Summary
The Spring 2024 anime season is finally here, and while there’s a lot to be hyped about, two of the heaviest hitters in shōnen anime,My Hero AcademiaandDemon Slayer, aren’t starting until May. Now,Demon Slayeris another story, but Crunchyroll intends to keepMHAfans occupied every week until the new season starts, with a new four-part special,My Hero Academia: Memories.
Based on the manga by Kohei Horikoshi,My Hero Academiafollows Izuku Midoriya, a young man with no superpowers in a world where over 80% of the world has one. At least, that was the case before he had a run-in with his childhood hero that changed his life forever, and set him on the path toward becoming the greatest hero in the world, if he can get a handle on his new power, that is.
What is My Hero Academia: Memories?
Memoriesisa full recap of the seriesthat will be simulcast on Crunchyroll every week at 2:30 AM PT this month, starting Saturday, April 6, and continuing until the premiere of the new season. It will cover all six seasons, from Deku’s humble beginnings as a quirkless newbie to his darkest moments in the face of societal collapse at the hands of his greatest foe, Tomura Shigaraki.
Anyone looking for a refresher on Izuku Midoriya’s humble beginnings or the mounting chaos engulfing Japan in the recent season owes it to themselves to check outMemorieswhen it debuts. Per Crunchyroll, the special, as well as the seventh season, will be dubbed in English, Latin American Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, French, German, and Italian. As for when these dubs will be made available after the initial simulcast, such dates will be announced at a later date.
OnceMemoriesis over,Season 7 will be simulcast startingMay 4 at 2:30 AM. The previous season ended with the warning that the villain Shigaraki would reach his full power in just three days, not giving the heroes much time to prepare. Audiences were left with a small glimmer of hope; Star and Stripe, America’s #1 hero, flying to Japan to lend a hand.
The Team Behind Season 7
By the time the show returns in earnest, it will have been a little over eight years since the series premiered back in 2016.The series comes from BONES, the studiobehindFullmetal Alchemist,Mob Psycho 100,Bungo Stray Dogs, and much more over a quarter-century of work, an anniversary it is celebrating this year.
WhenMy Hero Academia’s anime began, it was directed by Kenji Nagasaki, whose previous works include 2011’sNo. 6and 2013’sGundam Build Fighters. Following the completion of Season 3, Nagasaki stepped back from the main director’s chair, though returned as the Chief Director in subsequent seasons. He was succeeded by Masahiro Mukai for seasons four, five, and six, and now by Naomi Nakayama, co-director of the sci-fi dramaOrangefrom 2016.
Season 7 truly is the beginning of the end forMy Hero Academiaand, hopefully,My Hero Academia: Memorieswill make the wait that much more bearable. In addition to a new season,Bones is also producing a new feature filmset to hit theaters in Japan on August 2, titledYou’re Next. It will be the fourth animated film in the franchise, followingTwo Heroes,Heroes Rising, andWorld Heroes Mission, respectively.
My Hero Academiareturns on May 4, streaming onCrunchyroll
My Hero Academia
In My Hero Academia, some humans have superpowers called quirks. Izuku Midoriya, nicknamed Deku, is not one of them. Deku has always idolized heroes like the number one hero, All Might, and since he was a child, he has always wanted to be a hero. However, his lack of a quirk has always held him back, but a chance encounter with All Might after discovering a classmate in danger sets Deku on the path to becoming a true hero. My Hero Academia centers around Deku and a class of heroes-in-training at UA. This school shapes young quirk users into future heroes through fake rescue missions, combat training, and other hero-tempering tasks. With young Deku inheriting the “One-For-All” quirk, he will learn what it means to be a true hero while facing off with dastardly supervillains.
