My Hero Academia: You're Next

My Hero Academia: You're Next
Theatrical release poster
Kanji僕のヒーローアカデミア THE MOVIE ユア ネクスト
Revised HepburnBoku no Hīrō Akademia za Mūbī: Yuā Nekusuto
Directed byTensai Okamura
Screenplay byYōsuke Kuroda
Based onMy Hero Academia
by Kōhei Horikoshi
Produced by
  • Fumi Miura
  • Hiroya Nakata
  • Kensuke Kobuse
  • Misuzu Tsumura
  • Ryōta Katō
  • Tatsuya Saitō
  • Xia Na Lu
  • Yasutaka Hyūga
Starring
Cinematography
  • Mayuko Furumoto
  • Takashi Sawa
Edited byKumiko Sakamoto
Music byYuki Hayashi
Production
company
Distributed byToho
Release date
  • August 2, 2024 (2024-08-02) (Japan)
Running time
110 minutes[1]
CountryJapan
LanguageJapanese
Box officeUS$31.7 million[2]

My Hero Academia: You're Next (Japanese: 僕のヒーローアカデミア THE MOVIE ユア ネクスト, Hepburn: Boku no Hīrō Akademia za Mūbī: Yuā Nekusuto) is a 2024 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 Tensai Okamura from a script written by Yōsuke Kuroda and features an ensemble cast that includes Daiki Yamashita, Nobuhiko Okamoto, Yuki Kaji, Ayane Sakura, and Kaito Ishikawa. In the film, taking place after the U.A. Traitor arc of the manga, Izuku Midoriya faces a villain who tries to imitate the hero that Izuku has long admired the most.

A fourth film of the franchise was announced in August 2023, with Okamura replacing Kenji Nagasaki as a director, while the rest of the staff returned from the first three films. Its full title was revealed in January 2024 along with the announcement of the release date.

My Hero Academia: You're Next premiered in theaters in Japan on August 2, 2024 and was released in the United States on October 11, 2024. The film grossed over $31 million worldwide and received positive reviews from critics.

  1. ^ "My Hero Academia: You're Next (12A)". British Board of Film Classification. Retrieved October 21, 2024.
  2. ^ "My Hero Academia: You're Next". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved November 22, 2024.Edit this at Wikidata