U.A. School Festival Arc

The U.A. Cultural Festival Arc is the thirteenth story arc in My Hero Academia, as well as the thirteenth story arc in the U.A. Beginnings Saga.

Summary
Aizawa informs Class 1-A that U.A. is having a culture festival. It will be exclusively held in school and each class must choose a program. Iida and Momo take charge and the students volunteer ideas. None are decided on immediately; however, later on, Class 1-A settles for a dance. Jiro is selected to be the performer.

Later at Eri's hospital, Deku and Mirio meet Eri, who they recognize to still be scared. They offer for her to come with them to the Culture Festival and she accepts to learn more about them.

At a convenience store, a man prepares for a robbery. He is stopped by heroes, but cuts them down and claims to be Gentle. He is revealed to be a youtuber being recorded by La Brava. In order to receive more views, ​​​​Gentle strives for something that will make him more extraordinary.

In a video, Gentle talks about the strongest heroes and villains. While he is shown contemplating his robbery, he receives little credit with negative comments.

Class 1-A needs a drummer. Bakugo is shown to be a talented drummer and Jiro attempts to persuade him into drumming during the festival. Eventually he gives in, but takes his rage out on U.A.

Story Impact

 * Izuku has started practicing long range attacks.
 * After receiving a support item created by Mei, Izuku develops a new long-ranged move called Delaware Smash Air Force.

Characters Introduced

 * Gentle
 * La Brava
 * Brave (mentioned)
 * Oji Harima (mentioned)
 * Destro (mentioned)
 * Bibimi Kenranzaki

Quirks Introduced

 * Elasticity
 * Love