There have been some highly recognized anime that have gained live-action adaptations to the mixed reactions of various fans. Now another well-known anime may be getting a live-action adaptation and that is My Hero Academia.
Plans were announced by Legendary and so far it has been confirmed that Alex Garcia and Jay Ashenfelter will be overseeing the project with Ryosuke Yoritomi representing publisher Shueisha and Toho lined up to distribute in Japan.
It was most recently announced that the series would be having a 4th season after just ending its third season. The anime first debut back in April 2016 with Kenji Nagasaki as the director and Yousuke Kuroda the writer. The series is based on the superhero manga series written and illustrated by Kōhei Horikoshi and serialized in Weekly Shōnen Jump since July 2014.
Legendary also produced hit movies for the DC Cinematic Universe, including The Dark Knight, and Man of Steel.
The cast for the series include:
Daiki Yamashita as Izuku Midoriya
Ayane Sakura as Ochaco Uraraka
Kaito Ishikawa as Tenya Iida
Nobuhiko Okamoto as Katsuki Bakugō
Yuuki Kaji as Shōto Todoroki
Aoi Yūki as Tsuyu Asui
Eri Kitamura as Mina Ashido
Kaori Nazuka as Tooru Hagakure
Kei Shindou as Kyōka Jirō
Kiyotaka Furushima as Hanta Sero
Kōsuke Kuwano as Yūga Aoyama
Kosuke Miyoshi as Mashirao Ojiro
Marina Inoue as Momo Yaoyorozu
Masakazu Nishida as Mezō Shōji
Ryou Hirohashi as Minoru Mineta
Takahiro Fujiwara as Kurogiri
Tasuku Hatanaka as Denki Kaminari
Tooru Nara as Rikidō Satō
Toshiki Masuda as Eijirō Kirishima
Yoshimasa Hosoya as Fumikage Tokoyami
Takuma Nagatsuka as Kōji Kōda
Kenta Miyake as All Might
Hiroyuki Yoshino as Present Mic
Junichi Suwabe as Shota Aizawa
The main story of the series sets in a world where 80% of humanity possess supernatural abilities known as quirks. For some people with amazing quirks, they become a hero, a job that young Izuku Midoriya earnestly dreams for. However, upon being diagnosed as quirkless, Izuku feels his world ending. That is until he has a chance meeting with the number one hero All Might and after saving him, is bestowed with the quirk of “One For All.” Now with this new power, Izuku takes on his dream of becoming a hero with great determination.
Source: Crunchyroll News