The spring 2017 anime series My Hero Academia is having its home video release handled by TOHO and they’re doing a familiar release pattern for it. TOHO is one that definitely has an aggressive promotion mindset when it comes to their shows and this one is no exception. The twenty-five episode series is getting an eight-volume release that begins on July 19th, 2016 and ahead of that TOHO has brought out their fourth preorder oriented TV/web spot for it. The DVDs are priced at 5,800 yen each while the Blu-ray’s are at 6,800 yen each. All sets are listed as limited editions and are currently listed on Amazon Japan as having two discs per set.
The Japanese cast includes Daiki Yamashita as Izuku, Kenta Miyake as All Might, Ayane Sakura as Ochako Uraraka, Kaito Ishikawa as Tenya Iida, Aoi Yuki as Tsuyu Asui, Ryou Hirohashi as Minoru Mineta, Marina Inoue as Momo Yaoyorozu, Yoshimasa Hosoya, Yuuki Kaji as Shoto Todoroki, Eri Kitamura as Mina Ashido, Kōsuke Kuwano as Yūga Aoyama, Kei Shindou as Kyōka Jirō and Masakazu Nishida as Mezō Shōji.
Originally starting back in the summer of 2014, after creator Kouhei Horikoshi Barrage series ended, My Hero Academia is one of the more well-received books in the English edition of Weekly Shonen Jump.
Horikoshi received a Tezuka Award Honorable Mention in 2006 after publishing several short stories in Akamaru Jump. His first serialized work was Oumagadoki Doubutsuen back in 2010.
Plot concept: What would the world be like if 80 percent of the population manifested superpowers called “Quirks”? Heroes and villains would be battling it out everywhere! Being a hero would mean learning to use your power, but where would you go to study? The Hero Academy of course! But what would you do if you were one of the 20 percent who were born Quirkless? Middle school student Izuku Midoriya wants to be a hero more than anything, but he hasn’t got an ounce of power in him. With no chance of ever getting into the prestigious U.A. High School for budding heroes, his life is looking more and more like a dead end. Then an encounter with All Might, the greatest hero of them all, gives him a chance to change his destiny.
| S2 Volume | Date | Extras |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 07/19/17 | Booklet, Clean Opening, Drama CD |
| 2 | 08/09/17 | Booklet |
| 3 | 09/13/17 | Booklet |
| 4 | 10/18/17 | Booklet |
| 5 | 11/15/17 | Booklet |
| 6 | 12/13/17 | Booklet |
| 7 | 01/17/18 | Booklet |
| 8 | 02/14/18 | Booklet |
| S1 Volume | Date | Extras |
| 1 | 06/29/16 | Clean opening, Clean closing |
| 2 | 07/13/16 | |
| 3 | 08/17/16 | |
| 4 | 09/14/16 | |
| 5 | 10/12/16 |
Season 1 Cover Artwork:
[Source: My Hero Academia]
