My Hero Academia: Two Heroes Movie Will Debut In Theaters This Fall

Funimation confirmed at Anime Expo 2018 that My Hero Academia: Two Heroes debuts in public U.S. and Canadian theaters this fall. Funimation also tweeted out the film's teaser trailer dubbed in English, with both Justin Briner and Christopher Sabat returning to voice Izuku "Deku" Midoriya and Toshinori "All Might" Yagi respectfully. The film had a private debut at Anime Expo and has been getting a positive reception.

For those who haven't been keeping up with My Hero Academia, the popular shonen manga/anime follows the story of Izuku Midoriya, a young boy who's born "Quirkless" in a world where 80% of the human population has a superpowered Quirk. Midoriya idolizes heroes, individuals who've been given special licenses to legally use their superpowers to save others and battle evil, but is repeatedly told his dream of becoming one is impossible without a Quirk.

In a chance encounter, Midoriya meets the world's greatest hero, All Might, and Midoriya's earnest desire to help others inspires All Might to pass his Quirk, One For All, to the young boy. One For All gifts its wielder with enhanced levels of strength and stamina and becomes more powerful with each person it's passed on to. Midoriya uses One For All to enroll in U.A. High School, a place where Japan's greatest heroes are trained, and slowly learns to master One For All under the instruction of All Might and other famous superheroes, while a growing League of Villains begins to put plans into motion.

You won't have to be completely caught up on the My Hero Academia anime to enjoy the upcoming film. Two Heroes occurs in the brief period of time between Seasons 2 and 3, right after Midoriya and his classmates finish their final exams. According to Funimation, the story of Two Heroes follows Midoriya and All Might after the two "receive an invitation from a certain person to go overseas to a giant artificial moving city called I-Island." This island is a gathering place for Quirk research, and while there Midoriya meets Melissa Shield, a girl born Quirkless like he was. When villains attack the island, the heroes will have to work together to ensure the peace.

My Hero Academia was the most awarded anime of 2017 (even earning our number one spot for the year), and Episode 11 of the show's third season has been lauded as one of the best battles in a shonen anime. No specific dates have been chosen for Two Heroes' theatrical release yet, but if previous anime films are any indication, the movie will have screenings in both Japanese and English.

Two Heroes isn't the only My Hero Academia goodness we're getting this year. A new video game, My Hero One's Justice, is scheduled to release for Nintendo Switch, PS4, Xbox One, and PC on October 26. The arena brawler lets you duke it out with your favorite heroes and villains from the manga/anime.