About “My Hero Academia” in a few words:

My Hero Academia is a popular anime series that follows the story of a young boy named Izuku Midoriya who dreams of becoming a hero despite not having any superpowers in a world where having them is the norm. However, fate intervenes when he meets the world’s greatest hero, All Might, who sees potential in him and passes on his power to him. The series follows Midoriya’s journey as he attends a prestigious high school for heroes and faces challenges along the way. The series is known for its exciting action scenes, diverse cast of characters, and powerful messages about the nature of heroism.

Meet the characters from My Hero Academia

Izuku Midoriya

Izuku is that painfully earnest, note-taking softie who has read every hero manual and cries at motivational speeches (and yes, probably took notes on the way the sun sets too). He’s endlessly, almost embarrassingly determined—like a kid who keeps getting up after being tripped, but with spreadsheets and very serious internal monologues. He obsesses over details but also has this goofy, lovably awkward side where he forgets to eat or stands too close to people, and somehow that makes him endearing, not annoying. There’s this quiet bravery to him that isn’t flashy but absolutely stubborn; he wants to be better in the nerdiest, most wholesome way possible.

Katsuki Bakugou

Bakugou is an explosive storm in human form: loud, furious, and ridiculously proud, and he will absolutely shout at you while winning (or losing) with theatrical intensity. He’s abrasive on purpose sometimes, like he’s wearing anger as armor—but then you catch those tiny cracks where he’s actually way more complex and insecure than he lets on. He refuses to be underestimated and trains like a maniac, which is terrifying and impressive, and also kind of admirable, if you can get past the yelling. Also he hates being called soft but secretly notices things (don’t tell him I said that).

Ochako Uraraka

Ochako is pure sunshine with pockets of surprising steel; bubbly, kind, and a tiny bit clumsy, yet dead serious about her goals and not above bribing you with snacks. She floats around emotionally (and literally) and is the kind of friend who will hug you out of nowhere then calculate rescue trajectories in her head five seconds later. She cares about family and money in a refreshingly practical way but also loves hero stuff like it’s candy—girlish enthusiasm meets pragmatic ambition. Oh, and she can be awkwardly competitive sometimes, which is adorable, and probably cries watching rom-coms on the wrong days.

Tenya Iida

Iida is textbook earnest, practically a walking moral clause with a tie and impeccable posture—ultra-disciplined, punctual, and sometimes a little too formal for casual conversation. He runs things like they’re studies in efficiency (literally) and will lecture you about rules at parties, which is somehow both infuriating and oddly comforting. Behind the buttoned-up exterior there’s fierce loyalty and a very specific brand of stubbornness: if he says “retribution,” he means it—he’ll draft a schedule for your revenge, honestly. Also he can be hilariously literal and once tried to do paperwork during a rescue, true story (or maybe I’m making that up, but it feels right).

Eijirou Kirishima

Kirishima is pure red-blooded, enthusiastic buddy-energy who worships raw, wholesome “manliness” but is also the softest rock when you need a hug. He’s loud, quick to compliment (and to pose), and somehow both ultra-masculine and emotionally available—he’s the friend who’d flex then ask if you’re okay. His bravery is contagious; he’ll dive into danger with a grin and a one-liner, but he also spends quiet time crafting motivational speeches that somehow help the whole class. He collects little trinkets and probably names them all, I’m not kidding—there’s a notebook somewhere labelled “Manly Things I Love.”

Shouta Aizawa

Aizawa is the tired-faced, coffee-scented, quietly terrifying teacher who can erase your quirk with one mildly irritated glare and somehow still cares more than he pretends to. He’s blunt, no-nonsense, and has a weirdly specific soft spot for chaos-managed kids (and cats? unclear). Under that perpetually exasperated exterior is a deep, gruff sense of responsibility—he teaches survival with a side of sarcasm and hair-tie discipline. Also he probably sleeps like three hours and has like seven scarves; those scarves are definitely sentimental, okay?

Shouto Todoroki

Todoroki is cool, calm, and dangerously composed—a moody ice-and-fire hybrid who speaks five words and makes them count, then looks at you like you owe him an explanation. He’s quietly conflicted, walked through family drama, and walks like he’s solving a puzzle in his head, but he’s also more tender than he lets on (and his cooking maybe isn’t terrible, despite what fans say). His power split is visually iconic and emotionally symbolic, which is a bit on the nose but in a beautiful way, honestly. He’s the kind of person who stares into the distance and then accidentally saves everyone, which is very on-brand.

Denki Kaminari

Denki is party-energy personified: sparkly, chaotic, and the official class mood-booster who will absolutely tell a joke at 2 a.m. and then forget half of it later. He’s fun-loving and sometimes dim (he’ll fry his brain and then apologize with a floppy grin), but he’s brave when it counts—more heart than technique, honestly. He’s the sort of friend who brings snacks, bad puns, and a surprisingly useful electric spark when you need to power a jukebox or a dramatic entrance. Also, he’s inexplicably good at making everyone feel like they’re in a sitcom where he’s the lovable side character.

Hanta Sero

Sero is chill, tape-throwing, the casual MVP who keeps things light and practical; he’s kind of a reliable goof and also shockingly competent in a scrap. He cracks jokes, sits in the back but gets things done, and has this unbothered charm like he’s always five minutes late but never misses the important part. He can switch from joking about pizza to laying down a perfect tactical line with duct-tape precision, which I love. Small quirk: he probably has a thousand tiny stickers on his phone and a playlist called “Fight Tape.”

Tsuyu Asui

Tsuyu is blunt, froglike serenity wrapped in deadpan kindness—she says what she thinks and it’s oddly soothing, like a croaking therapist with excellent timing. She’s level-headed in chaos, moves with uncanny calm, and is unexpectedly athletic (also yes, she drinks tea, maybe?). She has a tendency toward literalness that is charming and disarming: you know exactly where you stand with her, and she’ll save you without a dramatic monologue. Oh, and she’s suspiciously good at small, weird stunts—like balancing on a grate mid-rescue—and then just shrugs, like it’s no big deal.