MY HERO ACADEMIA: HEROES RISING -- Anime`s Favorite Superheroes Return To The Big Screen In Early 2020

Source: Funimation Films press release Official Movie Site: heroaca-movie.com (Japan), funimationfilms.com/myheroacademia (US) Special Thanks to Scott Barretto and Claudia Calderon

Key art. Image courtesy of Funimation. © 2019 "My Hero Accademia THE MOVIE" Project © Kohei Horikoshi / Shueisha

On the heels of the record-breaking launch of MY HERO ACADEMIA Season 4, Funimation Films, the theatrical division of Sony Pictures Televisions Funimation, announced today its acquisition of the new feature film MY HERO ACADEMIA: HEROES RISING (僕のヒーローアカデミア THE MOVIE　ヒーローズ：ライジング, Boku no Hīrō Akademia THE MOVI Hīrōzu: Raijingu, 2019) from Toho Co Ltd. Funimation will release MY HERO ACADEMIA: HEROES RISING, the second film from the hit My Hero Academia franchise, as a limited theatrical engagement in both Japanese (English subtitles) and English dub. The movie will open in early 2020 in more than 1,000 theaters across the U.S. and Canada. Last years release of MY HERO ACADEMIA: TWO HEROES (僕のヒーローアカデミア THE MOVIE ～２人の英雄～, Boku no Hīrō Akademia THE MOVIE ～２-ri no Hīrō～, 2018), the first ever film from the franchise, was a huge hit with U.S. and Canadian audiences and screened in 556 U.S. and Canadian theaters during its release, which included a two-week extended run to meet overwhelming ticket demand from fans. When MY HERO ACADEMIA: TWO HEROES finally closed, it grossed an astounding $5,768,366 at the box office and ranked #10 on the Top 10 list of highest grossing domestic anime films of all time -- surpassing THE WIND RISES ($5.2M) by legendary director Hayao Miyazaki. STORY The number one hero anime is back in theaters for a battle beyond anything fans have ever seen! Class 1-A visits Nabu Island where they finally get to do some real hero work. The place is so peaceful that its more like a vacation … until theyre attacked by a villain with an unfathomable Quirk! His power is eerily familiar, and it looks like Shigaraki had a hand in the plan. But with All Might retired and citizens lives on the line, theres no time for questions. Deku and his friends are the next generation of heroes, and theyre the islands only hope. Like Funimation on Facebook at facebook.com/funimation, and follow them on Instagram at instagram.com/funimation and Twitter at twitter.com/funimation.

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