My Hero Academia “I am a hero too” Short Anime Announced for this Summer

A short story created by Kohei Horikoshi for the My Hero Academia: Ultra Age fanbook has been adapted into a short anime titled “I am a hero too”. The project is set for release this summer and features Eri as a high school student.

“My Hero Academia” No.170+1 “More” is now streaming on Crunchyroll. “No.170+1 More” brings to life a special chapter written and illustrated by Horikoshi, originally included in volume 42 of the manga. The story takes place after the series’ conclusion, showing Class 1-A as professional heroes, while Deku has become a teacher at U.A. High School.

Key Visual:

CAST:
Izuku Midoriya: Daiki Yamashita
Katsuki Bakugo: Nobuhiko Okamoto
Ochaco Uraraka: Ayane Sakura
Shoto Todoroki: Yuki Kaji
Tenya Iida: Kaito Ishikawa
Tsuyu Asu: Aoi Yūki
Eijiro Kirishima: Toshiki Masuda
Minoru Mineta: Ryo Hirohashi
Denki Kaminari: Tasuku Hatanaka
Kyoka Jiro : Kei Shindo
Momo Yaoyorozu: Marina Inoue
Fumikage Tokoyami: Yoshimasa Hosoya
Yuga Aoyama : Kosuke Kuwano
Mezo Shoji : Masakazu Nishida
Mina Ashido : Eri Kitamura
Toru Hagakure : Kaori Nazuka
Hanta Sero : Kiyotaka Furushima
Mashirao Ojiro : Kosuke Miyoshi
Rikido Sato : Toru Nara
Koji Koda : Takuma Nagatsuka
Hitoshi Shinso : Wataru Hatano
Mirio Togata : Tarusuke Shingaki
Tamaki Amajiki : Yuto Uemura
Nejire Hado : Kiyono Yasuno

STAFF:
Original Story : Kohei Horikoshi (Jump Comics / Shueisha)
Director : Naomi Nakayama
Series Composition, Screenplay : Yosuke Kuroda
Character Designers : Yoshihiko Umakoshi, Hitomi Odashima
Music : Yuki Hayashi
Production Supervisor：BONES
Animation Production : BONES FILM

Kohei Horikoshi‘s original manga series debuted in Shueisha‘s Weekly Shonen Jump magazine on July 7, 2014, and concluded on August 4, 2025. All the released seasons are currently available for streaming on Crunchyroll.

INTRODUCTION:
My Hero Academia is the TV anime adaptation of the comic series by Kohei Horikoshi that ran for ten years in Weekly Shonen Jump (Shueisha) and broke 100 million copies in circulation worldwide! The story is set in a world where nearly 80 percent of the population possesses supernatural abilities known as “Quirks.” It follows the growth, struggles, and friendships of high school student Izuku Midoriya and his classmates, all of whom have enrolled at U.A. High to become heroes and defend society from Villains who attempt to exploit accidents, natural disasters, and “Quirks” for their own gain!

Source: @heroaca_anime

© K. Horikoshi / Shueisha, My Hero Academia Project

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