The phrase “I fell for you” certainly has romantic connotations, but it could be a bit of a fandom driven stretch or even a mistranslation from Japanese. So fans were understandably surprised and maybe a little confused when chapter 321 of the manga featured Mineta seemingly confessing his love for Deku. Utilizing a surprisingly 90’s trope, Mineta is My Hero Academia’s token pervert, often letting lewd comments slip in regards to his female classmates and taking every opportunity to sneak an uninvited peek. But mediocre power aside, the thing Mineta is most known for being Class 1-A’s most infamous pervert. It’s a power that’s only terribly useful in high volume, but if he plucks too many off his head has a history of leaving him with a bleeding scalp. His quirk, Pop Off, let’s him produce and pluck off purple spheres from his head and have them be sticky.
The smallest member of Class 1-A is easily one of the most recognizable with his distinct “grapes being lovingly served to you out of a diaper” costume choice. If you’re not familiar with Mineta Minoru, you’re probably at least passingly familiar with his character.
A new season and an upcoming movie have had fans chatting, but this week the manga went viral in a way that nobody saw coming thanks to most of the fandom’s least favorite teenage hero, Mineta. My Hero Academia has made itself newsworthy a few times over the last year.
This week the My Hero Academia manga caused an uproar in anime twitter by revealing that Mineta may (or may not) be in love love with Deku.