My Hero Academia: Chainsaw Man x My Hero Academia fanart swaps Denji and Yoru into Toga and Ochaco's iconic scene

Chainsaw Man x My Hero Academia fanart swaps Denji and Yoru into Toga and Ochaco's iconic scene

Modified Jan 08, 2025 22:30 GMT

Chainsaw Man x My Hero Academia fanart goes viral (Image via Shueisha and Bones)

Chainsaw Man and My Hero Academia are both extremely popular anime series with massive fan bases worldwide. Fans often create fanart featuring characters from these series, either by shipping their favorite characters or recreating iconic scenes from the series.

One such Chainsaw Man x My Hero Academia collaborative fanart has gone viral on X. In this artwork, the artist has redrawn an iconic scene from My Hero Academia, where Toga asks Ochaco if she still thinks Toga is cute, to which Ochaco responds that she is the cutest girl in the world. The fanart swaps Denji and Yoru into this memorable exchange.

Chainsaw Man x My Hero Academia fanart on X takes both fandoms by storm

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The fanart was created by an artist known as @aldununita_g on the social media platform X. In this redrawn panel from the My Hero Academia series, featuring Toga and Ochaco, the artist has replaced them with Denji and Yoru while keeping the original dialogue intact. The artist also added Hirofumi Yoshida, giving them a thumbs up from behind.

The fanart captures the original feeling of Horikoshi's manga panel remarkably well while adding a comical element to it. Despite trying to hide her feelings, it's obvious that Yoru has feelings for Denji, so it would mean a lot to her to hear Denji describe her as the prettiest girl in the world. The funny addition of Yoshida giving these two a goofy thumbs up just adds to the cuteness of the piece.

The panel by Horikoshi inspired the My Hero Academia fandom to passionately ship Ochaco Uraraka and Himiko Toga. So, it’s no surprise that an artist would be inspired to swap Ochaco and Toga with characters from their favorite series, which in this case happened to be Denji and Yoru from Chainsaw Man.

How the Chainsaw Man x My Hero Academia fandom reacted to the fanart

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Both fandoms have shown a lot of love for this fan art, with the redrawn artwork gaining over 26,000 hearts from fans and more than 2,300 shares. The post also has over 2,000 bookmarks, demonstrating how much people loved the idea and are eager to see more artwork featuring swapped-out characters in iconic scenes.

"Wow only one week in and we already have a contender for best art of the year in the chainsaw man fandom," said one fan.

"More transfem denji propaganda," said another fan.

The fanart has received a lot of love across X, with many saying it's amazing, a testament to how good the artist implemented the idea and how much fans of both series appreciated it.

"Tears coming out of my eyes," said another fan.

"Peak... keep on cooking," said a fan.

The enthusiasm from the Chainsaw Man fandom has been even greater than that of the My Hero Academia fandom for this fan art, with many fans calling the piece "peak" and encouraging the artist to "keep on cooking." Fan art like this is one of the best things to come out of fandoms, as it helps artists find an audience.

Edited by Somava