In a world populated with superhumans, the superhero-loving Izuku Midoriya is without power. However, after the Quirkless dreamer Izuku inherits the powers of the world's best superhero, All Might, his hopes of becoming the top hero are now possible. Once enrolled in the high school for heroes, U.A., Izuku soon discovers being a hero is much more complicated than it appears.
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All Might didn't just invent his catchphrase out of thin air, the Latin phrase 'Plus Ultra' is the real-life motto of Spain, meaning 'further beyond.' It dates back centuries and shows up on the Spanish flag's coat of arms.
Tsunagu Hakamada's hero name Best Jeanist is a pun lifted from a real denim enthusiast award, which lines up nicely with a Quirk that lets him manipulate fibers. Even his surname contains the kanji for hakama, a piece of traditional Japanese clothing.
Tomura Shigaraki's real name is built out of some pretty grim kanji, 'shi' for death, 'tomura' for mourning, and even the character for tree echoes the wooden grave markers used in Japanese cemeteries. His whole identity is basically spelled out before you even meet him.
Present Mic's civilian name, Hizashi Yamada, is thought to be a small nod to Yamada Hisashi, a well-known Japanese radio DJ. It fits, considering Present Mic's whole hero persona is basically 'radio host with superpowers.'
Bakugo originally slapped the nickname 'Deku' on Midoriya as a jab, since it's Japanese slang for a useless wooden puppet and also happens to be a rough misreading of his actual name's kanji. It only became something positive after Uraraka pointed out it sounds a lot like 'dekiru,' meaning 'can do it,' and Midoriya decided to keep it as his hero name on his own terms.
Broadcasters in places like Indonesia and the Philippines heavily edited MHA for TV, cropping and zooming out swimsuit scenes and blurring Momo's costume to hide her cleavage. Violence got trimmed too, so a decent chunk of viewers in the region ended up watching a noticeably tamer version of the show.
Because Christmas isn't celebrated in Islam, broadcasters airing MHA in parts of the Middle East simply cut the Christmas-themed segments from episode 101 entirely. Mineta's more perverted moments were also toned down for the same broadcasters.
A season three scene featuring Camie using her Quirk during the hero license exam originally aired more covered up than the manga intended. When Toonami later reran the episode, fans noticed the scene had actually been edited to show more skin than the original broadcast, undoing some of the earlier censorship.
In the manga, Mirko loses her forearm and a leg in a brutal fight against a High-End Nomu, blood and all. Japan's stricter rules for early evening broadcast slots meant the anime toned the gore way down, cutting most of the blood so the injury reads as far less shocking on screen.
Series composer Yuki Hayashi is apparently something of a dog person, to the point where interviewers and photographers note he'll almost always have one of his dogs with him whenever he's being profiled or photographed.
