My Hero Academia: World Heroes' Mission

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My Hero Academia: World Heroes' Mission
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Key visual
Japanese僕のヒーローアカデミア THE MOVIE ワールドヒーローズミッション
HepburnBoku no Hīrō Akademia Za Mūbī: Wārudo Hīrōzu Misshon
Directed by
Written byYōsuke Kuroda
Based onMy Hero Academia
by Kōhei Horikoshi
Music byYuki Hayashi
Production
company
Distributed byToho
Release date
  • August 6, 2021 (2021-08-06) (Japan)
CountryJapan
LanguageJapanese
Box office¥3.08 billion (US$28.03 million)[1][2]

My Hero Academia: World Heroes' Mission (Japanese: 僕のヒーローアカデミア THE MOVIE ワールドヒーローズミッション, Hepburn: Boku no Hīrō Akademia Za Mūbī: Wārudo Hīrōzu Misshon) is a Japanese animated superhero film, and the third film based on the manga My Hero Academia by Kōhei Horikoshi. The film is produced by Bones, directed by Kenji Nagasaki, and was released in Japan on August 6, 2021.

Voice cast[]

Main article: List of My Hero Academia characters
Character Japanese[3] English
Izuku Midoriya Daiki Yamashita Justin Briner
Katsuki Bakugō Nobuhiko Okamoto Clifford Chapin
Shōto Todoroki Yuki Kaji David Matranga
Endeavor Tetsu Inada Patrick Seitz
Hawks Yūichi Nakamura Zeno Robinson
Fumikage Tokoyami Yoshimasa Hosoya Josh Grelle
Rody Soul Ryo Yoshizawa[4] Ryan Colt Levy
Pino Megumi Hayashibara[5] Cristina Vee[6]
Claire Voyance Yōko Honna[7] TBA
Flect Turn Kazuya Nakai[8] Robbie Daymond[6]
Belos Mariya Ise[7] TBA
Shidero Yuichiro Umehara[7] TBA
Sir Pentas Junya Enoki[7] TBA
Leviathan Shogo Sakata[7] TBA
Allen Kay Hirofumi Nojima[7] TBA
Salaam Takuma Miyazono TBA
Eijiro Kirishima Toshiki Masuda Justin Cook
Kyoka Jiro Kei Shindo Trina Nishimura
Tetsutetsu Tetsutetsu Koji Okino David Wald
Tamaki Amajiki Yuto Uemura Aaron Dismuke
Kugo Sakamata Shuhei Matsuda Tyler Walker
Taishiro Toyomitsu Kazayuki Okitsu Kyle Hebert
Moe Kamiji Misato Kawauchi Lisa Ortiz
Ochako Uraraka Ayane Sakura Luci Christian
Tsuyu Asui Aoi Yuuki Monica Rial
Nejire Hado Kiyono Yasuno Lindsay Seidel
Ryuko Tatsuma Kaori Yagi Katelyn Barr
Denki Kaminari Tasuka Hatanaka Kyle Phillips
Hanta Sero Kiyotaka Furushima Christopher Bevins
Mezo Shoji Masakazu Nishida Ian Sinclair
Shinji Nishiya Masamichi Kitada Aaron Roberts
Yu Takeyama Kaori Nazuka Jamie Marchi
Shinya Kamihara Kenta Kamakari John Burgmeier
Setsuna Tokage Aoi Yuuki Dawn M. Bennett
Momo Yaoyoruzu Marina Inoue Colleen Clinkenbeard
Minoru Mineta Ryō Hirohashi Brina Palencia
Hizashi Yamada Hiroyuki Yoshino Dave Trosko
Toshinori Yagi Kente Miyake Christopher R. Sabat

Production and release[]

The film was first hinted at in November 2020, when the official Twitter accounts for the My Hero Academia anime, films, and manga posted teaser visuals that spelled "He will meet the three musketeers" when put together.[9] In the first episode of the fifth season of the television series, the film's title and August 6, 2021, premiere date were revealed. It was also revealed that the film was produced by Bones, with direction from Kenji Nagasaki, scripts by Yōsuke Kuroda, character designs by Yoshihiko Umakoshi, and composing by Yuki Hayashi.[10] The film's main theme is "Empathy" performed by Asian Kung-Fu Generation.[11] Asian Kung-Fu Generation also performed the insert song for the film, "Flowers".[12] Funimation will screen the film in international theaters starting October 29, 2021.[6]

A special bonus manga by Kōhei Horikoshi was given to the first one million people to see the film in Japanese theaters.[13] A novel adaptation of the film by Anri Takahashi released on the same day as the Japanese theatrical release.[14]

Reception[]

Box office[]

As of September 21, 2021, My Hero Academia: World Heroes' Mission grossed $28.03 million in Japan.[1][2]

The film earned approximately ¥310 million on its opening day[15] and earned approximately ¥940 million after its opening weekend.[16] The film in its second weekend dropped from #2 to #3 in the box office and earned overall gross of ¥1,673,616,100.[17][18] The film earned ¥2.06 billion as of the 17th day in the Japanese box office, making it the highest-grossing film of the franchise.[19]

Critical reception[]

Richard Eisenbeis from Anime News Network praised the film's animation and plot hook, while criticizing the characters and their development.[20]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "Boku no Hero Academia: World Heroes Mission (2021)". The Numbers. Nash Information Services, LLC. Retrieved September 18, 2021.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b アニメ映画『僕のヒーローアカデミア THE MOVIE　ワールド ヒーローズ ミッション』興行収入が30億円を突破！壮絶バトルシーンの新場面写真が一挙公開！ [Anime film "My Hero Academia The Movie: World Heroes' Mission" has grossed more than 3 billion yen! New scene photos of the fierce battle scenes have been released!]. Animate Times (in Japanese). Archived from the original on September 21, 2021. Retrieved September 21, 2021.
  3. ^ "Character" (in Japanese). My Hero Academia the Movie: World Heroes' Mission official website. Retrieved July 28, 2021.
  4. ^ Antonio Pineda, Rafael (May 17, 2021). "My Hero Academia The Movie: World Heroes' Mission Anime Casts Ryō Yoshizawa as Original Character". Anime News Network. Retrieved July 28, 2021.
  5. ^ Antonio Pineda, Rafael (June 24, 2021). "My Hero Academia World Heroes' Mission Film Casts Megumi Hayashibara". Anime News Network. Retrieved July 28, 2021.
  6. ^ Jump up to: a b c Mateo, Alex (August 25, 2021). "Funimation Screens My Hero Academia: World Heroes' Mission Anime Film in October". Anime News Network. Retrieved August 25, 2021.
  7. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f Hodgkins, Crystalyn (July 17, 2021). "My Hero Academia The Movie: World Heroes' Mission Adds 6 New Cast Members for Original Characters". Anime News Network. Retrieved July 28, 2021.
  8. ^ Antonio Pineda, Rafael (June 14, 2021). "My Hero Academia World Heroes' Mission Film Casts Kazuya Nakai as New Villain". Anime News Network. Retrieved July 28, 2021.
  9. ^ Hazra, Adriana (November 23, 2020). "My Hero Academia Films, TV Anime, Manga's Twitter Accounts Post Teaser Visual". Anime News Network. Retrieved July 28, 2021.
  10. ^ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (March 27, 2021). "My Hero Academia 3rd Anime Film's 1st Teaser Reveals Full Title, August 6 Opening". Anime News Network. Retrieved July 28, 2021.
  11. ^ Mateo, Alex (June 15, 2021). "My Hero Academia World Heroes' Mission Film's Trailer Reveals, Previews Asian Kung-Fu Generation's Theme Song". Anime News Network. Retrieved July 28, 2021.
  12. ^ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (August 1, 2021). "Asian Kung-Fu Generations Perform Insert Song for My Hero Academia The Movie: World Heroes' Mission Anime Film". Anime News Network. Retrieved August 11, 2021.
  13. ^ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (June 13, 2021). "My Hero Academia World Heroes' Mission Film's Theatergoers Get Manga Volume as Bonus (Updated)". Anime News Network. Retrieved July 28, 2021.
  14. ^ Antonio Pineda, Rafael (June 19, 2021). "My Hero Academia World Heroes' Mission Film Listed With Novel". Anime News Network. Retrieved July 28, 2021.
  15. ^ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (August 7, 2021). "My Hero Academia The Movie: World Heroes' Mission Film Earns 310 Million Yen on 1st Day". Anime News Network. Retrieved August 7, 2021.
  16. ^ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (August 10, 2021). "My Hero Academia The Movie: World Heroes' Mission Earns 940 Million Yen in 4 Days". Anime News Network. Retrieved August 10, 2021.
  17. ^ Hazra, Adriana; Antonio Pineda, Rafael (August 17, 2021). "My Hero Academia The Movie: World Heroes' Mission Film Falls to #3 at Japanese Box Office". Anime News Network. Retrieved August 21, 2021.
  18. ^ Hazra, Adriana (August 16, 2021). "My Hero Academia The Movie: World Heroes' Mission Earns 1.6 Billion Yen in 10 Days". Anime News Network. Retrieved August 21, 2021.
  19. ^ Antonio Pineda, Rafael (August 23, 2021). "My Hero Academia The Movie: World Heroes' Mission Is Highest-Earning Film in Franchise With 2.06 Billion Yen". Anime News Network. Retrieved August 25, 2021.
  20. ^ Eisenbeis, Richard (August 10, 2021). "My Hero Academia THE MOVIE: World Heroes' Mission Review". Anime News Network. Retrieved August 11, 2021.

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