After a long wait, Toho Animation has finally given a glimpse of the much-awaited fourth My Hero Academia movie, My Hero Academia: You’re Next. After being announced in August 2023, fans have been highly anticipating this next film, along with the upcoming My Hero Academia Season 7. The anime has released the official trailer for You’re Next, giving a good look at Deku’s next action-packed adventure and a new All Might. You can see the preview below:
The My Hero Academia: You’re Next trailer features a bloody All Might, unleashing all his strength while beating an enemy and leaving the place in ruins. Deku then goes into action as he oversees the spot, while he’s next seen with Ochaco Uraraka, Hanto Sero, and Mashirao Ojiro. The following scene features Katsuki Bakugo making a declaration while Mina Ashido, Fumikage Tokoyami, Koji Koda, Rikido Sato, and Eijiro Kirishima are listening behind him while enjoying their meals.
As the scene again shifts to a commotion happening in the streets, a dangerous event begins that sees both the heroes and the people struggling to survive. Later, a masked man with a blue cape appears while watching them having a hard time, while Shoto Todoroki, with his fellow hero students, watches in horror as a huge explosion happens. As Deku tries to escape, the dangerous man in a mask is later revealed as someone who looks like All Might.
Aside from the trailer, the anime’s website has also released a new key visual for My Hero Academia: You’re Next. It shows All Might and his golden statue in the middle while surrounded by Deku, Bakugo, Todoroki, Uraraka, and Tensei Ida, attacking him.
You can see the key visual below:
What is My Hero Academia: You’re Next about?
Directed by Tensai Okamura, My Hero Academia: You’re Next is an original story by creator Kohei Horikoshi, who also works as the film’s general supervisor and character designer. Set in the same timeline as My Hero Academia Season 7, it will see the former No. 1 hero, All Might, aka the “symbol of peace,” giving his message after defeating the Evil Emperor. It will feature an all-out war between the heroes and villains, where Deku faces Shigara Kosuke after the latter has gained intense powers. After a violent clash, resulting in serious damage to the heroes and the villains, the dead man retreats, but an impending battle is about to begin again. A mysterious fortress emerges and swallows the town, while a man who looks like All Might appears.
You can read the synopsis below:
In a world where humans with supernatural powers, ‘quirks,’ have become commonplace, All Might, the former No. 1 hero known as the ‘symbol of peace,’ uttered this message immediately after he won a deadly battle with the ‘Evil Emperor’ words. Even after All Might retired from his position as No. 1 hero, his heroic will was passed on to Izuku and the rest of Yuei High School's hero class. An all-out war between heroes and villains broke out in the spring of Izuku's second year as a hero. Izuku confronts Shigara Kosuke, who has gained terrifying power, and they clash violently. Both the hero and the enemy (villain) suffered heavy damage, and the battle came to a temporary end with the retreat of the dead man, but the time for a decisive battle where they would face each other again was rapidly approaching. In a society devastated by the effects of all-out war, a mysterious giant fortress suddenly appears and swallows towns and people one after another. Then, a man who resembles a ‘symbol of peace’ stands in front of Izuku and his friends...
My Hero Academia is a manga by Kohei Horikoshi. It started its serialization in July 2014 and has collected 39 tankobon volumes as of November 2023. With its success, it has become one of the best-selling manga of all time, with over 85 million copies in circulation. It has spawned a media franchise, inspiring numerous spin-off manga, like My Hero Academia: Smash!!, My Hero Academia: Vigilantes, and My Hero Academia: Team-Up Missions. It also has light novels, stage plays, and different types of merchandise and media, like video games.
It has also been adapted into anime by Bones, with the first season released in April 2016, the second season in April 2017, the third season in April 2018, the fourth season in October 2019, the fifth season in March 2021, and the sixth season in October 2022. The much-awaited My Hero Academia Season 7 is set to be released in May 2024. It also has three animated films: My Hero Academia: Two Heroes, My Hero Academia: Heroes Rising, and My Hero Academia: World Heroes’ Mission, and nine original video animations (OVAs). A live-action film by Legendary Entertainment is reportedly in development.
My Hero Academia: You’re Next is set to hit the theaters in Japan on August 2. So far, there are no words about its international release. With the new danger that Deku and his friends await and the revelation of a different All Might, the series’ fans will surely watch out for this film.
