My Hero Academia: You're Next (Japanese: 僕のヒーローアカデミア THE MOVIE ユア ネクスト, Hepburn: Boku no Hīrō Akademia za Mūbī: Yuā Nekusuto) is an upcoming Japanese animated superhero film based on an original story featuring the characters of My Hero Academia manga series by Kōhei Horikoshi. Produced by Bones and distributed by Toho, the film will be directed by Tensai Okamura from a script written by Yōsuke Kuroda and features an ensemble cast that includes Daiki Yamashita, Nobuhiko Okamoto, Yuki Kaji, Ayane Sakura, and Kaito Ishikawa.
| My Hero Academia: You're Next | |
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| Kanji | 僕のヒーローアカデミア THE MOVIE ユア ネクスト |
| Revised Hepburn | Boku no Hīrō Akademia za Mūbī: Yuā Nekusuto |
| Directed by | Tensai Okamura |
| Screenplay by | Yōsuke Kuroda |
| Based on | My Hero Academia by Kōhei Horikoshi |
| Starring | |
| Music by | Yuki Hayashi |
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| Distributed by | Toho |
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| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
A fourth film of the franchise was announced in August 2023, with Okamura replacing Kenji Nagasaki as a director, while the rest of the staff returning from the first three films. Its full title was revealed in January 2024 along with the announcement of the release date.
My Hero Academia: You're Next is scheduled to be released in Japan on August 2, 2024.
Voice cast
editProduction
editIn August 2023, a stage event for the anime's sixth season announced that a fourth film was in production.[2] In December 2023, the Jump Festa '24 event announced that the film was planned for a "Q3 2024" release, with Kōhei Horikoshi responsible for general supervisor and original character design.[3] In January 2024, the title and release date were revealed as well as the staff with Tensai Okamura replacing Kenji Nagasaki as director, while the returning staff includes Yōsuke Kuroda as writer, Yoshihiko Umakoshi as character designer, and Yuki Hayashi as composer.[4] On April 6, 2024, it was announced that Kenta Miyake who voiced All Might, had been cast as Dark Might.[5] On May 31, 2024, Mamoru Miyano and Meru Nukumi had been cast as villains Giulio Gandini and Anna Scervino respectively.[6]
Release
editMy Hero Academia: You're Next is scheduled to be released in Japan on August 2, 2024.[4]
References
edit- ^ "Character". heroaca-movie.com (in Japanese). Retrieved June 13, 2024.
- ^ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (August 6, 2023). "My Hero Academia Anime Gets 4th Film". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on August 6, 2023. Retrieved August 6, 2023.
- ^ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (December 16, 2023). "My Hero Academia Anime's 4th Film Opens in Summer 2024". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on December 16, 2023. Retrieved December 16, 2023.
- ^ a b Mateo, Alex (January 29, 2024). "My Hero Academia Anime's 4th Film Reveals Trailer, Visual, Title, August 2 Premiere". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on January 29, 2024. Retrieved January 29, 2024.
- ^ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (April 6, 2024). "My Hero Academia You're Next Film's 2nd Teaser Video Introduces 'Dark Might' Villain". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on April 13, 2024. Retrieved June 1, 2024.
- ^ Mateo, Alex (May 30, 2024). "My Hero Academia: You're Next Film Casts Mamoru Miyano, Meru Nukumi". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on June 1, 2024. Retrieved June 1, 2024.
External links
edit- Official website (in Japanese)
- My Hero Academia: You're Next (film) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
- My Hero Academia: You're Next at IMDb
