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My Hero Academia Characters: Heroes, Villains and Quirks

Meet the most important characters in My Hero Academia, from the students of Class 1-A and 1-B to the Pro Heroes and the League of Villains. Every card shows the character's quirk, hero name, age, height, birthday, first appearance and voice actors. Characters are ordered by popularity.

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Izuku Midoriya from My Hero Academia#1
Class 1-A

Izuku Midoriya

Deku

A boy born without a quirk who inherits All Might's power, One For All.

Quirk
One For All
Age
14
Height
166 cm (5'5")
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Family
Inko Midoriya (mother), Hisashi Midoriya (father)
Birthday
July 15
Zodiac sign
Cancer
Japanese name
緑谷出久
First appearance
Chapter 1, Episode 1
Japanese voice
Daiki Yamashita
English voice
Justin Briner
Ranked in
Top 100 (#12), Strongest MHA Characters (#4)
Top battle
Deku vs Shigaraki
Katsuki Bakugo from My Hero Academia#2
Class 1-A

Katsuki Bakugo

Great Explosion Murder God Dynamight

Deku's explosive childhood rival who wants to become the number one hero.

Quirk
Explosion
Age
14
Height
172 cm (5'8")
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Family
Masaru Bakugo (father), Mitsuki Bakugo (mother)
Birthday
April 20
Zodiac sign
Taurus
Japanese name
爆豪勝己
First appearance
Chapter 1, Episode 1
Japanese voice
Nobuhiko Okamoto
English voice
Clifford Chapin
Ranked in
Top 100 (#10), Strongest MHA Characters (#8)
Top battle
Bakugo vs Reze
Shoto Todoroki from My Hero Academia#4
Class 1-A

Shoto Todoroki

Shoto

A hero student who controls ice with one side of his body and fire with the other.

Quirk
Half-Cold Half-Hot
Age
15
Height
176 cm (5'9")
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Family
Endeavor (father), Rei Todoroki (mother), Fuyumi Todoroki (older sister), Natsuo Todoroki (older brother)
Birthday
January 11
Zodiac sign
Capricorn
Japanese name
轟焦凍
First appearance
Chapter 6, Episode 5
Japanese voice
Yūki Kaji
English voice
David Matranga
Ranked in
Top 100 (#54), Strongest MHA Characters (#7), Anime Characters with White Hair (#5)
Top battle
Deku vs Todoroki
Dabi from My Hero Academia#6
League of Villains

Dabi

A League of Villains recruit with stapled burn scars who scorches his enemies with Blueflame.

Quirk
Blueflame
Age
23
Height
176 cm (5'9")
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Birthday
January 18
Zodiac sign
Capricorn
Japanese name
荼毘
First appearance
Chapter 39, Episode 23
Japanese voice
Hiro Shimono
English voice
Jason Liebrecht
Ranked in
Top 100 (#67), Strongest MHA Characters (#10), Hottest Anime Characters (#22), Best Anime Villains (#11)
Himiko Toga from My Hero Academia#7
League of Villains

Himiko Toga

A bubbly, blood-obsessed teen villain whose Transform quirk turns her into anyone whose blood she drinks.

Quirk
Transform
Age
16
Height
157 cm (5'2")
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Birthday
August 7
Zodiac sign
Leo
Japanese name
渡我被身子
First appearance
Chapter 57, Episode 31
Japanese voice
Misato Fukuen
English voice
Leah Clark
Ranked in
Top 100 (#71), Best Anime Villains (#12)
Momo Yaoyorozu from My Hero Academia#8
Class 1-A

Momo Yaoyorozu

Creati

Class 1-A's brilliant vice representative, who can make almost any object she understands with Creation.

Quirk
Creation
Age
15
Height
173 cm (5'8")
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Birthday
September 23
Zodiac sign
Libra
Japanese name
八百万百
First appearance
Chapter 6, Episode 5
Japanese voice
Marina Inoue
English voice
Colleen Clinkenbeard
Ranked in
Top 100 (#82)
Mina Ashido from My Hero Academia#9
Class 1-A

Mina Ashido

Pinky

A pink-skinned, horned Class 1-A student who loves to dance and fights with her Acid quirk.

Quirk
Acid
Age
15
Height
159 cm (5'3")
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Birthday
July 30
Zodiac sign
Leo
Japanese name
芦戸三奈
First appearance
Chapter 6, Episode 5
Japanese voice
Eri Kitamura
English voice
Caitlin Glass
Ranked in
Top 100 (#90)
Ochaco Uraraka from My Hero Academia#10
Class 1-A

Ochaco Uraraka

Uravity

A kind-hearted hero student who can make anything float.

Quirk
Zero Gravity
Age
15
Height
156 cm (5'1")
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Birthday
December 27
Zodiac sign
Capricorn
Japanese name
麗日お茶子
First appearance
Chapter 3, Episode 3
Japanese voice
Ayane Sakura
English voice
Luci Christian
Ranked in
Top 100 (#100)
Hawks from My Hero Academia#11
Pro Heroes

Hawks

A laid-back young top hero whose red Fierce Wings let him fly and control each feather separately.

Quirk
Fierce Wings
Age
22
Height
172 cm (5'8")
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Birthday
December 28
Zodiac sign
Capricorn
Japanese name
鷹見啓悟
First appearance
Chapter 184, Episode 66
Japanese voice
Yūichi Nakamura
English voice
Zeno Robinson
Ranked in
Strongest MHA Characters (#9), Hottest Anime Characters (#36)
Mirko from My Hero Academia#12
Pro Heroes

Mirko

A fearless rabbit-eared pro hero who works solo and takes down villains with powerful kicks.

Quirk
Rabbit
Age
26
Height
159 cm (5'3")
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Birthday
March 1
Zodiac sign
Pisces
Japanese name
兎山ルミ
First appearance
Chapter 184, Episode 82
Japanese voice
Sayaka Kinoshita
English voice
Anairis Quiñones
Ranked in
Anime Characters with White Hair (#13), Hottest Anime Characters (#37)
Midnight from My Hero Academia#13
U.A. Teachers

Midnight

A daring U.A. teacher and pro hero whose Somnambulist quirk releases a scent that puts people to sleep.

Quirk
Somnambulist
Age
30
Height
175 cm (5'9")
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Birthday
March 9
Zodiac sign
Pisces
Japanese name
香山睡
First appearance
Chapter 3, Episode 9
Japanese voice
Akeno Watanabe
English voice
Elizabeth Maxwell
Ranked in
Hottest Anime Characters (#47)
Tenya Iida from My Hero Academia#14
Class 1-A

Tenya Iida

Ingenium

The serious class president of Class 1-A with engines in his legs.

Quirk
Engine
Age
15
Height
179 cm (5'10")
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Family
Tensei Iida (older brother)
Birthday
August 22
Zodiac sign
Leo
Japanese name
飯田天哉
First appearance
Chapter 3, Episode 3
Japanese voice
Kaito Ishikawa
English voice
J. Michael Tatum
Lady Nagant from My Hero Academia#15
Villains

Lady Nagant

A former pro hero freed from Tartarus prison who snipes from huge distances with her Rifle quirk.

Quirk
Rifle
Age
30
Height
171 cm (5'7")
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Birthday
October 10th
Zodiac sign
Libra
Japanese name
筒美火伊那
First appearance
Chapter 297, Episode 128
Japanese voice
Atsumi Tanezaki
English voice
Erica Lindbeck
Ranked in
Strongest MHA Characters (#14), Hottest Anime Characters (#50)
Tsuyu Asui from My Hero Academia#16
Class 1-A

Tsuyu Asui

Froppy

A frank, level-headed Class 1-A student who can do almost anything a frog can with her Frog quirk.

Quirk
Frog
Age
15
Height
150 cm (4'11")
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Birthday
February 12
Zodiac sign
Aquarius
Japanese name
蛙吹梅雨
First appearance
Chapter 5, Episode 5
Japanese voice
Aoi Yūki
English voice
Monica Rial
Minoru Mineta from My Hero Academia#17
Class 1-A

Minoru Mineta

Grape Juice

The shortest student in Class 1-A, who pulls sticky balls off his head with his Pop Off quirk.

Quirk
Pop Off
Age
15
Height
108 cm (3'7")
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Birthday
October 8
Zodiac sign
Libra
Japanese name
峰田実
First appearance
Chapter 5, Episode 5
Japanese voice
Ryō Hirohashi
English voice
Brina Palencia
Fumikage Tokoyami from My Hero Academia#18
Class 1-A

Fumikage Tokoyami

Tsukuyomi

A brooding, bird-headed Class 1-A student who fights alongside Dark Shadow, a living shadow beast.

Quirk
Dark Shadow
Age
15
Height
158 cm (5'2")
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Birthday
October 30
Zodiac sign
Scorpio
Japanese name
常闇踏陰
First appearance
Chapter 3, Episode 5
Japanese voice
Yoshimasa Hosoya
English voice
Jessie James Grelle
Denki Kaminari from My Hero Academia#19
Class 1-A

Denki Kaminari

Chargebolt

A goofy Class 1-A student whose Electrification quirk short-circuits his brain if he pushes it too far.

Quirk
Electrification
Age
15
Height
168 cm (5'6")
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Birthday
June 29
Zodiac sign
Cancer
Japanese name
上鳴電気
First appearance
Chapter 5, Episode 5
Japanese voice
Tasuku Hatanaka
English voice
Kyle Phillips
Toru Hagakure from My Hero Academia#20
Class 1-A

Toru Hagakure

Invisible Girl

An upbeat Class 1-A student whose Invisibility never switches off, so only her clothes can be seen.

Quirk
Invisibility
Age
15
Height
152 cm (5'0")
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Birthday
June 16
Zodiac sign
Gemini
Japanese name
葉隠透
First appearance
Chapter 5, Episode 5
Japanese voice
Kaori Nazuka
English voice
Felecia Angelle
Eri from My Hero Academia#21
Supporting Characters

Eri

A frightened little girl with a single horn who runs into Deku while fleeing from the yakuza.

Quirk
Rewind
Age
6
Height
110 cm (3'7")
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Birthday
December 21
Zodiac sign
Sagittarius
Japanese name
壊理
First appearance
Chapter 128, Episode 66
Japanese voice
Seiran Kobayashi
English voice
Emily Neves
Ranked in
Anime Characters with White Hair (#22)
Mt. Lady from My Hero Academia#22
Pro Heroes

Mt. Lady

A flashy rookie hero who grows to giant size with Gigantification and loves the spotlight.

Quirk
Gigantification
Age
22
Height
162 cm (5'4")
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Birthday
August 11th
Zodiac sign
Leo
Japanese name
岳山優
First appearance
Chapter 1, Episode 1
Japanese voice
Kaori Nazuka
English voice
Jamie Marchi
Ranked in
Hottest Anime Characters (#65)
Nejire Hado from My Hero Academia#23
U.A. High

Nejire Hado

Nejire Chan

An endlessly curious member of U.A.'s Big Three who blasts spiraling shock waves with Wave Motion.

Quirk
Wave Motion
Age
17
Height
164 cm (5'5")
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Birthday
October 6
Zodiac sign
Libra
Japanese name
波動ねじれ
First appearance
Chapter 122, Episode 62
Japanese voice
Kiyono Yasuno
English voice
Lindsay Seidel
Ranked in
Strongest MHA Characters (#22)
Present Mic from My Hero Academia#24
U.A. Teachers

Present Mic

A loud U.A. English teacher and radio DJ whose Voice quirk turns his shouts into deafening blasts.

Quirk
Voice
Age
30
Height
185 cm (6'1")
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Birthday
July 7
Zodiac sign
Cancer
Japanese name
山田ひざし
First appearance
Chapter 3, Episode 3
Japanese voice
Hiroyuki Yoshino
English voice
Sonny Strait )

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The Main Characters

My Hero Academia follows Izuku Midoriya, a boy born without a quirk who inherits the power of the greatest hero, All Might. He trains to become a hero at U.A. High School with his classmates in Class 1-A, among them Katsuki Bakugo, Shoto Todoroki, Ochaco Uraraka and Tenya Iida.

Class 1-A

The hero course class at the center of the story: Izuku Midoriya, Katsuki Bakugo, Shoto Todoroki, Momo Yaoyorozu, Mina Ashido, Ochaco Uraraka, Tenya Iida, Tsuyu Asui, Minoru Mineta, Fumikage Tokoyami, Denki Kaminari, Toru Hagakure, Kyoka Jiro, Eijiro Kirishima, Hanta Sero, Mezo Shoji, Yuga Aoyama, Mashirao Ojiro, Koji Koda and Rikido Sato.

Class 1-B

Their rivals in the second hero course class: Neito Monoma, Itsuka Kendo, Setsuna Tokage, Kinoko Komori, Pony Tsunotori, Reiko Yanagi, Yui Kodai, Yosetsu Awase, Sen Kaibara, Ibara Shiozaki, Juzo Honenuki, Kosei Tsuburaba, Shihai Kuroiro, Togaru Kamakiri, Manga Fukidashi and Nirengeki Shoda.

U.A. High School

Other U.A. students and the teachers who train the next generation of heroes: Midnight, Nejire Hado, Present Mic, Tamaki Amajiki, Hitoshi Shinso, Mei Hatsume, Mirio Togata, Oboro Shirakumo, Shota Aizawa, Thirteen, Nezu, Snipe, Ectoplasm, Vlad King and Mawata Fuwa.

Pro Heroes

Professional heroes of My Hero Academia: All Might, Hawks, Mirko, Mt. Lady, Fat Gum, Best Jeanist, Endeavor, Nana Shimura, Star and Stripe, Edgeshot, Gran Torino, Ryukyu, Sir Nighteye, Gang Orca, Kamui Woods, Mandalay, Ragdoll, Tiger, Crimson Riot, Burnin, Crust, Tensei Iida, Gunhead, Selkie, Uwabami, Shishido, Sirius and Wash.

Villains and the League of Villains

The League of Villains: Tomura Shigaraki, Dabi, Himiko Toga, Kurogiri, Twice, Mr. Compress, Magne, Spinner, Moonfish, Muscular and Mustard. Other villains: Lady Nagant, Stain, Overhaul, All For One, Gigantomachia, Gentle Criminal, Re-Destro, Geten and Kendo Rappa.

My Hero Academia Quirks

A quirk is the special power that most people in My Hero Academia are born with. These are the quirks of the characters on this page, in alphabetical order.

CharacterQuirk
All For OneAll For One
All MightOne For All
Best JeanistFiber Master
BurninBlazing Hair
Camie UtsushimiGlamour
Crimson RiotHair Hardening
CrustShield
DabiBlueflame
David ShieldSquirmy Fingers
Deborah GolliniDay Dream
Denki KaminariElectrification
EctoplasmClones
EdgeshotFoldabody
Eijiro KirishimaHardening
EndeavorHellflame
EriRewind
Fat GumFat Absorption
Flect TurnReflect
Fumikage TokoyamiDark Shadow
Fuyumi TodorokiFrost
Gang OrcaOrcinus
Gentle CriminalElasticity
GetenIce Ply
GigantomachiaEndurance
Giulio GandiniNeutralization
Gran TorinoJet
GunheadGatling
Hanta SeroTape
HawksFierce Wings
Hikage ShinomoriDanger Sense
Himiko TogaTransform
Hisashi MidoriyaFire Breath
Hitoshi ShinsoBrainwashing
Ibara ShiozakiVines
Inasa YoarashiWhirlwind
Inko MidoriyaAttraction of Small Objects
Itsuka KendoBig Fist
Izuku MidoriyaOne For All
Juzo HonenukiSoftening
Kamui WoodsArbor
Katsuki BakugoExplosion
Katsuma ShimanoCell Activation
Kazuho HaneyamaLeap
Kendo RappaStrongarm
Kinoko KomoriMushroom
Koichi HaimawariSlide and Glide
Koji KodaAnivoice
Kosei TsuburabaSolid Air
Kota IzumiWater Gun
KurogiriWarp Gate
Kyoka JiroEarphone Jack
Lady NagantRifle
MagneMagnetism
Makoto TsukauchiPolygraph
MandalayTelepath
Manga FukidashiComic
Masaru BakugoAcid Sweat
Mashirao OjiroTail
Mei HatsumeZoom
Mezo ShojiDupli-Arms
MidnightSomnambulist
Mina AshidoAcid
Minoru MinetaPop Off
Mirio TogataPermeation
MirkoRabbit
Mitsuki BakugoGlycerin
Momo YaoyorozuCreation
MoonfishBlade-Tooth
Mr. CompressCompress
Mt. LadyGigantification
MuscularMuscle Augmentation
MustardGas
Nana ShimuraFloat
Natsuo TodorokiFrost
Neito MonomaCopy
Nejire HadoWave Motion
NezuHigh Specs
NineWeather Manipulation
Nirengeki ShodaTwin Impact
Oboro ShirakumoCloud
Ochaco UrarakaZero Gravity
OverhaulOverhaul
Pony TsunotoriHorn Cannon
Present MicVoice
RagdollSearch
Re-DestroStress
Rei TodorokiFrost
Reiko YanagiPoltergeist
Rikido SatoSugar Rush
Rody SoulSoul
RyukyuDragon
Saiko IntelliIQ
Seiji ShishikuraMeatball
SelkieSpotted Seal
Sen KaibaraGyrate
Setsuna TokageLizard Tail Splitter
Shihai KuroiroBlack
ShishidoLion
Shota AizawaErasure
Shoto TodorokiHalf-Cold Half-Hot
Sir NighteyeForesight
SiriusGood Ear
SnipeHoming
SpinnerGecko
StainBloodcurdle
Star and StripeNew Order
Tamaki AmajikiManifest
Tatami NakagameTelescopic
Tensei IidaEngine
Tenya IidaEngine
ThirteenBlack Hole
TigerPliabody
Togaru KamakiriRazor Sharp
Tomura ShigarakiDecay
Toru HagakureInvisibility
Toshitsugu KudoGearshift
Tsuyu AsuiFrog
TwiceDouble
UwabamiSerpentress
Vlad KingBlood Control
WashClean Bubbler
WolframMetal Manipulation
Yo ShindoVibrate
Yoichi ShigarakiOne For All
Yosetsu AwaseWeld
Yuga AoyamaNavel Laser
Yui KodaiSize

My Hero Academia Character Birthdays

Official birthdays of the characters on this page, in calendar order.

BirthdayCharacter
January 1Nezu
January 2Sir Nighteye
January 7Togaru Kamakiri
January 11Shoto Todoroki
January 18Dabi
January 18Burnin
January 23Tatami Nakagame
January 28Gran Torino
February 1Koji Koda
February 2Manga Fukidashi
February 2Nirengeki Shoda
February 3Thirteen
February 8Deborah Gollini
February 9Seiji Shishikura
February 11Reiko Yanagi
February 12Tsuyu Asui
February 13Rody Soul
February 15Mezo Shoji
February 22Edgeshot
February 22Koichi Haimawari
February 25Giulio Gandini
February 29thTiger
March 1Mirko
March 3rdMakoto Tsukauchi
March 4Tamaki Amajiki
March 6thKatsuma Shimano
March 9Midnight
March 15Masaru Bakugo
March 20thOverhaul
March 23Ectoplasm
April 4Tomura Shigaraki
April 4thNaomasa Tsukauchi
April 8Ragdoll
April 18Mei Hatsume
April 20Katsuki Bakugo
April 21Pony Tsunotori
May 1Mandalay
May 5thOboro Shirakumo
May 7thGunhead
May 10Twice
May 10Mawata Fuwa
May 13Neito Monoma
May 13Yo Shindo
May 19Kosei Tsuburaba
May 20Kamui Woods
May 28Mashirao Ojiro
May 28Kazuho Haneyama
May 30Yuga Aoyama
June 1stNine
June 10All Might
June 12Sen Kaibara
June 14thStain
June 16Toru Hagakure
June 19Rikido Sato
June 20Juzo Honenuki
June 22Flect Turn
June 29Denki Kaminari
July 1Hitoshi Shinso
July 1Natsuo Todoroki
July 4Star and Stripe
July 4Inko Midoriya
July 4Wolfram
July 7Present Mic
July 13Kotaro Shimura
July 15Izuku Midoriya
July 15Mirio Togata
July 22Tensei Iida
July 28thHanta Sero
July 30Mina Ashido
August 1Kyoka Jiro
August 7Himiko Toga
August 8Fat Gum
August 8Endeavor
August 8Spinner
August 11thMt. Lady
August 15Camie Utsushimi
August 22Tenya Iida
August 29Gentle Criminal
September 8Ibara Shiozaki
September 9Itsuka Kendo
September 22Ryukyu
September 23Momo Yaoyorozu
September 26Inasa Yoarashi
October 1Melissa Shield
October 5Best Jeanist
October 6Nejire Hado
October 8Minoru Mineta
October 8Mr. Compress
October 10thLady Nagant
October 13Setsuna Tokage
October 16Eijiro Kirishima
October 29Gang Orca
October 30Fumikage Tokoyami
November 1Shihai Kuroiro
November 7Snipe
November 7Yosetsu Awase
November 8Shota Aizawa
November 10Vlad King
December 1Mitsuki Bakugo
December 1David Shield
December 2Kinoko Komori
December 6Fuyumi Todoroki
December 7Muscular
December 9thUwabami
December 12Kota Izumi
December 18Wash
December 19Yui Kodai
December 21Eri
December 27Ochaco Uraraka
December 28Hawks

MHA Quiz: Which Character Are You?

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How We Rank the Characters

Our popularity ranking combines two things: how often people search for each character and your votes. The ranking is updated every month, and the Fan Favorites list changes every day. Each card shows the character as the story first introduces them, so the facts never spoil what comes later.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Who are the main characters in My Hero Academia?

Izuku Midoriya and his Class 1-A classmates at U.A. High School, among them Katsuki Bakugo, Shoto Todoroki, Ochaco Uraraka and Tenya Iida, with All Might as Izuku's mentor.

Who is the most popular My Hero Academia character?

Izuku Midoriya is the most popular My Hero Academia character in our ranking, followed by Katsuki Bakugo and All Might.

What is a quirk in My Hero Academia?

A quirk is a special power. Most people in the world of My Hero Academia are born with one, and heroes use theirs to protect people.

What is Izuku Midoriya's quirk?

Izuku is born without a quirk and inherits One For All from All Might.

Who are the students of Class 1-A?

Izuku Midoriya, Katsuki Bakugo, Shoto Todoroki, Momo Yaoyorozu, Mina Ashido, Ochaco Uraraka, Tenya Iida, Tsuyu Asui, Minoru Mineta, Fumikage Tokoyami, Denki Kaminari, Toru Hagakure, Kyoka Jiro, Eijiro Kirishima, Hanta Sero, Mezo Shoji, Yuga Aoyama, Mashirao Ojiro, Koji Koda and Rikido Sato.

Can I get a My Hero Academia poster?

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How can I vote for my favorite character?

Press the heart button on any card. You can vote for every character once a day. The Fan Favorites box shows the most voted characters, and your votes count toward the next monthly update of the ranking. While the page is new, the KuroKoma team also adds a few votes every day.