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Nana Shimura is a major heroine of the My Hero Academia franchise. She was a Pro Hero, who was the seventh user of the One For All quirk, following En Tayutai, and the mentor of Toshinori Yagi, who would become the legendary Pro Hero All Might, as well as the eighth user of the quirk. She was also revealed to be the mother of the late Kotaro Shimura, the mother-in-law of the late Naoko "Nao" Shimura, and the paternal grandmother of Hana and Tenko Shimura, who would become the villainous Tomura Shigaraki, thanks to the influence of All For One. She was voiced by Mie Sonozaki in the Japanese version of the anime and by Stephanie Young in the American English version. Young has also voiced Nico Robin in One Piece, Clare in Claymore, and Olivier Mira Armstrong in Full Metal Alchemist: Brotherhood.

History[]

Shimura was the seventh person to inherit the One For All quirk, a stockpiling ability passed on from user to user that increased in power with each new person. The reason for the quirk's existence was to defeat All For One, the dark emperor of the Japanese underworld whose combat might was unparalleled. The hope of the power was that one day One For All would grow strong enough that a user of the power could defeat All For One and free Japan from his influence. Nana eventually took on a disciple named Toshinori Yagi, whom she intended to be the inheritor of One For All. After passing on the power to her student, Shimura sacrificed her life so that Yagi could escape the vile clutches of All For One. Toshinori Yagi, known as the world's greatest hero All Might years later, was able to use the sacrifices provided by his master and the other previous users of One For All to finally defeat All For One. However, in an ironic twist of fate, Shimura's estranged son Kotaro Shimura had a child named Tenko Shimura who would go on to become the successor of All For One. Tenko, now currently known as Tomura Shigaraki, eventually inherited the power of the dark emperor and built himself a criminal empire to rival his predecessor's. Nana Shimura's legacy was not one of complete failure however, as All Might's successor Izuku Midoriya carried on the mantle and opposed Shigaraki.

Family[]

  • Unnamed husband (deceased)
  • Kotaro Shimura (son; deceased)
  • Naoko "Nao" Shimura (daughter-in-law; deceased)
  • Hana Shimura (granddaughter; deceased)
  • Tenko Shimura (grandson; deceased)
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