Anime My Hero Academia is one of the most popular of the past few decades. As the series revolves around a superhero society, the series is able to resonate with the current zeitgeist’s love and obsession with superheroes that have been accelerated with Marvel’s very successful film universe. Unlike the Marvel or DC Universes, however, the world of My Hero Academia has far more unique and strange abilities, or quirks as they’re known in the series.
Characters have the power to destroy matter, produce sticky purple balls from their dead, and even produce explosive sweat. One of the more unique characters in the show is Bubble Girl, whose quirk is, obviously, bubble related. This article will list 10 facts you need to know about Bubble Girl
Still Works As A Sidekick
While Sir Nighteye sadly passed away after succumbing to the wounds he received in the fourth season of My Hero Academia, Bubble Girl was without a boss and could have easily started her own hero agency.
However, she opted to remain a sidekick, with the pro hero Centipeder taking over Sir Nighteye’s agency. Though it really ought to be said that Centipeder is a very creepy looking hero.
Costume Designed By A Competition Winner
Bubble Girl has one of the most unique costumes on the show, with the blue colors perfectly matching and complementing her water-themed, bubble quirk.
This gives her costume a ‘sailor’ kind of design that is ideal for a water-based quirk user such as Bubble Girl. What may be surprising to learn for some is that Bubble Girl’s costume was designed by Abara Chiita, who won a competition.
Her Name’s Meaning
While Bubble Girl may be her superhero name, the character’s actual name is Kaoruko Awata and this name reveals some clues about her powers. For instance, her surname contains the word for ‘bubble’ in Kanji (泡 awa).
Furthermore, her first name points to the fragrance aspect of her bubbles, as this name contains the Kanji for the word ‘fragrance’ (薫 kaoru).
Her Bubbles Produce Different Fragrances
Bubble Girl’s powers haven’t been explored too in-depth in the anime as of yet. We’ve barely seen her use her powers, so the nature of her bubbles might not have been exceptionally clear. At a quick glance, one may be forgiven for thinking that she simply produces bubbles and that’s it.
However, her bubbles actually produce different fragrances. She can produce fragrances in her bubbles that she has smelled before, allowing her to create either pleasant or foul-smelling odors.
Known For Her Calm Nature
One of the main virtues when it comes to being a successful hero is the ability to remain calm under pressure. It is this virtue that helped All Might, Eraser Head, and even Sir Nighteye to the top of their respective fields.
Bubble Girl is known for her dedicated and calm nature, with the young hero even managing to remain calm when scared that Sir Nighteye was on the verge of firing her.
Uses Her Quirk To Distract
While her quirk may not be the most powerful quirk on the show, this does not mean it is not one of the most useful. Several characters in the show appear to have ridiculous quirks that are then shown to be incredibly useful in certain combat situations.
Bubble Girl’s quirk is no different. Rather than using her bubbles as an offensive weapon in their own right, Bubble Girl uses her bubbles to distract and blind opponents, before then subduing them.
Was Originally Going To Be A Student
We were first introduced to Bubble Girl when she was the sidekick of the pro hero Sir Nighteye, with the character appearing in Sir Nighteye’s agency when we see Lemillion and Deku going to meet Sir Nighteye.
However, while Bubble Girl is a pro hero in her own right in the anime, this was not originally going to be the case. The designer of the character, Abara Chiita, actually imagined for the character to attending UA High School as a 16-year-old. However, this was changed to make Bubble Girl 21 and a pro hero.
Shie Hassaikai Raid Team
Some may believe that, due to the fact that Bubble Girl’s quirk isn’t the most obviously strong quirk in the world of My Hero Academia, that she would not be very useful when it comes to combat situations.
However, this was proven wrong when the character took part on the Shie Hassaikai Raid in season 4, which was the name given to the raid to stop Overhaul.
Perfume Bubble
As has been established in this list so far, despite being designed by a fan, a lot was changed with the Bubble Girl character before she eventually appeared in the manga or anime.
One of the more subtle ways the character was changed was the name of the quirk. Originally, the quirk was going to be called Perfume Bubble, which works as a better description of her power.
Ehime Prefecture
While not too much is known about Bubble Girl, we do know that she was born in the Ehime Prefecture on the island of Shikoku in Japan. Shikoku is home to Matsuyama Castle as well as the Dogo Onsen, one of the oldest hot springs in the Japanese archipelago.
Bubble Girl, however, isn’t the only character from My Hero Academia to be born in the Ehime Prefecture, both Gunhead and Pixie-Bob of the Wild, Wild Pussycats were born in this prefecture.
