After an epic 10-year run, My Hero Academia has come to a close, giving its characters the proper sendoff they deserve. The story of Deku and his fellow heroes has been loved by many all over the world, making it one of the most famous shonen manga of all time, with over 100 million copies sold globally. Amid the number of famous mangakas bidding their goodbyes, the series’ author himself, Kohei Horikoshi, speaks up about his manga’s ending.
In his final author's note for My Hero Academia Chapter 430 in the combined 36th and 37th issues of Weekly Shonen Jump, Horikoshi thanked all the fans who showed love and supported his manga. He also gave a nod to the magazine that published his manga for a decade.
“I was so glad to be in Jump! I'm so glad for everyone who read my series. Thank you so much,” he wrote.
Aside from Horikoshi, several Shonen Jump authors also left messages about the manga’s ending. Eiichiro Oda joked that Horikoshi could now play Pokemon Go all he wanted and thanked him for his decade of hard work and serialization. He also accompanied his statement with an illustration of Smoker, inspired by the same illustration Horikoshi made when he was 15 as a fan of One Piece.
Gege Akutami revealed there would be no Jujutsu Kaisen without My Hero Academia. Created eight years after his own shonen manga, Akutami congratulated Horikoshi for successfully completing his series. In addition, Mission: Yozakura Family’s Hitsuji Gondaira thanked the MHA characters Tokoyami and the Ordinary Woman for making his life more resilient and richer. “I’m really happy,” he wrote.
Undead Unluck’s Yoshifumi Tozuka revealed he kept reading and drawing his work through the first volume of My Hero Academia and thanked Horikoshi for his hard work. Sakamoto Days’ Yuto Suzuki said it was the pride of his life to be serialized in the same magazine as Horikoshi did.
The Elusive Samurai’s Yusei Matsui called My Hero Academia a perfect example of what a Jump work should be. Lastly, Kagubarachi’s Takeru Hokazono walked down memory lane and remembered his feelings when he was reading Volume 17 when he was still in high school. “From Mirio to OFA 100%. It was legendary!” he continued.
Shone Jump also released a commemorative video to honor the end of My Hero Academia. Titled Heroic Tale, it shows emotional illustrations of both the heroes and the villains, like All Might, Toga, Ochaco, Shoto, Dabi, and Deku, from where they began until the end of their serialization.
What happened in My Hero Academia Chapter 430?
Warning: Major spoilers ahead. Read at your own risk.
Released on Monday, August 5, My Hero Academia Chapter 430 featured an eight-year time jump to show the heroes’ lives after the war. Deku had become quirkless again after the remnants of One For All had left him. But despite being powerless, he continued helping the next generation of heroes as a teacher at U.A. High.
It also showed Mezo Shoji as a famous hero after peacefully resolving conflicts about body discrimination, earning him the Imamura Peace Prize. Alternatively, Ochaco, Ingenium, Tsuyu Asui, and Momo Yaoyoruzu had become hero ambassadors and visited different schools to talk to children about their quirks.
Aizawa told Deku that Bakugo and Shoto had become top heroes in the country, while All Might gave Deku a special suit that could help him become a hero again. Funded by his Class 1-A friends, led by Bakugo, the suit was developed by Mei Hatsume and All Might’s friends overseas. As Deku and his Class 1-A friends jumped into action in the final panel, it came with an emotional caption that read, “This is the tale of how we’ll keep reaching out for help all time.”
For the past 10 years, My Hero Academia has become a big part of manga fans' lives. Truly, it is hard to say goodbye to a series as big as this, but it’s time for other shonen manga to take on the spotlight as a new era begins.
My Hero Academia Chapter 430 is now available on Shueisha’s Manga Plus website and the Shonen Jump app.
