
Earlier this year, Gosho Aoyama, the creator of Detective Conan, drew both his own character and Izuku Midoriya from My Hero Academia as a special collaboration. This artwork celebrated the 30th anniversary of Case Closed and the 10th anniversary of My Hero Academia, both occurring in 2026. However, the collaboration sparked some upset among fans in China. This stemmed from a past controversy in 2020 where a villain’s name in My Hero Academia led to the series being removed from several Chinese platforms, prompting an apology from the series creator, Kohei Horikoshi. As a result, Aoyama faced criticism from fans due to this previous issue.