My hero academiaThe manga may have ended in August, but the series has just received its first post-series expansion with the release of a new promotional one-shot by series creator Kohei Horikoshi. The new one-shot is designed to lead in the upcoming movie, My Hero Academia: You are nextwhich is set to be released later this week.
The new one-shot focuses on Class 1-A getting their hands on Deku’s notebook and reading all the notes he made about them throughout the series. It is set early in season 7, as Deku is shown wearing his Dark Hero costume while still spending time with his classmates in Class 1-A. Some, of course, are more enthusiastic about Deku’s notes than others. This chapter is only 7 pages long, and serves primarily to set the status of the characters before the start of the movie. The one-shot is available on Viz’s Shonen Jump app.
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All might be shown at the one-shot’s end
The one-shot chapter ends with a small monologue from All Might, thinking about how the era of the symbol of peace is over, and how his students are turning out. All Might is shown carrying his suitcase that he is often seen with in season 7, the contents of which will be revealed in the season 7 finale this coming Saturday. It is unknown if the suitcase will play a role in the film, but it seems unlikely because it represents in the overall story of season 7. Instead, the focus seems to be on All Might himself, and how he will react to the imposter using His appearance.
The final pages of the manga tease the identities of several new characters for the movie, including Dark Might, Giulio Gandini and Anna Scervino, though their appearance is only a cameo. Dark Might can be easily distinguished from All Might due to his use of the muscle-bound form, which All Might no longer has access to after his battle with All for One. It seems to emphasize that one of the subjects of the movie will be facing someone with the abilities of all Might, which most of Class 1-A has an almost worshipful fear of.
It has already been seen in training encounters where Deku and Bakugo have to go against all odds that their respect for him can become a weakness when they are directly against the man, and although they have grown quite a bit since then, that respect has not t gone anywhere. Deku’s biggest challenge in the film may be overcoming his own fear and respect for his mentor’s power, and realizing that just because the man has all of Mayte’s face and powers doesn’t mean he’s unbeatable. Fighting All Might is one of Deku’s last big mental blocks, so it makes a lot of sense for this idea to be tackled in the My Hero Academia: You are next Film.
My Hero Academia: You are next Premieres in theaters on October 11, 2024.