Kohei Horikoshi Refused to Inform Eiichiro Oda About His Rising Success Despite Getting a Push Because of One Piece

It is no secret that Kohei Horikoshi, the creator of My Hero Academia, drew inspiration from Eiichiro Oda's One Piece for the series' longest story arc. Horikoshi wanted to challenge himself to write a story that could rival One Piece's legendary length and surpass the duration of all previous arcs in My Hero Academia. [caption id="attachment_268514" align="aligncenter" width="736"] My Hero Academia characters[/caption] Horikoshi undoubtedly looks up to Eiichiro Oda as a mangaka. 16 years later, Horikoshi now walks shoulder-to-shoulder with his idol, Eiichiro Oda. In a special talk between Horikoshi and Oda, Horikoshi reveals how he felt when he saw