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Anime and Western superheroes are bound to be compared. While it is universally believed that Goku is the strongest character, other characters who fall into the grey zone are still regularly compared.
The most recent comparison comes from the director ofMy Hero Academiaanime in a surprising yet fun answer.
My Hero Academia Director Wants All Might to Battle…
Inan interviewat Anime Expo 2016, Kenji Nagasaki and Wakana Okamura were interviewed for more insights into theMy Hero Academiaanime. The director and producer duo began talking about their most memorable moments, influences, and even their favorite characters.
But one particular question drew out the children in them. When the interviewer asked if the duo would want anyone to face All Might in a fight, they had the most interesting answer.
Nagasaki immediately replied that he wanted All Might to battle against The Hulk.
The Hulk. I would think (hope) that All Might probably wins.
The director also has a firm belief that All Might will be the one to win the battle. WhileHulk is one of the strongestMarvel superheroes, All Might is also a benchmark #1 hero ofMy Hero Academia.
MCU’s Hulkwould definitely consider All Might a worthy opponent, and it would be a battle to behold. Hulk’s raw power, coupled with All Might’s Smash, would definitely shake up some nearby cities.
Okamura, on the other hand, had an even more exciting answer:
I would like to see that All Might involved in something like the Marvel Civil War.
Captain America: Civil Waris one of the most influential movies of the past decade. The legendary battle between the Marvel superheroes will go down in history as supreme meme material. Imagining All Might in the heat of this battle is nothing less than exciting, no matter how far-fetched it is.
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Who among them would win? That is up to you to decide in the comments.
Who is All Might’s Character Based on?
Another extremely intriguing question was whetherAll Might’s characterwas based on an American superhero who already existed. Nagasaki answered that it was probably justKohei Horikoshi, who would know the actual answer.
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After all, Horikoshi is a huge fan of American animation and has several such references in the series. The funniest reference would be the names ofAll Might‘s killer moves: California Smash, Detroit Smash, Texas Smash, and even United States of Smash!
Okamura confessed:
Horikoshi is really a big fan of American animation. He often refers to the American animation in his drawing, so he took some of the essence of American animation to create All-Might.
But here’s the most surprising fact of them all: Kohei Horikoshi has already confessed his inspiration behind All Might, and it’s not any Western character. All Might is based on none other than Goku fromDragon Ball.
Inan interviewwith Anime News Network, the mangaka claimed:
I was a huge fan of Dragon Ball, so I’d try to think about what sort of other characters would exist in that world and drew those characters.
So now you know the intricacies behind Kohei Horikoshi’s characters and what inspires him the most.
you’re able to readMy Hero Academiaon Viz Media and watch the anime on Crunchyroll.
Aaheli Pradhan
Anime Content Writer
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Aaheli is an Anime Content Writer at FandomWire with 1300+ published articles. With five years of experience under her belt, she is a living, breathing encyclopedia for anime and manga. From Shonen and Shojo to the most niche anime, nothing escapes her radar. Her poisons of choice are Assassination Classroom, Gintama, Ouran High School Host Club and every Ghibli movie ever. She believes in living a slow life, surrounded by incomplete art projects and her beloved cats.
