My Hero Academia: Smash!!
My Hero Academia: Smash!! (Japanese: 僕のヒーローアカデミアすまっしゅ!!, Hepburn: Boku no Hīrō Academia Sumasshu!!) is a Japanese superhero manga series written and illustrated by Hirofumi Neda. It is a spin-off to Kōhei Horikoshi's main manga series My Hero Academia. It was serialized on Shueisha's online platform Shōnen Jump+ from November 2015 to November 2017, with its chapters collected in five tankōbon volumes.
My Hero Academia: Smash!! | |
僕のヒーローアカデミアすまっしゅ!! (Boku no Hīrō Academia Sumasshu!!) | |
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Genre | Comedy,[1][2] superhero[2] |
Manga | |
Written by | Hirofumi Neda |
Published by | Shueisha |
English publisher | |
Imprint | Jump Comics+ |
Magazine | Shōnen Jump+ |
English magazine | |
Demographic | Shōnen |
Original run | November 9, 2015 – November 6, 2017 |
Volumes | 5 |
Premise
My Hero Academia: Smash!! is a parody of the main series featuring younger, chibi versions of the characters. The manga includes various comedy gags in four-panel comic strips, and the story focuses on the everyday lives from the Class 1-A students (sometimes the villains) and the Pro Heroes of U.A. High School.
Publication
My Hero Academia: Smash!! is written and illustrated by Hirofumi Neda. It was serialized on Shueisha's online platform Shōnen Jump+ from November 9, 2015, to November 6, 2017.[1][3] Shueisha collected its chapters in five tankōbon volumes, released from April 4, 2016, to November 2, 2017.[4][5]
In North America, the manga is licensed for English release by Viz Media.[6] Viz Media published the five volumes between August 6, 2019, and August 4, 2020.[7][8]
Reception
Brandon Daniel from The Fandom Post praised the series for being a great way to unwind from the more intense moments of the main series.[9]
References
- 「僕のヒーローアカデミア」コメディタッチで描くスピンオフがジャンプ+で. Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. November 9, 2015. Retrieved April 2, 2021.
- Douresseaux, Leroy (August 5, 2019). "My Hero Academia: Smash Volume 1 manga review". ComicBookBin. Retrieved July 20, 2021.
- [No.95!!]僕のヒーローアカデミア すまっしゅ!!. Shōnen Jump+ (in Japanese). Shueisha. Archived from the original on January 29, 2018. Retrieved April 2, 2021.
- 僕のヒーローアカデミア すまっしゅ!! 1 (in Japanese). Shueisha. Retrieved March 18, 2021.
- 僕のヒーローアカデミア すまっしゅ!! 5 (in Japanese). Shueisha. Retrieved March 18, 2021.
- Sherman, Jennifer (November 17, 2018). "Viz Media Licenses My Hero Academia: Smash!!, Komi Can't Communicate, Beastars Manga". Anime News Network. Retrieved April 2, 2021.
- "My Hero Academia: Smash!!, Vol. 1". Viz Media. Retrieved March 19, 2021.
- "My Hero Academia: Smash!!, Vol. 5". Viz Media. Retrieved March 19, 2021.
- "My Hero Academia: Smash!! Vol. #01 Manga Review". The Fandom Post. January 15, 2020. Retrieved April 2, 2021.
External links
- My Hero Academia Smash!! at Shōnen Jump+ (in Japanese)