This really puts it into perspective that there's a huge disparity in class A. 6 girls and 14 boys...what's up with that?
Not as many girls have awakened super abilities? I mean, in Deku's case he wasn't born with extra-special abilities nor was he going to awaken any. He was given power and responsibility. So the chance of awakening one's abilities is probably by chance.
I guess whatever it is that awakens quirks has been more male based this time around. Although I'm sure that there was probably a time where more females awakened then men.
I wonder, did the manga ever explain just what awakens a quirk or is that up to the reader's imagination?
I wonder, did the manga ever explain just what awakens a quirk or is that up to the reader's imagination?
A "quirk" is just a genetic trait in their world, and they will usually manifest between birth to age 4. There are no "triggers" nor "awakenings", they just naturally appear.
After that age, you're either genetically born quirkless (increasingly rare in Deku's time), or you have a quirk that's not easily detectable in a child (e.g. maybe you derive super-strength from alcohol consumption like how Satou derives his from sugar consumption)
As for the gender disparity, I'm not sure what part of it is an issue. Even in real life, there are many variables that will affect the class composition year by year, course by course (e.g. engineering comes to mind). I've seen classes and courses with much more guys than girls, I've seen the reverse, and I even know a guy who was the only male in his class!
Most quirks are not very useful in heroics (Deku's mom has the ability to pull small objects towards her at a pretty slow speed), and not everybody wants to be a hero. Maybe it just so happens that this year, there were more males with suitable heroics quirks that applied to U.A.
Mileavis said: As for the gender disparity, I'm not sure what part of it is an issue. Even in real life, there are many variables that will affect the class composition year by year, course by course (e.g. engineering comes to mind). I've seen classes and courses with much more guys than girls, I've seen the reverse, and I even know a guy who was the only male in his class!
Most quirks are not very useful in heroics (Deku's mom has the ability to pull small objects towards her at a pretty slow speed), and not everybody wants to be a hero. Maybe it just so happens that this year, there were more males with suitable heroics quirks that applied to U.A.
Keep in mind that being a hero is a very dangerous job, and in real life women tend to avoid professions that can put them in serious physical harm, such as police work or construction (compare the ratio of male workers to female workers for perspective in those jobs). With this in mind the disparity makes sense.
