My Hero Academia creator Kohei Horikoshi reveals a Spider-Man 2 scene was one of the inspirations behind his hit manga
Aug. 13, 2024Because let’s face it, Raimi rules
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Manga sensationMy Hero Academiarecently wrapped up with the publication of its final chapters at the start of August. Now, in a new interview withComicBook, creator Kōhei Horikoshi has revealed that part of his inspiration when creating the manga came from a scene in Sam Raimi’sclassic superhero movie Spider-Man 2.
When asked about the real world heroes who have inspired him, he instead responded, “This may be slightly different from the purpose of your question, but there is a scene in Spider-Man 2 starring Tobey Maguire, in which Spider-Man stops a runaway train. There, ordinary passengers see Spider-Man’s true face. But then a child hands him the mask he found and says, ‘I won’t tell anyone.'”
He also went on to say that he drew My Hero Academia with the thought that if the series hadn’t succeeded, he would have stopped drawing manga entirely. “That is why I have drawn My Hero Academia with the intention of making it a story, which will encourage people who had mistakes in the past or had their hearts broken will want to try again.”
My Hero Academia can be read in full online now atthe VIZ Media website.
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