My Hero Academia Worldwide Character Popularity Poll

Rule

WORLD BEST HERO is My Hero Academia's first global two-stage character popularity poll where anyone in the world can participate online!

[MAIN STAGE]
A total of 278 characters will compete first in a two-month poll on the main stage! The winner of this stage will receive the title of WORLD BEST HERO. Let's decide with fans from all over the world who the WORLD BEST HERO is!

[PLUS ULTRA STAGE]
The top three characters of the MAIN STAGE will advance to the PLUS ULTRA STAGE, where they will enter a final 24-hour limited-time voting championship! The winner of this stage will be crowned as THE MHA!

  1. 1Main
    Stage

    A total of 278 characters 
    will 
    compete first in 
    a two-month poll.

  2. 2Plus
    Ultra
    Stage

    The TOP 3 characters will enter a final 24-hour limited-time voting championship.
    The winner of this stage will be created a special bronze statue!

MAIN STAGE

Participating regions

You can participate from anywhere in the world.

Voting period

From Monday, August 5, 2024, 6:00 PM to Sunday, September 30, 2024, 11:59 PM (JST)

How to vote

  • You can vote from this website.
  • Each person can cast one vote per day.
  • Every day at 12:00 AM (JST), you will be able to vote again.

Votable characters

You can vote from a total of 278 characters that appear in Jump Comics' My Hero Academia.

  • The votable characters have been selected by Kohei Horikoshi-sensei and the Weekly Shonen Jump editorial department.

Midterm Results Announcement

To be announced on this site on Sunday, September 1st at 7:00 PM Thursday, September 5th at 7:00 PM.

Results announcement

The results will be announced on Monday, December 2 at 7:00 PM (JST) as a part of a Jump Channel's special program premiere on YouTube.

Regarding the WEEKLY TOP 20

  • We will announce the previous week's global and regional popularity rankings.
  • These rankings will be updated weekly on Mondays at 12:00 PM (JST).
  • For the regional rankings, we will divide the votes into eight regions based on the IP address of the devices used to vote.
  • The ranking regions will be the following eight: Asia, Oceania, North America, Latin America, Europe, Middle East, Africa, and Japan.
  • We plan to update the weekly information until the midterm results announcement. However, the updating period may be subject to change without notice.

About the PLUS ULTRA STAGE

The character that is voted number one in the PLUS ULTRA STAGE will be awarded the title "THE MHA" to celebrate the global character popularity poll, WORLD BEST HERO.

Eligible characters

The top three characters from the popularity poll.

Voting period

Monday, December 2, 2024, 8:00 PM to Tuesday, December 3, 2024, 7:59 PM (JST)

*Any changes in the voting period will be announced on the official website.

Voting rules

Each person can vote once per hour during the voting period.
The right to vote resets each hour at 00 minutes.

*However, each person is limited to 12 votes every 24 hours.

Results announcement

The results will be announced on Tuesday, December 3 at 9:30 PM (JST) as a part of a Jump Channel's special program premiere on YouTube.

After the Polls

  • Main Stage Winner: A special movie will be presented to celebrate the coronation of the WORLD BEST HERO.
  • Main Stage 1st to 3rd place: Advance to the PLUS ULTRA STAGE.
  • PLUS ULTRA STAGE Winner: A brand new illustration by Kohei Horikoshi to celebrate THE MHA, plus a special bronze statue based on that illustration.

Schedule

*All times are in Japan Standard Time

  • Main Stage voting period: Monday, August 5, 2024, 6:00 PM to Monday, September 30, 2024, 11:59 PM
  • Midterm results announcement: Announced on this website on Sunday, September 1, 2024, 7:00 PM Thursday, September 5, 2024, 7:00 PM
  • Main Stage results announcement: Stream premiering on Jump Channel on YouTube on Monday, December 2, 2024, at 7:00 PM
  • PLUS ULTRA STAGE voting period: Monday, December 2, 2024, 8:00 PM to Tuesday, December 3rd, 2024, 7:59 PM
  • PLUS ULTRA STAGE results announcement: Announcement video premiering on Jump Channel on YouTube on Tuesday, December 3, 2024, at 9:30 PM

Terms of Service

  • Please note that all times mentioned are in Japanese Standard Time (JST).
  • Any comments or messages for the characters may be used for the WORLD BEST HERO campaign.
  • Using multiple devices to vote more than once per day is prohibited.
  • Using programs such as bots to vote is prohibited.
  • If any suspicious or prohibited activity, including the above, is discovered, those votes will be considered invalid.
  • If you experience any problems voting online, please check the following:
    - Confirm the stability of your internet connection
    - Confirm you're using the latest version of Chrome or Safari.
  • Users are responsible for their own costs related to telecommunications for this campaign.
  • All personal information and information to individuals will be handled according to Shueisha's privacy guidelines<https://myheroacademia.worldbesthero.com/en/privacy-policy/>.