"It was truly My Monoma Academia" - My Hero Academia fans crying with laughter over UA's news hero statue

Modified Jul 28, 2024 20:44 GMT

"It was truly My Monoma Academia" - My Hero Academia fans crying with laughter over UA — Neito Monoma as seen in the My Hero Academia anime (Image via Bones)

My Hero Academia chapter 429 is set to be officially released on Monday, July 29, 2024. However, days before its release, the manga chapter's spoilers were leaked online. Through the spoilers, fans learned about further developments in the manga including Class 2B student Neito Monoma getting a statue at U.A. High School.

Ever since the manga series finished its final battle, it has been depicting its epilogue chapters. Through the same, Kohei Horikoshi has been giving each of his important characters the ending they deserve. One such character was Neito Monoma, who played a recurring role in the series.

However, the character getting a statue was something no fan had foreseen. Hence, fans were left shocked at the development.

Disclaimer: This article contains spoilers from the My Hero Academia manga.

Why did Neito Monoma get a statue in My Hero Academia?

Neito Monoma as seen in the My Hero Academia anime (Image via Bones)

While My Hero Academia chapter 429 spoilers did not reveal why Neito Monoma received a statue at U.A. High School, it is to be presumed that the school's principal and other higher-ups must have recognized his efforts in the final war as significant. Hence, they must have built his statue alongside other hero statues at the school to let the future generations know about the same.

As fans might remember, Neito Monoma had a huge part to play in the final war, especially at the beginning. He used his Copy Quirk to emulate Kurogiri's Warp Gate Quirk, using which he teleported members of the League of Villains to different locations. In addition, he also teleported the heroes who were meant to fight each of the villains.

Moreover, Monoma also had a huge part to play in the battle against Shigaraki Tomura as he copied Shota Aizawa's Erasure Quirk and erased Shigaraki's Decay Quirk, allowing the heroes to have a chance at fighting the villain. Nevertheless, Monoma getting a statue was a development that no one expected. Hence, fans reacted on the same online.

How fans reacted to Monoma getting a statue

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While fans were surprised at Neito Monoma getting a statue, they weren't against it as he was a fan-favorite character and had made significant contributions to the final war to deserve it. Hence, with the manga ending soon, some fans began labeling the manga "My Monoma Academia."

"My green haired goat got nothing," a fan added.

"Everyone getting a bittersweet/mediocre/bad ending and monoma getting a 100% positive ending LMFAOO this is what y’all get for trashing him for so many years," another fan said.

"whole class b celebrating with monoma," another fan said.

That said, some fans were bothered that Izuku Midoriya didn't receive a statue but Monoma did. The truth is that the manga did not reveal whether Deku received a statue or not. Hence, there still lies the possibility of Deku receiving a statue of his own.

Meanwhile, other fans were happy for Monoma and were glad that he got a positive ending. Fans also observed how Monoma celebrated his statue with friends in Class 2B and were happy to see the same.