Kohei Horikoshi Archives - Bounding Into Comics

Japanese Pop-Idol Haruka Kaki Harassed Into Deleting Pictures Featuring My Hero Academia Characters by Chinese Fans

April 29, 2020

Haruka Kaki, a member of the Japanese female pop-idol group Nogizaka46, has deleted photos recently uploaded to social media due to backlash from Chinese fans who took issue with the presence of My Hero Academi...

My Hero Academia Mangaka Kohei Horikoshi Threatened With Home Visit by Angry Fan on Chinese Social Media

Spencer Baculi

April 14, 2020

Anime

A user on a Chinese social media site threatened to travel to the home of My Hero Academia Mangaka Koehi Horikoshi in response to the manga’s previous use of a word seen as offensive to some in the Chinese cult...

My Hero Academia Viewers Criticize Studio Bones for Animation Quality of Pussycats Return

Spencer Baculi

March 30, 2020

Anime, Manga

The My Hero Academia fandom has once again taken issue with an element of the series’ production, this time criticizing animation studio Studio Bones for the animation quality of one frame seen in the latest ep...

My Hero Academia Mangaka Kohei Horikoshi Shares New Sketch Of Class 1-B’s Kinoko Komori

John F. Trent

March 17, 2020

Anime, Manga

My Hero Academia mangaka Kohei Horikoshi shared a new sketch of Class 1-B's Kinoko Komori after she played a key role in the heroes raid on the villain hideout in the latest My Hero Academia chapter. pic.twi...

My Hero Academia Creator Kohei Horikoshi Shares Pinup of No. 5 Hero Mirko – Plus Super Moves Revealed!

John F. Trent

March 1, 2020

Manga

My Hero Academia creator Kohei Horikoshi recently shared a pinup of No.5 hero Mirko. Take a look. pic.twitter.com/jIybYetsWq — 堀越耕平 (@horikoshiko) March 1, 2020 Here's a better look. Mirko ak...

My Hero Academia Fans Use #WeSupportYouHorikoshi Hashtag to Fight Back Against Recent Backlash

Spencer Baculi

February 14, 2020

Anime, Manga

After My Hero Academia mangaka Kohei Horikoshi faced unfounded criticism from a series of recent outrage mobs due to their perception of a character’s name to be an intentional reference to Imperial Japanese wa...

Weekly Shonen Jump Updates Maruta Shiga’s Name in My Hero Academia Following Accusations of WW2 War Crime References

Weekly Shonen Jump And Kohei Horikoshi Update Maruta Shiga’s Name In My Hero Academia Following Accusations Of WW2 War Crime References

Spencer Baculi

February 13, 2020

Anime, Manga

Weekly Shonen Jump has officially updated the name of a My Hero Academia villain as promised after some readers perceived his original name as a reference to Japanese war crimes committed during World War 2. ...

“My Fascism Academy”: My Hero Academia Backlash Continues as Critics Now Outraged Characters Share Birthdays with Historical Fascists

My Hero Academia Backlash Continues As Critics Now Outraged Characters Share Birthdays With German and Japanese World War II Leaders

Spencer Baculi

February 10, 2020

Anime, Manga

Despite demanding and receiving an apology from My Hero Academia mangaka Kohei Horikoshi over what was a perceived reference to Japanese war crimes committed during World War 2, outraged readers of My Hero Acad...

My Hero Academia Mangaka Issues Official Apology as Outrage Against Perceived War Crime Reference Grows and Fans Destroy Manga Collections

Spencer Baculi

February 7, 2020

Anime, Manga

Fans unsatisfied with My Hero Academia mangaka Kohei Horikoshi’s initial apology for the name of a villain which some perceived as a reference to Japanese war crimes during World War II have taken to demanding ...

My Hero Academia Creator Vows to Change Character Name Following Outrage Over Perceived Reference to WW2 War Crimes

Spencer Baculi

February 4, 2020

Anime, Manga

My Hero Academia creator Kohei Horikoshi has apologized to fans of his manga after some readers perceived the recently revealed name of a villain to be a reference to Japanese war crimes during World War 2, sta...

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