Eiichiro Oda has paid an emotional tribute to My Hero Academia for the end of the manga
Eiichiro Oda commemorates the end of the My Hero Academia manga with a very special illustration
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Kohei Horikoshi’s franchise is one of the hot topics of the moment, since after ten years of serialization, chapter 430 of My Hero Academia has marked the end of the manga, thus concluding the fantastic journey of Deku and company, which was full of all kinds of memorable moments.
During these ten years, My Hero Academia became one of the most popular and beloved works in the manga/anime industry, so it will obviously leave a big void after the end of the manga, which is why various artists have decided to commemorate the conclusion of Kohei Horikoshi’s series by saying goodbye to it with various messages and illustrations that highlight the legacy of Deku and company.
In fact, one of the many mangakas who has paid tribute to the end of My Hero Academia has been Eiichiro Oda, creator of One Piece, as the artist has made a great illustration of Smoker to say goodbye to this work. It should be noted that this illustration has a very special meaning for Kohei Horikoshi, so this is a great gesture that highlights the respect that both mangakas feel for their respective stories.
Eiichiro Oda commemorates the end of the My Hero Academia manga with a cool illustration
Eiichiro Oda commemorates the end of the My Hero Academia manga with a very special Smoker illustration
As we mentioned before, the My Hero Academia manga has come to an end after ten years of great moments and phenomenal adventures that showed us the growth of Deku and company, leaving us with a great lesson about the importance of never giving up and always pursuing your dreams.
Likewise, after the end of the My Hero Academia manga, different mangakas have decided to share farewell messages and great illustrations to commemorate the conclusion of Kohei Horikoshi’s work, which has had a great impact on the manga/anime industry, being one of the most beloved and popular of the time.
And, obviously, Eiichiro Oda, creator of One Piece, couldn’t pass up this opportunity to pay tribute to the end of the My Hero Academia manga, as he is aware that Horikoshi is a big fan of his pirate universe, which is why he has used the cover of chapter 1122 of the One Piece manga to say goodbye to this story, since he has included his own version of an illustration of Smoker that Horikoshi sent him 22 years ago.
Through X, the user called @pewpiece has shared the version of Eiichiro Oda’s Smoker that he used to pay tribute at the end of My Hero Academia, which has a very special meaning for Horikoshi, this being a great gesture from the creator of One Piece.
9 years ago, Kohei Horikoshi, the author of My Hero Academia, tweeted about being featured in the SBS section, where Eiichiro Oda introduced him just months after his series began serialization. Now, after nine years, Oda has redrawn Horikoshi’s art on the main cover as a goodbye… https://t.co/TxTPgVTWgU pic.twitter.com/Xh9wcZC3mF
— Pew (@pewpiece) August 4, 2024
In this post you can see Eiichiro Oda’s version of Smoker on the cover of chapter 1122 of the One Piece manga, which pays a splendid tribute to the end of My Hero Academia, as Oda attempted to replicate the fanart of this prominent character that Kohei Horikoshi sent him 22 years ago before creating his magnum opus.
It is worth noting that this illustration of Smoker made by Kohei Horikoshi was included in the SBS section of volume 77 of the One Piece manga, since Eiichiro introduced it a few months after MHA began serialization, so Oda has decided to bring it back to say goodbye to My Hero Academia in style, this being a very special and significant detail that Horikoshi will surely appreciate with all his heart.
Additionally, Eiichiro Oda included a humorous message for Horikoshi that read: “Now you can play Pokémon Go as much as you want. Thank you for these ten years of hard work,” thus commemorating the trajectory of My Hero Academia and the legacy that this series will leave to the fans, who are experiencing a very bittersweet moment after the farewell of Deku and company.
Without a doubt, this is an emotional tribute from Oda, as the mangaka has made his own version of the Smoker fan art that Horikoshi sent him many years ago, a detail that highlights the greatness of the creator of One Piece in making this great gesture to say goodbye to My Hero Academia and highlight the work of a fan and colleague.
On the other hand, as far as One Piece is concerned, the Egghead arc is very close to concluding and that has been proven after Vegapunk’s latest confession, which anticipates an atmosphere full of action.
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