My Hero Academia follows the story of Izuku Midoriya, also known as Deku, an average middle school student in a world where people with superpowers known as "Quirks" are the norm. Deku dreams of one day having a Quirk, so that he too can call himself a hero, especially since he is always bullied at school.

However, Deku’s luck changes after he is the only person to try and save his childhood bully from a villain. As a result, the World’s Greatest Hero, All Might, bestows upon him his own quirk, “One For All”. Deku then enters U.A. High School, a school that develops the next generation of Heroes.