Izuku Midoriya (緑みどり谷や出いず久く Midoriya Izuku ? listen ) ), also known asDeku(デク Deku ? ) , is the main protagonist of the manga and anime seriesMy Hero Academia. Despite the fact that Izuku was born without a gift , he managed to capture the attention of the legendary hero All Might and has since become his close student, as well as a student of Class 1-A at UA Academy .