Thank you Horikoshi, Shonen manga will never forget My Hero Academia

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Thank you Horikoshi, Shonen manga will never forget My Hero Academia — Class A and All Might as seen in My Hero Academia (Image via Shueisha)

With the release of My Hero Academia chapter 430 on Monday, August 5, 2024, mangaka Kohei Horikoshi finally ended the manga's 10-year-long serialization in Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine. However, its legacy is simply unforgettable due to the sheer impact it has had on the animanga industry worldwide.

My Hero Academia, written and illustrated by Kohei Horikoshi, is a Japanese manga series that was serialized in Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine from July 2014 to August 2024. The manga's chapters have already been collected into 41 volumes, but will soon receive its final volume 42.

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

My Hero Academia manga massively impacted the animanga industry

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Ever since its first chapter, the manga climbed up the ladder of the Weekly Shonen Jump manga titles to become one of the greatest series to be published in the magazine. This is evident because the manga crossed over 100 million copies in circulation in April 2024 and has yet to release its final manga volume. Moreover, the manga also appeared on The New York Times best-seller list several times during its serialization.

Not just that, in the modern era, the manga has become the face of the magazine alongside the long-running Eiichiro Oda series One Piece and Gege Akutami's dark fantasy shonen series, Jujutsu Kaisen.

Izuku Midoriya as seen in the anime (Image via BONES)

However, the series is not just limited to its original manga as it has also spawned several spin-off manga series, namely My Hero Academia: Smash!!, My Hero Academia: Vigilantes, and My Hero Academia: Team-Up Missions. In addition, the manga also received stage play adaptations, merchandise, games, and much more.

Out of all of such media expansions, the biggest one was the anime adaptation produced by Studio BONES. The animation studio is currently airing the anime's seventh season and has only recently released the franchise's fourth anime movie, My Hero Academia: You're Next. In addition, the studio has also created nine original video animations. All of this proves how successful the manga was worldwide, causing fans to thank the manga creator, Kohei Horikoshi.

How fans reacted to the end of the manga

Katsuki Bakugo as seen in the anime (Image via BONES)

The ending of the manga saw the hashtag "#ThankYouKoheiHorikoshi" trend online as fans thanked the manga creator for the series's beautiful ending.

They were glad that Izuku Midoriya was able to return to the life of a hero after the embers of the One For All Quirk vanished. As for others, they thanked the manga creator for helping them dream big just like the protagonist Izuku Midoriya.

"This is the story of how we will continue to reach out. DEKU BECOMES A HERO AGAIN USING THE NEW SUIT HE GOT FROM ALL MIGHT," one fan exclaimed.

"Gonna miss this class so much man," another fan said.

"#ThankYouKoheiHorikoshi for creating a character with incredible development like bakugo katsuki," another fan said.

Meanwhile, other fans thanked the manga creator for creating characters that managed to leave a huge impact on them, especially Class A characters. They loved the characters and were happy to witness their development in front of their eyes. A big name amongst such praises was the series' fan-favorite, Katsuki Bakugo.