My Hero Academia: Two Heroes

My Hero Academia: Two Heroes
Theatrical release poster
Kanji僕のヒーローアカデミア THE MOVIE 〜2人の英雄（ヒーロー）〜
Revised HepburnBoku no Hīrō Akademia za Mūbī ～Futari no Hīrō～
Directed byKenji Nagasaki
Screenplay byYōsuke Kuroda
Based onMy Hero Academia
by Kōhei Horikoshi
Produced by
  • Kazuki Okamura
  • Kazumasa Sanjo
  • Koji Nagai
  • Yoshihiro Ozabu
Starring
CinematographyMasataka Ikegami
Edited byKumiko Sakamoto
Music byYuki Hayashi
Backgrounds byShigemi Ikeda
Production
company
Distributed byToho
Release dates
  • July 5, 2018 (2018-07-05) (Los Angeles)
  • August 3, 2018 (2018-08-03) (Japan)
Running time
97 minutes[1]
CountryJapan
LanguageJapanese
Box officeUS$33.4 million[2][3][4]

My Hero Academia: Two Heroes (Japanese: 僕のヒーローアカデミア THE MOVIE 〜2人の英雄（ヒーロー）〜, Hepburn: Boku no Hīrō Akademia za Mūbī ～Futari no Hīrō～) is a 2018 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 Kenji Nagasaki from a script written by Yōsuke Kuroda and features an ensemble cast that includes Daiki Yamashita, Kenta Miyake, Mirai Shida, Katsuhisa Namase, Nobuhiko Okamoto, Ayane Sakura, Kaito Ishikawa, Yuki Kaji, Marina Inoue, Toshiki Masuda, Ryō Hirohashi, Tasuku Hatanaka, Kei Shindō, and Rikiya Koyama. In the film, taking place between the Final Exams and the Forest Training Camp story arcs of the manga, Izuku Midoriya / Deku accompanies Toshinori Yagi / All Might in visiting his old friend at I-Island when Villains attack the artificial moving island.

A film of the franchise was announced in December 2017, with Nagasaki, Kuroda, and Yoshihiko Umakoshi confirming a few days later their return from My Hero Academia anime television series to direct the film, write the script, and design the characters, respectively. Original characters in the film were announced in April and June 2018.

My Hero Academia: Two Heroes premiered in Los Angeles on July 5, 2018, and was released in Japan on August 3, with a limited release in the United States and Canada from September 25 to October 2. The film grossed $33.4 million worldwide with positive reviews from critics. It won the Crunchyroll Anime Awards for Best Film, and received nominations at the IGN Awards and Newtype Anime Awards. It was followed by three films: My Hero Academia: Heroes Rising (2019), My Hero Academia: World Heroes' Mission (2021), and My Hero Academia: You're Next (2024).

  1. ^ "My Hero Academia: Two Heroes (15)". British Board of Film Classification. Archived from the original on September 17, 2021. Retrieved September 17, 2021.
  2. ^ "Boku no Hero Academia the Movie (2018)". The Numbers. Nash Information Services, LLC. Archived from the original on September 17, 2021. Retrieved February 28, 2020.
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