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My Hero Academia has been one of the most anticipated manga series. The show features a universe where eighty percent of the population possess metahuman powers and abilities or as the show calls it, Quirk. Everyone have their own unique powers which they are born with and discover as they grow up. Since the majority of the population have these powers, instead of suppressing them, the government allows people to obtain licenses to use their quirks to do acts of heroism and be what is known as a Pro Hero.

The protagonist of the story is a middle schooler named, Izuku Midoriya. Since his early childhood, he is obsessed to become a pro hero, just like his idol, symbol of peace and tritagonist, Toshinori Yagi (aka his hero name, All Might). As Midoriya grows up, he finds out that he was born without any quirk. He gets devastated. His only ambition in life is to become a hero and he lacks the very first requirement to become one. He planned what high school he would go to be trained, he designed his hero suit, he took notes for years on other heroes and made an encyclopedia. His dream of becoming a hero hits the iceberg. He gets excited seeing his friends use their powers for playfulness while suppressing sadness. He feels isolated despite being surrounded by his friends and family. However, as the show progresses, he embraces the reality. Lack of power does not stop him from doing acts of heroism and showing unconditional hospitality.


 

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  1. MD, Can you explain how this series is connected to our theme of Displacement? The connection is not clear to me from your post.

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