Boku no Hero Academia puts All Might as the villain

On the official site for the anime adaptation of the manga written and illustrated by Kohei Horikoshi, "Boku no Hero Academia (My Hero Academia)", a new promotional video for the fourth original film in the franchise was revealed, titled as "Boku no Hero Academia: The Movie – You Are Next" and scheduled for release on August 2 in theaters in Japan.

The video shows a snippet of the main theme song titled "Homunculus" and performed by Vaundy. This new film will feature a completely original (i.e., non-canonical) story written by author Kohei Horikoshi, who also oversees the project and character design, while the plot will take place in the same timeline as the anime's seventh season, currently airing.

For his part, Horikoshi began the publication of the manga "Boku no Hero Academia" in Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine in July 2014 and entered his last story arc in March 2021. The anime adaptation produced by BONES studios has been in progress since April 2016, inspiring a total of six seasons to date and a seventh already on air.

Production Equipment

Tensai Okamura (Nanatsu no Taizai, Ao no Exorcist, Shin Seiki Evangelion, Soul Eater) is in charge of directing the feature film at Bones studios.
Yousuke Kuroda (Goblin Slayer, Gakuen Mokushiroku: HIGHSCHOOL OF THE DEAD, BTOOOM!, MASHLE) IS IN CHARGE OF WRITING AND SUPERVISING THE SCRIPTS.
Yoshihiko Umakoshi (Gakuen Mokushiroku: HIGHSCHOOL OF THE DEAD, Mushishi, Kenpuu Denki Berserk) is in charge of character design and animation direction.
Yuuki Hayashi (Haikyuu!, Death Parade, Blood Lad, Kiznaiver) is in charge of the composition of the soundtrack.

Boku no Hero Academia puts All Might as the villain

Synopsis of Boku no Hero Academia: The Movie – You Are Next

A society devastated by battles between heroes and enemies (villains), and infested with Datsugoku, people who have escaped from the incarceration facilities of enemies. Just before the final battle between heroes such as protagonist Izuku Midoriya (Deku) and his enemies, a serious incident occurs that shakes the world. What does the title "You Are Next" mean?

With the slogan "Challenge the Symbol of Peace," the image shows the members of UA Academy's Hero Class 1A – Deku, Katsuki Bakugou, Shoto Todoroki, Ochako Uraraka and Tenya Iida – and a man who looks exactly like All Might, standing, restless, beyond their eyes. What will Deku and the others face in this film? The visual effects are full of dynamism.

Source: Comic Natalie