My Hero Academia the Movie: Two Heroes (僕のヒーローアカデミア THE MOVIE ～2人の英雄～, Boku no Hero Academia the Movie: Futari no Hero) is a 2018 theatrical original anime film based on Kouhei Horikoshi’s manga series My Hero Academia, directed by Kenji Nagasaki, and produced by studio Bones with publisher TOHO Animation. The staff credits also include script writer Yōsuke Kuroda, character designer Yoshihiko Umakoshi and music composer Yuki Hayashi. The film was theatrically released in Japanese theaters in August 2018.
Note: This post has been updated in April 2025 to reflect the current blog layout and some minor tweaks to the original write-up.
Background:
“Ranked the number one hero anime year after year, My Hero Academia’s first-ever movie took theaters by storm. Witness the excitement that SMASHED the box office!
Deku and his friends take on a daring rescue operation when villains hack into I-Expo – the world’s leading hero item exhibition. All Might is trapped by their sinister plan, and his best hope for saving everyone lies in the new generation of heroes.”
Plot Synopsis via Manga Entertainment UK, April 2019.
It was eventually going to happen and it did. My Hero Academia‘s popularity has reached the point where we are now witnessing theatrical films for the series. Much like the other shonen films of the past, My Hero Academia: Two Heroes is also non-canon but does reference events that took place in the canon story. For instance, the film is set in-between Season 2 (Final Exams arc) and Season 3 (Forest Training Camp Arc).
Licensing-wise, North American distributor Funimation have the UK, IE, US & CA rights for the film, provided an English dub as well as both theatrical and home video releases. On behalf of Funimation, UK distributor Manga Entertainment secured the UK & Ireland rights for both theatrical and home video also.
Regular Edition & On-Disc Contents:
Distributor: Manga Entertainment UK
Released: 8th April 2019
The Blu-ray release for My Hero Academia: Two Heroes contains the film on a single Blu-ray disc, using a self-author produced by Manga Entertainment. Audio options available include Japanese with English subtitles and the Funimation English dub with English Closed Caption subtitles also available.
The white subtitles are unlockable during playback and the regions for the Blu-ray disc however is locked to players set to B.
Blu-ray Specs:
| Languages | English, Japanese |
| Audio | English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 Japanese DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 |
| Video | 1080p High Definition Native format 1.78:1 aspect ratio |
| Region | B |
| Subtitles | English, English HOH |
| Locked Subtitles | No |
| Discs | 1 BD-50 |
Blu-ray On-Disc Extra Features:
- The Making of a Hero: Interview with the English Dub Cast
Unboxing Photos:
Final Notes:
My Hero Academia the Movie: Two Heroes is available on Blu-ray and DVD from Manga Entertainment in the United Kingdom & Ireland.
You can order the film on Blu-ray and DVD on Amazon UK.
(Disclaimer: Amazon links are also included when available. They are affiliated so if you decide to order them, I’ll earn a small percentage if they ship which will help me with any hauls or small bills.)
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