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The year forMy Hero Academiais a great one. With the manga approaching its end, the seventh season already ongoing, and a movie in the works, there is much to look forward to. Kohei Horikoshi has come a long way and now, that journey is slowing down, finding its end in the coming months. Seeing how far it has come, there is no harm in looking back at the best and brightest moments of what made it such a special experience.
While many mistakingly takeMy Hero Academiaas a new-gen manga, it is far from it. This misconception basically proves just how fresh the idea still seems, despite having run for a decade now. All the way back when the first movie was to be released, Horikoshi made it his mission to ensure it left a mark.
Kohei Horikoshi Gave the My Hero Academia Movie a Mark
Speaking in the Volume Rising Interview for the Heroes: Rising Bonus Booklet in 2019 (viaMy Anime List),Kohei Horikoshitalked about how it felt unbelievable to get his work made into a movie adaptation. Things felt almost unreal and he had to remind himself again and again about the impactMy Hero Academiahad in the world.
I felt that getting your work made into a movie is only something that’ll only happen maybe once in your life as a creator so I wanted to make it something I wouldn’t regret, I wanted to be involved. I shared ideas like Young Age All Might and having All Might and Izuku fight together with the movie team so I would have no regrets, I thought there could be nothing better than what we came up with. I cried the first time I saw the full movie. It was even more amazing than I had imagined. And the action was amazing too.
One of the highlights of 2018’sMy Hero Academia:Two Heroeswas the fight sequence between a younger All Might and Izuku against Wolfram. It was an absolute spectacle to behold and still stands as one of the most iconic fight sequences of the series as a whole. When talking about the film and its success, the author admitted that his intention was to ensure the movie was not a failure he would come to regret.
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to make it a success, he started pitching ideas left and right, among which included the Young Age All Might and Izuku’s fight hand in hand. Horikoshi wanted to make sure he gave it his all and so he left no stone unturned.
Kohei Horikoshi Was in Disbelief About a My Hero Academia Movie
During the interview, Kohei Horikoshi admitted that the talks regarding a movie forMy Hero Academiawent as far back as the anime’s announcement. So the talks, according to him, held no value and were more bark than anything else. WhenMy Hero Academia:Two Heroeswas announced, the author found himself in a state of incredulity.
I couldn’t believe it when they first told me they were going to make a movie. The discussion of a movie actually started really early, I think I remember them talking about it soon after the anime was announced, but I didn’t think it’d actually get made. I didn’t trust that it would really happen even after they started asking me for specific character designs.
He had no faith in a potential movie to be in the works and had given up all hope about it. Even when they started asking him questions, his scepticism did not lead to assurance. However, gradually that changed.
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He was already bewildered about the popularity his series was gaining and for it to be picked up for a movie was more bizarre than believable. After a point, he accepted his own successes, giving it his all instead.
My Hero Academia: Two Heroesis available to watch on Hulu, Netflix, and Crunchyroll.
Adya Godboley
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Adya Godboley is the Anime Content Lead at FandomWire with over 1800 published articles. She is a Rotten Tomatoes-certified critic with a background in literature. From The Case Study of Vanitas to Omniscient Reader’s Viewpoint, her anime knowledge is one she’s gathered with years of experience. She also enjoys Marvel, DC and Superhero media with her works having been recognized by prominent figures such as Dwayne Johnson, Abby Trott and the Blood of Zeus creators.
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