Summary
- Vote for your favorite My Hero Academia character daily until Sep 30. Top 3 to compete in final poll on Dec 2-3 for bronze statue.
- Apart from voting, join the fan art contest by posting your entries on X with the hashtags "#WBH_FANART" or "#頑張れって感じのファンアート".
- Use the "My Best Hero Generator" feature on the official website to create manga-like pages with your favorite characters.
To celebrate the completion of Kohei Horikoshi-sensei’s highly popular manga series, My Hero Academia, along with its 10th anniversary, Shueisha Inc. Launched a worldwide character popularity poll, dubbed My Hero Academia: Word Best Hero.
Fans can cast their vote through the event’s official website: https://myheroacademia.worldbesthero.com/
The voting period is from August 5, 2024, to September 30, 2024. Every fan can only vote once per day. After casting a vote, the website will display a timer to let the users know how long until their next voting time.
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So Many Options
You Can Choose Heroes, Villains, and Many Others
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Although the name of this global event is “World Best Hero”, fans can actually vote for any character from My Hero Academia. Be it villains like Shigaraki, family members like Fuyumi Todoroki, or even minor characters like the old news anchor with an oversized horn. In total, there are 278 characters to choose from.
This poll will happen in two stages. The first one is called the Main Stage. This is the part where 278 characters compete to get the most votes. The top three characters of this stage will compete in another set of polls called the Plus Ultra Stage. This special poll will take place between December 2, 2024 to December 3, 2024. So only a day, to determine once and for all who is the most popular character in My Hero Academia.
The character who manages to rise to the top of this extensive worldwide voting will receive a bronze statue based on a brand-new illustration by Kohei Horikoshi-sensei. So if you want your favorite character to be immortalized in a beautifully sculpted bronze statue, be sure to keep voting every day.
The midterm result of My Hero Academia: World Best Hero will be announced on September 1, 2024. The end result will be announced on December 2, 2024. In the meantime, there will be a weekly Top 20 ranking on the official website that will be updated every Monday at 12.00 AM Japan Standard Time.
Other Interesting Stuff
Fan Art Contest and MHA Image Generator
Apart from the character popularity contest, there is also a fan art contest. The submission period is from August 5, 2024 - September 1, 2024. Those who want to participate can simply post their best illustration on X (formerly Twitter) with "#WBH_FANART" or "#頑張れって感じのファンアート “.
The result of the fan art contest will be announced on September 15, 2024. Ten of the best fan art from around the world will be displayed on the website, and they will also receive a personalized signature from Kohei Horikoshi-sensei.
Another feature of the website that is worth mentioning is the “My Best Hero Generator”. You can pick up to 5 of your favorite characters and it will generate a manga-like page consisting of all of those characters for you. Here are our heroes and villains picks:
If you’re a fan of My Hero Academia, don’t forget to cast your vote as often as you can. Maybe it is your favorite character who will eventually end up as a bronze statue.
Source: My Hero Academia: Best World Hero official’s website
My Hero Academia
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- 2016 - 2025-00-00
- Streaming Service(s)
- Hulu, Crunchyroll
- Creator
- Kōhei Horikoshi
