![]() With his bizarre but talented classmates and the looming threat of a villainous organization, Izuku will soon learn what it really means to be a hero.Įver since the death of his father, the burden of supporting the family has fallen upon Tanjirou Kamado's shoulders. All Might's quirk is a unique ability that can be inherited, and he has chosen Izuku to be his successor!Įnduring many months of grueling training, Izuku enrolls in UA High, a prestigious high school famous for its excellent hero training program, and this year's freshmen look especially promising. ![]() But it seems that his persistence has borne some fruit: Izuku meets the number one hero and his personal idol, All Might. Izuku's unfair fate leaves him admiring heroes and taking notes on them whenever he can. Since he was a child, the ambitious middle schooler has wanted nothing more than to be a hero. This leaves the remainder of the world completely powerless, and Izuku Midoriya is one such individual. The appearance of "quirks," newly discovered super powers, has been steadily increasing over the years, with 80 percent of humanity possessing various abilities from manipulation of elements to shapeshifting. After years of training, the Elric brothers set off on a quest to restore their bodies by locating the Philosopher's Stone-a powerful gem that allows an alchemist to defy the traditional laws of Equivalent Exchange.Īs Edward becomes an infamous alchemist and gains the nickname "Fullmetal," the boys' journey embroils them in a growing conspiracy that threatens the fate of the world. Known as a bio-mechanical engineering prodigy, Winry creates prosthetic limbs for Edward by utilizing "automail," a tough, versatile metal used in robots and combat armor. The brothers are rescued by their neighbor Pinako Rockbell and her granddaughter Winry. ![]() ![]() Instead, they suffered brutal personal loss: Alphonse's body disintegrated while Edward lost a leg and then sacrificed an arm to keep Alphonse's soul in the physical realm by binding it to a hulking suit of armor. Ignoring the alchemical principle banning human transmutation, the boys attempted to bring their recently deceased mother back to life. The meticulous mastermind detective L is already on his trail, but as Light's brilliance rivals L's, the grand chase for Kira turns into an intense battle of wits that can only end when one of them is dead.Īfter a horrific alchemy experiment goes wrong in the Elric household, brothers Edward and Alphonse are left in a catastrophic new reality. However, the temptation is too great, and Light experiments by writing a felon's name, which disturbingly enacts his first murder.Īware of the terrifying godlike power that has fallen into his hands, Light-under the alias Kira-follows his wicked sense of justice with the ultimate goal of cleansing the world of all evil-doers. Light stumbles upon it, deeming the first of its rules ridiculous: the human whose name is written in this note shall die. The ingenious 17-year-old Japanese student Light Yagami and sadistic god of death Ryuk share one belief: their worlds are rotten.įor his own amusement, Ryuk drops his Death Note into the human world. In contrast, the realm of death gods is a humdrum, unchanging gambling den. Eren, his adopted sister Mikasa Ackerman, and his childhood friend Armin Arlert join the brutal war against the Titans and race to discover a way of defeating them before the last walls are breached.īrutal murders, petty thefts, and senseless violence pollute the human world. However, that fragile calm is soon shattered when a colossal Titan manages to breach the supposedly impregnable outer wall, reigniting the fight for survival against the man-eating abominations.Īfter witnessing a horrific personal loss at the hands of the invading creatures, Eren Yeager dedicates his life to their eradication by enlisting into the Survey Corps, an elite military unit that combats the merciless humanoids outside the protection of the walls. To ensure their survival, the remnants of humanity began living within defensive barriers, resulting in one hundred years without a single titan encounter. What makes these giants truly terrifying is that their taste for human flesh is not born out of hunger but what appears to be out of pleasure. Centuries ago, mankind was slaughtered to near extinction by monstrous humanoid creatures called Titans, forcing humans to hide in fear behind enormous concentric walls.
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