My Hero Academia Launches First Global Character Popularity Poll: My Hero Academia WORLD BEST HERO!

The manga “My Hero Academia” by Kohei Horikoshi has concluded with its final chapter in the double issue 36/37 of “Weekly Shonen Jump” (Shueisha), released on August 5. To celebrate this milestone, the first-ever global character popularity poll, “My Hero Academia WORLD BEST HERO” has been announced.

In addition, Shueisha has published an advertisement in the New York Times, with a message of gratitude from Horikoshi to his readers around the world in celebration of the manga’s conclusion:

Thank you for all the love and support for My Hero Academia! Seeing everyone enjoy the series was a joy for me as well. As you continue your daily lives, I hope you will fondly remember Deku and friends every now and then. 

This advert will also appear in the international edition of the New York Times, including Japan, on August 6, 2024.

MAIN STAGE

The main voting stage will run for nearly two months, starting on August 5 and ending on September 30. During this time, the top 10 characters will be decided. The results will be revealed on December 2 at 7 PM during a premiere broadcast on the official Jump YouTube channel. The character that secures first place will be honored with the title “WORLD BEST HERO.”

Votes can only be cast via the official Global Popularity Poll website, and each person can only vote once per day. Fans can vote again each day after 12:00 p.m. JST. Vote for your best hero!

PLUS ULTRA STAGE

In addition, a “PLUS ULTRA Stage” will determine the ultimate winner among the top three characters. Voting will be open from December 2 to December 3, with results announced during a broadcast on December 3 at 9:30 PM. The top character will earn the title “THE MHA” and receive a commemorative statue. Each individual is allowed to vote once per hour, with a maximum of 12 votes permitted within a 24-hour period.

FAN ART CONTEST

Shueisha is hosting a fan art contest for WBH. Submit your artwork via Twitter/X using the hashtags “#WBH_FANART” or “#頑張れって感じのファンアート” from August 5 to September 1, 2024. Ten winners will be featured on a special website and receive a digital signature from Horikoshi-sensei. Results will be announced on September 15, 2024.

In January 2025, alongside the poll, My Hero Academia will release a fan book, which will feature answers from Horikoshi to fan-submitted questions accepted until September 1. Following this, an art book will be published in February 2025, and a manga art exhibition is scheduled to take place in Japan during the summer 2025.

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Kohei Horikoshi‘s original manga series, first published in Shueisha’s Weekly Shonen Jump magazine on July 7, 2014, has sold over 100 million copies worldwide. The manga has been adapted into six animated seasons and three animated films. The fourth film, “My Hero Academia: You’re Next“, is currently showing in Japanese cinemas.

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The seventh season of My Hero Academia premiered on April 6 with a special four-episode arc titled My Hero Academia Memories. The main season, starting with episode 139, began airing on May 4. Viz Media publishes the manga in English, while Shueisha’s MANGA Plus service also publishes it in English digitally.

Source: Comic Natalie

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