep the peace with their super powers without government authorization are labeled "vigilantes" and face criminal charges.) The beginning chapters are fantastical and contain the awe that one would expect from witnessing fantasy becoming reality. However, as the story progresses the reader witnesses all the societal issues that have been caused as a result of humans evolving and developing super powers, also known as quirks in Izuku's world. In reality, Izuku's world is very much a dystopian one that's riddled with crime. In fact, in one chapter Izuku states, "if super powers had never appeared, then humans would be taking interstellar holidays by this point." Whether he realizes it yet or not, Izuku and his peers have basically been turned into child soldiers due to the strength of their "quirks" (super powers). After all, if every person on Earth developed a super power, how would that impact crime and law enforcement? In that situation, how far would governments go to restore the peace? And if a new system was created, would the ends justify the means? Horikoshi is a fan of Western superhero comics. And how he's used some of the issues brought up in those comics and expanded it in My Hero Academia creates one great read. My Hero Academia has easily become one of my favorites. Everything from the writing to Horikoshi's extremely detailed art. As shown by the covers above, the story gets darker as it moves forward. Honestly, there have been times where I've thought that Horikoshi should give horror manga a try. According to Horikoshi, My Hero Academia is close to reaching its conclusion. And after everything that has recently happened in the manga, I'm beyond curious and excited to see how Horikoshi decides to end the series. Note: I've read several comments on other social media sites where people are upset that Izuku didn't remain quirkless (without a super power). Judging by everything that has recently happened in the manga, Izuku would be very much dead if he hadn't developed one later on. So that's my thought on that topic. My Rating: ????? Amazon | Bookshop
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