My Hero Academia: You're Next movie reveals U.S. release date

Modified Jul 07, 2024 19:06 GMT

On July 7, 2024, My Hero Academia: You're Next movie announced its U.S. release date during a panel conducted at the Anime Expo 2024; it will be released on October 11, 2024. The movie was announced in August 2023 and is set to feature a new villain who resembles the Symbol of Peace in his appearance.

In January 2024, the movie released its first trailer and announced its premiere date in Japan. It will be animated by Bones, the same animation studio that has been animating the series and movies from the start.

My Hero Academia: You're Next movie announces U.S. release date

Dark Might as seen in the movie trailers (Image via Bones)

The movie will premiere in theaters in the United States of America on October 11, 2024, almost two months after its premiere in Japan (August 2, 2024). The film will be available in English dubbed (with English voice actors) and English subbed (with Japanese voice actors with subtitles). During this announcement at the Anime Expo 2024, the panel also revealed the first 15 minutes of the movie to the fans who attended it.

The movie was announced through the Shounen Jump Magazine on August 3, 2023. Dark Might will be featured as the movie's main antagonist, who will be voiced by the same voice actor as All Might, Kenta Miyake (Dagon from Jujutsu Kaisen).

The other voice cast members will be returning for their roles, with Izuku Midoriya voiced by Daiki Yamashita (Ryuunosuke from Bleach), Katsuki Bakugo by Okamoto Nobuhiko (Himmel from Frieren: Beyond Journey's End), and Shoto Todoroki voiced by Yuki Kaji (Eren Yeager from Attack on Titan).

The staff members will be the same as in the previous two movies, the only change being the director. Okamura Tensei will replace Kenji Nagasaki as the director of My Hero Academia: You're Next movie. The director has experience directing movies like the Naruto movie The Ninja Clash in the Land of Snow.

What will My Hero Academia: You're Next movie be centered around?

Deku as seen in the movie trailers (Image via Bones)

My Hero Academia: You're Next movie is centered around the events after the Paranormal Liberation War between the heroes and Paranormal Liberation Front in season 6 of the series. After the war that destroyed the majority of the country, a mysterious fortress was erected, which engulfed various cities and the people inside them.

The man behind this crisis is Dark Might, a villain with the same appearance as the Symbol of Peace who has saved thousands of lives, Yagi Toshinori (aka All Might). To fight against this upcoming calamity, Deku and his friends rise to save the citizens before it's too late.

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Edited by Meenakshi Ajith