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My Hero Academia: You're Next
Theatrical release poster
Kanji僕のヒーローアカデミア THE MOVIE ユア ネクスト
Revised HepburnBoku no Hīrō Akademia za Mūbī: Yuā Nekusuto
Directed byTensai Okamura
Screenplay byYōsuke Kuroda
Based onMy Hero Academia
by Kōhei Horikoshi
Produced by
  • Fumi Miura
  • Hiroya Nakata
  • Kensuke Kobuse
  • Misuzu Tsumura
  • Ryōta Katō
  • Tatsuya Saitō
  • Xia Na Lu
  • Yasutaka Hyūga
Starring
Cinematography
  • Mayuko Furumoto
  • Takashi Sawa
Edited byKumiko Sakamoto
Music byYuki Hayashi
Production
company
Distributed byToho
Release date
  • August 2, 2024 (2024-08-02) (Japan)
Running time
110 minutes[1]
CountryJapan
LanguageJapanese
Box officeUS$31.3 million[2]

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 a 2024 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 is 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. In the film, taking place after the U.A. Traitor arc of the manga, Izuku Midoriya faces a villain who tries to imitate the hero that Izuku has long admired the most.

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 returned 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 premiered in theaters in Japan on August 2, 2024 and was released in the United States on October 11, 2024. The film grossed over $31 million worldwide and received positive reviews from critics.

Plot

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The leader of the Gollini mafia family, Valdo, watches All Might's final battle against All For One, and his final declaration of "it's your turn", dedicating himself to take on the mantle as the next "Symbol of Peace". In the aftermath of the Paranormal Liberation War, the students of Class 1-A (with the exception of Yuga Aoyama) head out into the streets of Japan to track down Jailbreakers. During one confrontation, Izuku Midoriya attempts to rescue a girl, Anna Scervino, but when he touches her, he sees visions of roses and receives a jolt of pain that knocks him back. An eyepatch-wearing man with a mechanical arm, Giulio Gandini, suddenly appears and attempts to shoot Anna, but is stopped by a man Bruno Gollini, who can create bubbles to slow down time.

A flying fortress soon appears, carrying the rest of the Gollini family, including Valdo, who introduces himself as "the next All Might", shocking everyone for his uncanny resemblance to the former hero. After touching Anna, Valdo uses his now greatly empowered Quirk to consume everything in the vicinity in a glob of light, including Class 1-A, transforming the fortress into a massive structure with many different environments. Valdo then contacts All Might at U.A. to inform him of his plans to "save Japan", with All Might denouncing him for taking his ideals and twisting them to spread darkness; in response, Valdo decides to dub himself "Dark Might".

Izuku and some of his classmates awaken in a forest and investigate until Izuku is separated and ends up in a mountain area after his Quirk suddenly stops working. He then encounters Giulio, who fights off assailants attempting to kill him, before reluctantly allowing Izuku to accompany him. They enter another area where Izuku finds the Gollini member responsible for the Quirk erasure in a dome, Paulo, and defeats him. Dark Might arrives and promptly knocks Izuku out with his incredible strength, and punishes Paulo for his failure by dropping him into a void. Giulio saves Izuku and they head out.

They eventually make their way to a city area, where one of the Gollini's, Deborah, has used her Day Dream Quirk on all the civilians, including most of the Class 1-A students, forcing them all to touch Anna, with most falling unconscious after. Izuku and Giulio are also brainwashed, but the vestiges of One For All break Izuku free from his hypnosis. Izuku is then able to get Giulio to wake up as Deborah attempts to kill him using a brainwashed civilian, allowing him to break her Quirk's control over everyone. As he is reunited with Anna, Giulio once again attempts to shoot her, but Izuku stops him, allowing the Gollinis to escape with her.

Giulio reveals that Anna's Quirk is "Overmodification": by touching people she can greatly enhance their abilities, but only to certain compatible people, while others experience intense pain. Giulio's Quirk, "Neutralization", allows him to neutralize her Quirk temporarily, which is what led him to be hired by the wealthy Scervino family to care for Anna. However, the Gollini family learned of Anna's Quirk, murdered the entire Scervino family, and kidnapped Anna. Giulio further reveals that Anna's Quirk will reach a point of Quirk Singularity after overuse and that his own Quirk has been rendered unusable, after losing his right arm during the Gollini's attack. Giulio has to fulfill a promise he made to Anna years ago: to kill her if her Quirk goes out of control. Izuku and the rest of his classmates stand firm in believing there's a way to save her as they prepare a counterattack.

While most of Class 1-A fight against an army of monsters created by the fortress and help the civilians evacuate, Izuku, Katsuki Bakugo, and Shoto Todoroki, plus Giulio, confront Dark Might and rescue Anna. Meanwhile, the fortress makes its way toward U.A., so the Heroes led by Endeavor fend off the fortress while rescuing the escaping people. While Bakugo and Shoto deal with two Gollini's, Izuku and Giulio make it to Dark Might, who uses his enhanced "Alchemy" Quirk to simulate All Might's attacks and overwhelms Izuku; Deborah uses Anna to kill Giulio, but Giulio manages to defeat her again and he attempts to reach Anna in the meantime. Eventually, Izuku is joined by Bakugo and Shoto, and the three defeat Dark Might, revealing his true face.

However, Anna's Quirk begins to go berserk, causing the fortress to deteriorate and Dark Might turns into a monstrous creature. Giulio helps Anna, while the three students defeat Dark Might, with Izuku using his ultimate Smash attacks to destroy the fortress. Just at this moment, Giulio is revealed to be compatible with Anna, causing her Quirk to overload his Neutralization, permanently neutralizing her Quirk. As everyone recovers from the battle, Giulio tells Anna he no longer needs to watch out for her as the contract was fulfilled. Anna confesses they can now be equals and asks Giulio to stay with her for the rest of their lives which he accepts.

Elsewhere, All For One, who has escaped from Tartarus, waits patiently, as Tomura Shigaraki reawakens.

Voice cast

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Character Japanese[3] English
Izuku Midoriya / Deku Daiki Yamashita Justin Briner
Katsuki Bakugo / Dynamight Nobuhiko Okamoto Clifford Chapin
Shōto Todoroki / Shōto Yuki Kaji David Matranga
Ochaco Uraraka / Uravity Ayane Sakura Luci Christian
Tenya Īda / Ingenium Kaito Ishikawa J. Michael Tatum
Momo Yaoyorozu / Creati Marina Inoue Colleen Clinkenbeard
Eijiro Kirishima / Red Riot Toshiki Masuda Justin Cook
Mina Ashido / Pinky Eri Kitamura Caitlin Glass
Tsuyu Asui / Froppy Aoi Yūki Monica Rial
Minoru Mineta / Grape Juice Ryō Hirohashi Brina Palencia
Denki Kaminari / Chargebolt Tasuku Hatanaka Kyle Phillips
Fumikage Tokoyami / Tsukuyomi Yoshimasa Hosoya Jessie James Grelle
Kyōka Jirō / Earphone Jack Kei Shindō Trina Nishimura
Hanta Sero / Cellophane Kiyotaka Furushima Christopher Bevins
Toru Hagakure / Invisible Girl Kaori Nazuka Felecia Angelle
Mashirao Ojiro / Tailman Kosuke Miyoshi Mike McFarland
Mezo Shoji / Tentacole Masakazu Nishida Ian Sinclair
Rikido Sato / Sugarman Toru Nara Cris George
Koji Koda / Anima Takuma Nagatsuka Greg Ayres
Toshinori Yagi / All Might Kenta Miyake Christopher Sabat
Enji Todoroki / Endeavor Tetsu Inada Patrick Seitz
Keigo Takami / Hawks Yuichi Nakamura Zeno Robinson
Dark Might / Valdo Gollini Kenta Miyake Christopher Sabat[4]
Giulio Gandini Mamoru Miyano Mauricio Ortiz-Segura[4]
Anna Scervino Meru Nukumi Kayli Mills[4]
Deborah Gollini Minako Kotobuki Corey Pettit
Kamile Gollini Yūki Ono Randy Pearlman
Ugo Gollini Ken Uo Barry Yandell
Paulo Gollini Yūsuke Kobayashi Reagan Murdock
Simon Gollini Michitake Kikuchi Cody Savoie
Bruno Gollini Masaki Terasoma Jeff Plunk

Production

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In August 2023, a stage event for the anime's sixth season announced that a fourth film was in production.[5] 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.[6] 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, and Yoshihiko Umakoshi as character designer.[7] On April 6, 2024, it was announced that Kenta Miyake who voiced All Might, had been cast as Dark Might.[8] On May 30, 2024, Mamoru Miyano and Meru Nukumi had been cast as original characters Giulio Gandini and Anna Scervino respectively.[9] The cast of the original villain characters as the members of Gorrini Family were revealed in July 2024, including Ken Uo as Hugo, Yūki Ono as Kamil, Minako Kotobuki as Deborah, Yūsuke Kobayashi as Paulo, Michitake Kikuchi as Simon, and Masaki Terasoma as Bruno.[10][11]

Music

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Main article: Music of My Hero Academia § My Hero Academia: You're Next Original Soundtrack

Yuki Hayashi was revealed to be composing the film in January 2024, after previously doing so for My Hero Academia anime series and the franchise's films Two Heroes, Heroes Rising, and World Heroes' Mission.[7] In June 2024, Vaundy was revealed to be performing the theme music for the film titled "Homunculus" (ホムンクルス).[12] In August 2024, he also revealed to be performing its ending theme song titled "Gift".[13] The film's soundtrack was released in Japan by Toho Animation Records on August 7, 2024.[14]

Marketing

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A teaser trailer and the visual for the untitled fourth film were revealed in August 2023.[5] A full trailer and the key visual for My Hero Academia: You're Next were released in January 2024.[7] A teaser trailer featuring the villain Dark Might was released in April 2024.[8] The character visuals for the film's original characters were released in June 2024.[15] In the same month, a new trailer and key visual were revealed.[12] A one-shot spin-off chapter written and illustrated by Yōkō Akiyama, titled Connect to the Day, was published in Weekly Shōnen Jump on July 29, 2024. It takes place before the Final War, centered on Class 1-A students during their mission to capture the Jailbreakers.[16]

A bonus manga by Horikoshi titled My Hero Academia Vol. Next was given to the first 1.5 million people who viewed the film in theaters in Japan.[17] It also contained a special one-shot manga, titled A Piece of Cake, which was later published by Viz Media digitally in October 2024.[18] A novel based on the film written by Anri Yoshi was published in Japan by Shueisha on August 2, 2024.[19]

Promotional partners for the film included the latte cafe store Anicafe Gratte;[20] the pizza delivery chain Pizza-La;[21] the sushi restaurant chain Kura Sushi;[22] and the bento take-out chain Hokka Hokka Tei.[23]

Release

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Theatrical

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My Hero Academia: You're Next was released in Japan on August 2, 2024, and received 4D screenings across 136 theaters in the same day it released.[7][10] The film held its American premiere at Beyond Fest in Los Angeles on October 6, 2024.[24] It was also screened in the United States by Toho International on October 11, 2024.[25] In September 2024, Crunchyroll and Sony Pictures announced that they had acquired the select international theatrical rights to the film through October.[26]

Reception

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Box office

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As of October 30, 2024, My Hero Academia: You're Next grossed $5 million in Japan and $26.3 million in other territories, for a worldwide total of $31.3 million.[2]

The film debuted at first in the Japanese box office, and earned ¥895 million ($6.28 million) in its first three days.[27] It dropped to third in its second weekend after earning ¥346 million ($2.32 million) on weekends.[28] The film grossed over ¥2.38 billion ($16.42 million) from 1.65 million tickets sold, and remained third with ¥313 million ($2.16 million) during its third weekend.[29][30] It dropped to sixth in its fourth weekend with $1.12 million.[31] It rose to fourth in its fifth weekend with $1.04 million,[32] but it fell to seventh in its sixth weekend after earning $538,000.[33] The film remained seventh in its seventh weekend with $726,300.[34] It grossed over ¥3.52 billion ($23.5 million) in its tenth weekend, surpassing My Hero Academia: World Heroes' Mission as the highest-grossing film of the franchise.[35]

In the United States, the film made $1.36 million from 1,845 theaters on its first day, and $952,000 on its second.[36] It went on to debut to $3 million in its opening weekend, finishing eighth.[37] It dropped out of the ranking in its second weekend after earning $687,587.[38]

Critical response

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On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 94% based on 17 reviews, with an average rating of 7.3/10.[39] American audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "A–" on an A+ to F scale, while those surveyed by PostTrak gave it a 83% overall positive score, with 64% saying they would definitely recommend it.[36]

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