My Hero Academia: Heroes Rising

My Hero Academia: Heroes Rising
Japanese theatrical release poster
Kanji僕のヒーローアカデミア THE MOVIE ヒーローズ: ライジング
Revised HepburnBoku no Hīrō Akademia za Mūbī Hīrōzu: Raijingu
Directed byKenji Nagasaki
Screenplay byYōsuke Kuroda
Based onMy Hero Academia
by Kōhei Horikoshi
Produced by
  • Wakana Okamura
  • Yoshihiro Ōyabu
  • Kōji Nagai
  • Kazumasa Sanjōba
Starring
CinematographyMayuko Furumoto
Edited byKumiko Sakamoto
Music byYuki Hayashi
Production
company
Distributed byToho
Release date
  • December 20, 2019 (2019-12-20) (Japan)
Running time
104 minutes[1]
CountryJapan
LanguageJapanese
Box officeUS$29.9 million[2]

My Hero Academia: Heroes Rising (Japanese: 僕のヒーローアカデミア THE MOVIE ヒーローズ: ライジング, Hepburn: Boku no Hīrō Akademia za Mūbī Hīrōzu: Raijingu) is a 2019 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 second film of the franchise was directed by Kenji Nagasaki from a script written by Yōsuke Kuroda and stars Daiki Yamashita and Nobuhiko Okamoto as part of an ensemble cast. In the film, taking place after the Meta Liberation Army arc of the manga, Izuku Midoriya and his classmates visits Nabu Island where they must save a group of islanders from a villain with an unfathomable Quirk.

A second film of the franchise was announced in March 2019, with the staff and cast from the first film returning. The film has elements to its story that were once going to be used by Horikoshi as a finale to the series. It was intended to be the last film in the series until images of a possible third film appeared online.

The film was released in Japan on December 20, 2019, and in North America on February 26, 2020. The film grossed over $29 million worldwide and received positive reviews from critics. A third film, My Hero Academia: World Heroes' Mission, was released in Japan on August 6, 2021, with a fourth film, My Hero Academia: You're Next, released on August 2, 2024.

  1. ^ "My Hero Academia: Heroes Rising (12)". British Board of Film Classification. Retrieved August 2, 2024.
  2. ^ "My Hero Academia: Heroes Rising (2019)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved March 14, 2020.