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My Hero Academia Anime's 4th Season Previewed in 4th Promo Video
posted on by Crystalyn Hodgkins
TOHO animation began streaming a fourth promotional video on Saturday for the fourth season of the My Hero Academia television anime series. The video previews some of the characters, including new characters, who will appear in the arc.
The new season covers the manga's Hero Intern arc that began in the 14th volume. The season will premiere in Japan on October 12, and will air on YTV and NTV on Saturdays at 5:30 p.m. Funimation, Hulu, and Crunchyroll will stream the season as it airs in Japan.
New cast members in the season include:
- Shinichirō Miki as Sir Nighteye
- Rie Murakawa as Bubble Girl
- Kazuyuki Okitsu as Fat Gum
- Seiran Kobayashi as Eri
- Kaori Yagi as Ryukyu
- Kenta Ōkuma as Centipeder
- Yasuhiro as Lock Rock
Blue Encount (Banana Fish, Gintama 2015 and 2017) are performing the opening theme song "Polaris," and Sayuri (ERASED, Golden Kamuy) is performing the ending theme song "Kōkai no Uta" ("About a voyage").
The anime's first 13-episode season premiered in April 2016, and then the 25-episode second season premiered in April 2017. The 25-episode third season premiered in April 2018, and Funimation also streamed the English dub of the third season. Crunchyroll and Hulu streamed the series with English subtitles as it aired in Japan.
The My Hero Academia: Two Heroes film opened in Japan last August. The franchise is receiving a second film titled Boku no Hero Academia the Movie -Heroes: Rising- that will open on December 20.
Sources: TOHO animation's YouTube channel, Comic Natalie
