Kohei Horikoshi’s superhero manga series My Hero Academia (Boku no Hero Academia) has a huge following in Japan and the USA.
Whether as a reader or watcher, the popularity of the anime cartoon series has extended to the world of tattoos and epic body art.
In a world where superpower manifests are called Quirks, there is a dazzling array of interesting character designs and styles you can adapt into killer tattoos, given the magnitude of the cast and their various talents.
The following 69 anime cartoon tattoo design imagines cast members from all over the anime series My Hero Academia. They are sure to whet the appetite to take to your tattoo artist for your next anime tattoo idea.
1. All Might
All Might is known as the most powerful and beloved Hero in Japan. His muscle building Quirk is known as One for All, which you see utilized in some of these tattoo designs which are either manga style heavy black ink or riotous anime color.
2. Dabi
A youthful villain, Dabi’s Quirk Cremation allows him to generate and control blue fire.
3. Eijiro Kirishima
Kirishima’s Quirk Hardening allows him to harden his body to the point it becomes rock-like and nearly impenetrable.
4. Eri
Eri is the granddaughter of the unnamed former boss of the Shie Hassaikai Yakuza gang. Overhaul (below) used her blood in order to create “Quirk-destroying bullets.” Her own Quirk Rewind can bring people back to a previous state.
This excellent neck tattoo adds singular lurid green color to an otherwise manga style black ink piece of body art.
5. Fumikage Tokoyami
A student whose head resembles that of a bird. His Quirk Dark Shadow gives him control of a sentient shadow that gets more powerful in darkness.
6. Himiko Toga
Himiko is a blood obsessed girl whose Quirk Transform allows her to assume the appearance of anyone whose blood she ingests, which is hectic, to say the least.
7. Izuku Midoriya
Izuku was an initially Quirkless boy hand chosen by All Might to become the ninth holder of the One For All Quirk, which stockpiles the user’s physical strength and unleashes it as a powerful burst.
8. Katsuki Bakugo
Katsuki is Izuku’s hot tempered childhood friend turned arch-rival. He possesses the Quirk Explosion which gives his sweat nitroglycerin-like properties that he can detonate at will.
9. Leg
These leg tattoos mirror manga and anime style to deliver awesome tattoos in color and black and gray.
Using a character’s Quirk to augment tattoo designs in My Hero Academia is a cool design idea, as are ink designs utilizing a variety of characters Quirks to make a bigger design.
10. Mirio Togata
Mirio is one of the three top students in U.A and was the original top candidate to receive One for All until it was passed to Izuku. His Quirk Permeation allows him to phase his body through anything solid.
11. Kai Chisaki
The current leader of the Shie Hassaikai Yakuza group. His Quirk Overhaul enables him to use his arms to disassemble, absorb and manipulate matter.
12. Shota Aizawa
Aizawa is a stern home teacher whose Quirk Erasure allows him to nullify others’ Quirks within his sight until he blinks. He’s a quiet hero who works from the shadows.
13. Shoto Todoroki
Shoto’s Quirk Half-Cold Half-Hot allows him to generate ice from the right side of his body and fire from the left.
14. Tomura Shigaraki
The grandson of All Might’s mentor Nana Shimura he accidentally murdered his family when his touch-based Quirk Decay, which allows him to destroy whatever he grabs with his hand, manifested. Those extra hands you see in this cool black and gray piece belong to his family…
15. Tsuyu Asui
Asui’s Quirk Frog gives her a frog-like appearance and abilities such as enhanced swimming, climbing, and leaping abilities.
My Hero Academia Tattoo FAQs
What is a quirk in My Hero Academia?
A Quirk is a special, superhuman ability that 80% of people have in the universe of Boku No Hero Academia, and great starting point for a tattoo.
Quirks are compartmentalized into multiple categories (see below) and are unique to each user. Quirk users are also limited to one ability and are thus unable to achieve any other.
What type of Quirk should I use in my tattoo?
There are three different types of quirk:
- Emitter Quirks such as controlling fire, ice, air, land, water, and electricity are the most common types of Quirk
- Mutant Quirks give you an unchangeable body
- Transformation Quirks are the least common kind. They temporarily change your body while you use the quirk
Using a protagonist’s Quirk to augment your own personal tattoos from My Hero Academia is a cool idea, as are ink designs utilizing a variety of character’s Quirks to make a bigger design.
What makes My Hero Academia tattoos so popular?
Firstly, it’s a cool anime series that is available in both English and Japanese with characters rivalling Marvel.
Second, the show and manga have created cosplay, fanfic, meme and anime fan designs and ideas popular across the internet.
Third, there are almost 100 meaningful badass pro hero and student characters with an amazing array of Quirks that at some point in time people have daydreamed about having.
While the villain Quirks aren’t the type of thing you dream about, some people enjoy rooting for the bad guy from the story, and their tattoo is a reflection of that idea!
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