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My Hero Academia (Shonen Jump) move over pirates, ninjas, reapers, its Hero time
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Watch Da Birdie
I buy cakes for myself on my birthday it's not weird lots of people do it I bet
Actually what bothers me about most Shonen is no matter how the main character looks on the outside, and what they do, they always have perfect abs when they go shirtless.
Sibersk Esto
Banned
Why can't I get abs like Luffy?
:'(
:'(
Pegosaurus
Banned
chiming in that i really like this series so far, and I think it has a lot of potential.
I'm expecting great things!
I'm expecting great things!
the flashback showed he trained really hard, why wouldn't he have abs?
you try holding pokemons with one hand everyday for decades lol
And to that end, it's another thing that Hero Academia is neat about since it kinda addresses that for a change.
You lack friendship!
Didn't know Ash/Satoshi was so Jacked.
As for the manga haven't read it yet but the premise reminds me of "Sidekicks".
Poodlestrike
Banned
Just got through the first couple of chapters; it's giving me serious Tiger and Bunny meets Eyeshield 21 vibes for some reason, so I'm of course loving the hell out of it.
MHWilliams
Member
The best part is I doubt the mangaka knows how popular Tsuyu (Frog Girl) is already becoming. Momo seemed to be his shot at a fan-popular character.
How long until we get a character popularity poll? I´m sure she`ll take first place, judging by the amount of fanart.
sonikokaruto
Banned
is there a place where i can legally get this in english?
But frog girl is really close behind.
This is totally going to be my Avatar, once I get home! Thank you! :3
Not yet, series is fresh new, maybe in the second half of 2015 or if Shonen Jump alpha decides to offer it.
For now its legal to read fan translations until an announcement is made.
This is actually something that bugged me:
Am i, as EU-Peasant, able to use the US-Shonen Jump here? Even if it's just on the App, it would be ok.
As far as I know, no, you can't. I'm mexican and I tried too.
BROTHER
I go to a book store in san diego that has them a week after they are out, I buy them to sell at my store x)
I wonder if they are waiting to see how it pans out, because they immediately jumped on Horikoshi's last manga, Barrage, only for it to get cancelled within a couple months.
Speaking of which, I really recommend people check out Barrage. While it's easy to see why it got cancelled (particularly due to its nasty pacing issues), it definitely had a lot of the same creativity that Horikoshi's got on display for Hero Academia.
Just started reading. I hate the explosive kid's archetype so god damn much, also the protag's costume should have incorporated All Might's eyebrow things a bit better so he could have kept it while still showing his face. Iida is the best character and the book so far is pretty enjoyable.
Barrage was fun and I'm happy it got localized, but sad how it crashed and burned. I personally liked his previous work (Oumagadoki Doubutsen) better, it was so silly, i loved it. Its funny how all the main girls he had made so far look really similar.
I've been following this manga for the last few weeks. Definitely enjoying what I've read so far, the character interactions and synergy work so well in my opinion.
My favorite character so far would have to be
My favorite character so far would have to be
Minoru. Dude is a coward, but he sure speaks his desires lol.
I know exactly what you are feeling! Its that "Anything can happen"
feeling.
He reminds me of Lambo from KH Reborn!, Only pervy.
Poodlestrike
Banned
I gotta say, this thing escalated really damn quick. Pretty sure we're going to see
All Might die next issue.
MrSaturn99
Member
Read the first ten chapters. Loooove the art.
I sped through this on a couple of lunch breaks.
I'm okay with the premise... although, honestly, I'm more curious about how the West is doing. Seems like they'd embrace the whole superhero thing more whole-heartedly. I feel like this is more like the "Naruto is about ninjas, but not really / One Piece is about pirate but not really" bait-n-switch... where "hero" can be a hunter, ninja, pirate, wizard, or interchangeable whatever. Not that there's anything wrong with that in this genre, but I went in hoping for more western superhero trope trappings, but got more of a Tiger Bunny corporate vibe.
The whole "use your powers in clever ways" thing is so okay... nowhere near Hunter X Hunter or even early Naruto... about One Piece level. That said we're not even two volumes in so I'm more than willing to let it grow.
If they're trying to setup the rivalry thing, they've made Kacchan too unlikeable so far... he needs more humble pie, I guess.
My only two pet peeves... the villains are all grotesque (I swear, it's like every other mangaka has serious demons to excise and can't just leave it in their trapper keeper like a normal doodler) and that too many of the characters look like Kacchan.
Just my impressions from the first 17 chapters. I don't regret reading it but I'll probably check back in after a couple tankōbon build up.
I'm okay with the premise... although, honestly, I'm more curious about how the West is doing. Seems like they'd embrace the whole superhero thing more whole-heartedly. I feel like this is more like the "Naruto is about ninjas, but not really / One Piece is about pirate but not really" bait-n-switch... where "hero" can be a hunter, ninja, pirate, wizard, or interchangeable whatever. Not that there's anything wrong with that in this genre, but I went in hoping for more western superhero trope trappings, but got more of a Tiger Bunny corporate vibe.
The whole "use your powers in clever ways" thing is so okay... nowhere near Hunter X Hunter or even early Naruto... about One Piece level. That said we're not even two volumes in so I'm more than willing to let it grow.
If they're trying to setup the rivalry thing, they've made Kacchan too unlikeable so far... he needs more humble pie, I guess.
My only two pet peeves... the villains are all grotesque (I swear, it's like every other mangaka has serious demons to excise and can't just leave it in their trapper keeper like a normal doodler) and that too many of the characters look like Kacchan.
Just my impressions from the first 17 chapters. I don't regret reading it but I'll probably check back in after a couple tankōbon build up.
ChubbyHuggs
Member
Yep Kacchan is an asshole. Died when I saw his thought process though
Hahaha! The moment I saw this part when reading it, I saved a screen shot to use on here later.
FlowersisBritish
fleurs n'est pas britannique
Barrage was fun and I'm happy it got localized, but sad how it crashed and burned. I personally liked his previous work (Oumagadoki Doubutsen) better, it was so silly, i loved it. Its funny how all the main girls he had made so far look really similar.
I'm gonna check this out. I love the character designs so much in this. All the hero costumes have a sort of over the top that I'd expect.
You (and everyone else here) should definetly check out Oumagadoki Doubutsen. To me it's still better than Hero Academia (but the Gap is closing with each new Chapter). It was funny, very creative, and still had some Action going on.
Up to Today, this and Iron Knight were the only Mangas where i cursed Jump for cancelling them.
Harken Raiser
Banned
I just read through the series, and I'm really feeling it. I love Japanese interpretations of American style superheroes (like Onepunch-Man and Tiger and Bunny).
I feel like I am ready to let a shonen series into my heart again.
edit: and then I immediately made this avatar
I feel like I am ready to let a shonen series into my heart again.
edit: and then I immediately made this avatar
Poodlestrike
Banned
Yep Kacchan is an asshole. Died when I saw his thought process though
He's definitely an asshole, but he's an asshole in a really entertaining way. There's something about his ironclad sense of superiority that I find kind of hilarious, like he's sort of an ongoing deconstruction of the super-cocky style of Shonen hero.
Barrage was fun and I'm happy it got localized, but sad how it crashed and burned. I personally liked his previous work (Oumagadoki Doubutsen) better, it was so silly, i loved it. Its funny how all the main girls he had made so far look really similar.
Wow. The one on top is literally zero-gravity girl, lol.
Also, am I crazy or does the one on the bottom look a hell of a lot like Deku?
Nah, it's not. If it was HSDK, there'd be a) about 80% more fanservice and b) they'd still be doing the "10 months of training" bit 17 chapters in XD
I miss it too
Felt like it ended really abruptly.Nothing1016
Member
Caught up in one setting. Such a breath of fresh air compared to everything else in Shounen Jump not called Shokugeki no Soma
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