is a 2018 Japanese animated

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based on an original story featuring the characters of ''

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series by

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. Produced by

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and distributed by

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, the film is directed by

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from a script written by

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and features an

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that includes

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, and

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. In the film, taking place between the Final Exams and the Forest Training Camp

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s 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

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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 million worldwide with positive reviews from critics. It won the

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for Best Film, and received nominations at the

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and

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. It was followed by two films: '' My Hero Academia: Heroes Rising'' (2019) and '' My Hero Academia: World Heroes' Mission'' (2021). A fourth film was announced in August 2023.

Plot

A flashback shows a young

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as an exchange student in

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, dealing with two villains who have robbed a casino. He is aided by his classmate and friend, David Shield, who eventually becomes a scientist and works with him to design many of his suits. In the present, All Might brings

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with him to I-Island, a moving floating city island, after getting an invitation from David's daughter,

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, to surprise her father. After the reunion, David runs a test with All Might and learns about his nearly depleting Quirk, becoming horrified as he believes that All Might will not be able to keep his role as the Symbol of Peace. Meanwhile, Melissa shows Midoriya around the island, and they run into Midoriya's classmates from Class 1-A, who were invited to the island for various reasons. After enjoying the island's events, Melissa invites them to join a formal party being held with all heroes present. Before going to the party, Melissa reveals to Midoriya that she's Quirkless, surprising him, before she gives him a "Full Gauntlet" that allows him to fully use his Quirk without getting hurt. Meanwhile, Wolfram, a terrorist who had secretly arrived on the island, takes control of the island's security system during the party and threatens to kill its residents. He restrains all of the attending heroes, including All Might, and takes David and his assistant, Samuel Abraham, hostage to break into the island's vault. Midoriya, Melissa, and the rest of Class 1-A at the party manage to evade the attackers, and they decide to save the hostages by reaching the top of the building and deactivating the security system. Discovering their presence, Wolfram deploys forces to stop them, forcing the group to be split up as they deal with the villains and security bots. Eventually, Midoriya and Melissa are the only ones left who manage to climb to the top. At the top of the tower, they discover that David and Samuel orchestrated the night's events. They had hired fake villains to cause a distraction in order to retrieve their greatest invention–a headset that maximizes the power of a person's Quirk–which had been confiscated and sealed away by the project's sponsors. David wishes to give it to All Might so that he can maintain his role as the Symbol of Peace. However, Wolfram arrives and reveals that he is a real villain, hired by Samuel to retrieve the headset for himself. He steals it and attempts to kill Samuel and Melissa, but David and Midoriya save them. Wolfram holds off Midoriya, kidnaps David, and escapes to the rooftop. Midoriya fails to prevent Wolfram from taking off in a helicopter with David, but Melissa takes control of the security system and frees the heroes. All Might reaches the roof and stops the helicopter from escaping. Wolfram then uses the Quirk Amplification Device to amplify his power, creating a giant metal body with David trapped inside. He overpowers All Might and reveals that he is secretly in league with All Might's nemesis, All For One, who gave Wolfram an additional Quirk and wanted to be involved to demoralize All Might. Lacking the strength to defeat Wolfram alone, All Might asks for Midoriya's aid. The rest of the students soon arrive on the roof and help All Might and Midoriya, who combine their powers to defeat Wolfram and free David. As the sun rises, All Might and David reflect on how Melissa and Midoriya are the next generations of heroes and how the world will be in good hands even after All Might's Quirk is gone.

Voice cast

The comedy duo Chidori make

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s as themselves wearing "Plus Ultra" T-shirts at I-Island. A motif of

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, called "Godzillo", also appears in the film, using its voice from the

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released by

in the

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era.

Production

Development

In December 2017,

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's ''

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'' magazine announced that an

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film of

's ''

series would premiere in summer 2018, which would be based on an original story. Horikoshi "scarcely believe .. utwas super happy" in the announcement of his manga's first film, further revealing that a "character's past that hasn't been in the manga yet" would be featured. He saw the film as a "chance" to show Toshinori Yagi / All Might in his younger days since he could not bring up the story to his manga anymore yet always wanted to include a chapter in regards to the character's past. The film's title and release date were revealed during a stage presentation at

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in March 2018. In the same event, the film's timeline was revealed to be taking place after the Final Exam story arc and during "another summer" in the Forest Training story arc at an artificial island called I-Island. It would also tie into the twentieth episode of the television series' third season.

Pre-production

A few days after the film's announcement,

and

were also announced to be respectively producing and distributing the film, with

directing,

writing the

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, and

designing the characters, while Horikoshi was credited with the original work and character designs, and as the chief supervisor. Joining the returning voice actors from ''My Hero Academia'' television series in April 2018 were

as Melissa Shield and

as David Shield, as did

in June 2018 as the film's villain, Wolfram.

Post-production

In an interview with ''

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'', Horikoshi revealed that he had a "good amount of oversight" with the film such as providing the designs of the original characters Melissa and David and offering his "opinions and corrections" to the script. The release of the 34th issue of ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' in July 2018 revealed the addition of

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in the cast as young David. In August 2018, Funimation announced that

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, Ray Chase, and Keith Silverstein would respectively voice Melissa, David, and Wolfram in the film's English dub.

Music

Yuki Hayashi served as the film's

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. Masaki Suda performed the film's theme music titled , which was written and composed by Hiromu Akita of

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. The film's original soundtrack was released in July 2018 under the Toho Animation Records label.

Marketing

''My Hero Academia: Two Heroes'' released a teaser trailer in April 2018 and a new trailer in June. The film collaborated with the staff of

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in promoting its release. A

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manga illustrated by Yōkō Akiyama focusing on

, titled , was published in the 35th issue of ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' on July 30, 2018. The first one million audience members to see the film received a special book, titled ''Volume 0 (Origin)'', containing a manga by Horikoshi titled ''No. 0 All Might: Rising'', which was later published by

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digitally in September 2018, as well as character profiles and a "secret dialogue" between Horikoshi and ''

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'' creator

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. Promotional partners for the film included Pizza-La, FamilyMart, Teikyo University, and

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chains Karatetsu and Manekineko.

Release

Theatrical

''My Hero Academia: Two Heroes'' held its world premiere at Anime Expo in Los Angeles on July 5, 2018. The film was released in Japan on August 3, 2018, and received 4D screenings on January 11, 2019. The film had a red carpet premiere for its English dub at

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on September 13, 2018, and had a wider theatrical release in more than 400 theaters in the United States and Canada from September 25 to October 2. It was extended for two days in the United States due to its popular demand, while Canada added additional screenings on October 5–11, 2018. The film also premiered at

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in Melbourne on September 15, 2018, with Madman Entertainment screening a wider release on September 27 in Australia and on October 17 in New Zealand; and at

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film festival in Glasgow on October 13, 2018, with Manga Entertainment providing a wider theatrical release in the United Kingdom and Ireland on December 4.

Home media

''My Hero Academia: Two Heroes'' was released on

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and

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in Japan on February 13, 2019. The Blu-ray "Plus Ultra" limited edition contains an

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of ''No. 0 All Might: Rising'' manga and a newly recorded picture drama of the barbeque scene shown in the film's end credits. "Plus Ultra" sold 10,603 units which topped the charts on its release week, while the DVD sold 7,387 units which ranked second in its first week of release. The Blu-ray standard edition sold 1,279 units while the DVD sold 1,943 units on its first week of release. Funimation released the film on Blu-ray and DVD in North America on March 26, 2019, and in Australia and New Zealand on May 8; while Manga Entertainment released it on standard edition Blu-ray and DVD, as well as a limited edition Steelbook Blu-ray, in the United Kingdom and Ireland on April 8.

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released the film along with '' My Hero Academia: Heroes Rising'' (2019) and '' My Hero Academia: World Heroes' Mission'' (2021) on a bundled Blu-ray and DVD, collectively titled ''My Hero Academia: 3-Movie Collection'', in the United Kingdom on February 6, 2023, and is streaming it in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, the

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, and the Caribbean region on August 17. Bigscreen, a

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theater company, made ''My Hero Academia: Two Heroes'' viewable in

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s, which became available on

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on May 8, 2020, and later on

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began streaming the film in India and the Philippines on May 15, 2021.

Reception

Box office

''My Hero Academia: Two Heroes'' grossed million in Japan and million in other territories, for a worldwide total of million.

Japan

The film earned million in its opening weekend, ranking fourth behind '' Incredibles 2'' (2018). It dropped to seventh in its second weekend after earning million on weekends, and fell out of the ranking in its third weekend after earning . The film was reported to have sold one million tickets in August 2018. In September 2018, the 42nd issue of ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' magazine reported that the film grossed over billion at the box office. Additional 1.3 million tickets were sold in October 2018, bringing the film's box office to billion.

United States and Canada

The film grossed million in three days since it opened on September 25, 2018, becoming Funimation's third-highest-grossing licensed film behind '' Your Name'' (2016). It outperformed other films in the top 10 per screen revenue totals, earning on the first day and on the second day. After a week since its release, the film grossed million, taking the second spot from ''Your Name'' and placing behind '' Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection 'F''' (2015). It ended its theatrical run with million to become the tenth-highest-grossing animated film in the United States and Canada at that time, replacing ''

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'' (2013).

Other territories

''My Hero Academia: Two Heroes'' grossed in Australia and in New Zealand. In Hong Kong, the film earned () in its opening weekend, entering the box office charts at ninth. In its opening weekend, the film sold 5,109 tickets in Argentina, while earning MX$6.8million () in Mexico, coming in eighth in those countries.

Critical reception

On the

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website

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, the film held an approval rating of based on reviews, with an average rating of . Charles Solomon of the ''

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'' described the film as a "high-energy blend of heroism, comedy, friendship and take-no-prisoners battles", praising Briner's dub role as Deku for "keep ngthe character likable and believable". Writing for '' Den of Geek'', Daniel Kurland rated the film 4 out of 5 stars, lauding it for featuring the bond between Midoriya and

, the former's "amicable" relationship with

, and a wide range of characters that provided highlights of their powers in every scene; and finding the animation done by Bones "gorgeous". He felt that the "entertaining detour" elements provided a slice of life aspect of the franchise despite the crazy fights and described the crisis during the film as "''My Hero Academia'' meets ''

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''". Nick Creamer of

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graded the film "A−", lauding Horikoshi for his involvement in the film's development to "

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the tone and worldview of isworld" and the film's delivery of the "strong action and character of its source material"; and feeling impactful on its theme of "heroism as a force that inspires others in terms of generational inheritance". Cold Cobra of ''Anime UK News'' scored the film 9 out of 10, praising its "beautiful and fluid" animation and "jaw-dropping" final action sequence. However, he noted how the story might not be mentioned in succeeding episodes of ''My Hero Academia'' television series despite its specific timeline in the franchise and found the villain a "bit one-note". Miranda Sanchez gave the film 7.7 out of 10 for ''

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'', praising it as enjoyable but criticizing the lack of development within the world of ''My Hero Academia''.

Accolades

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Manga adaptation

''My Hero Academia: Two Heroes'' was adapted into a manga, which was released on May 2, 2019, by Home-sha under the Shueisha Home Comics

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Sequels

''My Hero Academia: Heroes Rising''

The second film version of ''My Hero Academia'' manga series, titled ''My Hero Academia: Heroes Rising'', was released in Japan on December 20, 2019. Produced by Bones, the film was directed by Nagasaki from a screenplay written by Kuroda, with Umakoshi designing the characters. It was also released in the United States and Canada on February 26, 2020.

''My Hero Academia: World Heroes' Mission''

A third film version, titled ''My Hero Academia: World Heroes' Mission'', premiered in Japan on August 6, 2021, and was released in the United States and Canada by Funimation on October 29. Bones also produced the film with Nagasaki directing, Kuroda writing the script, and Umakoshi designing the characters.

Untitled fourth film

An untitled fourth ''My Hero Academia'' film was announced in August 2023, with Horikoshi serving as its general supervisor and original character designer. It will be based on an original story concurrent with the collapse of the safe society that was featured in the sixth season of the anime series.

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