
This completely changes her view of Izuku, as those words seem to have stuck with her, echoing in her mind whenever the two are alone. ĭuring the Final Exams, Yuga Aoyama asks Ochaco if she likes Izuku, to which she only replied by blushing and holding her face with embarrassment. She's also greatly amazed when Izuku shows off his new moves at the end of the Vs.

She also frantically denies everything when Yuga asks her about her feelings for Izuku. She got embarrassed when Gunhead teased her by asking if she was talking to her boyfriend on the phone, and frantically tells him that wasn't the case. Ochaco slowly developed feelings for Izuku, getting jealous when Mei Hatsume gets too close to him and their intimate talks during the sport's festival. She is later relieved to see him not only survive, but defeated Overhaul as well. In the Shie Hassaikai Raid when Sir Nighteye tells her that Izuku was going to die, Ochaco is horrified that she couldn't do anything to save him. She doesn't seem to mind Izuku's habit of mumbling and taking notes. Both of them are protective of each other, as when Izuku defends her from Katsuki Bakugo's accusations, and when Ochaco almost confronts Tomura Shigaraki who's keeping Izuku hostage by the neck at one point. On the other hand, Izuku trusts deeply in Ochaco's own decisions and help, and greatly enjoys being around her. This is best seen when she puts in a vote for him as class president, which shows her firm belief in him. Ochaco strongly respects and admires Izuku to the point of usually striving to be just like him (sharing his own creativity and determination), and has faith in his judgement and decisions. She says she thinks it sounds like the Japanese phrase for "You can do it!", (however, in the English dub, she just says it sounds cute, and it can make a great hero name), which causes him to blush in delight and tell her she can call him "Deku." Ochaco calls him "Deku", as she thinks it's his real name because of what he was called in their first meeting, but learns the truth about it and quickly apologizes. They meet again and both are surprised to find out they‘re now classmates.

She also tries to give points to him after it was over so that he can enter the school since she feels that she owes him for saving her. Their friendship began mainly after Izuku saves her from being crushed by one of the zero-point mock-robots in the U.A. Ochaco is teary-eyed at the visit but is very happy to see them again. Sports Festival, she‘s met by her parents who throw their surprised daughter a party for her efforts. On the other hand, her parents clearly love and support Ochaco very much, wanting her to look out for her own happiness instead of help with their business. She wishes to make money as a hero to give her parents a good life. Ochaco loves and cares for her parents very deeply, even taking on the decision to become a hero regardless of the dangers for their sake.
