My Hero Academia creator Kohei Horikoshi has spoken about his relationship with the anime, revealing some support he begrudgingly gives the studio.
As theMy Hero Academia endinglooms, Kohei recently talked about his connection to Studio Bones, the outfit that produces the anime version. He tries to help where possible, and winds up regretting it, but not for anything bad.
“I tell the anime staff that I want them to make the anime even more amazing than the manga, but when they succeed I regret it,” he tells Da Vinci magazine. “I try to compete with the anime in a way, doing stuff it can never do, challenging myself to create something powerful in a way that can only be done with manga.”
He goes on to say that this has made his whole process longer and ultimately much more difficult. But one of the great joys of following My Hero Academia comes from having both the manga and anime to check out.
If you enjoy comparing mediums, they complement each other super well. Read any current chapter, and a year or so later you can see how Bones interpreted the scenes and moments.
Likewise, watching the anime gives you an appreciation for what Kohei’s achieved over the course of a decade. There’s a full crew behind the show, whereas he’s on his lonesome, like many mangakas.
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Anthony McGlynn is a Senior Anime Writer on Dexerto’s UK team. An expert on animes like Demon Slayer, Solo Leveling and My Hero Academia, he also has over 10 years experience covering games and pop culture for outlets such as Variety, IGN, Den of Geek, PCGamesN, PCGamer, The Digital Fix, and many more. You can contact him at: anthony.mcglynn@dexerto.com
