The My Hero Academia short anime 'I am a hero too' streams worldwide starting August 3, 2026, as part of the franchise's 10th anniversary project. It follows an older Eri, now a high school student pursuing music, and is adapted from a one-shot by Kohei Horikoshi.
The short anime 'I am a hero too' is part of the My Hero Academia anime's 10th anniversary project. It premiered at Anime Expo 2026 and streams worldwide starting August 3, 2026. The story follows Eri, now a high school student with her own street band, as she visits U.A. High School ahead of her first street live performance. She is welcomed by Aizawa and Present Mic, but Deku, who has become a teacher, is not there. The short reveals that Deku has returned to hero work alongside his teaching duties.
The story is adapted from a one-shot that Kohei Horikoshi drew for the fan book 'My Hero Academia Ultra Age', released in December 2024. It depicts Eri eight years after Deku and others graduate from U.A. High School. The short uses a watercolor art style and a cover of 'Hero Too'. Singer Myka Morton performs the vocals for Eri's version, which was released as 'Hero too -10th Anniversary version-' across major music streaming platforms.
The short is approximately six minutes long. It features a script by Yosuke Kuroda, storyboard by Naomi Nakayama, and direction by Tomo Okubo, with Yoshihiko Umakoshi and Hitomi Odajima as animation directors. Ahead of streaming, the short is screened early at the 'Character Matchup Famous Episode Screenings' Vol. 2 and Vol. 3, held at nine theaters nationwide on August 1 and 2. The Anime Expo panel included voice actors Daiki Yamashita and Koki Uchiyama.
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- short_film · August 2 · international · 2026-08-05
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- short_film · August 3 · Japan · 2026-08-05
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- ona · 2026-08-03 · Japan · 2026-08-05
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- Netflix, Prime Video, Crunchyroll, ABEMA Premium, DMM TV, d Anime Store, Hulu, and U-NEXT (international) · 2026-08-05
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- ABEMA Premium (Japan) · 2026-08-05
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- Amazon Prime Video (Japan) · 2026-08-05
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- Netflix (Japan) · 2026-08-05
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- U-NEXT (Japan) · 2026-08-05
- Noted
- part of the anime's ongoing 10th anniversary celebration · 2026-08-05
- Noted
- depicts Eri eight years after Deku and others graduate from U.A. High School · 2026-08-05
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- reveals that Deku has returned to hero work alongside his teaching duties · 2026-08-05
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- story comes from Horikoshi's own fan book material · 2026-08-05
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- The short is adapted from a one-shot story that Kohei Horikoshi drew for the fan book 'My Hero Academia Ultra Age', released in December 2024. · 2026-08-05
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- synopsis and advance scene cuts (My Hero Academia TV anime official account announcement) · 2026-08-05
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Aug 5
The official My Hero Academia TV anime account announced on July 30 the synopsis and advance scene cuts for the special short anime 'I am a hero too'. The short will begin streaming on August 3 at 12:00 AM across multiple platforms, including ABEMA Premium, Amazon Prime Video, Netflix, and U-NEXT. The story follows Eri, now a high school student pursuing her dream of music, as she visits U.A. High School ahead of her first street live performance. She is welcomed by Aizawa and Present Mic, but Deku, who has become a teacher, is not there. The short is adapted from a one-shot story that Kohei Horikoshi drew for the fan book 'My Hero Academia Ultra Age', released in December 2024. The anime adaptation features a script by Yosuke Kuroda, storyboard by Naomi Nakayama, and direction by Tomo Okubo, with Yoshihiko Umakoshi and Hitomi Odajima as animation directors. Ahead of the streaming, the short will be screened early at the 'Character Matchup Famous Episode Screenings' Vol. 2 and Vol. 3, held at nine theaters nationwide on August 1 and 2 as part of the 10th anniversary project.
Aug 5
The My Hero Academia franchise released "Hero too -10th Anniversary version-" across major music streaming platforms, following the premiere of the new anime short "I am a hero too." Singer Myka Morton performs the vocals for Eri's version featured in the approximately six-minute special, which began streaming on August 2 internationally and August 3 in Japan. The short is part of the anime's ongoing 10th anniversary celebration and is available on services including Netflix, Prime Video, Crunchyroll, ABEMA Premium, DMM TV, d Anime Store, Hulu, and U-NEXT. The story, written by Kohei Horikoshi for the fan book "My Hero Academia Ultra age" released in December 2024, depicts Eri eight years after Deku and others graduate from U.A. High School. Now a high school student, she visits U.A. to pursue her dream of singing. The short also reveals that Deku has returned to hero work alongside his teaching duties. Horikoshi released two illustrations on Sunday and Tuesday for the Japanese premiere, featuring adult Deku and teenage Eri with classmates Momo Yaoyorozu, Kyoka Jiro, Fumikage Tokoyami, Katsuki Bakugo, and Denki Kaminari.
Jul 18
A new 6-minute short film, My Hero Academia: I am a Hero Too, premiered at Anime Expo 2026. It features an older Eri, now a high schooler with her own street band. She invites her heroes Deku, Jirou, and Kaminari to her debut performance but asks them to stay hidden so the focus stays on her. The short uses a watercolor art style and a cover of "Hero Too." It releases worldwide on August 3, 2026. The panel included voice actors Daiki Yamashita and Koki Uchiyama.