Shinsuke Sato: Last News

Emerging stars from Netflix Japan’s biggest original shows have revealed their experiences working with the streamer today at the final Tudum event of the past 24 hours.

My Hero Academia.Based on the manga series by Kōhei Horikoshi, the show follows Izuku Midoriya, a boy born without superpowers who is enrolled in a prestigious high school for superheroes after being granted a “quirk” by the world’s greatest hero, All Might.The series became a worldwide hit following its debut in April 2016. The show has also spawned three animated films, titled My Hero Academia: Two Heroes, My Hero Academia: Heroes Rising, and My Hero Academia: World Heroes’ Mission.A live-action film adaptation is currently in the works at Netflix, from Alice In Borderland director Shinsuke Sato.Prior to the seventh season, My Hero Academia consisted of 138 episodes in total, with every season having 25 episodes apart from the first which has 13.The seventh season, which is set to conclude later this year, will have 21 episodes in total, bringing the total episode count to 159.The manga, which first began in 2014, spans 40 volumes in total as of April 2024.This, however, doesn’t include the various spin-offs, including My Hero Academia: Smash!!, My Hero Academia: Vigilantes, and My Hero Academia: Team-Up Missions.

Sony Music Entertainment (Japan) subsidiary Aniplex Inc has acquired Origamix Partners Inc, the management company of Alice In Borderland director Shinsuke Sato, and will  relaunch the company under the name Myriagon Studio as of June 1.