My Hero Academia X Hello Kitty & Friends (Japanese: 僕のヒーローアカデミアXハローキティ＆フレンズ) is a special crossover between the Shōnen anime My Hero Academia and many Sanrio characters such as Hello Kitty.
History[]
On February 24th, 2020, it was announced that Sanrio and Kohei Horikoshi (author of My Hero Academia) were planning a special crossover between the two franchises. A few examples of products that would come from this crossover were:
- T-shirts
- A Backpack
- Hard enamel pins
- Mechanical pens
- Notebooks
- Funko Pops
Characters in the Crossover[]
In the crossover, A few class 1A students were paired with many Sanrio characters. The list of characters are:
- Izuku Midoriya & Pochacco
- Katsuki Bakugo & Badtz-Maru
- Badtz-Maru has miniature fireworks, mimicking Kacchan’s explosion quirk.
- Shoto Todoroki & Tuxedo Sam
- Tuxedo Sam has a hot coffee & a Popsicle, similar to Shoto’s half-hot, half-cold quirk.
- Ochaco Uraraka & My Melody
- My Melody is on a balloon to match Uravity’s Zero Gravity quirk.
- Tsuyu Asui & Keroppi
- Keroppi is on Froppy’s tongue, trying to impress her.
- Ejiro Kirishima & We Are Dinosaurs
- Tenya Iida & Cinnamoroll
- Cinnamoroll is on a skateboard, to match Iida’s engine quirk
- Shota Aizawa & Chococat
- Chococat has a scarf, the signature clothing item of Shota Aizawa.
- Toshinori Yagi & Hello Kitty - The characters were also trying to match the quirks of the heroes
- Pochacco, Tiran & Hello Kitty are in an action pose, similar to Deku’s, Kirishima’s, And All Might’s.
Gallery[]
Tuxedo Sam & Shoto Todoroki
Bakugo & Badtz-Maru