Kohei Horikoshi's My Hero Academia manga passes another impressive sales milestone.According to an announcement posted on the series' official Twitter, the superhero shÅnen has more than 85 million copies in circulation worldwide. This milestone makes My Hero Academia one of the best-selling manga in history, alongside icons like Hiromu Arakawa's Fullmetal Alchemist and Yoshihiro Togashi's Hunter x Hunter. However, Horikoshi's series has a long way to overtake Eiichiro Oda's masterpiece, One Piece, which currently stands as the best-selling manga of all time, with over 516 million copies sold globally.
My Hero Academia on Hiatus
Set in a world where most people have some special power known as a Quirk, My Hero Academia tells the story of Izuku Midoriya, a wimpy but earnest teenager born Quirkless and eventually becomes one of the world's greatest heroes. The manga first appeared in Shueisha's Weekly ShÅnen Jump in July 2014, and recently, the series entered a hiatus due to the mangaka's health issues. Serialization will likely resume on Feb. 20 with the release of Weekly ShÅnen Jump No. 12.
My Hero Academia fans don't just show their love and appreciation for the story by purchasing and reading volumes of the manga; they also create their own content. For example, one artist on Twitter posted two adorable but emotional images that depict a possible (but unlikely) conclusion to the conflict between the young hero Shoto Todoroki and the villainous Dabi. Similarly, another fan uploaded a series of illustrations to Twitter that depicts a world where All Might found Tenko before All for One.
Celebrities have also created impressive works of fan-made content. Most notably, Grammy Award-winner Megan Thee Stallion showed off her accurate and powerful cosplay of Mirko. Not only does the rapper's outfit near-perfectly recreate the Rabbit Hero's stylish costume, but she also strikes poses in the pictures that capture the character's confident personality.
Fans of My Hero Academia also support Horikoshi's story by watching the anime adaption by studio Bones, which is available to stream on Hulu and Crunchyroll. Directed by Masahiro Mukai and written by YÅsuke Kuroda, the show has produced six seasons worth of content and won several awards, including Best Fight Scene at the Crunchyroll Anime Awards in 2021.
VIZ Media distributes the My Hero Academia manga in North America.
Source: Twitter, via Crunchyroll