My Hero Academia has one of the coolest anime art styles out there right now, thanks to the artistic genius that is series mangaka Kohei Horikoshi. Plenty of other manga have their own awesome, unique art styles, though, and plenty of fans have wondered what the classic characters from My Hero Academia would look like if they were altered to fit a different anime's art style and world.
The results are imaginative at the least and simply amazing at best. From crossovers to worlds populated by ninjas to those where Stand Users are the norm, here are 10 pieces of fan art that combine My Hero Academia with other anime to give viewers the best of both worlds. As always, be sure to check out their social media profiles at the provided links!
10 Fairy Tail (By Jvoxe)
This first piece, created by jvoxe, is Bakugo in the style of the popular anime series Fairy Tail, although in this case, he's not just in the series' style - he's basically become its main protagonist, Natsu Dragneel, complete with the iconic outfit.
It's easy to see why the two characters could be compared: for instance, both have spiky hair, not to mention a touch of pyromania. Their similarities make it that much better to see what Bakugo looks like taking on Natsu's role.
9 Attack On Titan (By Prismxxxxxx)
This piece of fan art created by artist Prismxxxxxx, reimagines Momo Yaoyorozu and Shoto Todoroki as chibi versions of Survey Corps members from the equally popular and influential anime Attack on Titan.
This is another crossover that works because of similarities between the two series, but not in the way some fans might expect. In this case, Shoto and Momo's voice actors actually both had roles in Attack on Titan as Eren Yeager and Armin Arlert, respectively.
8 Hunter X Hunter (By Bakedeer)
This piece of fan art, created by artist Bakeddeer, parodies the famous Hunter x Hunter poster by using My Hero Academia characters drawn in Hunter x Hunter's style.
The 1-A students also take the places and poses of the Hunter X Hunter cast, with Deku as Gon Freeccs, Iida taking Leorio place, Todoroki standing in for Kurapika, and Bakugo replacing Killua. Long story short, these changes aren't so bad and are actually kind of spot on.
7 Dragon Ball (By Theemodrake)
This piece of fan art, created by Instagram user theemodrake, reimagines a lot - fourteen, to be exact - of My Hero Academia's characters in the style of the popular anime series Dragon Ball. Coincidentally, Dragon Ball was actually one of Horikoshi's main inspirations when crafting My Hero Academia, so this is actually a nice fit..
What's interesting about this piece is that in most cases, the characters retain their usual outfit between both styles, but in some cases (like with Deku) their traditional outfit is swapped out for one that fits the Dragon Ball style slightly better.
6 One Piece (Masdart)
Here's a great piece of fan art, created by Reddit user Masdart, who has actually drawn Deku in a lot of different anime styles including that of Dragon Ball and Attack on Titan. The collage of every other mashup can be seen in the provided link above.
This piece in particular shows Deku doing his signature Smash attack but now in the art style of One Piece: a series about pirates and friendship that's widely considered to be the world's most popular anime and manga.
5 Naruto (By _Krisschan)
Another core inspiration for My Hero Academia was Naruto, and this piece of AU (alternate universe) fan art created by _krisschan shows what characters like Eraserhead and Uraraka would look like in the latter anime's signature art style.
These two shows fit so well together because they both made an enormous impact on shonen anime and manga. Not to mention the fact that they share a lot of similarities in terms of tone and plot... although admittedly that's kind of Horikoshi's fault, as he took so obvious notes from this and Dragon Ball while working on his magnum opus.
4 JoJo's Bizarre Adventure (By RDSteve)
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure has a very well-known art style that's been lovingly joked about time and time again by its fans. The way the characters and Stands of Jojo are drawn is unique and - for lack of a better word - bizarre.
Here, artist RDSteve imagines what the My Hero Academia characters would look like if they became JoJo characters, and the results are surprisingly awesome. Even Mineta looks pretty amazing!
3 Haikyuu! (By Ruttika-Shin)
The volleyball-themed anime Haikyuu! seems like an odd series to be paired up with My Hero Academia, but after seeing how cool Bakugo looks as a Haikyuu! character, we're 100% sold.
Artist Ruttika-Shin actually has made quite a few pieces of anime crossover fan art, including inserting My Hero Academia characters into One Piece and Haikyuu! characters into Naruto.
2 Neon Genesis Evangelion (By Tierciel)
Neon Genesis Evangelion is one of the most famous anime ever created, largely because of its surprising amount of influence on other anime and, more recently, its meme status. There's simply no other anime like Evangelion.
Here, artist tierciel turns My Hero Academia best boys Bakugo, Deku, and Todoroki into characters drawn in the memorable style of the classic series, complete with outfits to match.
1 Demon Slayer (By Buthikireta)
Demon Slayer is currently one of the most popular anime in the world, and many consider it one of the best offerings of the 2010's. Artist buthikireta is clearly a big fan of both Demon Slayer and My Hero Academia, as they decided to use their art skills to turn MHA favorites Deku and Ochaco into Demon Slayer's brother-sister duo Tanjiro and Nezuko Kamado.
The art style used is actually more of a cross between both styles, as some elements of each style are kept (perhaps to make the characters more recognizable).