Kohei Horikoshi illustrates the 10 most popular heroes of My Hero Academia

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Magazine Shonen Jump GIGA Fall 2025, launched on October 30, presents a special edition dedicated to Boku no Hero Academia (My Hero Academia). In this publication, the author Kohei Horikoshi he illustrated the ten most voted characters in the world ranking WORLD BEST HERO, whose designs are shown for the first time on the cover of the magazine.

 

In addition to the main illustration, the edition includes a 190mm acrylic with the new illustration and one postcard with the original sketch by Katsuki Bakugo, drawing that served as the basis for the next official figure of the character that will be presented this fall.

 

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Special content of the edition

 

The magazine also offers two double-sided posters: one of them shows a crossover between Boku no Hero Academia and Kagurabachi, carried out in collaboration between Kohei Horikoshi and Takeru Hokazono, creator of Kagurabachi. In this art, both authors drew the protagonist of the other, a collaboration originally published in issue 45 of Weekly Shonen Jump.

 

The second poster combines the new illustration of the ten most popular heroes with an official visual of the anime Boku no Hero Academia. Additional products include stickers from both series, a kagurabachi 2026 Calendar and special Haikyuu cards!! Vaboca!! BREAK with the characters Oikawa and Iwaizumi. These items will be available exclusively through the online store for subscribers Weekly Shonen JumpShonen Jump+ and Zebrack.

 

Interview between authors

 

The fall issue also includes the second part of the special conversation between Kohei Horikoshi and Takeru Hokazono, which started at number 45 of Weekly Shonen Jump. In this interview, both mangakas delve into their creative processes and how their respective works —Boku no Hero Academia and Kagurabachi— they have inspired each other.

 

The fall edition of Shonen Jump GIGA thus celebrating the global impact of Boku no Hero Academia and the influence it continues to exert inside and outside Japan, combining art, interviews and exclusive collectibles.

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