So far, Hollywood has done a really good job of ignoring what made so many manga series so special (see Netflix’s Death Note, Fox’s Dragon Ball Evolution, and DreamWorks’ Ghost in the Shell). Maybe we will be pleasantly surprised and things will go in a direction that fans will enjoy. I personally was hoping it would, but I would have always held my reservations, even more so now that I know its coming from the same studio that turned Pacific Rim into a Transformers rip-off with the sequel (ugh, don’t get me started on that). To be quite honest, this is not a surprise given the success of other super hero franchises such as Marvel and DC (financially speaking) over the last 10 years, and with many other live-action films based on manga released during the same time, this was bound to happen. Join us the in the finals of the #MyHeroOnesJustice tournament with and on Twitch happening in a few minutes! /emLOgOXGeb You can check out details for a sponsored event with the FUNimation, Viz Media, and Bandai-Namco below. In other news, My Hero Academia: Ones Justice, a new fighting game, is gearing up to deliver some hard-hitting action from some of your favorite MHA heroes and villains. It should also be added that Toho is planning on distributing the film in the east over in Japan. Not much is known about any cast, plot, or further details of what direction the guys over at Legendary want to take MHA but a live-action film was bound to happen given the massive success the series has seen since its debut in 2014 with over 17 million copies sold. Let’s try and hope for the best.Īfter Legendary’s upcoming Detective Pikachu film (starring Ryan Reynolds), the studio is targeting My Hero Academia from producer Alex Garcia ( Godzilla 2014, Blackhat, Kong: Skull Island) and creative director and producer Jay Ashenfelter ( Pacific Rim: Uprising). High School for budding heroes, his life is looking more and more like a dead end.The studios behind Kong: Skull Island, Godzilla, Warcraft, and Pacific Rim are adapting the hit manga/anime franchise to the big screen via live-action. With no chance of ever getting into the prestigious U.A. Middle school student Izuku Midoriya wants to be a hero more than anything, but he hasn’t got an ounce of power in him. The series is available in English from Viz Media, who describe the series as follows: The television anime is available on DVD & Blu-ray in the UK from Universal Pictures (Season 1) and Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (Season 2), while Manga UK will be releasing the anime film in selected cinemas from 4 December 2018.įirst published in Weekly Shonen Jump magazine, the iconic home of Dragon Ball and Naruto, the My Hero Academia manga has sold over 17 million copies worldwide. This marks the first live-action film based on My Hero Academia, which has previously been adapted into three television anime series (with a fourth in production), and the anime film My Hero Academia: Two Heroes, which tells a brand new story not featured in the original manga. Toho Co., Ltd will distribute the film in Japan, while a distributor for western markets has yet to be confirmed. Legendary Pictures ( Pacific Rim, Godzilla) and Toho are teaming up to bring the latest superhero sensation to mainstream audiences with a live-action film based on Kohei Horikoshi’s My Hero Academia manga! The film will be overseen by Alex Garcia ( Kong: Skull Island) and Jay Ashenfelter ( Pacific Rim: Uprising) from Legendary Pictures, and Ryosuke Yoritomi from Japanese publisher Shuiesha.
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