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Ne Zha 2 Worldwide Box Office: Creates History In Animation Movies( Photo Credit – YouTube )

Words fall short when we describe the popularity of Ne Zha 2. The Chinese feature has left everyone stunned by its achievements and continues to surprise exhibitors worldwide. The film is also achieving favorable results in the US and has now crossed a massive milestone worldwide, becoming the first-ever animation to do that. Keep scrolling for more.

The Ne Zha sequel is a cultural phenomenon and proves language is not a barrier when consuming good content. As the festive season ended in China, the movie experienced less rush at the cinemas, but it still scored great numbers. It became one of the top ten highest-grossing films in Chinese cinema history by the sixth day. It has not only shattered box office records but also signifies a significant milestone for Chinese cinema on the global stage.

Based on Luiz Fernando’s report,...

Ne Zha 2 North America Box Office: Surpasses One Piece Film: Red( Photo Credit – YouTube )

Ne Zha 2’s magic is expanding in North America as it gets a significant increase in the number of theatres. It has surpassed My Hero Academia: World Heroes Mission and One Piece Film: Red’s US runs to achieve a remarkable feat. The film is also aiming to earn winning numbers in the region, and viewers are hopping on the trend to watch the animated feature, adding a considerable amount to its record-breaking global collection. Scroll below for the deets.

One Piece Film: Red is a Japanese anime movie by Gorō Taniguchi, produced by Toei Animation. It is the fifteenth feature film of the One Piece film series, released in 2022. It is reportedly the highest-grossing One Piece film in the franchise and the fourth-highest-grossing Japanese film of all time.

In North America, One Piece...

My Hero Academia fans who have been longing to see the franchise's latest film are in luck. Months ahead of its international home video release, My Hero Academia: You're Next is now available to rent or purchase digitally on Amazon.

Recently, Amazon's Prime Video service updated its anime catalog, making My Hero Academia: You're Next available to view in Japanese with English subtitles as well as in English dubbed. The new release was accompanied by little on-site advertising, which is intriguing given the rampant popularity of the MyHero Academia series. Initially released in August 2024, You're Next performed remarkably at the Japanese box office, earning over 3.5 billion yen (equivalent to about $25 million at the time) over the course of three months. This broke the previous box office record set by Mha's previous theatrical installment, My Hero Academia: World Heroes Mission (2021).

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PVR Inox Pictures has announced that it will release My Hero Academia The Movie: You’re Next, the fourth film in the franchise, in theaters across India on Jan 31, 2025.

An epic showdown is about to start as our heroes face the ultimate challenge against the Symbol of Peace.

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My Hero Academia The Movie: You’re Next released in Japan on Aug 2, 2024, and in the United States on Oct 11, 2024.

It earned 370 million yen in its opening day, surpassing the opening day revenue of the previous series record holder, My Hero Academia The Movie: World Heroes’ Mission, by 118%.

As of Dec 21, 2024, the grossed $5 million in Japan and $27.2 million in other territories, for a worldwide total of $32.2 million.

Tensai Okamura served as...

Though its story has sadly come to an end, My Hero Academia is going out with a bang, with its final volume breaking an incredible sales record within a week of its release. After joining the 100 million club back in April, volume 42 of My Hero Academia has helped the series reach another major milestone, making sure the series will go down in history as one of Weekly Shōnen Jump's greatest.

According to a post on X by MangaMoguraRE, Volume 42 of My Hero Academia has already reached 1 million copies in circulation within a single week since its release. The final volume was released in Japan on December 4 with 38 additional pages of content, with the sales record yet again proving just how successful the franchise is.

"My Hero Academia" Final Vol.42 by Kohei Horikoshi has 1 million copies in circulation!Battle Action Manga about a young boy who attends a special academy for...

The final chapter of My Hero Academia may have concluded the story, but fans can expect even more in the manga’s last volume.

Scheduled for release on Dec 4, 2024, the 42nd volume will include exclusive content that extends beyond the original ending.

According to an announcement on the official X account of My Hero Academia, the final volume will feature a 38-page bonus manga.

This exclusive addition will explore events that go beyond the series’ final chapter, offering fans a glimpse into what happens after the story’s conclusion.

#ヒロアカ 最終42巻は12/4(水)発売です

最終話のその先を描いたコミックスだけの描き下ろし漫画38ページも収録されます。

— 僕のヒーローアカデミア公式 (@myheroacademia) November 20, 2024

My Hero Academia manga wrapped up its 10-year run on Aug 5, 2024.

To celebrate the legacy of the manga, Kohei Horikoshi is collaborating with Gege Akutami, the creator of Jujutsu Kaisen, which also concluded this year, for a special art exhibition at Jump Festa 2025.

Kohei Horikoshi started serializing the manga in Shueisha...

It's no stretch to say that My Hero Academia's Minoru Mineta may be the most controversial character in the entire franchise, but Mineta's English voice actor seems to have had enough with the hate that the character receives. Turning to Instagram, Mineta's voice actor Brina Palencia defended the character as "just a child."

Mineta is an often controversial character for falling into the "pervert" archetype, an unfortunately common class of character in anime and manga. Mineta approaches most things with a sexual bent, often harassing the girls in Class 1-a (and even pro heroes) whom he finds attractive. While these moments are often played for laughs, many My Hero Academia fans, particularly in the West, tend to find the character unpalatable at best and downright offensive at worst. As Mineta's English voice actor, Palencia felt the need to address some of the vitriol aimed at the character in a social media post.

In a staggering achievement, My Hero Academia: You're Next has shattered previous box office records earned by the franchise. Since its release in Japan in August, the new movie has grossed over 35 billion yen (approximately US$250 million), drawing in 2.46 million viewers, per reports at the time of writing.

Financial success might have been expected, but the film's exponential box office return may still surprise some, as You're Next achieved a 118% increase in profit compared to its previous theatrical release, My Hero Academia: World Heroes Mission (2021). The new movie was released in Japan just prior to the conclusive entry to My Hero Academia's anime series, opening in 488 theaters domestically, including 51 IMAX screens. Per Japanese news site Oricon, its opening night alone drew over 250,000 attendees and grossed nearly four billion yen.

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Warning: Contains spoilers for My Hero Academia: You're Next.Big anime franchises are known for releasing theatrical films alongside their shows, and My Hero Academia is no different. The series has released a new film concurrently with one of its seasons every few years since 2018, and whats especially interesting is that, unlike other anime films, My Hero Academias films are supposed to be canon to the story, thus giving people far more reason to watch them.

Unlike other big anime, My Hero Academia doesnt have that many films; only four have been produced at the time of writing, and with the manga over and My Hero Academias final season in production, its unknown if it will receive another one. Nevertheless, every My Hero Academia film does a great job of enhancing the anime with their engaging stories and breathtaking animation and direction, with each one finding some way to...

After almost 60 years of circulation, Shnen Jump has long since established itself as the biggest manga magazine in the world. Not only does it have the highest circulation of any other publication, but the manga published under its brand are consistently the most popular in the world, as are the anime adaptations they inevitably receive, even when they happen decades after the fact.

The Shnen Jump brand has become synonymous with manga, and its easy to see why. The popularity of Shnen Jump manga has never come from nowhere; Shnen Jump manga typically have some of the best action, writing, and worldbuilding of any manga that a person can read, and as the years have gone by, that idea has only gotten stronger. A few manga, in particular, stand out in that regard, and each one does a great job of embodying everything thats made the Shnen Jump brand so strong.

The official X account of Shonen Jump announced that a special one-shot manga by Kohei Horikoshi for the latest My Hero Academia film, titled My Hero Academia: You’re Next, has been published on Viz Media on Oct 8, 2024.

The one-shot is titled My Hero Academia Special One-Shot Manga: A Piece of Cake.

My Hero Academia The Movie: You’re Next hit the Japanese theatres on Aug 2, 2024, and is scheduled to be released in the United States on Oct 11, 2024.

Tensai Okamura served as the director for the anime film.

Other staff includes:

Scriptwriter: Yosuke Kuroda Character Designer: Yoshihiko Umakoshi Music Composer: Yuki Hayashi Animation Advisor: Kenji Nagasaki Animation Studio: bones

The movie is based on an original story by author Kohei Horikoshi, who also handled the character designs and was in charge of general supervision of the movie. The author said that the events of the movie will align with the chronology of the My Hero Academia anime.

Warning: Contains spoilers for My Hero Academia chapter #429.Not long after Shigaraki and All For One met their definitive end in My Hero Academia, the series teased the emergence of another mysterious villain set to cause problems for everyone. Whether it would lead to another fight or give Izuku and his friends another chance to help someone, the setup was still there for one final battle before the story ended.

There was plenty of setup for a fight with My Hero Academias mysterious new character, but that wasnt the case. After disappearing for multiple chapters, the mysterious new character finally returned in My Hero Academias penultimate chapter, and despite the build-up surrounding him, he was dealt with very quickly and without Izuku or any other major characters ever meeting him.

It was a very anticlimactic conclusion to the conflict, but the anticlimactic ending to My Hero Academias final conflict reflects the storys overarching message,...

My Hero Academia: You’re Next, the fourth film based in the popular manga and anime franchise, has become the 10th highest grossing film of 2024 to date at the Japanese box office after just three weekends on release.

The film, which is distributed by Toho and animated by Studio Bones, has earned $16.25m (¥2.38bn) and sold 1.65 million tickets since opening in Japanese cinemas on August 2.

It has overtaken films stronger performers such as anime Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba – To The Hashira Training, which has taken $15.5m (¥2.31bn) since opening on February 2; Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer, which was finally released...

The latest box office info for My Hero Academia: You’re Next has been revealed that the film has drawn 1.22 million viewers and earned 1.77 billion yen in revenue within 11 days of its release.

To celebrate this milestone, the staff of the film announced a second round of promotional gifts for the theatregoers.

Starting Aug 17, a limited edition set of mini shikishi featuring original artwork by Kohei Horikoshi. The artwork showcases Deku, Bakugo and Shoto Todoroki, along with Julio, an original character from the movie, all styled with neatly parted hair in a butler fashion.

It will be distributed to the first 500,000 moviegoers nationwide.

In addition to this, the non-credit video of the film’s theme song, Homonculus, performed by Vaundy, has also been revealed.

My Hero Academia The Movie: You’re Next is hit the Japanese theatres on Aug 2, 2024.

It earned 370 million yen in its opening day, surpassing the opening day...

My Hero Academia: You’re Next, the latest anime film in the franchise, has earned 890 million yen in revenue in the Japanese box office and attracted 608,000 viewers within the first three days of its release.

The official X account celebrated the milestone, announcing, “The No.1 hit start of the series. In the three days up to Sunday, August 4, it has surpassed 608,000 viewers and 890 million yen in box office revenue! Thank you very much!!“

The film, released in 488 theaters nationwide, including 51 IMAX, 63 4Dx, 13 MX4D, and 9 Dolby Cinema screens, had a strong opening day, with 260,000 viewers and 370 million yen in revenue.

This surpassed the opening day revenue of the previous series record holder, My Hero Academia The Movie: World Heroes’ Mission, by 118%. Toho, the film’s distributor, stated that ‘You’re Next‘ has had the No.1 hit start in the series’ history and is on track to surpass 4 billion yen in total box office revenue.

My Hero Academia releases a final promo video, marking the end of an era for fans. The video celebrates the legacy of the series, inspiring future generations of manga enthusiasts. This beautiful tribute will ensure that the adventures of Izuku and friends are remembered for years.

The beloved My Hero Academia has released its newest and final promo video on X, leaving fans both heartbroken and bittersweet. With My Hero Academia's manga officially ending at chapter #430, this stunning video marks the end of an era, commemorating the series' conclusion with a montage of drawn images that perfectly bring together the emotional journey of its characters. This promo video is not just a montage to the characters, but to the fans who have grown alongside them.

Releasing early today, the promo immediately became a trending topic, drawing in many My Hero Academia fans within hours. The video opens up with a...

The final chapter of My Hero Academia fails to get the focus it deserves on Shonen Jump's new cover. Fans are disheartened as Luffy from One Piece overshadows Deku once again. My Hero Academia's rise to success and its finale deserve more recognition.

Shonen Jump's newest cover just disrespected My Hero Academia in the same issue that contains its final chapter, and it is equally sad and disappointing at the same time. Despite My Hero Academia being one of Shonen Jump's most popular manga series in the last decade, the cover of its upcoming issue fails to give it the focus it deserves for its grand finale, which has left fans quite discontent.

A post on X by MangaMoguraRE has revealed the cover page for Shonen Jump's upcoming issue #36 which features Luffy from One Piece at the forefront yet again, pushing Deku out of the way. While this...

My Hero Academia fandom is currently buzzing with excitement and speculation as the series gears up to reveal a secret project on Aug 5, 2024.

This announcement comes as part of the franchise’s ongoing commemorative projects to celebrate the manga’s conclusion, which includes digital manuscript app service, final volume (#42) set to release on Dec 4, Fan Book releasing in January 2025, Special Exhibition in Summer 2025, and Art Book in April 2025.

While the possibility of an art book has created significant hype, it was the upcoming announcement of the secret project that has sparked a wave of excitement and speculation among fans.

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Gege Akutami, Eiichiro Oda & Other Shonen Jump Authors Bid Farewell To My Hero Academia In Heartfelt Messages

One of the most popular theories is the possibility of a Mha sequel akin to Naruto Shippuden, terming it as ‘Mha Shippuden’.

The possibility of exploring the lives of the characters as professional...

In a recent interview with Viz Media, Kohei Horikoshi revealed that he had detailed backstories of several characters in My Hero Academia manga that he chose to not include.

While discussing this, he admitted to having fully developed backstories for the previous inheritors of One For All, which he revealed to have intentionally left out.

“I have characters and backstories that I created but didn’t include in the story. For instance, I have detailed stories for the previous inheritors of One For All. I intentionally left these out.“

Horikoshi’s inspiration for this creative choice comes from the film Terminator 2: Judgment Day, where the future from which the characters originate is hinted at but not fully depicted.

The author aimed to replicate this approach in My Hero Academia, allowing readers to fill in the gaps with their imaginations.

“Rather than drawing out all the well-thought-out backgrounds and episodes,...

The official website of of the fourth anime film of My Hero Academia, titled My Hero Academia The Movie: You’re Next, revealed a brand new trailer on July 23, 2024.

Titled Who’S Next, the trailer begins with All Might’s words, “It’s your turn next!,” and previews the theme song Homunculus by Vaundy.

My Hero Academia The Movie: You’re Next is scheduled to hit the Japanese theatres on Aug 2, 2024.

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My Hero Academia: You’re Next Movie’s North American Theatrical Release Date Revealed

Tensai Okamura will serve as the director for the anime film.

Other staff includes:

Scriptwriter: Yosuke Kuroda Character Designer: Yoshihiko Umakoshi Music Composer: Yuki Hayashi Animation Advisor: Kenji Nagasaki Animation Studio: bones

The movie will be based on an original story by author Kohei Horikoshi, who will also be handling the character designs and be in charge of general supervision of the movie. The...

My Hero Academia: You’re Next, the fourth film in the popular manga and anime franchise, is set to receive a theatrical release in North America this autumn.

Toho International, whose first US release was Godzilla Minus One in 2023, will open the animated feature on October 11. Details were revealed at Anime Expo 2024 in Los Angeles, where the first 15 minutes of the feature were shown to fans. The film will be released in subtitled and dubbed versions.

The story continues to follow high school student and aspiring superhero Izuku Midoriya in a Japan that has fallen into chaos following war and centres...

Anime fans, mark your calendars. The latest installment in the My Hero Academia franchise is heading to North American movie theaters this fall.

My Hero Academia: You’re Next, the fourth film in the series, is set to premiere stateside on Oct. 11, courtesy of distributor Toho International. The film will be shown in North American cinemas with both English subtitles and in a dubbed version.

The latest big-screen adaptation of Kōhei Horikoshi’s wildly popular Japanese manga series, You’re Next continues the adventures of high school student and aspiring superhero Izuku Midoriya in a Japan that’s fallen into chaos. The film is directed by veteran animator Tensai Okamura from a script by prolific anime screenwriter Yōsuke Kuroda.

The North American premiere date was revealed this past weekend during a “My Hero Academia Special Event” at the 2024 Anime Expo in Los Angeles, where fans were shown an exclusive look at the first 15 minutes of the film.

During a special My Hero Academia panel hosted by Toho animation at Anime Expo, it was officially announced that the latest movie in the franchise, My Hero Academia: You’re Next, will be released in North American theatres on Oct 11, 2024.

A new key visual was also revealed to commemorate the announcement.

More details regarding the theatre and ticket details are yet to be revealed.

My Hero Academia The Movie: You’re Next is scheduled to hit the Japanese theatres on Aug 2, 2024.

Tensai Okamura will serve as the director for the anime film.

Other staff includes:

Scriptwriter: Yosuke Kuroda Character Designer: Yoshihiko Umakoshi Music Composer: Yuki Hayashi Animation Advisor: Kenji Nagasaki Animation Studio: bones

The movie will be based on an original story by author Kohei Horikoshi, who will also be handling the character designs and be in charge of general supervision of the movie. The author said that the events of the...

The fourth installment in the My Hero Academia franchise is coming to US theaters this fall.

My Hero Academia: You’re Next will premiere October 11, 2024 in North American theaters with English subtitles and dub releases through Toho International (Godzilla Minus One), Deadline can exclusively reveal.

Set “in a devastated society where villains are rampant,” the anime sequel follows protagonist “Izuku Midoriya, a U.A. High School student who aspires to be the best hero he can be, confronts the villain who imitates the hero he once admired,” according to an official synopsis.

“With the North American release of Godzilla Minus One, Toho International took its initial steps forward as a film distributor, beginning down the path Toho Company Limited has already successfully traveled for many decades within Japan,” says Koji Ueda, President of Toho International, in a statement. “Through the success of Godzilla Minus One, it became clear US moviegoers...

The official X account of Kohei Horikoshi’s My Hero Academia revealed that the manga will conclude in just five chapters.

The final chapter is set to be published in the combined Issue 36-37 of Weekly Shonen Jump, slated for release on Aug 5, 2024.

The announcement comes alongside a message from series creator Kohei Horikoshi, who apologized for a two-week hiatus due to scheduling difficulties, and assured fans that the remaining five chapters will be exciting for everyone.

He also expressed his gratitude to readers for their support over the past decade, acknowledging the series’ nearly ten-year run.

Checkout Horikoshi’s message below:

Sorry for the two-week break! My schedule got all piled up like a mille-feuille! There are just 5 chapters left until the end. Some might think, “There’s still 5 chapters left?!” while others might think, “Only 5 chapters left?!” but I’ll do my best to make sure both sides enjoy the last 5 chapters!

My Hero Academia tells the story of Izuku Midoriya, a young boy who dreams of becoming a mighty superhero despite being born without powers. He meets the world's greatest hero, All Might, and is taken under his wing and given All Might's power, allowing Midoriya the chance to become a superhero in his own right.

With My Hero Academia's plot focusing on heroes, villains, and their respective powers, the series has some of the strongest anime characters of all time. Though most of the show takes place in Japan, some fans may be surprised to find that the show has introduced some pretty cool and powerful heroes from all around the world.

Related 10 My Hero Academia Students Who Shined in the Final War As the final war rages on in My Hero Academia, several U.A. students have stepped it up against the villainous forces of Shigaraki and All For One.

The official Twitter account of My Hero Academia has issued an apology for errors found in the popularity poll results announced in issue 19 of Weekly Shonen Jump on April 8, 2024.

The tweet detailed that the editorial department of the magazine received reports from fans regarding inconsistencies in the recently published results. Upon investigating, they confirmed the data used for the poll contained inaccuracies.

Moreover, the staff assured fans that they are currently investigating the extent of the errors and verifying the rest of the data. Once the investigation is complete, they will announce the new poll results.

The latest popularity poll for My Hero Academia released along with Chapter 419. Bakugo emerged victorious with 23,441 votes, while Deku secured second place with 18,488 votes, and Todoroki came in third with 13,478 votes.

My Hero Academia is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kohei Horikoshi. It has been serialized in Shueisha’s shonen manga...

The official website of the fourth anime film of My Hero Academia, titled My Hero Academia The Movie: You’re Next, unveiled a new trailer on April 6, 2024.

The trailer introduces a new character named Dark Might, a villain who bears a striking resemblance to All Might.

Surprisingly, the resemblance doesn’t end there, as the voice of Dark Might will be provided by Kenta Miyake, known for his portrayal of All Might in the anime series.

Commenting on the new role, Miyake stated, “This time, I unexpectedly found myself taking on the voices of two characters. Moreover, one is an enemy and the name given is ‘Dark Might’… It’s an incredibly heavy trial for me.

However, by standing on both the hero and enemy sides, I feel like I’ve gained a new perspective, and I’m very excited. I really want you to experience the impact of the...

The official Twitter account of My Hero Academia dropped a brand new commercial focusing on Ochako Uraraka and Himiko Toga on March 16, 2024.

The Cm showcases Ochako vs Toga, teasing what’s in store for the upcoming My Hero Academia Memories, a four-episode recap special airing on Saturdays starting April 6, 2024.

My Hero Academia season 7 will start airing on May 4, 2024.

Naomi Nakayama is set to serve as the director of the seventh season, with Tk from Ling Tosite Sigure performing the opening theme song.

My Hero Academia Season 6 started airing from Oct 1, 2022, with the second cour starting from Jan 7, 2023.

Like the previous seasons, Studio Bones is in charge of animating the series. My Hero Academia Season 6 adapted the war arc from the manga.

Its first season aired in Japan from April to June 2016, followed by a second season from April to September 2017, third season from April to September 2018, fourth season from October...

It was revealed during the ‘Ani-rock Fes. 2024 My Hero Academia Plus Ultra Live’ event held at Yokohama Arena in Kanagawa on Feb 25, 2024, that Tk from Ling Tosite Sigure will perform the opening theme song for the seventh season of the anime.

In a statement released following the announcement, Tk expressed his thoughts on the theme song, stating, “I’ve always pondered what I, someone without any unique qualities or talents, could contribute to the series. The theme of this song was born when, in a moment, a soap bubble flew in front of me, reflecting incredibly vivid rainbow colors before leaving its shape imprinted on concrete as it disappeared. Is this battle, which continues even as things are taken away, and even pain cannot be obtained, for myself or for someone else? I hope that the radiance piercing through the tattered world will be engraved alongside this song.“

Tk is...

The official Twitter account of My Hero Academia issued a statement on Feb 10, 2024, announcing that the release of the upcoming chapter of the manga has been delayed due to author Kohei Horikoshi’s coming down with a sudden illness.

My Hero Academia chapter 414, which was set to be published in Weekly Shonen Jump Issue #11 releasing on Feb 13, 2024, has been rescheduled to be published on Feb 19, 2024.

“Notice: The serialization of ‘My Hero Academia,’ scheduled to be published in Weekly Shonen Jump Issue 11 (on sale February 13th), will be suspended due to the sudden illness of the author. The continuation will be published in Weekly Shonen Jump Issue 12 (on sale February 19th). Thank you for your understanding,” the tweet read.

No further information regarding the author’s illness has been disclosed as of yet.

My Hero Academia is a Japanese superhero manga series written and illustrated by Kohei Horikoshi. It has been...

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The official website of the fourth anime film of My Hero Academia unveiled the much anticipated details regarding the film, including its title, release date, and a new trailer on Jan 29, 2024.

Titled “My Hero Academia The Movie: You’re Next,” the film is scheduled to hit the Japanese theatres on Aug 2, 2024.

Tensai Okamura will serve as the director for the anime film.

Other staff includes:

Scriptwriter: Yosuke Kuroda Character Designer: Yoshihiko Umakoshi Music Composer: Yuki Hayashi Animation Advisor: Kenji Nagasaki Animation Studio: bones

The movie will be based on an original story by author Kohei Horikoshi, who will also be handling the character designs and be in charge of general supervision of the movie. The author said that the events of the movie will align with the chronology of the My Hero Academia anime.

The movie is set in the same timeline as the upcoming seventh season of the TV anime,...

In a surprising revelation at Jump Festa 2024, Kohei Horikoshi, the creator of My Hero Academia, disclosed that he had initially intended to kill off a prominent character in the series.

The character in question is none other than Endeavor.

During the My Hero Academia panel at Jump Festa, Horikoshi revealed in a letter that he had initially planned to kill off Endeavor at the beginning of the Paranormal Liberation War arc. The decision was, however, scrapped off at the last minute due to a a change of heart Horikoshi had while working on the intense battle between Endeavor and the High-End.

Turns out, after witnessing the character development of Endeavor, Horikoshi decided to spare the hero’s life, opting for a different narrative trajectory.

Horikoshi had also revealed during Jump Festa ’24 that if My Hero Academia continued till Jump Festa 2025 next year, then a Dogeza festival will be held on the stage.

Manga authors making important announcements and commenting on their ongoing series are a common sight at Jump Festa stages. At Jump Fest 2022, Kohei Horikoshi, the author of My Hero Academia manga caused a stir when he said that the manga will end in a year if “everything goes according to plan.”

Fast forward a year, Mha showed no signs of ending and at Jump Festa 2023 the author called himself a “sweet summer child” for completely skewing his prediction. This time, he clarified that the manga certainly was close to its climax but did not give a fixed timeline for the end.

Come Jump Festa 2024, My Hero Academia manga is still going strong. But Horikoshi reiterated what he said at the previous event – the manga’s climax is near. However, he added that there were still many things he wanted to draw beyond the battle that was currently ongoing in the manga.

My Hero Academia‘s stage at Jump Festa 2024 on Dec 16, 2023 streamed a new Pv for the seventh season of the anime.

The Pv revealed that Mha Season 7 will release on May 4, 2024. However, before the anime starts airing, a 4 episode recap series, titled My Hero Academia Memories, will be broadcast starting from April 6, 2023. It will also contain some new original scenes from “important stories” leading up to the seventh season.

Both season 7 and the recap episodes will air on Saturdays on Yomiuri TV and 29 stations of Nippon TV nationwide in Japan.

The seventh season (episode 139 of the anime) will adapt from chapter 329 of the manga (volume 34).

Kenji Nagasaki will reprise his role as the chief director in the upcoming Mha Season 7 at Bones, while Naomi Nakayama, who was involved in the production season 6, will be the new director.

The new season was confirmed to be under production in March 2023. Romi Park...

The Jump Festa 2024 stage for My Hero Academia, which took place on Dec 16, 2023, revealed that the franchise’s 4th anime film instalment will be releasing in the summer of 2024.

A new key visual was also unveiled to commemorate the announcement. An official website and twitter account for the movie were also unveiled.

The movie will be based on an original story by author Kohei Horikoshi, who will also be handling the character designs and be in charge of general supervision of the movie. The author said that the events of the movie will align with the chronology of the My Hero Academia anime.

“Again, the content will follow the timeline that was broadcast in the TV anime. The society that finally collapsed successfully in the anime will be the setting this time,” Horikoshi’s comment said.

More details, including the plot and the staff will be released on a further date.

A leaked image from the upcoming Weekly Shonen Jump Issue #2 of 2024 has been making rounds on social media platforms. The image appears to confirm the much-anticipated release date for the seventh season of My Hero Academia.

My Hero Academia season 7 is scheduled to release in Spring 2024.

Accompanying the release date is a new visual featuring Deku, Bakugo, Ochako, and Todoroki.

My Hero Academia Season 6 started airing from Oct 1, 2022, with the second cour starting from Jan 7, 2023.

Like the previous seasons, Studio Bones is in charge of animating the series. My Hero Academia Season 6 adapted the war arc from the manga.

Its first season aired in Japan from April to June 2016, followed by a second season from April to September 2017, third season from April to September 2018, fourth season from October 2019 to April 2020, and a fifth season from March to September 2021.

My Hero Academia is a manga series written and illustrated by Kōhei Horikoshi.

A treat awaits My Hero Academia enthusiasts as the series prepares to return to its cinematic debut in North America with the upcoming re-release of its first feature film.

In an announcement from Crunchyroll, the anime film, My Hero Academia: Two Heroes, originally gracing screens in 2018, will soon be available to stream. It will officially start streaming on Aug. 17 at 5 p.m. Pt. This feature marks the return of director Kenji Nagasaki, accompanied by Yosuke Kuroda as the scriptwriter, and Yoshihiko Umakoshi who designs the character in this Bones production.

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My Hero Academia: Two Heroes, a 2018 Japanese animated superhero film, spins an original tale that spotlights the beloved characters from the My Hero Academia manga series penned by Kōhei Horikoshi. A collaborative effort by Bones in production and Toho in distribution, the film features an ensemble...

Warning: Spoilers for My Hero Academia: Team-Up Missions Ch. 16My Hero Academia sees the return of a popular character from its most recent film, World Heroes' Mission, as Rody Soul pays a visit to Japan and has the chance to reunite with Midoriya in its spin-off series, Team-Up Missions.

Rody was one of the best characters from My Hero Academia: World Heroes' Mission. Hailing from the fictional European nation of Otheon, Rody got mixed up in the events of the film by stealing a briefcase, and ultimately ended up working with Deku to help bring about the end of the crisis. In the chapter, which is set after the film, Rody arrives in Japan with his younger siblings in tow, as well as the bird which is a manifestation of his Quirk, Pino. Rody gets the chance to meet several other students from Class 1-a who were assigned elsewhere during World Heroes' Mission,...

In a strategic move by Universal, “Jurassic World: Dominion” (19.99) kept “Elvis” (Wbd/19.99) from two clear weeks at the top of VOD charts. Next week, all other game plans will be moot: “Top Gun: Maverick” (Paramount/19.99) comes to PVOD rental platforms Tuesday and will undoubtedly dominate for the foreseeable future.

Meantime, Netflix viewers continue to confound their overlords by preferring to watch the streamers’ less high-profile original films rather than the more expensive star-branded ones. “Look Both Ways” with “Riverdale” star Lili Reinhart as a college senior thinking through alternatives for her future knocked off Jamie Foxx’s “Day Shift” (now #3).

“Jurassic” will come to Peacock on September 2, with both the release version and one with extended scenes. The studio released the latter to PVOD this week. It was treated differently by different platforms — Google Play lists the two separately (at #2 and #3), while Vudu and iTunes combined revenues, landing it at #1 at the former,...

Tuesday marks the 45th anniversary of Elvis’ death, but the King of Rock’n’Roll still rules. Released last week, “Elvis” (Warner Bros. Discovery/19.99) is #1 at Vudu (ranking by revenue) as well as iTunes and Google Play (listing by transactions). It also represents a new PVOD strategy for Wbd that says much about the studio’s priorities.

With 134 million domestic and still #9 this weekend, “Elvis” is the first Wbd film this year not available on HBO 45 days after release. That’s a radical shift for the studio, which released all films in theaters and on HBO Max day-and-date last year.

With every release, studios with streamers must weigh the values: PVOD at 19.99, allowing it the immediate benefit of retaining a rental price of 14 or more? Or, the more-uncertain potential to attract a subscriber who adds to the value of the streaming service — especially when it will soon wind up there as well?...

This weekend was the busiest in months for a specialty box office still trying to find its footing a year after movie theaters reopened, with the anime film “Jujutsu Kaisen 0” leading the pack with an estimated $17 million opening.

While the threat of another industry-crippling Covid-19 wave still looms, the end of this past winter’s Omicron surge has given new hope to indie and specialty distributors trying to get moviegoers back into arthouses. But like the wider blockbuster scene, the biggest specialty success was driven by younger moviegoers with “Jujutsu Kaisen 0,” which scored another victory for Sony’s import wing Crunchyroll.

In recent years, Sony has been able to consistently draw anime fans to theaters with releases of highly anticipated film adaptations of hit TV series like “Dragon Ball Super: Broly,” “My Hero Academia: World Heroes Mission” and, most recently, “Demon Slayer: Mugen Train,” which launched last year...

Neon presents Spencer on just under 1,000 screens, Pablo Larraín’s well-reviewed psychological drama about the weekend Princess Diana rewrote the future of the British monarchy. The film is said to be looking at a $2 million-$2.5 million opening with an 84% Certified Fresh critics’ score on Rotten Tomatoes but a 50% audience score (albeit from fewer than 50 ratings).

Meanwhile, Eternals is tracking to a $70M+ opening with flipped scores — 49% critics, 86% audience.

This is a period where counter-programming — a key role of independent film, specialty and arthouse fare, documentaries, barely exists. If recent Marvel Cinematic Universe release weekends are precedent, this one will be all Eternals all the time for the mostly younger crowds that are repopulating theaters.

Yet, even with no new wide-release superhero-mega-franchise hitting last weekend, nothing else opened well (except maybe Funimation’s My Hero Academia: World Heroes’ Mission). That includes indie Last Night in Soho despite a solid media campaign,...

The beginning of autumn is supposed to be spooky season, particularly in the U.S. where Halloween is treated with more reverence than most national holidays. It’s that time of year where children go trick ‘r treating and adults also dress up as ghosts and goblins—seeking out out new chillers and thrillers of every stripe. Even so, that setting was no help to Last Night in Soho and Antlers, two new horror movies that sank like bewitched stones at the box office.

Grossing a near identical cume of $4.16 million over the weekend—with Edgar Wright’s Last Night in Soho squeaking out the higher estimated final tally—both films opened below $5 million in their first three days of theatrical release in the U.S., and both failed to crawl into even the top five earners of the weekend. While Soho and Antlers dueled it out for sixth place,...

For a second straight week, Dune: Part One held the top spot of the box-office weekend, again, besting Halloween Kills by almost double.

Dune took in $15.5 million in its second week of release. This gives the sci-fi film a two-week total of $69.4 million. In second, Halloween Kills made $8.5 million during its third weekend, to give it a total of $85.6 million so far. Also, holding firm in the same spot as last week was the latest James Bond film, No Time to Die, which added $7.8 million over the weekend to give the film a four-week tally of $133.3 million. Meanwhile, the anime action-adventure film Boku no Hero Academia: World Heroes Mission debuted in the fourth spot of this week’s top ten with an inaugural weekend of $6.4 million.

This knocked Venom: Let There Be Carnage to the fifth spot of this week’s list as it added $5.8 million to give the film a five-week total of $190.4 million.

Warner Bros.’ sci-fi tentpole Dune continued to spice up an otherwise bland Halloween weekend at the box office, pulling in $15.5 million in its sophomore frame and remaining the top movie in North America. Meanwhile, a pair of scary-movie debuts—Edgar Wright’s Last Night in Soho and the Guillermo del Toro-produced Antlers—failed to click with audiences despite a roll-out timed to coincide with the spookiest holiday of the year, landing disappointingly outside of the top five. In overseas news, the latest James Bond installment, No Time to Die, finally opened in China, albeit to softer-than-expected numbers due to a wave of Covid-related theater closures in the country.

Dune’s hold on first place wasn’t much of a surprise considering that the weekend’s only new competition came from specialty-market indies, but its smaller-than-predicted -62.1% drop-off from the previous frame and the studio’s decision this week to...

Halloween on a Sunday made a slow box office all but inevitable. Studios avoided programming top new films and created the self-fulling prophecy of a $66 million total, by far the lowest in the strongest month this year.

It represented 57 percent of the closest weekend in 2019, bringing the four-week comparative rolling average to 75 percent.

“Dune” (Warner Bros.) had a weaker than anticipated second weekend, with a 62 percent drop grossing $15.5 million. Halloween was expected to hurt but Denis Villeneuve’s film lacked the competition of a major opening.

Next weekend it will face the challenge of “Eternals.” Not only will they compete for attention in overlapping audiences, it will also grab nearly all premium presentation screens that accounted for more than 25 percent of the “Dune” total. Its domestic take so far is $69.4 million, worldwide $292 million. That’s respectable, but not yet at a level where this is assured of a profit.

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Halloween is proving unfruitful for a pair of new horror movies, as “Dune” repeats its top performance at the domestic box office this weekend.

Edgar Wright’s “Last Night in Soho” and Scott Cooper’s “Antlers” both had muted debuts, leaving the No. 1 spot open for Denis Villeneuve’s adaptation of Frank Herbert’s fabled sci-fi novel. After a busy October, the box office is ending the month on a quiet note. After all, this marks the first Halloween weekend since Covid-19 restrictions have dramatically eased in North America, meaning that many people are likely taking this opportunity to trick-or-treat or hold holiday parties for the first time in two years.

“Dune” added another $5 million to its domestic haul on Friday, heading towards a sophomore weekend total of $15.5 million. The film, which stars Timothée Chalamet, Rebecca Ferguson, Oscar Isaac and Zendaya, also opened simultaneously on HBO Max. Legendary Entertainment, the...

Indie titles include ‘Azor’, ‘The Football Monologues’.

Edgar Wright’s London-set psychological horror Last Night In Soho leads the openers at this weekend’s UK-Ireland box office, broaching new ground for the director as his first 18-rated title.

Released by Universal, the film is playing in 519 locations – the third-widest opener of Wright’s career, after Baby Driver with 544 and The World’s End with 531.

Wright’s highest-grossing opening weekend is still Hot Fuzz, which took £4.4m from 427 sites – an outstanding figure for a 2007 release.

That title is also his highest-grossing total, with £21.2m; other highlights include Baby Driver (£13.1m), The World’s End...