‘My Hero Academia: Two Heroes’ is the Feel Good Movie You Need to See

Relentlessly optimistic and incredibly wholesome, My Hero Academia: Two Heroes (also known as Boku no Hīrō Academia THE MOVIE: Futari no Hīrō) is both the feel-good movie of the fall that other films should aspire to be and the silver screen debut of what I’d call probably one of the most popular anime series of 2018. As Season 3 nears the end of its 25 episode run, My Hero Academia: Two Heroes is a more than welcome addition to the wonderfully bright world of the series. Produced by Bones, directed by Kenji Nagasaki and written by Yōsuke Kuroda, Funimation’s My Hero Academia: Two Heroes is the most fun I’ve had at a superhero movie in 2018. The story continues the love letter to the genre created by Kōhei Horikoshi.

Much like the prologue to the movie itself, I will now spend some time recapping the first two seasons. My Hero Academia tells the story of young Izuka Midoriya on his journey to become the #1 hero. In a world where over 80% of the human population have Quirks – strange, unique powers that are as boring as generating water or oddly particular as manipulating clothing fibers, Midoriya was Quirkless as a child. Despite lacking any notable abilities, he inherited the powerful quirk One for All after a chance encounter with the Symbol of Peace / Japan’s Greatest Hero, All Might. Midoriya ‘s new Quirk basically gave him super-everything (although he can’t manage to use his powerful at full capacity just yet). My Hero Academia follows Midoriya as he takes up the hero …