is a 2024 Japanese animated superhero film based on an original story featuring the characters of My Hero Academia manga series by Kōhei Horikoshi. Produced by Bones and distributed by Toho, the film is directed by Tensai Okamura from a script written by Yōsuke Kuroda and features an ensemble cast that includes Daiki Yamashita, Nobuhiko Okamoto, Yuki Kaji, Ayane Sakura, and Kaito Ishikawa. Taking place after the U.A. Traitor arc of the manga and during the seventh season of the show, the film follows Izuku Midoriya as he faces off against Dark Might, an evil imitator of Izuku's long-admired hero All Might.
A fourth film of the franchise was announced in August 2023, with Okamura replacing Kenji Nagasaki as a director, while the rest of the staff returned from the first three films. Its full title was revealed in January 2024 along with the announcement of the release date.
My Hero Academia: You're Next premiered in theaters in Japan on August 2, 2024 and was released in the United States on October 11, 2024. The film grossed over million worldwide and received positive reviews from critics.
Plot The leader of the Gollini mafia family, Valdo, watches All Might's final battle against All For One, and his final declaration of "it's your turn", dedicating himself to becoming the next "Symbol of Peace".
In the aftermath of the Paranormal Liberation War, Class 1-A (except for Yuga Aoyama) track down escaped villains. Izuku Midoriya attempts to rescue a young girl, Anna Scervino, but when he touches her, he convulses in pain. An eyepatch-wearing man with a mechanical arm, Giulio Gandini, suddenly appears and attempts to shoot Anna but is stopped by Bruno Gollini, who can create bubbles to slow down time.
A flying yacht appears, carrying the rest of the Gollini family, including Valdo, who physically resembles the real All Might. After touching Anna, Valdo uses his enhanced Quirk to consume everything in the vicinity, including Class 1-A, transforming the yacht into a massive fortress. Valdo then contacts All Might at U.A. to inform him of his plans to "save Japan", with All Might denouncing him; in response, Valdo dubs himself "Dark Might".
Class 1-A is separated, and Izuku ends up in a mountain area after his Quirk suddenly stops working. He encounters Giulio, who fights off assailants before reluctantly allowing Izuku to accompany him. They enter another area, where Izuku finds the Gollini member responsible for the Quirk erasure in a dome, Paulo, and defeats him. Dark Might arrives, knocks Izuku out with incredible strength, and punishes Paulo for his failure by dropping him into a void. Giulio saves Izuku, and they head out.
They eventually make their way to a city area, where Deborah has used her Day Dream Quirk on the civilians, including most of Class 1-A, forcing them all to touch Anna, with most falling unconscious after. Izuku and Giulio are also brainwashed, but the vestiges of One For All free the hypnotized Izuku. Izuku gets Giulio to wake up as Deborah attempts to kill him using a brainwashed civilian, allowing him to break her Quirk's control over everyone. As he reunites with Anna, Giulio once again attempts to shoot her, but Izuku stops him, allowing the Gollinis to escape with her.
Giulio reveals that Anna's Quirk is "Overmodification": by touching people, she can greatly enhance their abilities, but only to certain compatible people, while others (including herself) experience intense pain. Giulio's Quirk, "Neutralization", allows him to neutralize her Quirk temporarily, which led him to be hired by the wealthy Scervino family to care for Anna. However, the mafia learned of Anna's Quirk, murdered the entire family and kidnapped Anna. Giulio further reveals that Anna's Quirk will reach Quirk Singularity after overuse and that his own Quirk has been rendered unusable after losing his right arm during the Gollinis' attack. Giulio has to fulfill his promise to Anna years ago: to kill her if her Quirk goes out of control. Izuku and Class 1-A firmly believe there is a way to save her as they prepare a counterattack.
While Class 1-A fights against monsters created by the fortress and helps the civilians evacuate, Izuku, Katsuki Bakugo, Shoto Todoroki, and Giulio confront Dark Might and rescue Anna. Meanwhile, the fortress makes its way toward U.A., so the Heroes fend off the fortress while rescuing the escaping people. While Bakugo and Shoto deal with two Gollinis, Izuku and Giulio make it to Dark Might, who uses his enhanced "Alchemy" Quirk to simulate All Might's attacks and overwhelms Izuku; Deborah uses Anna to attempt to kill Giulio, but Giulio manages to defeat her again. Eventually, Izuku is joined by Bakugo and Shoto, and the three defeat Dark Might, revealing his true face.
However, Anna's Quirk begins to go berserk, causing the fortress to deteriorate, and Dark Might becomes monstrous. Giulio helps Anna while the three students defeat Dark Might, with Izuku using his ultimate Smash to destroy the fortress. Giulio is revealed to be compatible with Anna, causing her Quirk to overload his Neutralization, rendering her Quirkless. As everyone recovers, Giulio tells Anna he no longer needs to watch over her. Anna convinces Giulio to stay with her now that she is free.
Elsewhere, All For One, who has escaped from Tartarus, waits patiently as Tomura Shigaraki reawakens.
Voice cast Character Japanese English Izuku Midoriya / Deku Daiki YamashitaAkeno Watanabe (child) Justin BrinerLara Woodhull (child) Katsuki Bakugo / Dynamight Nobuhiko Okamoto Clifford Chapin Shōto Todoroki / Shōto Yuki KajiKei Shindō (child) David MatrangaMikaela Krantz (child) Ochaco Uraraka / Uravity Ayane Sakura Luci Christian Fumikage Tokoyami / Tsukuyomi Yoshimasa Hosoya Jessie James Grelle Tenya Īda / Ingenium Kaito Ishikawa J. Michael Tatum Momo Yaoyorozu / Creati Marina Inoue Colleen Clinkenbeard Eijiro Kirishima / Red Riot Toshiki Masuda Justin Cook Mina Ashido / Pinky Eri Kitamura Caitlin Glass Tsuyu Asui / Froppy Aoi Yūki Monica Rial Minoru Mineta / Grape Juice Ryō Hirohashi Brina Palencia Denki Kaminari / Chargebolt Tasuku Hatanaka Kyle Phillips Kyōka Jirō / Earphone Jack Kei Shindō Trina Nishimura Hanta Sero / Cellophane Kiyotaka Furushima Christopher Bevins Toru Hagakure / Invisible Girl Kaori Nazuka Felecia Angelle Mashirao Ojiro / Tailman Kosuke Miyoshi Mike McFarland Mezo Shoji / Tentacole Masakazu Nishida Ian Sinclair Rikido Sato / Sugarman Toru Nara Cris George Koji Koda / Anima Takuma Nagatsuka Greg Ayres Toshinori Yagi / All Might Kenta Miyake Christopher Sabat Enji Todoroki / Endeavor Tetsu Inada Patrick Seitz Keigo Takami / Hawks Yuichi Nakamura Zeno Robinson Mirio Togata / Lemillion Tarusuke Shingaki Ricco Fajardo Tsunagu Hakamada / Best Jeanist Hikaru Midorikawa Micah Solusod Dark Might / Valdo Gollini Kenta Miyake Christopher Sabat Giulio Gandini Mamoru Miyano Mauricio Ortiz-Segura Anna Scervino Meru Nukumi Kayli Mills Deborah Gollini Minako Kotobuki Corey Pettit Kamile Gollini Yūki Ono Randy Pearlman Ugo Gollini Ken Uo Barry Yandell Paulo Gollini Yūsuke Kobayashi Reagan Murdock Simon Gollini Michitake Kikuchi Cody Savoie Bruno Gollini Masaki Terasoma Jeff Plunk Ken Ishiyama / Cementoss Kenta Ōkuma Chris Rager Rumi Usagiyama / Mirko Sayaka Kinoshita Anairis Quiñones Yu Takeyama / Mt. Lady Kaori Nazuka Jamie Marchi Ryuko Tatsuma / Ryukyu Kaori Yagi Katelyn Barr Shinya Kamihara / Edgeshot Kenta Kamakari John Burgmeier Yoichi Shigaraki Sōichirō Hoshi Stephen Fu Daigoro Banjo Hiroki Yasumoto Andrew Love En Tayutai Tetsuya Kakihara Davon Oliver Nana Shimura Mie Sonozaki Stephanie Young Nezu Yasuhiro Takato Jerry Jewell
Production In August 2023, a stage event for the anime's sixth season announced that a fourth film was in production. In December 2023, the Jump Festa '24 event announced that the film was planned for a "Q3 2024" release, with Kōhei Horikoshi responsible for general supervisor and original character design. In January 2024, the title and release date were revealed as well as the staff with Tensai Okamura replacing Kenji Nagasaki as director, while the returning staff includes Yōsuke Kuroda as writer, and Yoshihiko Umakoshi as character designer. On April 6, 2024, it was announced that Kenta Miyake who voiced All Might, had been cast as Dark Might. On May 30, 2024, Mamoru Miyano and Meru Nukumi had been cast as original characters Giulio Gandini and Anna Scervino respectively. The cast of the original villain characters as the members of Gorrini Family were revealed in July 2024, including Ken Uo as Hugo, Yūki Ono as Kamil, Minako Kotobuki as Deborah, Yūsuke Kobayashi as Paulo, Michitake Kikuchi as Simon, and Masaki Terasoma as Bruno.
Music
Yuki Hayashi was revealed to be composing the film in January 2024, after previously doing so for My Hero Academia anime series and the franchise's films Two Heroes, Heroes Rising, and World Heroes' Mission. In June 2024, Vaundy was revealed to be performing the theme music for the film titled . In August 2024, he also revealed to be performing its ending theme song titled "Gift". The film's soundtrack was released in Japan by Toho Animation Records on August 7, 2024.
Marketing A teaser trailer and the visual for the untitled fourth film were revealed in August 2023. A full trailer and the key visual for My Hero Academia: You're Next were released in January 2024. A teaser trailer featuring the villain Dark Might was released in April 2024. The character visuals for the film's original characters were released in June 2024. In the same month, a new trailer and key visual were revealed. A one-shot spin-off chapter written and illustrated by Yōkō Akiyama, titled Connect to the Day, was published in Weekly Shōnen Jump on July 29, 2024. It takes place before the Final War, centered on Class 1-A students during their mission to capture the Jailbreakers.
A bonus manga by Horikoshi titled My Hero Academia Vol. Next was given to the first 1.5 million people who viewed the film in theaters in Japan. It also contained a special one-shot manga, titled A Piece of Cake, which was later published by Viz Media digitally in October 2024. A novel based on the film written by Anri Yoshi was published in Japan by Shueisha on August 2, 2024.
Promotional partners for the film included the latte cafe store Anicafe Gratte, the pizza delivery chain Pizza-La, the sushi restaurant chain Kura Sushi, and the bento take-out chain Hokka Hokka Tei.
Release Theatrical My Hero Academia: You're Next was released in Japan on August 2, 2024, and received 4D screenings across 136 theaters in the same day it released. The film held its American premiere at Beyond Fest in Los Angeles on October 6, 2024. It was also screened in the United States by Toho International on October 11, 2024. In September 2024, Crunchyroll and Sony Pictures announced that they had acquired the select international theatrical rights to the film through October.
Home media My Hero Academia: You're Next was released on Blu-ray and DVD in Japan on February 19, 2025. The deluxe "Plus Ultra" edition contains an original video animation based on the bonus manga chapter "A Piece of Cake", and follows Deku, Bakugo, and the rest of Class 1-A prior to the film's storyline. The film was released on Blu-ray in the United States and Canada by Toho on April 1, 2025, and in the United Kingdom by Crunchyroll on November 24. Netflix and Crunchyroll began streaming the film on April 20, 2025.
Reception Box office My Hero Academia: You're Next grossed million in Japan and million in other territories, for a worldwide total of million. It is the tenth highest-grossing domestic film of 2024 in Japan.