Image source: Kōhei Horikoshi’s X/Twitter account (link 2) — via Anime News Network
My Hero Academia manga creator KōheiHorikoshi released an illustration on Tuesday for the Japanese premiere of the "My Hero Academia: I am a hero too" short anime short. The illustration features a teenage Eri with the caption, “Now streaming! Awesome!” The illustration also shows Momo Yaoyorozu, Kyoka Jiro, Fumikage Tokoyami, Katsuki Bakugo, and Denki Kaminari.
The short features Eri pursuing her dreams in music. The short also reveals that Dekuhas returned to hero work along with his duties as a teacher.
Horikoshi had previously released an illustration of series protagonist Izuku Midoriya (also known as "Deku") as an adult on May 2, before the Japanese premier of My Hero Academia: More. The the caption reads, “My Hero Academia coming up at 5:30 p.m.”
"My Hero Academia: I am a hero too" premiered at Anime Expo in July. The short then played in Japan at the "Character Match Up" eventthis past weekend. The anime debuted on streaming services in Japan on Monday. Crunchyrollis streaming the short outside Japan.
"I am a hero too" is the second short anime based on a My Hero Academia manga short, after the "More" episode that aired on May 2 as "episode 170+1." Crunchyroll is streaming the "More" episode, except in Asia. Both anime are part of the franchise's 10th anniversary project.
The My Hero Academiaanime's eighth and final season premiered last October on YTV and NTV's affiliate channels. Crunchyroll streamed the anime worldwide excluding Asia as it aired in Japan, and streamed an English dub. The final episode of the anime aired last December.
Update: The Izuku Midoriya illustration was released on May 2. The article has been updated to reflect this. Thanks, ravager.
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