After more than a decade in serialization, the story of “My Hero Academia” has come to an end, and although its ending left a bitter pill among fans in the West, it seems that the Japanese (who barely managed to read the chapter on August 5, as there is no access to the leaks in Japan) noticed an aspect that completely changed their perspective.

According to some Japanese netizens, It seems that Kohei Horikoshi, author of the franchise, left a clue that Izuku Midoriya and Ochako Uraraka were together. This contradicts what has been discussed incessantly in the Western community, where they claim that such a relationship does not exist. It was Twitter user “@Kii_Live”who noticed the detail and sparked debate on social media in Japan:

• «In the final chapter of My Hero Academia, they hid Deku's left ring finger with a speech bubble, and Ochako wears the same mask as Deku around her neck, and they seem to have gotten together, right? Because that's what would make me happiest.».

This soon became a trend and attracted comments from the community, who were quick to point out that while the observation is correct, Later in the same chapter you can see Midoriya's left hand, without any ring.:

• «What?! I thought, and read it again, desperately searching for Midoriya's left hand! This changes everything».
• «Unacceptable! Got married? Bakugo Katsuki and Deku should get married! Name your son Bakugo Deku. Can you, no kidding, Ochako marry me!».
• «Seriously, I think Mr. Horikoshi took into consideration the fans of Deku and Ochako, the dreamy girls, and the fujoshi so they wouldn't get upset. He left the imagination to the readers.».
• «This is an official approval from the couple 🙏 I'm sure it is! 😭 May Deku and Ochako be happy».
• «A few weeks ago I tweeted that I was afraid to leave their relationship up to readers' interpretation. Did they get married!? They're not married?! What's the answer!!! 😫 Show me the process, please».
• «On another page the left hand appears, but there is no ring… read carefully, please».
• «Not even the mask thing is true. Deku's has eight holes, while Iida's has four.».
• «Show me your left hand, Deku.».
• «This is common in the extras of recent Jump comics.».
• «Oda should also learn and finish it soon. How long will you continue with this?».
• «Again, people who haven't seen the manga or anime commenting».
• «After seeing the example of Kimetsu no Yaiba, I know that girls who love couples can be very annoying. In Kimetsu, there is a girl who played a supporting role with a man who had an unrequited love, and the girls hated her.».
• «Don't let Deku go straight. He's going to marry Kacchan!».
• «If you want to avoid conflict, you shouldn't have designed it in the first place. Stop pleasing the minorities, focus on the majority.».
• «All Might is a virgin, so Deku will be too».
• «Stop getting excited about a fantasy story and worry about your own reality.».
• «Unfortunately, the left hand is clearly drawn in the last chapter and has no ring. The drawing on Ochako's neck shows her relationship with Deku.».
• «Every fan has their own interpretation. That's how it should be.».
• «I would have preferred if they cleared everything up after so long.».
• «The author seems to have difficulty creating protagonists. I never identified with Deku. He was interesting, but mediocre for me.».
• «If they were married, Ochako would have given him the gadget in the end».
• «Mr. Horikoshi took the fans into consideration. Really disgusting. If the author has to take the readers' opinions into account, those readers are villains.».

Source: Hachima Kikou