My Hero Academia (僕のヒーローアカデミア)

The number one hero, All Might.

Age unknown, Quirk unidentified.

He dashed onto the scene of the hero world

and received unwavering popularity based on his ability.

Ever since he appeared...

...the once critically high rate of crimes committed by villains decreased year after year...

...and his existence itself became a deterrent.

He became the Symbol of Peace in both name and reality.

And that man said to me—-

You can become a hero.

Huh? Midoriya? No way!

You're Quirkless!

How can you even stand in the same ring as me?

You should probably give it up.

I'm sorry, Izuku!

I wanted someone to tell me that.

And then, the person I most admired said those words to me.

Can anything be more shocking than this?

More than this...?

You are worthy to inherit my power.

Inherit your power?

What's with that face?

It's just a suggestion.

The real show starts after this.

Listen, young man.

You need to decide whether or not you will accept my power!

Wh-What is All Might saying...?

I'm talking about my power, young man.

The tabloids called it "superhuman strength" and a "boost"...

...and I constantly dodged the question during interviews with a funny joke.

Because the Symbol of Peace, All Might, had to be a natural-born hero.

But young man, I will tell you the truth.

My Quirk was passed on to me like a sacred torch.

It was passed on to you...?

That's right.

And next, it is your turn.

W-Wait! Wait a minute!

It's true that your Quirk is something hotly debated

as one of the world's greatest mysteries.

So much so that not a day goes by when I don't see someone talking about it online.

But, well, I don't really understand what you mean by inheriting or passing on a Quirk...

I've never heard of anything like that before,

and it's never even been conjectured in the debate.

Why is that?

Is it because since the dawn of history, a Quirk like that was never confirmed?

In the first place, it's...

You always start with denial, huh?

Nonsense!

Wh...?!

I may hide a lot of things, but I don't lie!

The power to transfer power...

That is the Quirk I inherited!

I was crowned with "One For All"!

"One For All"...

That's right.

One person cultivates the power...

...and passes it on to another person, who also cultivates it and passes it on.

It is the crystallization of power that spins together the voices of those who need help

with a courageous heart.

Why are you... Why are you giving me something so great?

I have been looking for a successor.

And then, I thought it would be all right for you to inherit it.

You are just a Quirkless hero fanboy...

...but you were more heroic than anyone else back there!

Never mind!

Well, it's up to you, though.

What'll you do?

He said so much to encourage me, and even told me his secret...

Is there...? Of course there isn't...

There's no reason for me to turn him down!

I'll do it!

An immediate reply.

That's what I thought you'd say!

But it was no easy task to receive his power.

Hey, hey, hey!

This is such a comfy fridge to sit on!

If you could move it even a little, it would be a little easier.

Well yeah, I mean, you weigh 274 kilograms, right?

No, I lost weight, so I'm only 255 kilograms now.

In this form.

Anyway, why am I dragging trash at the beach park?

It's 'cause, you know, you're not a proper vessel.

What you're saying now is the opposite of what you said before!

I'm talking about your body.

My Quirk, One For All, is the fullest physical ability of many people gathered into one.

An unprepared body cannot inherit it fully.

The limbs will come off and the body will explode.

The limbs will what?

Then...

I'm picking up trash in order to train my body...?

Yes!

But that's not all.

After some research on the internet yesterday,

I discovered that part of this beach park's coast has been like this for many years.

Yeah...

For some reason, because of the currents, objects drift here a lot,

and people take advantage of that to hide their illegal dumping...

The local residents don't come near here, either.

Heroes these days are all after the showy stuff.

Originally, being a hero meant doing volunteer service.

Even if people called that boring or whatever.

You can't waver from those roots.

You will restore the horizon for this whole section!

That is your first step toward becoming a hero!

My first step...?

Clean... this...

All of it...?!

Young Midoriya, you want to go to U.A., right?

Yes... Yes!

Because it's where you went!

So if I'm going to go... I thought... it would definitely have to be U.A....

You're a go-getter fanboy!

But I've told you this before.

It's not something you can do without a Quirk.

It's sad, but that is what the reality is.

And U.A.'s is the hardest hero course to get into.

In other words...

In the ten months until U.A.'s entrance exam, I have to complete my vessel!

That's where this comes in!

I came up with this:

"Aim to Pass: American Dream Plan"!

It's a training plan to help you finish cleaning up the beach.

I'll have you follow this in every aspect of your life!

Even sleep time is included...

Frankly, this is a super hard schedule.

Can you follow it?

Of course...

I have to work many times harder than an, one else,

or else I can't do it!

And so began my ten months of hell.

Carry that to the park entrance!

Put it in the truck!

Depending on size and shape, the muscles I have to use are completely different!

I see... This is...!

Run! Run!

Ten months will be over before you know it!

Let's become athletic!

Let's see...

With the appearance of superpowers,

the Building Standards Act was revised, and the Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transpor...

This is tough...

Ten months of this, huh?

It will be hard if I don't finish by a week before the exam...

Which means, there are 294 days left...

Taking into consideration a sufficient recovery period

if I rest for two days in between, that gives me...

...about 98 days of real training even if I'm efficient...

I can get in about five hours of training morning and night...

...so that's 490 hours...

Also, that beach cleanup doesn't work out any specific parts of the body.

If I don't work out my whole body equally, then there's no way I'll make it.

Bodybuilding to create a body able to adapt to any situation...

Literally intensive training to become a hero...

All Might can't stay and watch me the whole time...

If I don't do as much efficient independent training as I can,

there's no way I can catch up the way I am now...

Anyway, I'll have to cut—

Midoriya, hey!

Did your encounter with the villain make you go crazy?

It's presumptuous to think of getting into U.A. like that.

Plus, I have to study for the entrance exam.

A nervous breakdown already?

That's scary.

Hey, hey, what's wrong?

There are only three months left!

You won't make it!

Wanna give up?

Wanna take it easy and rest today?

Overwork...?

The "Aim to Pass: American Dream Plan" was adjusted with your body in mind

to make sure you'd make it in time for the entrance exam...

You haven't been sticking to the plan, have you?

Overdoing it will have the opposite effect!

Don't you want to get in?

I do...

But I can't just get in...

I have to work a lot more than other people...

...or I won't be able to catch up...

I want to be like you.

I want to become the greatest hero, like you!

Saving people with a fearless smile.

Like you...!

He's looking far into the future, huh?