My Hero Academia" stage at JUMP FESTA 2017!　Cast members including Daiki Yamashita, Nobuhiko Okamoto, Yuki Kaji, and Koki Uchiyama took the stage.

A special event for "My Hero Academia" was held at Jump Festa 2017 at Makuhari Messe on December 18.

My Hero Academia" is a manga series written by Kohei Horikoshi and serialized in "Weekly Shonen Jump". In a world where having a supernatural ability called "personality" is commonplace, the main character, Midoriya Izuhisa, who has no personality, and his friends aim to become a hero against criminals who abuse their peculiarities. The TV anime that aired from April to June 2016 was also popular, and the second season is scheduled to begin airing in April 2017. Directed by Kenji Nagasaki, series composition by Yosuke Kuroda, character design by Yoshihiko Umakoshi, and animation production by Bones.
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On stage were Daiki Yamashita playing the main character, Izuhisa Midoriya, Nobuhiko Okamoto playing Katsumi Bakugou, Yuki Kaji playing Jor Frozen Todoroki, Koki Uchiyama playing Mamoru Shigaraki, and Kohei Horikoshi, the author of the original manga. They talked about their favorite scenes and Mr. Horikoshi drew illustrations on the spot. At the end of the session, they talked about their enthusiasm for the second season of the TV anime, which is scheduled to start airing in April 2017.

The following is the official report.

Official Report
Today, December 18 (Sun.), a stage event for "My Hero Academia" was held at Jump Festa 2017 at Makuhari Messe. From the anime cast, Daiki Yamashita (playing Izuhisa Midoriya), Nobuhiko Okamoto (playing Katsumi Bakugou), Hiroki Kaji (playing Jorofu Todoroki), and Koki Uchiyama (playing Mamoru Shigaraki) made their first appearance at a Hero Academia stage event. In addition, Kohei Horikoshi, the author of the original manga, who also made his first appearance at the event, took the stage.

On stage, the cast and Mr. Horikoshi talked about "Hiroaka," the cast chose their "favorite scenes," and Mr. Kohei Horikoshi drew illustrations of the characters live on stage. The cast members and the many fans who filled the venue were excited to see the illustrations of the main character, Izuhisa, gradually being created.

At the end of the stage, the cast members expressed their enthusiasm for the second season of the TV anime.
The recording sessions for the second season of the TV anime have always been very exciting. The second season of the anime will show the individuality and feelings of each student in detail, so please look forward to that as well. （I'm also a fan of the original work, and I'm looking forward to seeing the cool scenes of Todoroki-kun. Please continue to support us. (Okamoto) "We are currently recording the second season. I'm sure fans of the original are looking forward to seeing those famous scenes in the anime, and we're looking forward to acting them out as well. (Mr. Kaji) and "Thank you very much for the warm welcome at my first Hirokai event. I will play the role of Shigaraki as he is a villain and he is determined to defeat everyone. (Mr. Uchiyama).
Mr. Kohei Horikoshi, the director of the anime, said, "I am very much looking forward to the second season of the anime, as it seems to supplement the parts not depicted in the original work. I will do my best to make the original work as good as the second season, so please keep up the good work. He also sent a message to the audience.

The second season of the new TV anime series "My Hero Academia" will begin airing in April 2017.