After 10 years of its launch, the manga series My Hero Academia by author Kohei Horikoshi has come to an end with the release of Chapter 430. Eiichiro Oda, the author and illustrator of One Piece, expressed his gratitude to Horikoshi in the latest chapter of the manga series One Piece.
Chapter 1122 of the One Piece manga continues the epic storyline of the “Egghead” arc. The cover features a highly detailed illustration of Smoker the White Hunter. At first glance, the new cover featuring the Marine Vice Admiral may not seem out of the ordinary. However, there is a deeper history behind Smoker’s use that fans of both Shonen Jump series may not know: Oda’s cover for Chapter 1122 is a remake of Horikoshi’s fan art of Smoker from One Piece Volume 77.
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One Piece's Eiichiro Oda Mentions My Hero Academia in Chapter 1122 Cover
Volume 77 of One Piece was released on April 3, 2015. During the manga's Q&A section called “SBS”, Oda dedicated a page to Horikoshi, showing how far he has come as a Japanese manga artist. Horikoshi's fan art of Smoker was originally introduced in Volume 23 of One Piece, 10 years after the release of Volume 77, when Horikoshi was just a student. This was also before Horikoshi started working on My Hero Academia for Weekly Shonen Jump.
“He sent me fan art illustrations when he was a student, and now his career as a manga artist IS BLOOMING before our eyes!!!” Oda said. “And not only that, it’s right there on the pages of Jump alongside One Piece!! It’s amazing. He told me himself at the Jump artists’ New Year’s party. You should have told me sooner, so I could cheer you on!!! So if you haven’t read it, check out Kohei Horikoshi’s My Hero Academia!!” For the release of Chapter 430 of My Hero Academia, Oda and other prominent Shonen Jump authors paid tribute to Horikoshi for successfully ending his series. Oda also paid tribute to other Shonen Jump series such as Naruto, KochiKame: Tokyo Beat Cops, and Toriko through official One Piece cover artwork.
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“You Are Our Hero”: My Hero Academia Gets a Grand Shonen Jump Farewell After 10 Years
The Shonen Jump creators of series like Jujutsu Kaisen and One Piece have sent a heartfelt farewell to My Hero Academia for its final release, Chapter 430.
The entire My Hero Academia manga is now available to read on Viz Media and the Manga Plus app. New and previous chapters of One Piece are also available on Viz Media and Manga Plus. The My Hero Academia and One Piece anime are available on multiple streaming services, including Crunchyroll, Hulu, and Netflix. The One Piece manga is currently in its final arc and will soon move from Egghead Island to Elbaf.
A piece
Monkey D. Luffy sets out on an adventure with his pirate crew in hopes of finding the greatest treasure ever, known as “One Piece”.
Author Eiichiro Oda
Artist Eiichiro Oda
Release date July 22, 1997
Chapter 1081
Book 105
Suitability One Piece (1999)
Publishing company Shueisha, Madman Entertainment, Viz Media
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My Hero Academia
Izuku Midoriya, a Quirkless teenager who inherits the powerful Quirk “One For All” from his idol All Might, begins his journey to become a hero. As he and his classmates at UA High School face challenges from the League of Villains, led by Shigaraki, social unrest ensues, leading to revelations, betrayals, and intense battles. The story culminates in a final confrontation with the League of Villains, All For One, and a transformed Shigaraki, with Izuku and his friends attempting to protect a society on the brink of chaos.
Author Kohei Horikoshi
Artist Kohei Horikoshi
Release date July 7, 2014
Chapter 386
Book 37
Suitability My Hero Academia (2016)
Publishing company Shueisha, Viz Media
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