Kohei Horikoshi may be done with the main My Hero Academia manga, but clearly, he is not done drawing Class 1-A — and this time, fans caught something funny.
The franchise creator recently shared fresh artwork tied to a new collaboration statue featuring familiar My Hero Academia characters. The piece included Izuku Midoriya and Shoto Todoroki, but eagle-eyed fans quickly noticed one detail: Todoroki appeared to have six fingers on one hand.
Horikoshi did not let the moment sit awkwardly. According to ComicBook Anime, he acknowledged the slip-up online with a light response, reacting to Todoroki’s extra finger by essentially going, yes, it really is there. Bro handled it with the kind of chill energy you would expect from an artist who has drawn these characters for years and can still laugh when a mistake makes it into public view.
The artwork was created to celebrate a figure based on a colour spread from near the manga’s final chapter. That part is important because even though the original My Hero Academia story has ended, the series is still active through collectibles, apparel, figures, and other franchise material. In other words, the manga may have wrapped, but the brand is still very much alive.
For fans, the six-finger Todoroki moment is not some serious scandal. It is more like the kind of fandom screenshot that spreads because everyone knows Horikoshi’s art is usually sharp, expressive, and full of personality. When a tiny anatomy mistake appears in official creator art, of course the internet is going to zoom in.
There is also a bigger picture here. Horikoshi has not announced any return to UA Academy, so readers should not treat this new art as a sequel tease. The source notes that he has not hinted at a new My Hero Academia manga, spin-off, or continuation focused on Hero Society. For now, this is simply the creator revisiting beloved characters through promo art.
What Horikoshi has done after My Hero Academia is move into something different. Earlier this month, he released Quit Laughing, Shijima, a horror one-shot that lets him play in a darker and spookier space than the superhero shonen world he is best known for. The short is not currently presented as an ongoing series, though its ending apparently leaves room for more if Horikoshi ever wants to revisit that universe.
Meanwhile, the anime side of My Hero Academia remains an open question. My Hero Academia: I Am A Hero Too arrived earlier this summer and could potentially be one of Studio BONES’ final anime projects for the franchise. The spin-off anime My Hero Academia: Vigilantes also ended its second season earlier in 2026, with more manga material still available to adapt.
Analysis: For Malaysia and SEA anime fans, this matters less because of the finger mistake itself and more because it shows how strong My Hero Academia still is as a fandom conversation. Even after the main story ends, one Horikoshi sketch can get people talking again. That is the mark of a shonen series that has properly stuck in the culture.
Would it be nice to see more MHA anime, maybe even stories about the heroes as adults? Sure. But until anything is officially confirmed, the safest read is simple: Horikoshi still enjoys these characters, fans are still watching closely, and Todoroki accidentally got one bonus finger in the process. Memang kelakar, but also kind of wholesome.