My Hero Academia

My Hero Academia Is #3 on the December 2019 NPD BookScan Top 20 Adult Graphic Novel List

Posted on by Lesley Aeschliman

12 manga volumes appeared on NPD BookScan’s Top 20 Adult Graphic Novel list for December 2019:

  • My Hero Academia Volume 1 by Kōhei Horikoshi (#3)
  • My Hero Academia Volume 22 by Kōhei Horikoshi (#4)
  • My Hero Academia Volume 2 by Kōhei Horikoshi (#5)
  • My Hero Academia Volume 3 by Kōhei Horikoshi (#6)
  • One-Punch Man Volume 18 by ONE and Yūsuke Murata (#7)
  • No Longer Human Hardcover by Junji Ito (#10)
  • My Hero Academia Volume 4 by Kōhei Horikoshi (#11)
  • Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Volume 1 by Koyoharu Gotouge (#15)
  • Dragon Ball Super Volume 7 by Akira Toriyama and Toyotarō (#16)
  • My Hero Academia Volume 5 by Kōhei Horikoshi (#17)
  • My Hero Academia Volume 21 by Kōhei Horikoshi (#19)
  • My Hero Academia Volume 20 by Kōhei Horikoshi (#20)

The BookScan rankings collect data sales from more than 16,000 locations including Barnes & Noble and other book chains, independent bookshops, and online purchases — but not sales at comic book stores, Walmart.com, and some other venues.

Source: ANN

My Hero Academia: Heroes Rising Film to Open in the United States and Canada on February 26, 2020

Posted on by Lesley Aeschliman

FUNimation Entertainment has announced that it will screen the My Hero Academia: Heroes Rising (Boku no Hero Academia the Movie -Heroes: Rising-) film in the United States and Canada in more than 1,000 total theaters starting on February 26, 2020. The film will have both subtitled and dubbed screenings. Advanced ticket sales will start on January 31, 2020.

FUNimation describes the film:

Class 1-A visits Nabu Island where they finally get to do some real hero work. The place is so peaceful that it’s more like a vacation … until they’re 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, there’s no time for questions. Deku and his friends are the next generation of heroes, and they’re the island’s only hope.

My Hero Academia: Heroes Rising opened in Japanese theaters on December 20, 2019, and ranked at #3 in its opening weekend.

Source: ANN

FUNimation Entertainment to Screen the My Hero Academia: Heroes Rising Film in the United States and Canada in Early 2020

Posted on by Lesley Aeschliman

FUNimation Entertainment has announced that it will screen the My Hero Academia: Heroes Rising (Boku no Hero Academia the Movie -Heroes: Rising-) film in the United States and Canada in more than 1,000 total theaters in early 2020. The screenings will be available with both an English dub and English subtitles.

The film is scheduled to open in Japanese theaters on December 20, 2019.

Source: ANN

The At the Mountains of Madness and Ship of Theseus Manga Nominated for Angoulême's Top Prize

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The 47th Angoulême International Comics Festival announced its nominees for Best Comic, which includes two manga:

  • Gou Tanabe’s Les Chefs-D’œuvre de Lovecraft: Dans Labîme du Temps (Kūki no Sanmyaku ni te or H.P. Lovecraft’s At The Mountains Of Madness)
  • Toshiya Higashimoto’s Le Bateau de Thésee (Theseus no Fune or Ship of Theseus)

H.P. Lovecraft’s At The Mountains Of Madness was also nominated in the same category last year.

Kōhei Horikoshi’s My Hero Academia and Tony Valente’s Radiant works are both nominated for this year’s Best Youth Comic award.

Yoshiharu Tsuge’s Le Fleurs Rouges omnibus book is nominated for Best Heritage Comic. Paru Itagaki’s BEASTARS manga and Akiko Higashimura’s Yukibana no Tora manga are both nominated for the Best Young Adult Comic award.

The Angoulême Festival will run from January 30 through February 2, 2020 in the Angoulême area of France.

Source: ANN

FYE and FUNimation Entertainment Announce My Hero Academia Collaboration

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FYE has collaborated with FUNimation Entertainment to create a brand-new collection of My Hero Academia-themed exclusive products, arriving at FYE now.

First, for the ultimate fan, FYE and FUNimation partnered with Japan Crate to create an exclusive triple-collaboration My Hero Academia Crate. Available only at FYE, these crates feature a delicious assortment of My Hero Academia-themed sweets & snacks from Japan. All crates include a free trial subscription to the FunimationNow anime streaming service.

Next up is the exclusive Plus Ultra Cereal. Each box is packed with a tasty Ultra Berry Blast cereal that will help you become a hero in your everyday life. And if that isn’t enough to wake up to, there’s the exclusive Bakugo’s Explosion Chocolate Bar. Each milk chocolate bar is loaded with explosive popping candy in every bite – just as volatile as Katsuki Bakugo himself.

This My Hero Academia collection is available exclusively at FYE stores and www.fye.com for a limited time. “Go Beyond” before they’re gone.

Toonami to Premiere the Fourth Season of the My Hero Academia Anime on November 9, 2019

Posted on by Lesley Aeschliman

Adult Swim’s Toonami programming block has announced that the fourth season of the My Hero Academia anime will premiere on November 9, 2019 at 11:00 p.m. ET.

On that date, Toonami’s schedule will be:

  • 11:00 p.m. – My Hero Academia
  • 11:30 p.m. – One Punch Man
  • 12:00 a.m. – Dr. Stone
  • 12:30 a.m. – Fire Force
  • 1:00 a.m. – Food Wars! Shokugeki no Soma
  • 1:30 a.m. – Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba
  • 2:00 a.m. – Black Clover
  • 2:30 a.m. – JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Golden Wind
  • 3:00 a.m. – Naruto Shippūden
  • 3:30 a.m. – Lupin the Third: Part 5
  • 4:00 a.m. – Attack on Titan

Source: ANN

My Hero Academia Is #2 on NPD’s BookScan September 2019 Adult Graphic Novel List

Posted on by Lesley Aeschliman

11 manga titles appeared on NPD BookScan’s Top 20 Adult Graphic Novels list for September 2019:

  • My Hero Academia Volume 21 by Kōhei Horikoshi (#2)
  • My Hero Academia Volume 1 by Kōhei Horikoshi (#4)
  • Dragon Ball Super Volume 6 by Akira Toriyama and Toyotarō (#8)
  • Uzumaki (Hardcover) by Junji Ito (#9)
  • My Hero Academia Volume 20 by Kōhei Horikoshi (#10)
  • My Hero Academia Volume 2 by Kōhei Horikoshi (#11)
  • Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Volume 8 by Koyoharu Gotouge (#13)
  • Splatoon Volume 7 by Sankichi Hinodeya (#14)
  • My Hero Academia Volume 3 by Kōhei Horikoshi (#15)
  • The Way of the Househusband Volume 1 by Kousuke Oono (#16)
  • My Hero Academia Volume 4 by Kōhei Horikoshi (#20)

Source: ANN