Anime had a special wave of recognition when Astro Boy arrived in America, after which the shonen triad once again positioned animated content in the West, and it seems that the CEO of Toho considers that My Hero Academia He put the industry back on track, which now has unprecedented demand around the world, I tell you.
Hiroyasu Matsuoka, Toho's CEO, said he was in charge of handling deliveries for legal distribution abroad when My Hero Academia came to America and, in fact, the title was explicitly requested, as mentioned:
“At that time, I was in charge of overseas development, and global distribution companies began to talk to me daily to negotiate. They desperately wanted to get their hands on My Hero Academia. We noticed that dealers were increasing their offers even when the previous ones were still under review. Furthermore, rival companies were also entering the market and raising the price even further with impressive numbers.”
Although, of course It is not unreasonable that they sought to obtain the series, we know that the anime, although it is very original, it is obvious that it rescues the idea of the American superhero, So, the similarities were easily digestible, both narrative and animated: an excellent (re)introduction to the West for the young audience.
“[My Hero Academia] helped us recognize the potential of anime to achieve success abroad, so we started focusing on expanding our business [fuera de Japón.] Of course, we still needed to address the domestic market, so while we were motivated to expand anime overseas, we didn't miss the current anime boom. We had already built a network, so we were able to oversee titles like Jujutsu Kaisen, Frieren: Beyond Journey's End, and The Apothecary Diaries.”
Notably the popularity of My Hero Academia could have made anime's re-entry into the West easy, coupled with the pandemic and post-pandemic context of the world; Currently, the demand for titles is becoming more intense and the industry continues to generate deliveries, although this is not favorable either, other studios are beginning to say that it is a danger since they were not prepared for such a wide demand. Let's see what happens with our beloved anime.
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How many chapters does My Hero Academia have?
My Hero Academia It is one of the most important shonen of today, it is a classic installment that maintains the idea of heroism in the midst of a context that, just as it generates heroes, creates villains.
All chapters of the series are available on the platform Crunchyroll.
Let us remember that the seventh season will premiere on the station. spring, on May 5, 2024. For its part, the manga is still in serialization, it is published under the Shuēisha label, so the last three chapters are available in Sleeve Plus.
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