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MY HERO ACADEMIA: Shinsuke Sato’s Live-Action Feature Adaptation Lands At Netflix

It’s been about four years since Legendary Entertainment acquired the rights to adapt Kohei Horikoshi’s hit manga, My Hero Academia. The animated series from the studio, Bones, was in its fifth season, while the development of the movie up-ticked a bit with the attachment of filmmaker Shinsuke Sato to direct as of last year. Sato has since taken off with the release of his most recent manga adaptation, a sequel to 2019 Warring States epic, Kingdom, as of this summer, and a second season of his hit series, Alice In Borderland, opening later this month on Netlix. As for My Hero Academia, the film has since found its new launchpad at the streaming service with Sato directing from a script by Joby Harold (Obi-Wan Kenobi, Army of the Dead). Mary Parent and Alex Garcia are producing for Legendary with Sato exec producing. Toho Co., Ltd. will handle the film’s theatrical […]

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The War is Coming – MY HERO ACADEMIA Returns for Season 6

Izuku “Deku” Midoriya will one day be the world’s greatest Hero, but first, he must hone his superpower (“Quirk”) and survive a high school experience unlike any other. My Hero Academia, the Worldwide Smash hit manga and anime by Kohei Horikoshi, is entering it’s sixth season on the air, and once again Deku and his classmates will be tested by an oncoming war, and the looming threat of an old enemy who covets his Quirk. At the end of season five, key players in both the Hero and Villain sides have moved in to position for battle. The League of Villains has defeated the Meta Liberation Army, and in the wake formed the Paranormal Liberation Front, a powerful faction of Villains led by Tomura Shigaraki, wielder of the “Decay” Quirk that disintegrates whatever he touches. Deku and his classmates have been sent to train with Pro Heroes in preparation for […]

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MY HERO ACADEMIA: WORLD HEROES’ MISSION Gets October Release In The West

The popular anime adaption of Kohei Horikoshi’s shonen manga My Hero Academia has broken records with it’s films in the past. The third film installment in the series is likely set to gain even more accolades when Funimation brings the film to U.S. theatres in October following its Japan release earlier this month. My Hero Academia: World Heroes’ Mission follows protagonist Izuku “Deku” Midoriya, and two of his superhero classmates, Katsuki Bakugou and Shoto Todoroki, as they try to take down a villainous organization and clear Deku of false accusations. Featuring several brand new characters created by Horikoshi, the film after its second weekend in theaters earned a total of 2.06 billion yen (U.S. $18.7 million) with 1.58 million admissions. This surpassed the previous two films’ lifetime gross, where Two Heroes earned 1.72 billion yen (U.S. $15.6 million), and Heroes Rising earned a total of 1.79 billion yen (U.S. $16.2 […]

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MY HERO ACADEMIA: Shinsuke Sato Announced To Direct Live Action Adaptation For Legendary

As reported by The Wrap, the director for the upcoming Legendary Films adaption of the My Hero Academia franchise has been named. Japanese director Shinsuke Sato will be heading up the film that was announced in 2018. One of the most well known filmmakers from Japan, Sato is experienced with handling shonen anime adaptions. having previously handled the well received adaption of Tite Kubo’s Bleach manga series. He was most recently praised for the film “Kingdom” which was released in 2019, and 2020’s “Alice in Borderland” from Netflix. My Hero Academia is a manga series that currently runs in Weekly Shonen Jump magazine in Japan, published by Shueisha. Written by Horikoshi Kohei, since it’s 2014 debut My Hero Academia has become an international hit. The manga has over 50 million volumes in circulation and has won numerous awards and high popularity poll rankings, movies, video games, and a wealth of […]

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MY HERO ACADEMIA: TWO HEROES Smashes Onto Screens This Fall From Funimation Films

With the series concurrently already underway, as of a week ago during SDCC 2018, Funimation Films is proudly carrying over the U.S. animated feature film release of My Hero Academia: Two Heroes. Voice actors Justin Briner and Christopher R. Sabat will tackle the respective performances of young aspiring superhero, Deku, and his mentor, All Might, on up to 400 screens in the U.S. and Canada with English dub screenings on September 25, 27 and 29, and in the original Japanese (w/ English subs) on September 26 and October 2. Our favorite young hero-in training is in for a wild ride when villains threaten the artificial moving city, I-Island. Deku and All Might receive an invitation to I-Expo, the world’s leading exhibition of Quirk abilities and hero item innovations! Amid the excitement, sponsors, and pros from all over, Deku meets Melissa, a girl who is Quirkless just like he once was. […]

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Funimation Announces MY HERO ACADEMIA Streaming This April

I’ve actually been rebounding a bit on anime for the past several weeks and so it comes with great pleasure to be able to share this latest bit from Funimation. It’s for the new animated series My Hero Academia and they’ve just released a trailer to accomodate its announcement for the show’s April premiere. Check it all out below along with a batch of promotional images. I love my homework! FLOWER MOUND, Texas, March 8, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — Funimation Entertainment is proud to announce its acquisition of “My Hero Academia”—the most highly-anticipated, new anime series of 2016. Funimation has secured the exclusive international rights to home entertainment, video on demand, merchandise, and broadcast distribution of the series as part of its agreement with Toho Co. Ltd. Episode 1 of the series will premiere in April on Funimation’s streaming service, FunimationNow, in the U.S., Canada, UK, and Ireland. “We’re extremely pleased […]

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