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Name: My Hero Academia, Vol. 1
Rating: 4.458333333333 (24 reviews)
Author: Kohei Horikoshi

📘 My Hero Academia, Vol. 1 by Kohei Horikoshi

High school hero comics drama follows Izuku Midoriya, a Quirkless junior who dreams of becoming a hero. He faces a world where 80 % of the population has super‑powers called Quirks and hopes to be admitted to U.A. High School, the premier training academy for aspiring heroes. A pivotal encounter with the greatest hero, All Might, gives Midoriya a chance to change his destiny.

First publish date: 2014

Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels/Manga

Authors: Kohei Horikoshi

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