Which Fandoms Appear Most Often In My Hero Academia Crossover Archive?

2026-08-03 06:56:46
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Henry
Henry
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Honestly, I get a little tired of seeing the same ones over and over. Yeah, MCU, HP, Naruto. They’re popular for obvious reasons, but it makes finding a truly novel crossover feel like a treasure hunt. I wish there were more with less obvious picks—like, I read an amazing one with 'Fullmetal Alchemist' once that explored Quirks vs. alchemy in a really smart way, but those are diamonds in the rough.

My personal theory is that it boils down to audience overlap and power-system compatibility. The big shonen fandoms share a reader base that’s already invested in battle mechanics and teenage heroes, so the crossover logic writes itself. The Western superhero stuff taps into that same power-fantasy vein. It’s not a bad thing, it just gets repetitive. I’d love to see more crossovers with slice-of-life or horror series, just to break the mold.
2026-08-05 08:52:17
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Yasmin
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I lurk the AO3 MHA crossover tag a lot, and the big ones are pretty predictable once you start scrolling. 'Marvel Cinematic Universe' is absolutely massive—the sheer number of fics where Class 1-A gets dumped into New York or Spidey ends up at UA is wild. 'Harry Potter' is another constant; the 'wizard with a Quirk' or 'Midoriya gets a Hogwarts letter' premise has endless variations.

'Naruto' and 'One Piece' are huge in the anime/manga crossover space, which makes sense given the shonen battle genre overlap. You also see a ton of 'Attack on Titan' and 'Demon Slayer' crossovers, probably because of the dark fantasy and high-stakes fight elements. 'DC Universe' pops up a fair bit too, especially Batman or Superman meeting All Might scenarios.

It’s interesting though—you’ll occasionally get a surprise like a crossover with 'The Witcher' or 'Percy Jackson', but the feed is dominated by those first few I mentioned. The Marvel one is just its own beast, I think it might actually outnumber some of the anime ones.
2026-08-05 20:25:38
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Una
Una
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Marvel, definitely. Then Harry Potter and Naruto. After that, it's a mix of 'One Piece', 'Demon Slayer', and 'Attack on Titan'. The archive stats on AO3 basically show this hierarchy. You can filter by the crossover tag and see the fic counts; those are always at the top. The DC stuff is there but less frequent than Marvel for some reason.
2026-08-08 13:38:43
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Ryder
Ryder
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From what I've seen browsing and filtering, it's Marvel, Harry Potter, and then a rotating cast of other big shonen. The MCU tag is flooded, no question. It's almost a default setting for a lot of writers wanting to throw the MHA kids into a bigger, grittier superhero world. Harry Potter is the comfort food of crossovers for this fandom; the magical school trope fits UA's vibe in a weirdly seamless way.

'Naruto' is probably the next biggest anime crossover, followed closely by 'One Piece'. I'd put 'Demon Slayer' and 'Jujutsu Kaisen' as rising stars in the tag over the last couple years. The patterns are pretty clear if you sort by kudos or bookmarks—those fandoms have entrenched themselves.
2026-08-09 03:33:10
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For a minute I thought you were talking about a specific AO3 collection, but that kind of dedicated, fandom-specific crossover archive is mostly an older fandom creature. 'My Hero Academia' crossovers are scattered all over, really. The primary organizational method is just tags on Archive of Our Own. You'd typically filter for 'My Hero Academia' and then include a second fandom tag, maybe 'Marvel Cinematic Universe' or 'Jujutsu Kaisen'. Authors are pretty good at using relationship tags for the crossover pairings too, which helps. I remember spending a whole weekend just filtering for Izuku Midoriya & various characters from other series. There isn't a single central hub. Some old forums or fanfiction.net communities might have attempted themed collections, but the tagging system has made that kind of dedicated archive less necessary, even if it's a bit messier to navigate.

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