Beyond Fest Announces North American Premiere Screening of My Hero Academia: You’re Next the 4th Theatrical Release in the Successful Franchise

September 9, 2024: Beyond Fest announces it will present the North American premiere screening of My Hero Academia: You’re Next as part of its soon to be announced 2024 festival line up. The event screening will take place on Sunday, October 6th at the Egyptian Theater in Hollywood ahead of the film’s theatrical debut in theaters on Friday, October 11th. Popular Japanese voice actors Daiki Yamashita who voices Izuku Midoriya and Kenta Miyake who voices All Might and Dark Might are set to attend the event.

My Hero Academia: You’re Next is the fourth theatrical release in the successful anime series and the first to be distributed by TOHO International, the company that brought the breakout Oscar Award winning Godzilla Minus One to theaters. The film opened in Japan on August 2, ranking number one in Japanese box office at release with positive reviews. As of August 25, Japanese box office revenue has exceeded 2.74 billion yen with a theatrical attendance of over 1.9 million.

“The North American release for My Hero Academia: You’re Next is right around the corner, and we’re thrilled to be partnering with Beyond Fest to welcome fans and celebrate the film in style at the beautiful Egyptian Theater,” says Stacy Burt, Director of Marketing at TOHO International. “The combination of action and story are perfect for the big screen. Attendees who get to experience it first at Beyond Fest are in for a treat.”

“It’s a true honor to have such a revered partner as TOHO International at this year’s Beyond Fest, they represent everything we love in Cinema,” said Beyond Fest founder, Christian Parkes. My Hero Academia: You’re Next is absolutely electric, and being able to bring Daiki Yamashita and Kenta Miyake to the US is a dream for us all, it’s going to be an incredibly special event.”

My Hero Academia is the highly successful Japanese anime series based on the popular comics by renowned creator Kōhei Horikoshi, which have sold over 100M copies worldwide. My Hero Academia: Your Next marks the fourth theatrical release for the franchise and sees Deku and the other heroes of U.A. High School facing a new threat—a mysterious figure calling himself “Dark Might” who claims to be the new Symbol of Peace.

The movie, produced by Bones, will begin its theatrical run on October 11, 2024 in the U.S. and Canada with both English subtitles and English dub releases.

My Hero Academia
My Hero Academia is a Japanese anime series based on the popular comics by Kōhei Horikoshi. It is set in a world where about eighty percent of the population has a superpowered Quirk. Heroes protect people and society from accidents, disasters, and villains—criminals who use their Quirks for evil. The story of Izuku Midoriya and his classmates at U.A. High School and their growth, fights, and friendship unfolds as they aim to become heroes.

• Original manga has sold over 100M copies worldwide.
• Serialized in Shueisha‘s Weekly Shonen Jump since 2014.
• Appeared on The New York TImes bestseller list several times.
• Since the first season of TV anime adaptation in 2016, there’s been 7 seasons of TV series and 4 films for the franchise (My Hero Academia: You’re Next being the 4th film)

TOHO International
TOHO International, Inc., the U.S.-based subsidiary of Japan’s Toho Co., LTD., manages and commercializes TOHO‘s intellectual property portfolio including Godzilla and anime titles bringing brand awareness and excitement to audiences around the world through comprehensive licensing, commerce, and theatrical programs.

Beyond Fest
Beyond Fest is the highest-attended genre film festival in the U.S. and exists to serve the film community of Los Angeles. Beyond Fest is built in partnership with American Cinematheque. A not-for-profit entity, Beyond Fest raises funds for the 501C3 non-profit film institution, American Cinematheque. Its favorite film is Jaws.

American Cinematheque
Established in 1984, the American Cinematheque is a member-supported 501(c)(3) non-profit cultural arts organization dedicated to building a diverse and engaged film community through immersive film curation, conversation, and presentation. The American Cinematheque believes film is a communal experience with the power to entertain, enlighten and inspire. Since it first began showing films in theatres in 1985, the American Cinematheque has provided diverse film programming, screenings and live in-person conversations and events with thousands of filmmakers and luminaries, presenting both new and repertory cinema to the city of Los Angeles. The AC showcases over a thousand films a year; it connects the filmmaker to the audience and film history to its future. Presenting in 35mm, 70mm, rare nitrate, and state-of-the-art-digital.

My Hero Academia: You’re Next – Story Synopsis
“Next, it’s your turn!”

Those were the words All Might, Symbol of Peace, let out after defeating All For One, Symbol of Evil. All Might may no longer be the No. 1 hero of a society where most of the population has a superpowered Quirk, but Deku and his Hero Course classmates at U.A. High School are determined to carry on his will and ideals as heroes.

It was spring of Deku’s second year at U.A. when an all-out battle between heroes and villains broke out. Deku faced an overwhelmingly powerful Tomura Shigaraki and the two clashed violently, with both the heroes and the villains suffering heavy damages. The battle has since come to a temporary halt with Shigaraki’s retreat, but the time for their next confrontation draws closer with every second.

Japan is devastated by the all-out battle when a mysterious man suddenly appears. He presents himself as the one to replace All Might, becoming the new Symbol. He proclaims “Next, it’s my turn!” but turns out to be Dark Might! Despite resembling All Might in appearance, Dark Might’s ideals couldn’t be more different. He unleashes his Quirk for his own desires, creating a massive fort that begins to absorb the population one after another. Among the group accompanying Dark Might is Anna, a young woman with an unknown Quirk who is being targeted by a stoic individual in butler attire. Even though this person, Giulio, calls her “Miss Anna,” he seems to be after her life. Just what could their connection be to Dark Might?

Will Deku, Bakugo, Todoroki and the rest of U.A. High Class 1-A be able to protect the world by putting an end to Dark Might–the new Symbol and his desires? They must face off against Dark Might and the obscure crime organization under his control, the Gollini Family.

“Next, it’s our turn!”

Additional Details on My Hero Academia: You’re Next
Set after the conclusion of My Hero Academia Season 6 and right before the final battle between heroes and villains, My Hero Academia: You’re Next sees Deku and his friends face a new threat—a mysterious figure calling himself Dark Might and claiming to be the new Symbol of Peace.

The film released in Japan earlier this month on August 2 to a strong positive reaction and box office success, beginning its theatrical run just before the final chapter of the My Hero Academia manga was released that same weekend.