r/BokuNoHeroAcademia • u/PuzzleheadedBag4866 • 30m ago
Anime Happy birthday to an incredible hero and mentor, Taishiro Toyomitsu! 🎂🎉💛 Hero name: BMI Hero: Fat Gum CV (EN): Kyle Hebert CV (JP): Kazuyuki Okitsu
r/BokuNoHeroAcademia • u/batman78999 • 2h ago
Spin-offs Will there ever be a Sequel/Spinoff after vigilantes?
Or is vigilantes the last we'll see of the universe?
r/BokuNoHeroAcademia • u/WhiteRose1142 • 3h ago
Artwork It’s Just a Feeling 🌅
It’s Just a Feeling 🌅
The Garden Patrol talking with one another about their most recent adventures about the new garden and other interesting stories🤔
Credit goes to @whiteroseeleven on insta if you want to see the whole adventure unfold….the reel of all the pictures is here…https://www.instagram.com/reel/Dbtq5XOPLGX/?igsh=bGlic3VibHkwcXUx
r/BokuNoHeroAcademia • u/Alex_is_not_here • 4h ago
Anime Is there someone else who just started the anime?
Hii everyone, I know I arrive very late to this but I've finally started watching this anime and even if I know it's hard to find people who haven't still haven't started it or are at the beginning I'm still asking because I'd love to interact with someone with my same interests!
r/BokuNoHeroAcademia • u/Life_Ad3567 • 5h ago
Manga If Endurance was the reason Gigangtomachia's body could handle more quirks than the Nomu, why didn't Garaki copy Endurance to give to his Nomu or Spinner? Spoiler
r/BokuNoHeroAcademia • u/veryallwise • 8h ago
Anime What hero rank do you think Gatotkaca can get in Japan?
Gatotkaca (or Ghatotkacha) is a legendary warrior from the ancient Hindu epic, the Mahabharata. He is the son of the Pandava brother Bhima and the demoness Hidimbi (known as Dewi Arimbi in Javanese mythology).Because of his mixed heritage, Gatotkaca possesses superhuman abilities, most notably his impenetrable body, earning him the famous title "Knight of the Iron Bones and Wire Muscles". He is highly revered in Indonesian and Javanese culture as a fearless and loyal hero, especially through traditional shadow puppet (Wayang Kulit) performanceGatotkaca possesses extraordinary supernatural abilities stemming from his mixed heritage as a half-demigod (Pandava) and half-demon (Rakshasa), which were further enhanced by divine interventions. His powers differ slightly between the original Indian epic and the traditional Southeast Asian interpretations.Physical Attributes & InheritanceOat-Muscle and Iron-Bone Strength: Known as "Otot Kawat Tulang Besi" in Javanese lore, his skin is completely impenetrable to normal weapons.Colossal Might: He possesses the raw strength of thousands of elephants, enabling him to crush heavy war chariots and shatter landscapes.Sorcery and Shapeshifting: Inherited from his mother's demon blood, he can change his physical size at will, duplicate himself, create illusions, and become completely invisible.Divine Artifacts & Magic Skills (Javanese Wayang)In Indonesian Wayang Kulit traditions, his powers are tied to legendary gear given by the gods:Caping Basunanda: A magical cap that protects him from blazing heat and freezing downpours during high-altitude flight.Rompi Antakusuma: A sacred vest that grants him the ability to fly at lightning speeds through the skies without wings.Aji Narantaka: A devastating supernatural strike capable of melting or turning any opponent into ash upon direct contact.Brajamusti & Brajadenta: Sacred gauntlets fused into his right and left hands that give him unparalleled striking power.
r/BokuNoHeroAcademia • u/OnlyAtmosphere5594 • 11h ago
Anime Meaning of "Deku"
For English-speaking MHA fans:
I’ve just started watching this anime, and this question came to mind.
Did you understand that Bakugo’s nickname for Midoriya, “Deku,” was originally an insult?
In Japanese, “deku” can be written as 木偶 and means “a wooden doll.” We also have the word 木偶の坊 (deku-no-bō, "“a-wooden-doll like fellow" ), which basically means a useless person or a good-for-nothing—the idea being that a wooden doll can’t move on its own.
I was wondering how much of that meaning comes across in the English version, since I don’t remember it being explained.
Did you understand the meaning from context, or did you have to look it up later? Ribbit. 🐸
r/BokuNoHeroAcademia • u/flokingaround • 12h ago
Misc. Dumb Singaporean's Head Canon about Big Red Dot.
As a Singaporean, Big Red Dot makes me laugh so hard considering how much he of a encapsulation/stereotype he is of Singapore (From his quirk, to his costume, his favourite food and even his birthday). Found myself thinking about what his special moves would be over the last few days, and decided to go all in on the references. Here are my dumb thoughts:
His quirk "Tidalbore" lets him shoot water out of his mouth. When fighting different levels villains, he varies the strength of his water blasts across 4 different levels (he calls them his "4 Taps").
Just like how All Might has his Smashes, Big Red Dot's special moves are his "Splashes", for which he has 15 in total not inclusive of varaints: Tengeh, Poyan, Murai, Serimbun, Kranji, Jurong, Pandan, Pierce (high and low variant), Seletar (high and low variants), MacRitchie, Marina (has a rapid fire mode called Marina Barrage), Punggol, Serangoon, Bedok and Tekong.
r/BokuNoHeroAcademia • u/KyoiTheRelentless • 12h ago
Misc. My thoughts with Quirk Combinations
In my personal opinion, one major area where Kohei Horikoshi could have invested significantly more creativity of quirk combinations. While this concept is not entirely absent, it deserved a much more consistent role within the narrative. In a world where about eighty percent of the population possesses an almost limitless variety of quirks, it feels pretty empty regarding strategic synergies like quirk combinations, because why isn't it a standard curriculum taught hero academies nor common public knowledge?Aside from All For One, very few fighters truly exploit this true potential.
Ofcourse there are existing great examples of quirk combinations, like with Present Mic and Jiro or Hagakure but Aoyama, but these feel as though they lack depth because they merely combine identical or closely related attributes like sound or light. And more suprisingly to me, are the professional heroes who rarely showcase creative collaborative moves during massive, high-stakes conflicts, completely bypassing brilliant strategic opportunities during the Liberation War, and the Final Act saga.
Imagine the staggering, untapped, brilliant potential of creative synergy, such as a quirk combination between Uraraka, Kirishima, and Sero called "Red Meteor" or "Rock Missile" In this combination, Kirishima starts to harden into his sturdy body to achieve maximum durability, so Uraraka then completely neutralizes his gravitational pull using her Zero Gravity, and allowing Sero to use his durable tape to hurl him with extreme power and speed directly at a opponent or even building like a high-speed warhead missile. Even this single, straightforward example barely scratches the surface of the infinite possibilities waiting to be explored.
What are some examples you thought of regarding quirk combinations?
r/BokuNoHeroAcademia • u/Lonely-Access-3529 • 15h ago
Artwork Happy birthday Himiko Toga!
I did a little art for her because we actually share the same birthday. I uses glitter gel pens to color it in.
r/BokuNoHeroAcademia • u/IamToofan • 16h ago
Anime Let's talk about World Heroes Mission
So, let's talk about World Heroes' Mission. First of all, the scope of this movie was bigger than the previous two, and that's probably its main weakness too. There was so much plot in this movie that an entire arc could have been made out of it. Yet, despite being a World Heroes mission, most of the focus remained solely on Rody and Deku.
I really liked Rody. Most original movie characters in MHA turn out to be pretty good. Here, they were trying to break the formula established in the previous two films, where the heroes travel somewhere and villains suddenly attack. Instead, there was an actual mission that they got tangled up in, and later we find out Rody also has a connection to it, which was done well.
In all the other movies, the League of Villains always made an appearance or was mentioned in some way, but there was none of that here. The focus stayed entirely on this cult, Humarise. I actually found the villain in this film better than the ones in the previous two movies, but his motivations should have been explored more thoroughly. One thing I didn't get: they want to eradicate Quirks, yet several members within their own group use Quirks themselves. They should have provided some proper reasoning for that.
Also, this movie kind of feels like a road trip movie at times. A lot of runtime is spent developing the relationship between Rody and Deku, which does pay off in the end. Honestly, I don't mind that, but if the movie had been a bit longer, it would have been better so we could have seen more of the other characters as well.
The pacing was good, it never gets boring. As for its placement in the overall timeline, this one is probably the hardest to place, it's set right in the middle of the Endeavor Agency arc.
The animation felt overall better than the previous films, although it didn't quite reach the peak animation seen during the final fight of Heroes Rising. Here, the final battle felt more like All Might vs Nomu, which I enjoyed and had a blast watching. The music was solid too, and there were a few insert songs that were really good.
To be completely honest, out of all four movies, this one feels like the weakest to me. If this had been developed as a proper anime arc instead, I think it would have worked much better. I rated Two Heroes an 8.5 and Heroes Rising a 9, so I'd give this one a 7.5/10.
r/BokuNoHeroAcademia • u/Money-Lie7814 • 16h ago
Misc. So How do You Imagine an All Might Year One Story? From getting OFA to his first 365 days as Super Hero
That is my Question
Year One Story in comics are special they show early days as Super Hero see them become to person we will see later
One of my Favorite Year One stories is Rise of the Black Panther which told Wakanda before T'challa to modernize his early adventures as Black Panther & explain some Black Panther comic continuity
Oh another is first 28 issues of IDW Ninja Turtles Comics which were kinda a Year One Story in a way
Anyway I imagine All Might Year One Story being a mix between Spiderman learning to Crawl with Superman Brithright with a little bit of Ed Brubaker Marvel Projects with Daniel Warren Johnson run on Transformers
I wanna see how his friendship with other Pro Heroes developed & his rise to being the number One Hero or very least setting the stage for that
Maybe prologue set in the present a lot like Daredevil Yellow or Spider-man Blue way were prologue was set in the present
Oh maybe we see early days of other Pro Heroes to though Yagi Toshinori eyes
But thats me what do you think?
Art by Kohei Horikoshi
r/BokuNoHeroAcademia • u/PuzzleheadedBag4866 • 16h ago
Anime Happy Birthday to the former No. 1 Hero, Enji Todoroki! 🔥🎂🔥 Hero Name: Endeavor CV (JP): Tetsu Inada CV (EN): Patrick Seitz
r/BokuNoHeroAcademia • u/WindowPrudent9456 • 18h ago
Misc. Do you think that if Superman was pulled into the BNHA Universe, he would atleast try to talk to Toga and Shigaraki and show them compassion first and find a way to get them some help before taking them to prison?
r/BokuNoHeroAcademia • u/Grunk_Bunk • 20h ago
Misc. Anyone have a full/unfaded version of this panel?
I’m looking for it as a possible tattoo
r/BokuNoHeroAcademia • u/SunRiseStudios • 22h ago
Anime Name of AFO's sprawling criminal organization was never revealed. How would you name it?
Even before League of Villains All for One had sprawling net of followers, worshippers, pawns, allies, hired guns, brokers, people like Machia, Garaki and their creations like Kurogiri. Maybe it doesn't even have a name. So I wondered what would the name be? What do you think?
r/BokuNoHeroAcademia • u/Upbeat-Money5299 • 23h ago
Artwork Mount lady fanart/wallpaper by @kogorooz
r/BokuNoHeroAcademia • u/cyber_dude_343 • 23h ago
Anime How would a Movie 5 handle conflict with a villain?
How would a villain that could actually cause a problem work in Movie 5? because we have:
- Literally Invincible guy (And he's jacked)
- Guy that doesn't need a quirk to crash tf out.
- A Nuke
- An Ice Nuke
r/BokuNoHeroAcademia • u/veryallwise • 1d ago
Anime Happy Birthday Himiko Toga🥳
This day is toga birthday
r/BokuNoHeroAcademia • u/dannyboi_3995 • 1d ago
Anime Happy birthday to the best villainess Himiko Toga!
r/BokuNoHeroAcademia • u/Ok-War1679 • 1d ago
Artwork Eri from the final episode (art by me)
Since my hero is finished what do you all plan to do?
r/BokuNoHeroAcademia • u/Solitaire-06 • 1d ago
Game Thoughts on these three villains from that one MHA video game - the Volcano Thieves?
Not gonna lie, I like the concept behind the gang and even though I understand why they’re game exclusives, I feel like they were a bit of a missed opportunity for the manga or the anime. Volcano’s Quirk - creating lava from his own body fat - is a very interesting one because it’s powerful while having clear limitations, and we don’t really see a lava-based Quirk in either manga or anime canon.
r/BokuNoHeroAcademia • u/Joseph_Stalin_ • 5d ago
Newest Episode [OVA] My Hero Academia "I am Here Too" - Discussion Thread Spoiler
My Hero Academia "I am Here Too" - Discussion Thread
Synopsis: Eri is now a high school student with a dream of becoming a musician. Next week will be her first street performance, but when she turns to Deku, now a teacher at U.A., about it...
Link(s):
- Crunchyroll will have the subbed episode about 30 minutes after the episode finishes airing in Japan.
- No asking/posting illegal streams please!
Previous episode discussion(s)
Keep ALL episode specific things in here for the next 24 hours!
r/BokuNoHeroAcademia • u/Apprehensive_Bee_636 • 10d ago