The second My Hero Academia movie now has an official title and release date.
Revealed during My Hero Academia's Hero FES event, the upcoming movie will be titled Heroes: Rising and release in Japan on Dec. 20. Kenji Nagasaki will direct the film with a script by Yosuke Kuroda. A poster for the film, which you can see below, was also released.
Heroes: Rising will be the second My Hero Academia movie. The first, Two Heroes, released in 2018 to positive reviews. It went on to get a limited release in the United States and Canada, leading to a total box office haul of over $27 million. A sequel was announced in March.
My Hero Academia follows the students of U.A. High School learning to use their Quirks, the series' word for superpowers. The primary focus of the series is Izuku Midoriya. Although initially "Quirkless," Midoriya inherits the power of One for All from All Might, the most powerful and respected hero.
My Hero Academia has been serialized in Weekly Shonen Jump since 2014, and there are over 230 chapters available. The series proved so popular that it inspired a spinoff, My Hero Academia: Vigilantes. Legendary Entertainment also has the rights to a live-action adaptation of My Hero Academia.
My Hero Academia Season 4 will start airing October 12. New Season 3 dub episodes air Sundays on Toonami.
(via Crunchyroll)