Kohei Horikoshi reveals how he pursues the names of the heroes in my Academy hero

This article contains spoilers for My hero Academy Mango.

Summary

The names of the heroes in My hero Academy This is more than the IDs, serve as an expression of pride, ambitions and power.
The villains in the series act as shields, reflecting twisted ideologies and identity through the uprising.
The Kohei Horikoshi process for creating the names of the characters is simple: the choice of names, depending on how they sound and connect with the character.

In the world My hero AcademyIzuku Midoriya is one of the many characters who has become a hero with a cool and memorable name. While some heroes such as Hox, the voice head and grief relies on their unique quirks, others take inspiration for their ambitions and purposes. Then there is Bakuga, who went on a large length to call himself a “Big Blast Murder” Dynamight, which really became a landmark.

While these heroes are the names in My hero Academy These are not just identifiers, because they play the role of honor and purpose of the heroes, the creator of the Kohei Horikoshi series shared the real process of how he came up with the names of the characters in an interview. Contrary to the expectations that Horikoshi spent countless hours, thinking about the names of the characters, laying their meaning and symbolism one by one, this is actually the opposite.

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It's not as difficult as the fans think

Every hero in My hero Academy Proud of the names of their heroes. This is their identity, personality, ambition and, especially their strength. The general public also recognizes its hero names better than their real names, giving how they want to perceive. In addition to the aesthetics and just sounded cool, these names of the heroes act as their shields and a reflection of the message that every hero wants to tell the world.

Now my way before I set fire to you. – Bakuga

On the other hand, the villains are as important as the names of the heroes for the antagonists. While the names of the characters often represent hope and faith, the villains use the code names to reject their true names as a form of uprising and rethinking. In addition, their villain names reflect their twisted ideologies and scary characters. But, like any other names of the characters, their villains also act as a shield to help protect their personal identity.

While many fans believe that Kogei Horikosha spends countless hours, coming up with the names of heroes and villains, this is actually the opposite. In an interview with Viz Media, My hero AcademyThe creator shared the simple and open process behind these picturesque and memorable names of the characters:

Interviewer: The names of the characters are very cool and interesting. How did you come up with them? What was your inspiration?

Kohei Horikoshi: I don't remember to invest in this much reflection. I think I chose the names based on how they sounded. I wanted the names to be memorable and remembered and intuitively connected with the appearance. However, we recently didn't have many new characters – the last one may have had stars and a strip. Honestly, I don't remember much about calling them.

As it turns out, many iconic names that endure your favorite fans, like all, starting My hero AcademyBasically were the product of Horikoshi solutions. Contrary to the expectations that these names of the heroes were invented through deep symbolism and countless planning hours, they came from simple sound and intuition. In short, it is just about what sounds right.

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Many fans have tried to dissect every name of the hero of their favorite characters over the years, trying to pull ties with the Japanese Kandi. But the knowledge of how Horikosh could not even remember much about the name of his characters, and impressive, and ridiculous. However, its names of the characters work effectively, and each of them becomes an unforgettable, memorable and suitable for heroes.

Horikoshi confirms American comics also inspired the names of heroes

Horikoshi gave the hero names of the American comic book

In the same interview, Kohei Horikoshi also confirmed the significant influence of American comic books on his name. While Horikoshi did not change and overcame most hero names in the series, it was clear that he had a consistent goal of making them loud and feel that they came out straight from the American comic:

Interviewer: Did the American comics affected you?

Kohei Horikoshi: Yes, though it's really just inspiration on the surface. I deliberately tried to give the hero names who feel that they belong to American comics.

The influence of American comic books, although the “superficial level”, as Horikosh showed, is clearly obvious from the names of the characters. The struggles, the real steel and the phantom thief to Jack and the headphone castle, can easily feel the classic vibration of superheroes found in most American comics. This is almost as if the influence was laid in DNA My hero Academy from the trip. However, it is impressive as Khorikosh took this western influence and made it incredibly unique.

Source: Viz Media