Minoru Mineta

Minoru Mineta, also known as Fresh-Picked Hero: Grape Juice, is a character from the My Hero Academia series.
== Charactah Account ==
A short and incredibly perverted boy whose Quirk, "Pop Off", allows him to quickly pull highly adhesive balls from his head, although pulling too many will rip off his scalp and cause bleeding. Despite getting into U.A., he doesn't feel like he'll be able to become a hero due to his odd Quirk.
Minoru is timid, but perverted to the point of infamy, which makes him unpopular with the girls and even some of the boys, who consider his interests and mannerisms depraved. His mind frequently trails off to lewd thoughts, even in situations involving completely unrelated matters. When an opportunity to peep at the girls arises, Minoru becomes very determined to take it, although this often leads to painful results. Minoru's interest in women is one of his motivations to become a hero, alongside general popularity. He is quite unashamed of those traits, openly admitting them out loud.
Minoru can be very hypocritical, criticizing others for perceived perverted behavior, even if they turn out to be nothing more than misunderstandings. Minoru is also one who always speaks his mind, even when it comes off as harsh and insulting due to his comments being more on the cynical side.
== Appearance ==
=== Anime ===
* My Hero Academia
* My Hero Academia Movie 1: Two Heroes
* My Hero Academia Movie 2: Heroes Rising
* My Hero Academia Movie 3: World Heroes' Mission
* My Hero Academia ONA
* My Hero Academia Season 2
* My Hero Academia Season 3
* My Hero Academia Season 4
* My Hero Academia Season 5
* My Hero Academia Season 6
* My Hero Academia: Rescue! Rescue Training
* My Hero Academia: Training of the Dead
=== Light Novels ===
* My Hero Academia: School Briefs
=== Manga ===
* My Hero Academia
* My Hero Academia: Smash!
=== Video Games ===
* Jumputi Heroes
* My Hero Academia: Smash Rising
* My Hero Academia: Smash Tap
* My Hero One's Justice 2
== Trivia ==
* Minoru's preliminary design had him as slightly taller and wearing a more unique pair of shoes, resembling those that Izuku Midoriya usually wears. His costume also had additional details like a stem on the upper part of his mask, further referencing his grape theme.
** He would later implement this stem detail some time before the Joint Training Battle.
* According to Minoru's Volume 2 profile:
** Minoru's favorite things are girls.
** Minoru's character concept was conceived early.
** Kohei Horikoshi has trouble balancing Minoru's likeability with his perversion.
** Horikoshi enjoys drawing Minoru, viewing a bit of himself in him.
** Horikoshi details how Minoru was able to pass the U.A. Entrance Exam, noting that binding the Villain Bots to walls or blocking their cannons with Pop Off were both viable strategies.
* Minoru's surname contains the kanji for "summit" (mine) and "rice field" (ta), and his first name contains "to bear fruit, great fertility, berry" (minoru). The kanji "mine" is included in the word for "giant grapes", "kyohou".
* Minoru's known U.A. data is as follows:
** Student No. 19 in Class 1-A.
** Ranked 19th during Shota Aizawa's Quirk Apprehension Test.
** Ranked 9th in Class 1-A's mid-term grades.
** Ranked in the Top 42 of the U.A. Sports Festival First-Year Stage.
* Minoru's rankings in the Popularity Polls are as follows:
** Minoru ranked 18th in the First Popularity Poll.
** Minoru ranked 31st in the Second Popularity Poll.
** Minoru ranked 45th in the Third Popularity Poll.
* Not counting children, Minoru is the shortest human character in the series, at 108 cm (or 3' 6½").
* Minoru shares his birthday with Atsuhiro Sako.
* Minoru, Momo Yaoyorozu, Mina Ashido, and Tsuyu Asui all share the same costume designer.
* In the English dub of the anime, Minoru speaks with a notable lisp, which his voice actor implemented in an effort to make him sound cuter and to tone down his perverted character.
== Gallery ==
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== External Links ==
* Minoru Mineta at My Hero Academia Wiki
Category:Characters
Category:Males
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