Hacker NewsI built MHA OC Maker, a small AI tool that lets fans create their own original characters inspired by the My Hero Academia universe.
Link: https://aiocmaker.com/oc-maker/mha-oc-maker
The idea came from seeing how popular OC (Original Character) creation is in anime communities. Many fans enjoy designing their own heroes, quirks, costumes, and personalities, but most existing tools are either static avatar makers or require drawing skills.
So I wanted to build something simpler:
What it does
Generate anime-style OC characters with AI
Inspired by the My Hero Academia art style
Text-to-image generation (describe your character idea)
Multiple visual styles and variations
No drawing skills required
Why I built it
OC creation tools like Picrew are popular, but they are usually based on predefined parts (hair, eyes, etc.). AI opens a different approach: you can describe almost any character idea and generate it instantly.
For example:
"A shy support hero with electric powers"
"A villain student with shadow quirk"
"A cheerful UA hero trainee"
Tech stack
AI image generation models
Custom prompt templates optimized for anime characters
Web interface for quick generation and iteration
Future ideas
Structured OC builder (quirk / hero type / personality)
Story generator for characters
Pose and costume customization
If you try it, I'd love to hear feedback from the HN community
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