My Hero Academy It recently ended its ten-year run and now the final volume is set to be released in Japan in early December 2024. The anime is expected to have at least one more season set to air in 2025, but this still marks the end of one was for one of the most iconic stories in modern anime.
The whole My Hero Academy The story will be collected into 42 volumes, each featuring a different illustration on their covers, courtesy of series creator Kohei Horikoshi. Thanks to Horikoshi’s artistic style and how much it has evolved over the last decade, almost all volumes of My Hero Academy It has a great cover to the point of becoming as attractive as the internal contentif not bigger. With so many volumes, there are, of course, some My Hero Academy covers that are better than others, and there is a lot of merit in seeing how they compare to each other.
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My Hero Academia Volume 15, “Fighting Fate”
First published September 4, 2017
On a technical level, there is nothing wrong with My Hero Academy volume #15, as your illustration of Izuku looks great, especially when contrasted with the dark color palette of the background. The problem, though, is that there’s nothing on the cover other than a photo of Izuku looking sad; other volumes of My Hero Academy make illustrations of a single character better than My Hero Academy volume #15and because of this, it’s hard to see it as anything other than the manga’s weakest cover.
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My Hero Academia Volume 35, “Battle Flame”
First Published July 4, 2022
The unique way Izuku and Shigaraki are contrasted My Hero Academy the cover of volume #35 creates an engaging image, but the problem is that My Hero Academy the cover of volume #35 was taken directly from the cover art of an issue of Shonen Jump Weekly. Some manga reuse cover art like this, but it still makes it less interesting than it should be, especially since volume #35 is supposed to kick off the final arc.
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My Hero Academia Volume 2, “Rage, You Damned Nerd”
First published January 5, 2015
With the red and black coloring and the framing of Izuku and Bakugo, My Hero Academy volume 2 does a good job of highlighting their initial rivalry, which was the focus of volume 2’s story. However, thanks to it being such an old volume, Kohei Horikoshi’s art style was still unrefined, so My Hero Academy the cover of volume #2 lacks refinement to fully convey its illustrationespecially when compared to similar covers in subsequent years.
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My Hero Academia Volume 14, “Review”
First published June 2, 2017
My Hero Academy volume #14 is the first cover of the Shie Hassaikai arc, the villain’s first arc following the major change in the status quo of All Might’s retirement and All For One’s arrest, and the big image of Overhaul contrasted with the small image of Izuku sells how big this is. Unfortunately, the images of Izuku and Overhaul in My Hero Academy the cover of volume #14 is too simplistic and underplays the conflict between themand it’s a somewhat uninspired entry into what should be a grand arch.
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My Hero Academia Volume 3, “All Might”
First published April 3, 2015
As a conclusion to the USJ arc, My Hero Academy the cover of volume #3 does a good job of highlighting the fight between Class 1-A and the League of Villains, especially with how scary Shigaraki is considered to be. However, the way the main characters’ outlines are drawn makes the heroes look noticeably strange, especially when combined with Kohei Horikoshi’s early artwork, so My Hero Academy volume #3 falls short of other volumes that highlight the conflict between heroes and villains.
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My Hero Academia Volume 4, “The boy who was born with everything”
First published June 4, 2015
As another early volume, My Hero Academy volume #4 is let down by the slight roughness of Kohei Horikoshi’s initial art, as the cover doesn’t do as good a job of conveying a group photo as some of the later covers in the series. That being said, My Hero Academy the cover of volume 4 does a great job of conveying the emotions and personalities of each character featured within itand with the number of characters developed at that point, it makes it even more impressive to look at.
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My Hero Academia Volume 26, “The High, Deep Blue Sky”
First published March 4, 2020
My Hero Academy volume #26 certainly stands out on a technical level, as the contrast between the dark background and the bright colors of Izuku, Bakugo and Todoroki creates truly stunning images. However, the pose and overall composition are quite basic by manga standards, so while it’s far from the worst cover, it doesn’t do as much to grab someone’s attention as it should.
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My Hero Academia Volume 23, “Our Brawl”
First published May 2, 2019
On the surface, My Hero Academy Volume #23 appears to have a very simple cover, and certainly the poses of the various characters lack the dynamic structure of the covers before and after its release. However, using Shinso capture tape to create frames for everyone adds so much creativity My Hero Academy cover of volume #23so even though it doesn’t have many advantages, it’s still a lot of fun to look at.
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My Hero Academia Volume 22, “That Which Is Inherited”
First published on February 4, 2019
The crisp green color palette of My Hero Academy volume #22 does a lot to help it stand out from other covers, and it’s nice that it highlights several characters that the series tends to ignore, which fits with the Joint Training arc intent of the volume covers. Unfortunately, My Hero Academy the cover of volume #22 positions its characters in a way that seems more confusing than anything elseand a lot ends up happening for the artwork to work as well as it should.
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My Hero Academia Volume 16, “Red Riot”
First published on November 2, 2017
My Hero Academy volume #16 is about Kirishima’s struggles in the past and present, and with the details put into his transformed state and the damage he has already had to endure, My Hero Academy volume #16 perfectly highlights the excellent job it does in finally putting Kirishima in the spotlight. Add in the excellent art by Tamaki and Fat Gum, and volume #16 has a lot going on.
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My Hero Academia Volume 18, “Bright Future”
First published April 4, 2018
My Hero Academy volume #18 ends the Shie Hassaikai arc with Izuku and Overhaul’s final fight, and sure enough, Izuku and Overhaul’s dynamic angles in My Hero Academy the cover of volume #18 does much to emphasize the intensity of its final battle. The white background detracts a bit from the quality of the cover, but overall, it’s a strong cover that closed the arc perfectly.
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My Hero Academia Volume 8, “Yaoyorozu Rising”
First published April 4, 2016
My Hero Academy volume #8 is another early volume that attempts a group shot, but unlike volume #4, the use of panels, combined with more dynamic poses and expressions, makes My Hero Academy volume #8 great for showing off a larger group of characters. This was also when Kohei Horikoshi’s art began to slowly evolve, and this slight change did a lot to sell the overall quality of the cover.
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My Hero Academia Volume 32, “Your Turn”
The strange, blocky framing of My Hero Academy volume #32, combined with some thick outlines of Lady Nagant, makes the cover a little strange, not to mention it doesn’t give as good a look at Dark Deku as it should. That being said, the details in Lady Nagant’s expression, combined with the bold colors and the use of lightning for framing, do wonders to make My Hero Academy volume #32 stands outeven if it’s still not one of the strongest covers the series has to offer.
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My Hero Academia Volume 34, “United States of America”
First published May 2, 2022
My Hero Academy volume #34 is about the Star and Stripe story arc, and with the serene background of a blue sky combined with the beautiful details put into Star’s illustration, My Hero Academy the cover art for volume #34 perfectly highlights how great a character Star and Stripe was in the little screen time she had in the manga. It’s one of the best covers with a single character, and with the content of the book itself, that’s all it needed.
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My Hero Academia Volume 17, “Lemillion”
First published on February 2, 2018
My Hero Academy volume #17 is the first and only time that Mirio takes center stage on a cover, and with his solemn expression, combined with the beautiful color of the yellow environment, My Hero Academy volume #17 was the perfect cover to highlight Mirio’s last stand against Overhaul and why he is a true hero. Ultimately, this wasn’t the end of Mirio’s time as a hero, but it still highlighted how big of a farewell it was, even if only temporarily.
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My Hero Academia Volume 41, “Overlay”
First published on August 2, 2024
Despite being the penultimate volume, My Hero Academy the cover of volume #41 is surprisingly understated, with the simple illustration of Izuku and Shigaraki fighting without doing much compared to some of its predecessors. That being said, the details in Kohei Horikoshi’s art allow My Hero Academy cover of volume #41 to perfectly capture the intensity of Izuku and Shigaraki’s fightso it still works as a great cover as the story nears its end.
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My Hero Academia Volume 1, “Izuku Midoriya: Origin”
First published November 4, 2014
While volume 1 may not be as flashy as the covers that follow, My Hero Academy Volume 1’s images of normal Izuku contrasted with the near-godlike All Might and other heroes perfectly capture what kind of story this isand it’s a perfect way to motivate someone to read it. Even though it’s not the best cover the series has to offer, there was no better way to kick off such an iconic story.
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My Hero Academia Volume 33, “From Class A to One for All”
First Published February 4, 2022
The final volume of the short Dark Hero arc, My Hero Academy the cover of volume #33 does a perfect job of capturing the seriousness of Izuku’s transformation and the desperation his friends feel trying to save him through some of Kohei Horikoshi’s strongest artwork to date. It’s also a huge step up from the comparatively lackluster art of volume #32 for the arc, and overall it was a great cover to end the arc.
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My Hero Academia Volume 5, “Shoto Todoroki: Origin”
First published on August 4, 2015
My Hero Academy volume #5 is about starting Todoroki’s character arc and moving forward, My Hero Academy The cover art for volume #5, of Todoroki looking darkly at his left arm as his left side is bathed in light, perfectly captures the growth he goes through at the Sports Festival. This was the first volume cover to feature just a single character, and that makes it even more impressive that it’s as strong as it is.
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My Hero Academia Volume 13, “A Conversation About Your Quirk”
First published April 4, 2017
In addition to clearly highlighting the end of the Provisional License Exam arc, My Hero Academy the cover of volume #13 is another cover that perfectly captures the rivalry between Izuku and Bakugo and how recent events have made everything much more complicated than ever before.. It’s one of the simplest covers in the manga, but it’s very effective at getting my point across anyway.