Manga sensation My Hero Academia recently wrapped up with the publication of its final chapters at the start of August. Now, in a new interview with ComicBook, creator Kōhei Horikoshi has revealed that part of his inspiration when creating the manga came from a scene in Sam Raimi's classic superhero movie Spider-Man 2.
When asked about the real world heroes who have inspired him, he instead responded, "This may be slightly different from the purpose of your question, but there is a scene in Spider-Man 2 starring Tobey Maguire, in which Spider-Man stops a runaway train. There, ordinary passengers see Spider-Man's true face. But then a child hands him the mask he found and says, 'I won't tell anyone.'"
