Details of the 2nd and 3rd screening event 'Character Matchup Name Episode Screening' of the anime 'My Hero Academia' based on the original work by Kohei Horikoshi have been revealed. The second time will focus on 'Izuku Midoriya x Katsuki Bakugou' and the third time will focus on 'Izuku Midoriya x Shigaraki Sou' and will be held on August 1st and 2nd, respectively.
Visual for the 2nd 'Character Matchup Episode Screening' 'Izuku Midoriya x Katsuki Bakugo'
The Inspiration Behind the New Arc
As part of the anime's 10th anniversary project, the 'character match-up name episode screening' is being held. The project is to select match-ups between the main characters of the work and show episodes related to them at movie theaters in Tokyo, Osaka, Nagoya, and other locations.
Special Stage Greetings and New One-Shot Anime
In addition, stage greetings were held for both the 2nd and 3rd performances. It has also been decided that the newly drawn one-shot short anime 'I am a hero too' included in the fan book 'My Hero Academia Ultra Age' will be screened. Daiki Yamashita, who plays Deku, and Nobuhiko Okamoto, who plays Bakugo, appeared for the second stage greeting. For the third stage greeting, Yamashita and Kouki Uchiyama, who plays Shigaraki, will take the stage and have a talk.
The 'I am a hero too' one-shot anime will be unveiled for the first time at the 'Heroaka Special Event' within the large-scale event 'Anime Expo 2026' to be held in Los Angeles, USA in July. Distribution will start on each distribution platform on August 3rd, the day after the third 'Character Matchup Name Episode Screening'.
