My Hero Academia spent the majority of its fifth anime season raising the stakes for the upcoming conflict between the heroes of UA Academy and the villains following in the footsteps of All For One. With the War Arc already seeing massive casualties on both sides of the aisle throughout the latest anime season, an assistant to creator Kohei Horikoshi has shared a new take on the League of Villains as the villainous force uses their Quirks in an effort to destroy Hero Society.
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Yoko Akiyama has been an assistant to creator Kohei Horikoshi when it comes to the main Shonen manga that introduced countless readers to the likes of Deku, Bakugo, Shoto Todoroki, and countless other heroes, but the artist also has had the opportunity to draw his own part of the heroic franchise. Taking the reins on the spin-off series known as My Hero Academia: Team-Up Missions, this manga would often give readers the opportunity to witness special missions with unique pairings that they otherwise might not have seen in the main Shonen series.
My Villain Academia
Akiyama shared this new take on Shigaraki and his forces, the oddball group of villains that have managed to not just take over the Meta Liberation Army, but also become some of the strongest antagonists in the world of UA Academy, which Deku and his friends are certainly discovering now:
In the current War Arc taking place in the anime adaptation, Shigaraki has gained strength, unlike anything he’s had before, not just in gaining the Quirks that make up All For One, but also acquiring a body that is on par with All Might’s thanks to the nefarious machinations of mad scientist Dr. Garaki. While the current battle between Shigaraki and top-tier heroes such as Endeavor, Gran Torino, Deku, and Bakugo has seen Eraserhead using his Quirk to stop the villain from accessing the full power at his disposal, the fight is far from decided.
What do you think of this new take on the League of Villains? Do you think any of these antagonists will manage to find redemption before the Shonen series comes to an end in its manga’s Final Arc? Feel free to let us know in the comments or hit me up directly on Twitter @EVComedy to talk all things comics, anime, and the world of UA Academy.
