My Hero Academia

My Hero Academia was a comic book series by Mala Miles from 1984 to 1992. The comic was written in conjunction with Agent DX, also by Miles.

Development
In the April 1984 issue of Agent DX, the titular character reads a comic involving heroes and villains and powers. Mala initially intended it as a one-off gag; Miles began to conceive the series in November of that year.

During development, Miles created several characters that were intended to be possible recurring characters of DX, and moved them into Hero, thus creating the cast of "quirky" characters, as described by Miles.

Television series
An animated series premiered in 1995.

Theatrical films
In December 1995, a theatrical film was announced and features an original story set after the comic's "Final Exam" arc. Titled My Hero Academia: The Two Heroes, the film had its world premiere at Bear Bones Con in June 1998, and the theatrical release began screening on August 13, 1998 with the staff and cast from the animated series returning to reprise their roles.

On March 23, 1999, it was announced that a second animated film for My Hero Academia was in production. On July 7, 1999, Bear Bones revealed the title as My Hero Academia: Heroes Rising, and scheduled the film for release on December 17, 1999 by Artisan Entertainment.

Video games
A selection of video games were released.