Summary
My Hero Academiais celebrating the ending of its ten-year-long story in the best way possible with the launch of aglobal character popularity poll.Over the last decade,Kohei Horikoshi’s beloved superhero talehas amassed a worldwide following, and Shueisha’s latest initiative will finally allow every single fan of the series to vote for their favorite characters one last time.
My Hero Academia’s publisher, Shueisha recently announced that the series will be hosting aworldwide online character popularity poll titled, “World’s Best Hero.“The poll will be conducted on a special website for the same and the first stage of voting will be open from August 01, 2025, to August 20, 2025, until 11:59 p.m. JST.
The first stage of the poll is set to narrow down nearly 278 characters down to three for the second stage, after which fans will be able to vote for their favorite character among the top three once again. The winner of the popularity poll will be given the title of “The MHA” andwill receive a special illustration by Kohei Horikoshiwhich will serve as the basis for a commemorative statue.
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Besides being open to fans around the world, the poll offers a choice of 278 characters that fans can vote for, including various pro-heroes, villains, former One For All users, and students of Class 1-A and Class 1-B. Fans can also vote for other U.A. students and teachers, students from other schools such as Shiketsu High, and even minor characters like Eri andTenko’s pet dog Mon.
Voting will be split into two stages, the first stage allowing fans to vote once a day. The results of the first stage, titled the “Main Stage” will be announced on June 16, 2025, at 7:00 p.m. JST on Shonen Jump’s YouTube channel via a live stream, after which the second and final stage of voting will be open for 24 hours.
Popularity rankings both worldwide and region-wise will be updated weekly, every Monday on the website during the first stage of voting.
The second stage of voting, titled the “Plus Ultra Stage”, will be open until July 12, 2025, 7:59 p.m. JST, during whichfans can vote once every hour up to 12 times, for their favorite among the top 3 characters from the first stage. The results and ultimate winner of the poll will again be broadcast on Shonen Jump’s Official YouTube channel on June 15, 2025, at 9:30 p.m. JST.
Overall,it is pretty rare for a manga to involve its international audience on such a grand scale. Most character popularity polls are usually conducted within Japan, leaving international fans out of the loop. As such, the fact thatMy Hero Academiahas taken on such a grand initiative openly acknowledges its fan base across the world, which is quite a welcome change.
My Hero Academiahas received plenty of love from readers around the world over the last ten years and hopefully, its mainstream popularity means it won’t be too long until Kohei Horikoshi will not hesitate to share more of his stories with the world in the future.
Source: Stories International - Press Release.
My Hero Academia
My Hero Academia is a multimedia franchise that follows a young boy named Izuku Midoriya, who dreams of becoming a hero despite being born without superpowers. These superpowers, known as “Quirks” are found in most people after birth, but Izuku wasn’t so lucky - until a fateful encounter with All Might, Japan’s greatest hero, Izuku inherits his Quirk and enrolls in U.A. High School to learn the true meaning of heroism. Alongside his classmates, each endowed with unique abilities, Izuku faces rigorous training and lethal threats from villainous forces.
