Kohei Horikoshi’s My Hero Academia will come to an end on August 4, 2024. As the series wraps up, Weekly Shonen Jump is filled with heartfelt messages from fellow mangaka, showing their appreciation for Horikoshi and his series, which has been a favorite for nearly ten years.
Authors like Eiichiro Oda, Akutami Gege, and others have shared personal stories about how My Hero Academia has influenced their own work and lives. Horikoshi expressed his gratitude for the support and joy at having told his story in Weekly Shonen Jump.
“I’m really happy to have experienced all of this in Jump! I’m glad so many people have read the series! Thank you very much!”
Here are some parting words from the authors in the final issue of My Hero Academia:
-Eiichiro Oda (ONE PIECE): “So you can play ‘Pokemon Go’ all you want now, huh? Horikoshi, thank you for 10 years of hard work and serialization!”
-Akutami Gege (Jujutsu Kaisen): “Without My Hero Academia, Jujutsu Kaisen would not have ever begun. Congratulations on the completion of the series!!”
-Hitsuji Gondaira (Mission: Yozakura Family): “Thanks to characters like Tokoyami-kun and the Ordinary Woman, my life has become more resilient and enriched. I’m really happy!”
-Yoshifumi Tozuka (Undead Unluck): “I kept reading and drawing my own works through the first volume of My Hero Academia! Horikoshi-sensei! Thank you for your hard work!”
About My Hero Academia:
Izuku Midoriya has dreamed of being a hero his whole life, a challenging goal for anyone but especially for someone with no superpowers. In a world where eighty percent of the population has a super-powered “quirk,” Izuku was born without any abilities. But that won’t stop him from joining one of the world’s top hero academies.
