 "My Hero Academia" was the 6th best selling manga in 2019.In 2019, "My Hero Academia" ranked 37th on the 19th "Book of the Year" list by "Da Vinci" magazine.Nick Creamer of Anime News Network ranked the first volume as a B. Creamer considered that the series uses the classic formula of other "Weekly Shōnen Jump" series, but highlighted its artwork, depicting it as "detailed, angular, and tremendously consistent" and lauded the way the story applies "self-awareness" to classic superhero tropes.