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If you think of a lengthy manga with huge arcs,One Pieceis the first candidate that comes to mind. Not only is it one of the most famous Shonen series, but it is also one of the biggest. Naturally, the series inspires other writers and incites rivalry.
Who would have known that the author of another equally popular franchise has also been involved in a secret competition with Eiichiro Oda? Kohei Horikoshi, the famed author ofMy Hero Academia, confessed that he has been in a one-sided competition withOne Pieceon an unlikely matter.
Kohei Horikoshi’s Motivation BehindMy Hero Academia‘s Internship Arc
In aninterview published in Comic Natalie,Kohei Horikoshitalked about his manga and the struggles he faced on the way. At the time of the interview, the most recent volume featured the Internship Arc, which became the first topic of conversation.
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Right off the bat, Horikoshi admitted that he wanted to make the Internship Arc the biggest one in the manga. (Currently, it’s the fifth major arc)
When I started the internship arc, I was thinking that I wanted to make this the longest arc so far. Up until now, even the longest arcs for BNHA spanned no more than two volumes. However, series such as ONE PIECE have arcs that keep going and going, right?
It looks like Horikoshi was inspired by the long arcs of manga likeOne Pieceand wanted to implement one himself. At the time,One Piecehad arcs that could cover 10 volumes. At present, the Wano Country arc is considered the longest as it spans around 16 volumes.
I wanted to challenge myself in creating a long arc like that.
In the same arc, Horikoshi also wanted to introduce characters who would be present in the last arc of the story, so it was his chance to plan it out. However, the author admitted thatpushing throughthe arc became extremely difficult. He even wanted to give up in the middle of it.
Why Planning the Internship Arc was Difficult for Kohei Horikoshi
Kohei Horikoshi accepted that he faced some hardships while constructing the Internship Arc ofMy Hero Academia. Butthe challengewasn’t its length, but how dark the story was becoming.
During the middle of it, I just wasn’t feeling it.
The interviewer prompted that since a character died during the arc, it involved a heavy episode. Horikoshi admitted that he loved watching movies and reading other manga that had a dark theme. He also liked stories that didn’t have happy endings and could stomach gore and horror.
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But writing a dark story himself is a whole different ballgame. Since his mood depends on what he is working on, the heavy chapters of the arc had a not-so-positive effect on him. Naturally, the author’s mood fluctuated due to the arc’s nature.
Since the Internship arc is only 15 chapters and the fifth major arc of the manga, Horikoshi was not able to create a huge arc at the time. However, he did create bigger arcs later on.My Hero Academia‘s biggest arc is the Paranormal Liberation arc, which spanned 53 chapters, so Horikoshi eventually achieved his dream of having a big arc.
You can 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.
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