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Kohei Horikoshi craftedMy Hero Academia‘s protagonist to have the perfect underdog story. Izuku Midoria, better known as Deku, has been a fighter in the truest sense of it. He does not know when to give up, even when death is breathing down his neck.

Deku in My Hero Academia

So where does Deku get his character from? What inspired Horikoshi to write a protagonist who can take unlimited beatings? In a 2019 interview, the author opened up about how he subconsciously affected all his major differences.

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Inan interview,Kohei Horikoshiwas questioned how all his characters including Izuku have so much hesitation and complexity in them. The author’s simple reply was that he never did it on purpose. Horikoshi further added that he himself is very hesitant and has a lot of complexes to deal with. Thus, any character he creates turns out the same.

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As for Deku’s neverending hope and tribulations, Horikoshi has an explanation for that too. According to the mangaka, his feelings towards the manga became reflected in Deku.

“This is my last chance” “I’m going to try drawing manga just one more time”, so I draw a lot of scenes where the characters decide to “try just one more time” probably because of that.

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The author then admits that during the first chapter,Deku had alreadybegun giving up, but he rethinks his position when All Might gives him hope. It was at that moment that Deku thought to try just one more time. Later, it became Deku’s main character trait as he refuses to give up on any person or task.

A lot of other characters also make unexpected comebacks in My Hero Academia. But to draw a comeback scene, Horikoshi has to first create the drama of the character’s life as well as their complexes. This ensures that the audience would cheer for any character who would get back up to fight again.

Deku from My Hero Academia

My Hero AcademiaWill Take its Permanent Leave in 5 Chapters

In a shocking announcement video, Shueisha detailed that theMy Hero Academiamanga would end in five more chapters. The final chapter of the manga will be published in the joint 36th and 37th issue of the Weekly Shonen Jump that will be available on August 5.

A five-chapter warningis way too little for the grieving fandom, yet there is no way around it. Kohei Horikoshi has already revealed that chapter 430 will be the end of Deku’s long struggle.

Dabi’s Dance in My Hero Academia by Kohei Horikoshi

It has been a decade-long journey andMy Hero Academiahas survived way longer than Horikoshi’s other works. The climactic battle between All For One and Deku is yet to be released.

Kohei Horikoshi Pushes My Hero Academia to its Last Few Chapters as Fans Desperately Demand for a Spinoff Series

While some fans speculate that the mangaka was forced to removeMy Hero Academia, it is a baseless view. The manga isnaturally coming to its conclusionwithout any hurries. The final battle will either be fatal to the whole world or end up saving everyone, there’s no in-between.

You can readMy Hero Academiaon Viz Meda and you can watch it on Crunchyroll.

Kohei Horikoshi Pushes My Hero Academia to its Last Few Chapters as Fans Desperately Demand for a Spinoff Series

Aaheli Pradhan

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Aaheli is an Anime Content Writer at FandomWire with 1300+ published articles. With five years of experience under her belt, she is a living, breathing encyclopedia for anime and manga. From Shonen and Shojo to the most niche anime, nothing escapes her radar. Her poisons of choice are Assassination Classroom, Gintama, Ouran High School Host Club and every Ghibli movie ever. She believes in living a slow life, surrounded by incomplete art projects and her beloved cats.

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