History Trivia / MyHeroAcademia

* BannedInChina: [[https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2020-02-05/my-hero-academia-manga-anime-removed-from-chinese-digital-platforms/.156125 The anime and manga were removed in China]] following the controversy surrounding the doctor's original true name "Maruta".[[note]]The abbreviated version is that in UsefulNotes/WorldWarII, Unit 731 of the Imperial Japanese Army carried out "Project Maruta" on Chinese prisoners. The project was not entirely unlike the work of [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josef_Mengele Josef Mengele]], involving inhumane experimentation on the prisoners, including but not limited to vivisection, weapon testing, and forced pregnancies. "Maruta", meaning "logs" in Japanese, was the name given to the test subjects, as the official cover story for the facility was that it was a lumber mill.[[/note]] Creator/KoheiHorikoshi has stated that he never intended to reference such a horrific moment in China's history and subsequently changed the doctor's name, but [[OvershadowedByControversy the damage has already been done.]]

* BannedInChina: [[https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2020-02-05/my-hero-academia-manga-anime-removed-from-chinese-digital-platforms/.156125 The anime and manga were removed in China]] following the controversy surrounding the doctor's original true name "Maruta".[[note]]The abbreviated version is that in UsefulNotes/WorldWarII, Unit 731 of the Imperial Japanese Army carried out "Project Maruta" on Chinese prisoners. The project was not entirely unlike the work of [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josef_Mengele Josef Mengele]], involving inhumane experimentation on the prisoners, including but not limited to vivisection, weapon testing, and forced pregnancies. "Maruta", meaning "logs" in Japanese, was the name given to the test subjects, as the official cover story for the facility was that it was a lumber mill.[[/note]] Creator/KoheiHorikoshi has stated that he never intended to reference such a horrific moment in China's history and subsequently changed the doctor's name, but the damage has already been done. However, despite the ban, there's still many ''My Hero Academia''-related videos posted by users on Bilibili.

* ActingForTwo: Due to LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters, this does happen a lot:

*** The Latin American Spanish dubs of the films were recorded in Mexico City, while the TV series primarily used actors from the Miami metropolitan area. For example, Izuku Midoriya and Katsuki Bakugo, respectively voiced by Hector Mena and Rafael Escalante in the films, are now voiced by Sebastián Gabriel Reggio and Rómulo Bernal.

*** Despite the fact that the dub of the TV series was recorded in both UsefulNotes/{{Miami}} as well as Mexico City, none of the actors from the films reprised their roles. For example, Izuku Midoriya and Katsuki Bakugo, respectively voiced by Hector Mena and Rafael Escalante in the films, are now voiced by Sebastián Gabriel Reggio and Rómulo Bernal.

* ImageSource:
** BodyMotifs
** BurnScarsBurningPowers
** CheeryPink
** HairTriggerTemper
** HeroicLineage
** HitSpark
** AnIcePerson
** KillingIntent
** MasterOfThreads
** [[PlayingWithFire/AnimeAndManga Playing with Fire.Anime & Manga]]
** [[ShirtlessScene/AnimeAndManga Shirtless Scene.Anime & Manga]]
** SuperStrength.AnimeAndManga
** SupermanSubstitute (bottom-right)
** [[UglyCute/AnimeAndManga Ugly Cute.Anime & Manga]]
** UnSorcerer
** ViewerSpeciesConfusion

* QuoteSource:
** AlwaysInClassOne
** {{Caltrops}}

* CharacterSpecificPages:
** [[Characters/MyHeroAcademiaIzukuMidoriya Izuku Midoriya - Deku]]
** [[Characters/MyHeroAcademiaKatsukiBakugo Katsuki Bakugo - Dynamight]]
** [[Characters/MyHeroAcademiaShotoTodoroki Shoto Todoroki - "Shoto"]]
** [[Characters/MyHeroAcademiaAllMight Toshinori Yagi - All Might]]
** [[Characters/MyHeroAcademiaEndeavor Enji Todoroki - Endeavor]]
** [[Characters/MyHeroAcademiaAllForOne All For One]]
** [[Characters/MyHeroAcademiaTomuraShigaraki Tomura Shigaraki]]
** [[Characters/MyHeroAcademiaDabi Dabi]]

* [[FanNickname/MyHeroAcademia Fan Nickname]]

* TheWikiRule: Has a wiki [[http://bokunoheroacademia.wikia.com/wiki/Boku_no_Hero_Academia_Wiki here]].

** There's a somewhat popular fan theory that Mina Ashido is black-coded due to her mannerisms, but another smaller section of the fandom insists that the show's creators have confirmed this (they haven't).
** There was a belief among fans that Horikoshi admitted that he forgot entirely about the UA Traitor subplot during an interview. Truth is, he never said that in any interview.

* UnintentionalPeriodPiece: The franchise is set TwentyMinutesIntoTheFuture, but everything is pretty much in the late 2010s-early 2020s. Not just the technologies, vehicles and fashion, but everything else as well.

* GodNeverSaidThat: There's a somewhat popular fan theory that Mina Ashido is black-coded due to her mannerisms, but another smaller section of the fandom insists that the show's creators have confirmed this (they haven't).

* AscendedMeme: Icyhot was a popular nickname for Todoroki, like the heating/cooling pad. In the dub, Bakugo calls him Icyhot right before their match during the Sports Festival. [[RunningGag And a hundred-something times along with it]].

*** Masakazu Nishida voices Mezo Shoji, Kosei Tsuburaba and Sen Kaibara.

** Thirteen's Japanese voice actress, Inuko Inuyama, is best known for being the voice of [[Anime/{{Pokemon}} Meowth of Team Rocket]].

*** Kiyotaka Furushima voices Hanta Sero, Mustard and Togaru Kamakiri.
*** Creator/AkenoWatanabe voices Midnight, young Izuku Midoriya and Mika Jiro.

*** Kenta Okuma voices Cementoss, Manual, Centipeder and Nirengeki Shoda.
*** Ayano Shibuya voices the Leader Boy and Bibimi Kenranzaki.

** Pretty much everyone and their mothers foresaw the reveal that Dabi [[spoiler:is Touya Todoroki, Endeavor’s long-thought deceased son]].

* DuelingWorks: With ''Manga/OnePunchMan'' as both are about characters serving as heroes while battling villains, and both are a Japanese take on the American comic book superhero genre.

* OldShame: While he doesn't regret making Bakugo far more antagonistic and hostile than originally planned, [[https://twitter.com/color_division/status/1110019318060892161?lang=en Horikoshi has admitted]] that he went too far in the opposite direction in the early chapters, particularly with Bakugo telling Midoriya to throw himself off a roof.

*** Creator/MattShipman voices Inasa Yoarashi, Mr. Brave, and Takeshita.

* WhyFandomCantHaveNiceThings: The official English translator, Caleb Cook, regularly posted threads on his Twitter account explaining translation choices, along with other trivia. A certain subset of the fandom repeatedly harassed him to the point where he locked his Twitter account and left social media entirely. He later unlocked the account to at least allow everyone to access the old content but has manifested no intention to return.

** Creator/MonicaRial voices Tsuyu, young Taneo Tokuda, and one of Ryukyu's sidekicks.

* WhyFandomCantHaveNiceThings: The official English translator, Caleb Cook, regularly posted threads on his Twitter account explaining why he translated x as such and other trivia. A certain subset of the fandom repeatedly harassed him to the point where he locked his Twitter account and left social media entirely.

* ScheduleSlip: In North America, the [=SimulDub=] of Season 4's final five episodes [[https://www.funimation.com/blog/2020/03/18/simuldub-delays-anime-winter-spring-2020-funimation-simulcasts-on-track/ had the bad luck of being delayed]] due to the rise of the [[UsefulNotes/CoronavirusDisease2019Pandemic COVID-19 pandemic]]. Fortunately, Funimation made the unprecedented move of having the cast members record in their home studios and slowly began to dull out the remaining episodes over the next few months, [[https://www.funimation.com/blog/2020/04/10/my-hero-academia-simuldub-returns-from-home/ starting with the 84th episode]], which aired a month and a half after its initial premiere in Japan, and ending with episodes 87 and 88, both of which [[https://www.funimation.com/blog/2020/04/25/dub-from-home-the-latest-news-on-simuldubs-my-hero-academia-black-clover/?sf122778925=1 aired together]] on June 14, 2020, a full two months and ten days after Season 4 had finished airing in Japan.

* BannedInChina: [[https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2020-02-05/my-hero-academia-manga-anime-removed-from-chinese-digital-platforms/.156125 The anime and manga were removed in China]] following the controversy surrounding the doctor's original true name "Maruta".[[note]]The abbreviated version is that in UsefulNotes/WorldWarII, Unit 731 of the Imperial Japanese Army carried out "Project Maruta" on Chinese prisoners. The project was not entirely unlike the work of [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josef_Mengele Josef Mengele]], involving inhumane experimentation on the prisoners, including but not limited to vivisection, weapon testing, and forced pregnancies. "Maruta", meaning "logs" in Japanese, was the name given to the test subjects, as the official cover story for the facility was that it was a lumber mill.[[/note]] Creator/KoheiHorikoshi has stated that he never intended to reference such a horrific moment in China's history and subsequently changed the doctor's name, but the damage has already been done. However, despite the ban, there's still many ''My Hero Academia''-related videos posted by users on bilibili website without being taken down or problems. What's quite confusing and ironic is a Mobile game is done there.

* BannedInChina: [[https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2020-02-05/my-hero-academia-manga-anime-removed-from-chinese-digital-platforms/.156125 The anime and manga were removed in China]] following the controversy surrounding the doctor's original true name "Maruta".[[note]]The abbreviated version is that in UsefulNotes/WorldWarII, Unit 731 of the Imperial Japanese Army carried out "Project Maruta" on Chinese prisoners. The project was not entirely unlike the work of [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josef_Mengele Josef Mengele]], involving inhumane experimentation on the prisoners, including but not limited to vivisection, weapon testing, and forced pregnancies. "Maruta", meaning "logs" in Japanese, was the name given to the test subjects, as the official cover story for the facility was that it was a lumber mill.[[/note]] Creator/KoheiHorikoshi has stated that he never intended to reference such a horrific moment in China's history and subsequently changed the doctor's name, but the damage has already been done. However, despite the ban, there's still many ''My Hero Academia''-related videos posted by users on bilibili website without being taken down or problems.

* PromotedFanboy:
** While it probably isn't surprising to hear that Horikoshi was a fan of ''Shōnen Jump'' as a boy; Creator/EiichiroOda opened the question and answer section of ''Manga/OnePiece'' [[http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/SBS_Volume_77 Volume 77]], by showing off fan art Horikoshi submitted roughly ten years ago, that subsequently got featured in the 23rd Volume:
--->'''Oda:''' The same person who, as a boy, submitted this postcard, is now a widely recognized and extremely successful professional mangaka himself!! Not only that, but his work actually ended up being serialized in the Shonen Jump magazine right alongside "ONE PIECE" itself!! This news gives me ecstatic joy. You see, a bit back at the Jump new years event, he himself actually came forward and told me about this. You should've told me earlier, I would've totally rooted for you!!
** Horikoshi was tabbed to make [[https://cdn.animenewsnetwork.com/thumbnails/max1000x1500/cms/interest/125127/sw_horikoshi_fixw_640_hq.jpg a poster]] for the Japanese release of ''Film/StarWarsTheLastJedi''. Mere months later, he took part in [[http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2018/04/11/my-hero-academia-characters-help-promoting-avengers-infinity-war-in-special-collaboration-pvs a special collaboration event]] between ''My Hero Academia'' and the Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse to promote ''Academia''[='=]s third anime season and ''Film/AvengersInfinityWar'', complete with the ''Academia'' cast in their own version of the ''Infinity War'' poster, and trailers showing Class 1-A fanboying and fangirling over the Avengers.
** Horikoshi is apparently a fan of ''Franchise/PrettyCure'', as he selected Yoshihiko Umakoshi to do the character designs for the anime [[https://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-feature/2017/07/17/yoshihiko-umakoshi-my-hero-academias-veteran-character-designer specifically because he enjoyed the latter's work]] on ''[[Anime/HeartcatchPrettyCure HeartCatch Pretty Cure!]]'' (amongst other shows). [[https://twitter.com/horikoshiko/status/762575285191532544?lang=ja He's even]] done some ''Pretty Cure'' [[https://twitter.com/TAHK0/status/877712919106011136 fanart]] [[https://twitter.com/TAHK0/status/877713144998543360 in his own style]].