Ochaco Uraraka

A girl who defies gravity to lift the spirits of others.

Ochaco Uraraka, also known as Uravity, is a superhero who is one of the main characters of the manga series My Hero Academia, created by Kōhei Horikoshi. Her first appearance is in the third chapter of My Hero Academia, "Entrance Exam". She serves as one of the closest friends and mutual love interest of series protagonist Izuku Midoriya. Born into a poor household, she aspires to become a hero to financially support her parents, becoming a student at U.A. High School for Heroes in the same class as Izuku. Ochaco is depicted as a sincere, kind, bright, and determined student who endeavours to help her parents after having lived a difficult life.

Quick Facts

Series

My Hero Academia

First

My Hero Academia #3
"Entrance Exam"
21 July 2014

Creator

Kōhei Horikoshi

Portrayed by

Yume Takeuchi
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Voice

Japanese:
Ayane Sakura
English:
Luci Christian

Also known as

Uravity

Gender

Female

Occupation

Student; Superhero

Lore & Background

Ochaco Uraraka is a student at U.A. High School for Heroes in Class 1-A. Her quirk, Zero Gravity, allows her to nullify the effects of gravity and make any object weightless. Overuse of her quirk causes her to suffer from nausea. She starts off being able to remove gravity from anything up to three tonnes in weight. Closing her fingers together cancels her quirk's effects.

Born into a poor household, she aspires to become a hero to financially support her parents. She is depicted as a sincere, kind, bright, and determined student who endeavours to help her parents after having lived a difficult life. One time, she wanted to use her quirk to help her parents with their construction business, but they told her to pursue her own path. She is described as having lived a difficult life, but she plans to help her parents live more comfortable lives.

Ochaco, being the first friend of the protagonist Izuku Midoriya, understands him well, trusts him, and shares behaviours with him. She thinks about him and plans to enter an intimate relationship; so she becomes increasingly interested in him. Horikoshi revealed in chapter 394 that Ochaco loves Izuku.

Reader's Guide

Ochaco Uraraka is a central protagonist in the series. She attends U.A. High School as part of Class 1-A. Her primary ability, Zero Gravity, allows her to touch objects and render them weightless. Overexerting herself by exceeding the three tonne weight limit will cause her nausea. After awakening her quirk during her final fight with Himiko Toga, Ochaco does not need to touch anyone or anything to cause them to float.

Did You Know?

Horikoshi originally planned to have a character who could change her size, Yu Takeyama or Mount Lady, to fill the role that became Ochaco's.
An editor noted in the English translation of the first volume of My Hero Academia that Ochaco's name means 'Tea-Girl Pretty-Day' and conveys beauty.
Ochaco is voiced by Ayane Sakura in Japanese and Luci Christian in English.