Horikoshi reveals Izuku Midoriya's greatest failure

My Hero Academia One of the biggest and most popular anime franchises of the last decade, and a big reason for that is the incredible story that series writer, Kohei Horikoshi, weaves around a cast of absolutely phenomenal characters. The protagonist of the series, Izuku Midoriya, is one of everyone's most beloved characters, and as expected. Fans love Izuku Midoriya for his incredible tenacity, and more than that, his kindness, which pushes him to save everyone around him in need. Izuku Midoriya is the epitome of what a hero should beAnd he has carved out an untouchable place for himself as a hero, especially after the conclusion of the final battle.

While most fans consider Izuku Midoriya to be an accomplished hero, there is actually one thing he failed to achieve during his lifetime as a hero, and that is his original goal. As the series begins, Izuku Midoriya clearly states that this is his story of how he became the Greatest Hero. at the end of My Hero Academiabut, Izuku is not considered the greatest heroAnd that title is still entirely his own, that his master was, Everything can happen.

Izuku never became a great hero

His dream was never to become a No. 1 hero

• Horikoshi finally replaced Izuku's words

• Class 1-A became a great hero

When one speaks of Izuku Midoriya's dream, there is a misconception among fans, largely stemming from mistranslations in the manga. First of all, Izuku Midoria never wanted to be the number 1 hero. He definitely wanted to be like All Might, but the hero ranking itself never bothered him.

Izuku doesn't even want to be the strongest hero of all time, just because he never said that. What he said at the beginning of the series was My Hero Academia The story of how he became a great hero. Great is a word that can mean many things, Unlike No. 1 and Strong.

However, at the end of My Hero Academia, Horikoshi changed Izuku Midoriya's words. While he initially said that he alone would be a great hero, what happened in the end meant that he and his classmates, all together, were great heroes. Horikoshi himself addressed this in an interview:

Q: Chapter 1 ended with “the story of how I became a great hero”, and changed to chapter 324 which is “the story of how we all became great heroes”. Then in chapter 430, the story ends with “It's a story of how we all continue to reach out to others together.” Was this the plan from the beginning of the series?

Horikoshi's answer: No! It wasn't! Become a Deku teacher “You can be a hero!” I had originally planned to end by saying. Having used her powers but looking totally confident…like. The reason for this change is that the series was no longer just a story for Deku and all. In this series I will discuss “What does it mean to be the greatest hero?” And the answer in this manga is that it means “to reach out to others”, so I thought I'd put the answer in writing and thus become the final monologue of chapter 430 as it is now.

Horikoshi affirms that everything possible is still considered great

The ultimate MHA fanbook confirms it all as the greatest

Which is confirmed by Horikoshi himself He began the series with the goal of Izuku Midoriya's greatest heroIt wasn't just about him in the end. Class 1-A all became great heroes. In fact, Horikoshi himself is what it means to be a great hero and to him, the essence of it is to reach out to someone and save them. In that context, it makes sense that All Might is still considered the greatest hero in the world of My Hero Academia even after the final battle.

My Hero Academia The ultimate fanbook Officially confirmed All Might is the greatest hero of all time. This makes a lot of sense since he has been a hero for decades and has saved more people than anyone else. All Might was a symbol of peaceAnd even though Izuku saved the world, he certainly didn't save as much as all Might did. In the end, Izuku's goal that he had originally announced was never actually met.

The My Hero Academia manga ended up with 431 chapters for fans to read. All these chapters can be found on Manga Plus. When it comes to anime, the series is still awaiting its final season, which will be released later this year. The series can be viewed on Crunchyroll.

Release date

April 2, 2016

network

TBS, MBS, Nippon TV

directors

Shouji Ikeno, Tsuyoshi Tobita, Ikuro Sato, Takudai Kakuchi, Masashi Abe, Tetsuya Miyanishi, Kazuma Komatsu, Yoshifumi Sasahara, Masayuki Otsuki, Daisuke Tsukushi, Takayuki Yamamoto, Yohei Fukui, Takuro Tsukada, Masatoyo Takada, Naomi Nakayama, Sayaka Morikawa, Takanori Yano

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  Daiki Yamashita

  Izuku Midoriya (voice)

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  Kaito Ishikawa

  Manga Fukidashi (voice)