What is My Hero Academia WORLD BEST HERO? Everything we know and how to vote, explained

Modified Aug 05, 2024 20:30 GMT

Exploring details about My Hero Academia WORLD BEST HERO (Image via Kohei Horikoshi/Shueisha))

My Hero Academia’s official website and X account have recently announced the My Hero Academia WORLD BEST HERO, which is primarily a global character popularity contest. This event is held to celebrate the end of Mangaka Kohei Horikoshi’s celebrated series after its decade-long run.

Fans can cast their votes for their favorite characters, whether they are heroes or villains, in this poll. In this global poll, all 278 My Hero Academia characters will be competing against each other to determine who is the most popular. Detailed information about the poll and its events has already been released.

While the My Hero Academia WORLD BEST HERO event primarily centers on a global character popularity poll, it features much more. The event also includes additional activities like a Fan Art Contest, a Poll Result Sharing Campaign and My Hero Academia’s Super Poll Event.

My Hero Academia WORLD BEST HERO contest: Everything to know, how to vote, and more

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My Hero Academia WORLD BEST HERO marks the series' first global character popularity poll, inviting fans from around the world to cast their votes online. The event unfolds in two stages: the Main Stage and the PLUS ULTRA STAGE.

Initially, all 278 characters will compete for votes in a two-month poll on the Main Stage, and the winner of this stage will receive the title of WORLD BEST HERO. The top three characters from this stage will advance to the PLUS ULTRA STAGE, where they will compete in a final 24-hour voting championship for the prestigious title of "THE MHA."

How to vote for your favorite hero in My Hero Academia WORLD BEST HERO?

Fans can cast their votes for their favorite characters on the My Hero Academia WORLD BEST HERO website, with one vote allowed per day. Voting resets daily at midnight JST. The Main Stage poll opens on Monday, August 5, 2024, at 6:00 pm JST, and closes on Monday, September 30, 2024, at 11:59 pm JST.

For the PLUS ULTRA STAGE, fans can vote for one of the top three characters from the Main Stage between Monday, December 2, 2024, 8:00 pm JST and Tuesday, December 3, 2024, 7:59 pm JST.

Any changes to the voting schedule will be updated on the official website. During the final voting stage, fans are allowed to vote once per hour, with a maximum of 12 votes allowed every 24 hours.

Result announcement

My Hero Academia epilogue cover image (Image via Bones)

The midterm results for the poll will be revealed on the My Hero Academia WORLD BEST HERO official website on Sunday, September 1, 2024, at 7:00 pm JST. The final results for the Main Stage will be announced on Monday, December 2, 2024, at 7:00 pm JST.

The results for the PLUS ULTRA STAGE will be revealed on Tuesday, December 3, 2024, at 9:30 pm JST. Both final result announcements will be part of special programs airing on Shonen Jump's official YouTube channel, Jump Channel.

Details about My Hero Academia WORLD BEST HERO additional events

Poll Result Sharing Campaign

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For this category, participants must follow the anime’s X account (@/myheroacademia) and share the daily poll results throughout the voting period. Each account can apply multiple times.

Three lucky winners will be randomly selected to receive a digital data with a personalized signature from Mangaka Kohei Horikoshi. Winners will be announced via a notification sent directly to the winners' DMs on X in mid-October 2024.

Fan Art Contest

For this category, fans can start submitting their artwork of their favorite hero on X with the hashtags #WBH_FANART or #頑張れって感じのファンアート (DoYourBestFanArt) from Monday, August 5, 2024, at 6:00 pm JST. The contest will be open until Sunday, September 1, 2024, at 11:59 pm JST.

Results will be announced on Sunday, September 15, 2024, on the My Hero Academia WORLD BEST HERO site. Ten selected works will receive a digital data with a personalized signature from Mangaka Kohei Horikoshi.

Super Poll Event

For this event, four voting events will celebrate My Hero Academia's final chapter and the upcoming final fan book, scheduled for release in January 2025.

The categories are – most popular Hero Name (August 5-11, 2024), Quirk (August 12-18, 2024), Best Chapter (August 19-25, 2024) and Manga Volume's Inside Covers (August 26-September 1, 2024).

Each person can vote once per category. Fans can also submit questions to Mangaka Kohei Horikoshi. The results and answers will be included in the final fan book.

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Edited by Dishani Dutta