My Hero Academia: Two Heroes

My Hero Academia: Two Heroes
Theatrical release poster
Japanese 僕のヒーローアカデミア THE MOVIE ～２人の英雄（ヒーロー）～
Hepburn Boku no Hīrō Akademia THE MOVIE: Futari no Hīrō
Directed by Kenji Nagasaki
Written by Yōsuke Kuroda
Based on My Hero Academia
by Kōhei Horikoshi
Music by Yuki Hayashi
Production
company
Distributed by Toho
Release date
  • July 5, 2018 (2018-07-05) (Anime Expo)
  • August 3, 2018 (2018-08-03) (Japan)
Running time
 97 minutes
Country Japan
Language Japanese
Box office $19,373,954

My Hero Academia: Two Heroes (Japanese: 僕のヒーローアカデミア THE MOVIE ～２人の英雄（ヒーロー）～, Hepburn: Boku no Hīrō Academia THE MOVIE: Futari no Hīrō) is a 2018 Japanese anime superhero film based on the manga My Hero Academia by Kōhei Horikoshi. Set between the second and third seasons of the anime series, the film was directed by Kenji Nagasaki and produced by Bones. Anime Expo hosted the film's world premiere on July 5, 2018, and it was later released to theaters in Japan on August 3, 2018.

Plot

All Might is invited to a summer trip at "I-Island", a man-made island where the top scientists of the world reside and perform research on Quirks, superpowers that 80% of the world's population has. He takes Izuku Midoriya as his guest and reminds him not to reveal to his good friend, former partner, and top scientist Professor David Shield the secret about their shared Quirk: One for All. After they arrive, they are greeted by Melissa Shield, David's daughter and a student of the island's academy hoping to be a scientist just like her father.

After a reunion with David, All Might becomes tired due to injuries sustained in the past from his battle with the villain All for One and transforms back into his depowered form. By running tests, David realizes that All Might's Quirk is nearly depleted. Meanwhile, Melissa shows Midoriya around the island, and they run into Yaoyorozu, who had been invited to the island and has brought Uraraka and Jirō as her guests. The students later run into Iida, Todoroki, Bakugō, and Kirishima, with the former three having been invited too and Kirishima being brought by Bakugō. Mineta and Kaminari are also revealed to be on the island working as waiters. After spending the day enjoying the island's various events, Melissa invites Mineta and Kaminari to join them at a formal party that everyone else was invited to.

Before the party, Melissa reveals to Midoriya that she is Quirkless like, unbeknownst to her, he once was. She also realizes his Quirk is similar to All Might's, and gives him a gauntlet she had designed that allows him to not get hurt when using his powers at 100%.

Meanwhile, Wolfram, a mysterious villain who secretly arrived on the island prior, takes control of the island's security system during the party and threatens to kill its residents. He also restrains all of the pro-heroes attending, including All Might, and takes David and his assistant Sam hostage in order to break into the island's vault. As they were running late, Midoriya, Melissa, Iida, Todoroki, Yaoyorozu, Uraraka, Jirō, Mineta, and Kaminari are not restrained alongside the pro-heroes at the party and, in order to take back control of the security system, decide to access it by reaching the 200th floor of the building the party is hosted at. At the same time, Bakugō and Kirishima become lost on their way to the party and begin wandering the building without realizing the security breach.

After the students reach the 80th floor, Wolfram and his team become aware of their plan and attempt to apprehend them. While hiding in a plant room, the group attempts to escape from two of the villains until Bakugō and Kirishima accidentally cross paths with them and engage in battle. Todoroki helps the others escape to a higher floor and joins Bakugō and Kirishima in their fight. Mineta uses his Quirk to climb up the tower and lower a ladder to allow the others to climb up with him. Wolfram's men send an army of sentry robots after both groups of students, which incapacitate Kaminari. Iida, Yaoyorozu, Jirō, and Mineta defend against the robots while Midoriya, Uraraka, and Melissa make their way to the top of the tower.

Attempting to reach the very top, Uraraka uses her Quirk to float Midoriya and Melissa closer to the security room. Just as Uraraka is about to be attacked by more robots, Bakugō, Todoroki, and Kirishima arrive to save her. The four of them fight the robots as Midoriya and Melissa fight their way to the very top.

At the top of the tower, they discover David and Sam in the vault as they unlock a suitcase. It is revealed that David and Sam orchestrated the night's events with actors in order to steal back their greatest invention - a headset that maximizes the power of a person's Quirk. I-Island's top men decided that it was too dangerous, took their invention and research away, and locked it up so it wouldn't end up in the wrong hands. Deciding that All Might needed it to remain a hero and keep the world safe, David decided to get his invention back. Wolfram arrives, restrains Midoriya, and reveals that he is a true villain and not an actor. Sam then betrays David and gives Wolfram the suitcase, revealing that he worked with Wolfram to make sure he could sell the invention to other villains and achieve fame and fortune. However, Wolfram shoots Sam after getting the suitcase, and David jumps in the way of another bullet in order to save Sam's life.

Before Wolfram can kill Melissa, Midoriya breaks free in order to fight him. Wolfram uses his Quirk to control metal to hold off Midoriya and escapes to the rooftop, having kidnapped David so he can make more copies of the invention. Midoriya races to the roof and attempts to stop Wolfram from taking off in a helicopter with David, but fails and falls from the helicopter. Melissa also takes back control of the security system, freeing the pro heroes and disabling the robots. All Might, now freed, races to the roof and stops the helicopter from taking off.

Wolfram, in a last attempt, uses the invention to amplify his power and starts to overcome an already tired All Might, creating a giant body made up of metal parts and debris that traps David inside it. He overpowers All Might further with multiple Quirks and reveals that he is in league with All for One, who gave Wolfram additional Quirks and helped fuel David's fall from grace in an attempt to demoralize All Might. The rest of the students soon arrive on the roof to help All Might, and Midoriya and All Might work together to finish the fight. The two throw a final punch together that is ultimately strong enough to defeat Wolfram and free David. As the sun rises, David and All Might reflect on how Melissa and Midoriya are the next generation of heroes and how the world will be in good hands even after All Might's Quirk is gone.

During the credits, scenes are shown of the students and All Might enjoying a barbecue on the island after their victory with the rest of the students from their class Class 1-A, who were also on I-Island when the events of the film happened. Melissa also visits David, who is now in the hospital recovering while the police watch over him.

Voice cast

Character Japanese Voice Actor English Voice Actor
Izuku Midoriya Daiki Yamashita Justin Briner
All Might Kenta Miyake Christopher R. Sabat
Katsuki Bakugō Nobuhiko Okamoto Clifford Chapin
Ochako Uraraka Ayane Sakura Luci Christian
Tenya Iida Kaito Ishikawa J. Michael Tatum
Shōto Todoroki Yūki Kaji David Matranga
Momo Yaoyorozu Marina Inoue Colleen Clinkenbeard
Eijiro Kirishima Toshiki Masuda Justin Cook
Minoru Mineta Ryō Hirohashi Brina Palencia
Kyōka Jirō Kei Shindō Trina Nishimura
Denki Kaminari Tasuku Hatanaka Kyle Phillips
David Shield Katsuhisa Namase
Ryōhei Kimura (young)[1]		 Ray Chase[2]
Melissa Shield Mirai Shida Erica Mendez[2]
Wolfram Rikiya Koyama Keith Silverstein[2]

Production

On December 11, 2017, Weekly Shōnen Jump announced that Kōhei Horikoshi's My Hero Academia manga would be inspiring an anime film in the third quarter of 2018.[3] Horikoshi is supervising the film, and is credited for the original work and character designs.[4] Kenji Nagasaki is returning to direct the film at studio Bones based on a script written by Yōsuke Kuroda. Yoshihiko Umakoshi provides the character designs for the film, and Yuki Hayashi is composing the music.[4] The film is distributed in Japan by Toho.[4] The film's title and release date were revealed during a stage presentation at AnimeJapan on March 25, 2018.[5] On April 10, 2018, it was announced that Mirai Shida would be joining the cast as Melissa Shield and Katsuhisa Namase would play David Shield, both original characters.[6][7] On June 11, 2018, Weekly Shōnen Jump announced that Rikiya Koyama had been cast as the film's villain, Wolfram.[8] Masaki Suda performs the film's theme song "Long Hope Philia" (ロングホープ・フィリア), which was written and composed by Hiromu Akita of amazarashi.[9]

Release

Funimation and Toho premiered the film at Anime Expo in Los Angeles on July 5, 2018,[7], and it was later released in Japan on August 3 of that year.[5] The first one million audience members to see the movie will receive a volume 0 book containing a special manga by Horikoshi titled "No.0 ALL MIGHT: RISING", as well as character profiles and a "secret dialogue" between Horikoshi and Eiichiro Oda.[10][11] Viz Media later published volume 0 digitally in English under the title "All Might Rising" on September 19, 2018.[12]

My Hero Academia: Two Heroes has been licensed by Funimation,[7] who premiered the English dub in Los Angeles on September 15, 2018,[13] and a wider theatrical release in 400 theaters in the United States and Canada from September 25 through October 2, 2018.[14] The film premiered in Australia at Madman Anime Festival Melbourne on September 15, 2018,[15] with a wider release on September 27, 2018 in Australia, and October 17, 2018 in New Zealand.[16] The film will premiere in the United Kingdom at Scotland Loves Anime in Glasgow on October 13, 2018,[17] with Manga Entertainment providing a wider theatrical release on December 4, 2018.[18]

Reception

During the opening weekend, My Hero Academia: Two Heroes ranked 4th at the Japanese box office, grossing ¥500 million ($4.49 million) in three days.[19] The film later dropped to 7th in its second weekend,[20] and later fell below the top 10 in its third weekend.[21] The film sold its one millionth ticket during its fourth week.[22] In the Japanese market, the film grossed a total of ¥1.5 billion ($13.46 million).[23]

In North America, the film was a success, ranking third in the market at its highest despite its limited release. The film outperformed other films in the top 10, earning US$1,400 per screen more than other films, and grossed $5,754,556 in box office revenue during its theatrical run.[24][25] The film also grossed $159,398 in Australia.[26] In total, the film grossed $19,373,954 in Japan, North America and Australia.

Other media

A one-shot spin-off manga of My Hero Academia, focusing on one of the film's original characters, Melissa Shield, was published in 2018's 35th issue of Shueisha's Weekly Shōnen Jump magazine on July 30, 2018. The manga is illustrated by Yōkō Akiyama.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Hodgkins, Crystalyn (July 23, 2018). "More Cast, Spinoff Manga 1-shot Revealed for My Hero Academia: Two Heroes Film". Anime News Network. Retrieved July 23, 2018.
  2. 1 2 3 Mateo, Alex (August 14, 2018). "My Hero Academia: Two Heroes Anime Film's Trailer Previews English Dub (Update)". Anime News Network. Retrieved August 15, 2018.
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  4. 1 2 3 Hodgkins, Crystalyn (December 15, 2017). "My Hero Academia Anime Film Reveals Visual, Main Staff". Anime News Network. Retrieved June 17, 2018.
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  15. ↑ Madman Anime Festival [@MadFest] (August 31, 2018). "IT. IS. TIME. We're thrilled to reveal that we're bringing the Australian Premiere of My Hero Academia: Two Heroes to #MadFest Melbourne! 💪🔥❄💥 mad.mn/mhaprem" (Tweet). Retrieved August 31, 2018 – via Twitter.
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  17. ↑ Scotland Loves Anime [@lovesanimation] (August 31, 2018). "We're delighted to confirm the final two films that are part of the Scotland Loves Anime 2018 lineup at @glasgowfilm are: - My Hero Academia The Movie: Two Heroes (UK Premiere) - Mamoru Hosoda's new film Mirai (Scottish Premiere) All tickets on sale now: bit.ly/SLA2018Glasgow" (Tweet). Retrieved August 31, 2018 – via Twitter.
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  21. ↑ Antonio Pineda, Rafael (August 20, 2018). "Live-Action Gintama 2 Earns 800 Million Yen at #1, Seven Deadly Sins Opens at #5". Anime News Network. Retrieved October 2, 2018.
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  23. ↑ "My Hero Academia: Two Heroes Film Earns 1.5 Billion Yen at Japanese Box Office". Anime News Network. Retrieved 14 September 2018.
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