My Hero Academia's side stories offer more characters that fans love

Summary

• The MHA side stories offer glimpses into moments not covered by the main series

• “School Briefs” offers a slice of life between battles.

• “Team Up Missions” showcases inventive team-ups between heroes.

• “Break!!” and “My Heroine Academia” are gag manga on MHA.

My Hero Academia became one of Weekly Shōnen Jump's biggest successes. With over 100 million copies in circulation and the 8th and final season of the hit anime on the way, this story has captured the hearts of millions of fans around the world. With the original manga boasting 431 chapters since the last volume, MHA has given readers and viewers so much to enjoy during its extensive run that most fans only want more of the characters they've come to love.

And while fans may be happy to hear that Horikoshi wants to continue writing stories for MHAyou don't have to wait to see more of the heroes you love. A decade long period MHA also created many charming spin-offs and spin-offs that MHA fans will admire. So for those exclusive anime watchers who want more from the series, or even manga readers who want to branch out, consider adding these MHA spin-offs to your reading list.

Some spin-offs give more time to think about the relationships between the characters

“School Pants” offers a glimpse into the moments of life between battles

Although not exclusively authored by Horikoshi, he oversaw the story and provided the illustrations School panties series of light novels. As the title suggests, this series follows UA students in their school life. If you are one of those who loved the classic moments of life MHA episodes like “Moving into Dorms” from Season 3, then this series will be a great read for you.

Some of the highlights of these light novels include:

• Bakugo and Eri. Aizawa encourages Bakugo to befriend Eri, offering a glimpse of a softer side to the often prickly character.
• UA school festival. In an extension of the school festival from the main story, we will see how the students of 1-A individually choose their celebrations.
• 1-A and 1-B Slumber Party. The UA girls have a sleepover during training camp. While MHA arguably features one of the stronger female casts in Shōnen, it's nice that they get more time to shine in a story devoted almost entirely to them.
• The teachers are meeting. While adults in MHA they play a pivotal role, we often see even less of their personal lives than the students. Volume 3 of “School Briefs” offers a look at UA staff for an after-school evening.

• And much more!

MHA it moves at such a fast pace that there are often times when it hasn't stopped to catch its breath like it could or should have. If you are watching MHA for the first time you can be spoiled for some of the main events if you read all the “School Briefs” before watching. However, if you are doing a reread/watch of MHAit might be fun to take these light novels and read them alongside the main story timeline.

“You get to read about the characters going about their daily lives – something I didn't manage to squeeze much into the manga because I was too focused on moving the plot along. I really want to add more content like this to the manga itself” – note by Kohei Horiksohi, author of MHA, in “School panties” 1st part.

See inventive teams between your favorite students and professionals in “Team Mission”

Although the story offers many opportunities for our heroes to bond, there isn't enough time to see all the combinations fans want. Not anymore, as “Team Up Missions” will arrange our heroes into interesting combinations and send them on missions that will challenge their relationships and abilities.

Since the first episode, we see the collaboration that fans have been asking for more of as Deku, Ochaco, and Bakugo team up with Miruko on a training mission. Other fun teams from the series include:

• Deku, Fumikage and Shihai Kuroiro from Class 1-B. After the sports festival, Fumikage and Deku don't meet much, and Kuroiro's ability to blend with black makes this mission interesting.
• Bakugo, Shoto, Kirishima and Camie from Shiketsu High. While the trio of UA boys are always fun to see, Camie provides a fun dynamic in her interactions with Bakugo as well.
• Girls 1-A. The 1-A girls have plenty of opportunities to bond in this manga spin-off series, even in occasional situations like the return of a lost dog.
• Prequel Story. One “team” featured in these volumes shows Deku and Bakugo facing off against a villain in a story set before the main My Hero Academia timeline.

These are just some of the highlights in the 7 volumes that “Team Up Missions” has released so far. Be sure to check out the amazing illustrations and fun stories that author and artist Yoco Akiyama provides for this fun MHA spin-off. While the battles aren't as terrifying as the main manga, you won't want to miss these epic team missions!

“This spin-off shows a lot of interactions and team-ups between this, that, and the other – all things you won't see in the main series! It's an amazing manga that spares no detail – commentary by Kohei Horikoshi, author of MHA, on the release of “Team Missions”.

Some spin-offs offer a more humorous take on our favorite characters

“Smash” puts our heroes in a new humorous light

While the previously mentioned spin-off and side stories at least offer a canon parallel view of these characters, “My Hero Academia Smash!!” is much more okay with taking characters on wild detours from the main story. This means that the characters will often appear with different personalities and motivations than in the original stories, appearing as caricatures of their main manga selves. However, that doesn't mean hardcore fans won't enjoy this manga, as seeing exaggerated shots of key story moments offers humorous relief from the sometimes heavy story beats in MHA.

“My Heroine Academia” focuses on the 1-A girls

This is a more esoteric spin off MHAwith chapters appearing in some manga volumes or alongside main chapter releases in Weekly Shōnen Jump magazine. As the name suggests, it mostly focused on heroines MHAwhile still offering a humorous tone like “Smash!!”.

Together with the students of class 1-a, we also received scenes from:

• La Brava and the Subtle Criminal

• Mei Hatsume

• Himiko Toga

• And even Tetsutetsu Tetsutetsu from Class 1-B!

There is no shortage of stories that fans will enjoy MHA manga. But for those who just can't get enough of this legendary cast of characters, you'll want to check out these charming spin-offs. You will not be disappointed!

My Hero Academia is now available to watch on Crunchyroll, Hulu, Netflix and Amazon Prime. You can read the original manga and spin-offs at VIZ.

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  In My Hero Academia, Young Deku is born into a world where people commonly have something called quirks, also known as superpowers. He himself is born without any, but circumstances lead to this changing. He enrolls at UA High School, a prestigious academy where future heroes of the world learn how to use their powers.

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  In My Hero Academia, some people have superpowers called quirks. Izuku Midoriya, nicknamed Deku, is not one of them. Deku has always idolized heroes such as the number one hero, All Might, and has longed to be a hero since childhood. However, his lack of eccentricity has always held him back, but a chance encounter with All Might after discovering a classmate in danger sets Deku on the path to becoming a true hero. My Hero Academia centers around Deku and a class of heroes in training at UA. This school molds young quirky users into future heroes through mock rescue missions, combat training and other hero tasks. With young Deku, who has inherited the “One for All” quirk, he learns what it means to be a true hero while facing off against dastardly supervillains.