Boku no Hero Academia thrills with its next movie

On the official website for the anime adaptation of the manga written and illustrated by Kohei Horikoshi, "Boku no Hero Academia (My Hero Academia)", a new promotional video was revealed for the fourth original film in the franchise, titled "Boku no Hero Academia: The Movie – You Are Next" and scheduled for release on August 2 in theaters in Japan.

The video shows the new original villain "Dark Might," who looks like "All Might" and is curiously also played by Kenta Miyake. This new film will feature a completely original (i.e., non-canonical) story written by author Kohei Horikoshi, who also oversees the project and character design, while the plot will unfold in the same timeline as the anime's seventh season, which will premiere on May 4 in Japan.

For his part, Horikoshi began publishing the manga Boku no Hero Academia in Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine in July 2014 and entered its final story arc in March 2021. The anime adaptation produced by BONES studios has been ongoing since April 2016, inspiring a total of six seasons to date and a seventh already in production.

Production Equipment

Tensai Okamura (Nanatsu no Taizai, Ao no Exorcist, Shin Seiki Evangelion, Soul Eater) is directing the feature film at Bones Studios.
Yousuke Kuroda (Goblin Slayer, Gakuen Mokushiroku: HIGHSCHOOL OF THE DEAD, BTOOOM!, MASHLE) is writing and supervising the scripts.
Yoshihiko Umakoshi (Gakuen Mokushiroku: HIGHSCHOOL OF THE DEAD, Mushishi, Kenpuu Denki Berserk) is in charge of character design and animation direction.
Yuuki Hayashi (Haikyuu!, Death Parade, Blood Lad, Kiznaiver) is in charge of composing the soundtrack.

Boku no Hero Academia thrills with its next movie

Synopsis of Boku no Hero Academia: The Movie – You Are Next

A society ravaged by battles between heroes and enemies (villains), and infested with Datsugoku, people who have escaped from the enemies' incarceration facilities. Just before the final battle between heroes like protagonist Izuku Midoriya (Deku) and his enemies, a serious incident occurs that shakes the world. What does the title "You Are Next" mean?

With the slogan "Challenge the Symbol of Peace," the image shows the members of UA Academy's 1A Hero Class – Deku, Katsuki Bakugou, Shoto Todoroki, Ochako Uraraka, and Tenya Iida – and a man who looks exactly like All Might, standing, restless, beyond their gaze. What will Deku and the others face in this movie? The visuals are full of dynamism.

Source: Comic Natalie