Heroes. They are what I admired when I was young, and what I dreamed of being.
It started with an old video.
He's laughing!
It's fine now. Why?
Because I am here.
Ever since I saw that one hero in the video,
I started writing every day in these notebooks.
"Hero Notebook" "Izuku Midoriya" I started writing every day in these notebooks.
"Hero Notebook" "Izuku Midoriya"
"Hero Research" "Izuku Midoriya"
"Hero Analysis for the Future"
In order for me to become a hero like him one day.
"Hero Notebook" In order for me to become a hero like him one day.
"Hero Notebook"
In a world where about 80% of the population has some kind of superpower called a "Quirk,"
"Superpower = Quirk" In a world where about 80% of the population has some kind of superpower called a "Quirk,"
the profession that everyone once dreamed about and admired
came into the limelight.
In order to deal with the explosive increase in crime and accidents
"What are villains?" In order to deal with the explosive increase in crime and accidents
that came with the appearance of Quirks,
people with courage stood up to take action--
"Uncontrolled Quirk Led to Crime!?" people with courage stood up to take action--
Heroes.
They police the superpowers and defend against evil.
They protect us from the villains who threaten our daily lives.
"After All Might! Working Pro Heroes interviewed" They protect us from the villains who threaten our daily lives.
"After All Might! Working Pro Heroes interviewed"
And...
I am here!
His name is All Might.
"All Might's Super Popular!" "All Might Gum" "All Might's Adventure" His name is All Might.
"All Might's Super Popular!" "All Might Gum" "All Might's Adventure"
He lives up to his title of "Number One Hero."
"All Might's Super Popular!" "All Might Gum" "All Might's Adventure"
He is the Symbol of Peace that everyone recognizes.
"All Might Curry" "Movie in the works!" "All Might Chips" He is the Symbol of Peace that everyone recognizes.
No matter the situation, he will always save people with a smile on his face.
I admired him from the bottom of my heart.
I am Izuku Midoriya.
"Izuku Midoriya" "(Deku)" I am Izuku Midoriya.
"Izuku Midoriya" "(Deku)"
Right now, I am working hard every day to become a hero.
That's why what I am about to tell you is not a sad story.
But...
You should probably give it up.
It's unusual to see that these days,
but that means he has no Quirk.
That was the harsh reality that was thrust before me at the age of four.
I was Quirkless, and it dashed my dreams of becoming a hero.
"Quirkless" I was Quirkless, and it dashed my dreams of becoming a hero.
"Quirkless"
Deku doesn't have a Quirk.
It's called being "Quirkless."
That's so lame.
Izuku, you really can't do anything, can you?
"Izuku (Deku) Midoriya"
You can read the characters for "Izuku" as "Deku," you know.
"Izuku (Deku) Midoriya"
And "Deku" means someone who can't do anything!
Really?
Stop that...
Yes, yes, you all have wonderful Quirks!
You're all...
...pretty much planning to go into the hero course, right?
Oh yeah, Midoriya wanted to go to U.A., too, right?
Huh? Midoriya? No way!
You can't get into the hero course just by studying!
Hey, Deku!
You're below the rejects! You're Quirkless!
How can you even stand in the same ring as me?
"Hero Analysis for the Future"
That's mean...
What?!
Even so, I could not give up.
"Hero Analysis for the Future" Even so, I could not give up.
"Hero Analysis for the Future"
In this world, sometimes unexpected things happen.
All... Migh...
Sorry 'bout getting you caught up in my villain fighting.
H-He's the real thing...
He looks completely different in person!
Um...
Even if I don't have a Quirk, can I become a hero?
Can even someone without a Quirk be like you?
Y-Y-You're deflating...!
I am All Might...
No way!
It's an injury I got from an enemy's attack five years ago.
Right now, I can only work as a hero for about three hours a day.
Pros are always risking their lives.
It's not bad to dream.
But you also have to consider what's realistic, young man.
Why aren't the heroes doing anything?
They can't. Apparently the villain caught a junior high schooler.
It's been like that for a while.
Pathetic...
Idiot! Stop!
Stop!
Why did I run out?
What am I doing?
Why?!
Die in an explosion!
What do I do? What do I do at a time like this?
"Pre-emptive Binding Lacquered Chain Prison" "Quickly stretch out arms (vines) to make the opponent flinch back, and then use that opening to restrain them" What do I do? What do I do at a time like this?
"Pre-emptive Binding Lacquered Chain Prison" "Quickly stretch out arms (vines) to make the opponent flinch back, and then use that opening to restrain them"
Page 25!
Take that!
Kacchan!
Why are you here?!
My legs moved on their own!
I don't know why, though!
I think there were various reasons.
--You should probably give it up. --I'll do my best!
--It's my fault... --How can you even stand in the same ring as me?
--Kacchan! --Unless I try...
He's so cool!
--But you also have to consider what's realistic... --He saves everyone with a smile...
But at that moment...
You looked like you were asking for help...
Stop it...!
Pathetic...
Pathetic!
Just a little longer.
Don't get in my way!
He'll die in vain! Is he suicidal?!
I really am pathetic.
All Might...
Even though I admonished you, I wasn't putting what I said into practice!
Pros are always risking their lives!
All Might!
Detroit Smash!
Can even someone without a Quirk...
...be like you?
Top heroes have stories about them from their school days.
Most of their stories have one thing in common:
Their bodies moved before they had a chance to think.
That was true for you, too, wasn't it?
Yeah...
You can become a hero.
That's right.
In this world, sometimes unexpected things happen.
You can become a hero.
You are worthy to inherit my power.
My Quirk was passed on to me like a sacred torch.
It was passed on to you...?
That's right. And next, it is your turn.
I'll do it!
And so began my ten months of hell.
Carry that to the park entrance!
Put it in the truck!
Let's become athletic!
Go! Go!
"10 months later"
He finished at the last minute! More than perfectly!
Oh my... Oh my...
...goodness!
Take that to heart.
This is power that you earned because of your own effort.
My dream became a reality.
It was like a miracle from a comic book story.
Eat this.
Huh?
The All Might that I admired entrusted me with his Quirk.
"U.A. High School Entrance Exam Location" The All Might that I admired entrusted me with his Quirk.
"U.A. High School Entrance Exam Location"
And unbelievably, the Quirkless me, the "decked and useless" Deku,
"U.A. High School Hero Course" "Exam Orientation" And unbelievably, the Quirkless me, the "decked and useless" Deku,
"Exam Ticket" "Examinee No.: 2234" "Test Location: Battle Center B" And unbelievably, the Quirkless me, the "decked and useless" Deku,
"Exam Ticket" "Examinee No.: 2234" "Test Location: Battle Center B"
took the entrance exam for the school famous for training heroes, U.A. High School.
Are you ready?
Smash...!
I want to tell the four-year-old me:
"You'll be fine."
You both pass.
"It is your fate to have all these wonderful, life-changing things happen to you."
Come, Young Midoriya.
This is your hero academia!
And then, my life as a high schooler at U.A. began.
"The famous school that turns out many pro heroes" "U.A. High School" And then, my life as a high schooler at U.A. began.
"The famous school that turns out many pro heroes" "U.A. High School"
Overcome it with all you've got.
This is a high school for those who want to become pro heroes.
The classes are harsh and merciless, and everyone goes all out--
Die...!
I have to work a lot harder than other people!
Smash...!
This kid...
What is the meaning of this?
Hey!
Kacchan hates the very sight of me, as usual, and since I was Quirkless until recently,
I have to work harder than everyone else to keep up.
Deku!
You are...
...below me!
...Smash!
That's right.
We didn't come here to play at being friends.
But even so...
Good work!
You were fired up!
I made some irreplaceable friends.
But "Deku" sounds like the Japanese word for "You can do it!"
so I kinda like it.
Friends, and friendly rivals.
I took notes about everyone in my hero notebooks as part of my research.
"Katsuki Bakugo" "Quirk: Explosion"
First is my childhood friend, Kacchan.
He can secrete nitroglycerin-like sweat from the palms of his hand and make it explode.
He has excellent combat sense,
and he passed the entrance exam in first place.
"Ochaco Uraraka" "Quirk: Zero Gravity"
Uraraka can make what she touches weightless and can make herself float, as well.
The only thing is, if she uses her Quirk too much...
That's what happens, so she needs to be careful.
To put it simply, Iida is a fast runner.
"Tenya Iida" "Quirk: Engine" To put it simply, Iida is a fast runner.
"Tenya Iida" "Quirk: Engine"
Apparently, he can increase his speed in stages.
His accelerated kick is super powerful.
Todoroki's Quirk lets him freeze with his right hand and burn with his left.
"Shoto Todoroki" "Quirk: Half-Cold, Half-Hot" Todoroki's Quirk lets him freeze with his right hand and burn with his left.
But up until now, he has only ever showed us the ice from his right hand.
"Tsuyu Asui" "Quirk: Frog"
Asui is good at moving fast underwater, jumping high, and sticking to walls.
She can do pretty much anything a frog can.
"Minoru Mineta" "Quirk: Pop Off"
The balls on Mineta's head stick really tight to anything.
He has to be careful not to pick off too many, or he'll start bleeding.
I have a lot of other classmates with different Quirks,
and everyone is thinking about how they can use their Quirks to the best of their ability.
Not just for attacking and defending--
There might be lots of other ways to use them that I can't even begin to think of.
The teachers that guide us at U.A. are also pro heroes.
"Shota Aizawa" "Quirk: Erasure"
Mr. Aizawa can erase the Quirks of those he looks at.
He also has strong physical abilities,
and he can use the special cloth wrapped around his neck to round up all the villains at once.
And then, the number one hero, All Might, who became a teacher at U.A. this year.
"All Might" "Quirk: One For All" And then, the number one hero, All Might, who became a teacher at U.A. this year.
"All Might" "Quirk: One For All"
His Quirk is One For All, which can produce overwhelming power.
Texas Smash!
He can pull off a number of different smash attacks.
His ability to jump for long distances is also a powerful weapon.
I became the one to inherit that Quirk of All Might's.
It looks like it'll take some time for me to be able to use that power well, though...
But I'm sure I'll become a superhero like All Might one day!
...is being the "Symbol of Peace" really that important?
If I no longer am, then the superhuman society will be seized by evil.
This is the responsibility of those of us with this power.
Everyone has their own Quirks.
What are all those strong Quirks for?
Yes, why are we all studying at U.A.? Why are we trying to be heroes?
The real motivation behind that is--
To help people.
That is why we must fight villains.
That was made more clear to us than we wanted.
What appeared before us was
an outrageous evil.
Hey.
What do you think'll happen...
...if the Symbol of Peace...
...is killed by villains?
"Evil"
"Shock"
"Fear"
This is Tomura Shigaraki.
He's like the head of the group calling themselves the League of Villains.
"Tomura Shigaraki" "Leader of the League of Villains" He's like the head of the group calling themselves the League of Villains.
"Tomura Shigaraki" "Leader of the League of Villains"
He has a fearsome Quirk that lets him disintegrate anything he touches in an instant.
"Symbol of Peace"? Ha.
You're just a device to repress violence.
Nomu, Kurogiri. Get him.
It's true that I barely have a minute left.
My power has been declining faster than I expected.
Now, let's clear this and go home.
But I must do this.
Why? Because I am...
...the Symbol of Peace!
A head-on fistfight?
W-Wow...!
I-I can't get near them!
If your Quirk isn't shock nullification but shock absorption,
then there's a limit to it, right?
Made to fight me?
If you can withstand me at 100%...
...then I'll force you to surrender from beyond that!
He's bleeding while giving it his all...!
He's not swinging randomly.
Every single hit... is more than 100% of his power!
A hero...
...can always break out of a tough spot!
Hey villain, have you ever heard these words?
Go beyond!
Plus...
Ultra...!
Thanks to All Might and the other teachers and students, we were able to escape.
That experience made us even more resolved
to gain true strength that would not lose to evil.
The villains did something dumb.
This class is strong.
They will become strong heroes.
I am certain of that.
And now, the big event that is about to begin--the U.A. sports festival.
After experiencing the fight with the villains,
I'm sure everyone will be fighting even more seriously than they have been until now.
Of course, I will be, too.
I will fight to win.
What is a hero?
What is justice?
I still don't know for sure,
but it's okay to fall.
It's okay to cry.
We will keep on moving forward.
That's right. Go beyond!
Plus Ultra!
"Preview"
The new My Hero Academia series will finally start next time!
The U.A. sports festival that everyone will be watching!
The student who wins this competition will have doors opened on their path to being a pro hero!
Because of that, everyone's giving it their all,
since we all enrolled in U.A. to become pro heroes!
Yeah, I'm going to give it my all, too!
Next time, "That's the Idea, Ochaco"!
The reason Uraraka wants to become a hero is revealed.
"Next time: That's the Idea, Ochaco"
Go beyond!
"Next time: That's the Idea, Ochaco"
Plus Ultra!
"Next time: That's the Idea, Ochaco"