When it comes to anime, there's almost no series that's free of easter eggs for fans to go back and scour scenes for. Whether one is watching Dragon Ball characters participate in larger-than-life battles or watching Naruto characters fight in the shadows, there will be tons of easter eggs to watch out for.
This is also the case with one of the current big shonen series, My Hero Academia. My Hero Academia arguably has the most easter eggs hidden in plain sight out of any recent big manga series. On a rewatch, a lot of these might finally hit fans after glancing over them at first.
10 Many Locations Are Pulled From Star Wars
One thing that a lot of fans of the Star Wars series might be able to immediately catch is the fact that so many locations in the series have names pulled right from the far far away galaxy.
A few examples of these locations are Kamino Ward, Nabu (Naboo) Junior High, Dagoba Municipal Park, Hosu (Hoth) City, and of course Tattoin (from Tattoine) Station.
9 There's A Big Reference To The Bad Iron Man Film
It's obvious that a series like My Hero Academia, where everything is superhero-based, will be referencing the world of Western superheroes like Captain America and Superman.
In fact, the scene when Hatsume puts Deku into the dangerous armored suit is a big reference to a very scene in Iron Man 2 where the same thing happens on footage.
8 Twice References A Masked Man Of The Watchmen
Watchmen is one of the most influential and renowned pieces of superhero media there is. My Hero Academia episode 62 has a big easter egg for the series starring the villain, Twice.
Twice is shown to watch the corruption of the world and monologues about the normalcy of a few passerby's. As the episode goes on so does his inner monologue as he witnesses more crime. This entire series of events following him is a big shout-out to Rorschach of Watchmen.
7 Marvel's Largest Organization Gets A Shoutout
The My Hero Academia film, My Hero Academia: Two Heroes features a ton of fanservice and easter eggs for both fans of the series and fans of heroes in general.
It's no surprise that there's a reference to Marvel hidden in the film. The two characters introduced in the movie, David and Melissa Shield have a last name referencing Marvel's S.H.I.E.L.D.
6 Rikiya May As Well Be The Clown Prince
There's no way that My Hero Academia can reference so much Western hero lore and not throw in an easter egg to one of the most prolific villains of all time.
The Detnerat CEO, Rikiya Yotsubashi, is a big reference to The Joker in appearance, expressions, and gestures. He even has a shot-for-shot reference to "The Killing Joke."
5 Momo's Costume Is A Very Obscure Reference
Momo Yaoyoruzu, or Everything Hero: Creati, is one of the heroes-in-training fans follow the most throughout the series. Her hero costume is a reference not many would eye.
The outfit she dons may be obscure but it's not subtle at all. It is a big reference to the obscure DC villain named Vitoria, AKA The Wanderer.
4 A Training Facility Or A Theme Park
The USJ arc introduced the characters of Class 1-A to real danger that heroes have to take on. It also introduced a training facility that references real-life Japanese theme parks.
The rescue training facility is actually called the "Unforeseen Simulation Joint." The initials are however shared with the theme park Universal Studios Japan.
3 The Big Mouse's Park Is Referenced Too
When Eraser Head takes Class 1-A to the specialized gym, "Training Dining Land" during the Provisional License Exam arc, Deku thinks a "certain mouse" might be mad at UA.
The mouse being referenced is the one and only Mickey Mouse and the anger comes from the initials of Training Dining Land being shared with Tokyo Disney Land.
2 A Popular Animated Band Is Referenced
It's clear that My Hero Academia knows no bounds when it comes to easter eggs and one of the more random ones is to the animated band, The Gorillaz.
One of the Meta Liberation Army leaders of the series is a company director for "Feel Good Inc." which references one of the band's biggest songs. When the name is shown, there is even a gorilla man behind him.
1 The King Of Monsters Shows Up
One of the most obvious easter eggs of the series happens in the second film, My Hero Academia: Heroes Rising, where a very familiar kaiju appears.
That kaiju is Godzilla, who is a famous hero named Gojiro (or Godzillo). His quirk is literally the fact that he is simply Godzilla. He even has a bio stating that he's a Japanese actor who lived in the US for a bit in the late 90s, referencing the less than stellar American Godzilla film.
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