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In the recently released fanbook titled My Hero Academia: Ultra Age, Horikoshi was yet again asked to clarify whether Ochaco finally confessed her feelings for Deku in the end, essentially asking whether Deku and Ochaco did indeed end up together. However, Horikoshi, who is seemingly sick of spelling it out for fans any further, had the funniest and sassiest response ever, saying, “Please read Volume 42 of the manga and use your own imagination for that answer,” referencing the additional epilogue included in the final volume of My Hero Academia.
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My Hero Academia’s Creator Clears the Air About Deku and Ochaco’s Relationship
While Chapter 430 left fans hanging about where exactly Deku and Ochaco stood following the final war, Volume 42, the final volume of the series, surprised fans with an additional epilogue chapter set eight years later, wherein Horikoshi finally gave fans more clarity. Admittedly, Horikoshi was still very subtle with the confession scene, cutting out Deku’s exact words, though it is heavily implied that Deku and Ochaco started dating at the end.
Essentially, in Chapter 431, which serves as the continued epilogue, Class 1-A has a reunion of sorts after which, as they prepare to head their separate ways, Ochaco thinks about how she wanted to talk to Deku more, but they were seated too far away from each other throughout. Right then, Deku calls out to Ochaco and also admits to wanting to talk to her more, not just on that day but every day from there on out. Somewhere between stumbling over his words, Deku manages to ask Ochaco out, with her agreeing and admitting she was thinking the same thing.
Though the chapter and essentially the series ends with Deku and Ochaco innocently holding hands, the epilogue more than implies that they confessed to each other at that moment and started dating from there on out. While fans may have wanted a more obvious answer, it seems this is the best they’re going to get, and Horikoshi’s response in My Hero Academia’s final fan book makes it clear he’s done answering any more questions about Deku and Ochaco, at least for the time being.
My Hero Academia is available on Manga Plus and Viz Media.
