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My Hero Academia (Shonen Jump) move over pirates, ninjas, reapers, its Hero time

Nightbird

Member
Just saw this Comment, and i completely agree with it

The whole time we saw how riciulously strong todoroki is in previous arc, and yet we once again see how far they can fare with actual pro villain. I like how the author keep the powerlevel in this manga in check. Really, really satisfiying
 

Plywood

NeoGAF's smiling token!
Alright, since the manga is getting a popularity contest and we are getting out our opinions on best girl, might as well make a popularity contest too! If you want to participate just post your votes in the following format and I´ll count them up.

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~~~First NeoGAF Popularity Contest for "My Hero Academia".~~~
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1st place gets five points, second four, third three, fourth two, fifth one, easy stuff.

Deadline would be next sunday midnight pacific time, because why not. You can vote for males too, but why would you do that?

You can put in your votes stuff like pictures, tasteful fanart, whatever just avoid full scans or anything that might violate Da Rules.

Vote Ochako you jerks.
  1. All Might
  2. Uraraka
  3. Deku
  4. Mineta
  5. Yaoyorozu
 
Would have been better if it were just Todoroki and Midoriya, no one cares for Ida, and all his moments this chapter were weak and distracting. Oh well at least the next arc is fastly approaching.
 

Wiseblade

Member
4th is cool, especially without an anime to shift copies, but AoT #1 has spend almost 4 months in the top 10? That's insane.
 

SalvaPot

Member
4th place is really impressive considering all the (official) exposure it gets right now is Shonen Jump Alpha.

Hmm, I should start compiling the votes, lol.
 

SalvaPot

Member
~~~First NeoGAF Popularity Contest for "My Hero Academia".~~~
Here it is! Your vote has been cast and your voice has been heard, 28 NeoGAF users have entrusted upon me their opinions and we know that is the only opinion it matters. Now onto the results. Plus Ultra!

10th Place!
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Villain Name: "Hero Killer" Stain.
Civilian Name: Stain? I guess.
Quirk: Bloodcurdle
Total points: 12. Mentions: 5.
With a design straight from the 80´s or 90´s. Stain got a popularity boost thanks to the recent asswoopin´ delivered to our boy Iida, both physical and moral. With a twisted logic and a fun quirk, that lets him immobilize suckers by cutting them and ingesting their blood. It was enough to get him on the 10th place.

9th Place!
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Hero Name: Ingenium (Borrowed from his bro).
Civilian Name: Tenya Iida.
Quirk: Engine
Total points: 14. Mentions: 6.
Glasses boy is a serious kid, but after his brother was de-feet-ed (Hehe, get it? Because he can´t use his feet? Hehehe), he got angry and went for revengeance (I am pretty sure is a real word). Pretty much our favorite character to turn evil later on, Iida is good friend with Midoriya and Uraraka, so in a way he is the third wheel. Also look at that glorious jawline. Hang in there Iida!

8th Place!
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Chocobro!
Hero Name: Tsukuyomi: The Jet Black Hero.
Civilian Name: Fumikage Tokoyami.
Quirk: Dark Shadow.
Total points: 15. Mentions: 5.
That ain´t Falco! Our reserved, cool and mysterious feathered proved his worth in the Sports Festival Arc by saving Deku, and later by fighting a exciting match against Bakugou. Its impossible to dislike this guy, just look at how cool he is.


7th Place!
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Fanmade Name: Gadget Girl.
Civilian Name: Mei Hatsume.
Quirk: Zoom.
Total points: 15. Mentions: 6.
A creative inventor, she wants to make awesome gadgets for heroes to use and will do anything to prove her genius. Be it manipulate teammates, or helping her opponent in a friendly competition, she will open her mouth and shamelessly promote her inventions.

6th Place!
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Hero Name: Explode Kill King.
Civilian Name: Katsuki Bakugou "Kacchan".
Quirk: BOOM BITCH (Actual name is just Explosion).
Total points: 27. Mentions: 9.
Bakugou is a- BOOOOOOM WHAT THE HELL YOU STUPID NERDS, WHY AM I 6TH PLACE, I´LL FREAKIN´ KILL ALL YOU! I WILL CRUSH YOU! DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE-


5th Place!
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Hero Name: Shouto.
Civilian Name: Shouto Todoroki.
Quirk: Half-Cold Half-Hot
Total points: 35. Mentions: 15.
Son of the 2nd Best Hero, Shouto was born and given the purpose to surpass his father, but he is a teen and his dad is kind of a dick, so of course he might not feel like doing that. Either way, he can control both Ice and Fire, so he might be the main character of Game of Thrones.

4th Place!
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Hero Name: Froppy, Rainy Season Hero.
Civilian Name: Tsuyu Asu.
Quirk: Frog-Form
Total points: 39. Mentions: 13.
Proving Frog+Girl=Cute, Froppy is straight-forward and relaxed, also quite funny. Tsuyu is a great underwater fighter and always speaks her mind. Also once when the anime hits expect her to be the only cosplay you are going to see for the next few months.

3rd Place!
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Hero Name: All Might!
Civilian Name: Toshinori.
Quirk: One For All
Total points: 56. Mentions: 17.
ITS HERE! THE SYMBOL OF PEACE! All Might is the greatest hero there is, strong and, well, heroic, he is the role model everyone aspires to reach. But one day he was gravely injured and can only keep his powerful form for a few hours. So he has taken Deku as his successor and given him his mighty power. But do we know everything about him? What secrets does he have? Only time will tell! And look! He is drawn in another style!

2nd Place!
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Hero Name: Uravity (Phonetically: Gravity)
Civilian Name: Ochako Uraraka.
Quirk: Zero Gravity
Total points: 72. Mentions: 23.
Officially declared by this poll as "Best Girl", Ochako claims second place! With her warm, happy-go-lucky personality, and tenacity to reach her dream, Ochako proves to be an asset in any heroics team. Through her fingers she can remove Gravity from objects, making her quirk great for support and unconventional tactics. Her fighting potential was proven with her fight against Bakugou, even if she got destroyed. Oh well, you still beat him in this contest, so suck it Kacchan!


1st Place!
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Hero Name: Deku
Civilian Name: Izuku Midoriya.
Quirk: One For All
Total points: 106. Mentions: 27.
Our protagonist and the winner by a wide margin! He is smart, kind and hardworking. Since young his dream was to be a great hero, and judging by the last few chapter he certainly has the tools to do it now! 15 out of 28 polled users had him in first place, that is Something% of the votes! That is, like, a lot of us. Jeez guys, you love underdog stories, don´t you?

That is it! Well, that was fun to write, here is the list of all votes and positions. Any questions or mistakes be sure to point them out.
1 .- Deku ~~~ Total: 106 Mentions: 27
2 .- Ochako ~~~ Total: 72 Mentions: 23
3 .- All Might ~~~ Total: 56 Mentions: 17
4 .- Tsuyu ~~~ Total: 39 Mentions: 13
5 .- Todoroki ~~~ Total: 35 Mentions: 15
6 .- Bakugou ~~~ Total: 27 Mentions: 9
7 .- Hatsume (Techgirl) ~~~ Total: 15 Mentions: 6
8 .- Chocobro (tokoyami fumikage) ~~~ Total: 15 Mentions: 5
9 .- Iida ~~~ Total: 14 Mentions: 6
10 .- Stain ~~~ Total: 12 Mentions: 5
11 .- Kaminari (Shock dude) ~~~ Total: 7 Mentions: 2
12 .- Momo Yaoyorozu (Clothes girl) ~~~ Total: 4 Mentions: 2
12 .- Shinsou (Mind control dude) ~~~ Total: 4 Mentions: 2
14 .- Handude (Shigaraki) ~~~ Total: 4 Mentions: 1
15 .- Endeavor (Firejerk) ~~~ Total: 2 Mentions: 1
15 .- Ashido (Pinky) ~~~ Total: 2 Mentions: 1
15 .- Mineta (Grape Boy) ~~~ Total: 2 Mentions: 1
18 .- Kendou (Class Prez girl) ~~~ Total: 1 Mentions: 1
18 .- Yuuga Aoyama (Crotch Laser Dude) ~~~ Total: 1 Mentions: 1
18 .- Kirishima (Rock dude) ~~~ Total: 1 Mentions: 1
18 .- Deku's Mom ~~~ Total: 1 Mentions: 1
 

Malvingt2

Member
this manga is not bad but is not great neither. I dunno why the hyped. It has the staple characters here and there. :/

Edit: Ratman has a better take on heroes than this and with better characters.
 
Slug girl not top spot?! Not even top 10?!

Y'all are basic bitches!

She'll get her day to shine! You'll see! YOU'LL ALL SEE!

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Edit: Ratman has a better take on heroes than this and with better characters.

Is this a fucking serious opinion? Fucking Ratman?

You could've at least said Keyman and gotten even me to agree with you.
 

Moaradin

Member
I wonder what's going to happen to Iida. The beginning of this arc foreshadowed that we might see some heavy consequences here, but so far it doesn't look like Iida is making the heel turn we thought he might. Maybe he'll actually lose an arm?
 

Haly

One day I realized that sadness is just another word for not enough coffee.
He'll be less of a stuck up egotistic cock for one.
 

SalvaPot

Member
I wonder what's going to happen to Iida. The beginning of this arc foreshadowed that we might see some heavy consequences here, but so far it doesn't look like Iida is making the heel turn we thought he might. Maybe he'll actually lose an arm?

I think he will just get stronger and be less of a stick. Also it seems the plot was more an excuse to get Deku to kick ass and Todoroki to show his dual powers.
 

Nairume

Banned
I wonder what's going to happen to Iida. The beginning of this arc foreshadowed that we might see some heavy consequences here, but so far it doesn't look like Iida is making the heel turn we thought he might. Maybe he'll actually lose an arm?
I feel like Horikoshi is probably creative enough to find something more interesting than Iida just turning heel (for the same reason I hope Bakugou just stays an asshole and doesn't turn heel)

My guess is
while he doesn't do a heel turn, he ends up being responsible for something horrible happening. With Horikoshi being a big fan of Marvel, I'm willing to bet that Iida will be the setting's Hank Pym :p
 

ss-hikaru

Member
So Bakugou's hero name is actually explode kill king? I thought the teacher shot that one down, but then again I don't remember what he actually ended up going with haha.
 
Wow that chapter (chapter 55)...just WOW

I'm definitely buying this manga when its released in the US

Vol.1 came out earlier this month and Vol.2 is coming in November. :)

Chapter 55:
Stain is a pretty crazy and interesting character.....kills heroes and villians? Neato.
This manga has not been stopping in these intense moments for the last few chapters and I hope it won't because it's been pretty great so far!
 

SalvaPot

Member

WarRock

Member
Wowa. I mean, it was dumb to just tie the guy not freeze his tongue or hands, but wow, that was unexpected.

Nice moment between Torino and Flamebeard too.
 
Kaminari was so close to top 10, but Bakugou and Todoroki so low, in the official poll I bet both will be high up, the fandom loves em, and some periphery Kaminari fans.

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Chapter was decent but I wish it had ended here,
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Todoroki needs to be voiced by Natsu Dragneel though.
 

LogicStep

Member
I read the first chapter of this and stopped because I thought it was really cool and would want to wait for the anime. Is it getting animated anytime soon?
 
I read the first chapter of this and stopped because I thought it was really cool and would want to wait for the anime. Is it getting animated anytime soon?

Maybe it could be announced soon, it only just passed its 1yr anniversary, the soonest a series as of late has got an anime announcement that fast from jump was World Trigger (announced around its 63rd chapter).
 

Grexeno

Member
I read the first chapter of this and stopped because I thought it was really cool and would want to wait for the anime. Is it getting animated anytime soon?
It will 100% get an anime, but not for quite awhile, and it could get made by someone horrible like Toei or Pierrot. Read the manga.
 
They would be afraid of money if Toei didnt get this. It has potential to be the next DBZ/OnePiece phenomenon, 1 - 1 storytelling is needed for this. The people that worked on Toriko need to do this.

Are you on drugs?

I'd pray for Madhouse to get this, their work on Hunter x Hunter was excellent. Toei or Studio Pierrot would be a death sentence. I'll never forgive Pierrot for Beelzebub...
 
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