The My Hero Academia HERO×VILLAIN FES event for the TV anime series My Hero Academia, based on the manga by Kohei Horikoshi that was serialized in Weekly Shonen Jump (Shueisha), was held at Pia Arena MM (Nishi-ku, Yokohama) on August 17th. For the first time at a My Hero Academia Hero Academia festival, voice actors for the heroes, including Daiki Yamashita , who plays Izuku Midoriya , and voice actors for the villains, including Uchiyama Koki Uchiyama , who plays Tomura Shigaraki , gathered together to perform live dubbing of famous scenes from the seventh season of the anime. Behind-the-scenes stories from the recording were also shared.
In addition to Yamashita and Uchiyama, the event also featured Nobuhiko Okamoto , who plays Katsuki Bakugo , Sakura Ayane Sakura , Yuki Kaji , who plays Shoto Todoroki , Kenta Miyake , who plays All Might , Koki Uchiyama , who plays Tomura Shigaraki , Hiro Shimono , who plays Dabi , and Fukuen Misato, who plays Toga Himiko.
In the live dubbing and talk corner during the afternoon session, "Weave! Each Person's Feelings!", the voice actors performed live dubbing of famous scenes from episodes 141 "The Enemy", 143 "Let You Down", 145 "INFLATION", 146 "Two Flashfires"", 148 "Immolation!! The Wounded Hero", 149 "Light Fades To Rain", 155 "hopes", 157 "I AM HERE", 158 "The Girl's Ego", and 159 "A Battle Without Quirks". The voice actors' passionate performances drew thunderous applause from the audience.
Uchiyama, who plays Tomura Shigaraki, said, "I think I did my best and did everything I could" in preparation for the 8th season, "FINAL SEASON," which will be the final chapter of the TV anime starting on October 4th, while Yamashita, who plays Izuku Midoriya, said, "The staff and cast are all putting their all into making it PLUS ULTRA." When Yamashita asked the audience, "Will you be watching it starting in October?" the audience responded with thunderous applause.
A video letter from Otsuka Akio Otsuka and Hiroshi Kamiya, who play All For One, was also screened. The official PV for "FINAL SEASON" was released, and it was also announced that the band Porno Graffitti will be performing the opening theme, "THE REVO." The band performed "THE DAY," the opening theme for the first season of the TV anime, which aired in 2016, and after about nine years, they will now be performing the opening theme for "FINAL SEASON." The event was divided into two parts, a daytime and an evening session, and an advance screening of the opening of the main story of "FINAL SEASON" was also held.
"My Hero Academia" was serialized in "Weekly Shonen Jump" from July 2014 to August 2024. Set in a world where approximately 80% of the population possesses supernatural powers and quirks, the series follows Izuku Midoriya, also known as Deku, as he strives to become the greatest hero. The comics have sold over 100 million copies worldwide.
The first season of the TV anime aired from April to June 2016, the second from March to September 2017, the third from April to September 2018, the fourth from October 2019 to April 2020, the fifth from March to September 2021, the sixth from October 2022 to March 2023, and the seventh from May to October 2024. The "FINAL SEASON" will be broadcast on Yomiuri TV and Nippon TV every Saturday at 5:30 pm starting from October 4th.
