Yuichi Nakamura will play the role of professional hero Hawks in "My Hero Academia" the movie!

My Hero Academia The Movie: Heroes: Rising" will be released in Toho theaters nationwide on December 20, 2019. It was announced that Yuichi Nakamura will voice the professional hero "Hawks" in the film.

The TV anime "My Hero Academia" (Hiroaca) is based on the popular comic series published by Weekly Shonen Jump, which has sold more than 24 million copies in total.

The story takes place in a world where about 80% of the population has some kind of supernatural ability called "individuality. Midoriya Deku, a high school student at Yuuei High School, aims to become a hero, a profession that protects people and society from accidents, disasters, and criminals or "villains" who abuse their "individuality". The film depicts the story of the growth, battles, and friendships of "Deku," as he is known, and his classmates. The TV anime, which began in 2016, has been broadcast for three seasons, and the first film version was released in 2018. In 2018, the first movie version was released, which was a huge hit with an audience of over 1.3 million people.

⇒The original enemy characters and voice actors for the theatrical version of "My Hero Academia" have been announced!

Hawks is a professional hero with large wings on his back and the ability to manipulate each wing at will. He is the youngest hero in history to be ranked among the top ten heroes, but at the same time, he is portrayed as a character with an air of mystery about him.

Yuichi Nakamura, who plays Hawks, has commented on the film.

Yuichi Nakamura's comment as Hawks

I am very interested in the character of Hawks, who seems to be a very interesting character, and in the original story, he is unpredictable in terms of "How will he move from now on? I'm really looking forward to seeing how the story will unfold. I am very honored to be entrusted with such an important character, and I am excited and looking forward to playing him! Please look forward to seeing what Hawks can do!"

[Production information
Title: My Hero Academia The Movie Heroes: Rising
Original story, general supervisor and character design: Kohei Horikoshi (serialized in Shueisha's "Weekly Shonen Jump")
Animation Production: BONES
・Release date: December 20, 2019

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