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My Hero Academia Adds Actors For Denki Kaminari & Eijirō Kirishima

Written By Samantha Ferreira

Two new heroes are joining the academy!

The My Hero Academia Visual 002 - 20151220latest issue of Shueisha’s Weekly Shonen Jump magazine revealed two new cast members in the My Hero Academia (Boku no Hero Academia) anime series. The show will cast Tasuku Hatanaka (Ushio & Tora, Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal) as Denki Kaminari, and Toshiki Masuda (Kuroko’s Basketball, Samurai Flamenco) as Eijirō Kirishima.

The two actors join the following confirmed cast members:

  • Izuku Midoriya: Daiki Yamashita
  • All Might: Kenta Miyake
  • Katsuki Bakugō: Nobuhiko Okamoto
  • Ochako Uraraka: Ayane Sakura
  • Tenya Iida: Kaito Ishikawa
  • Tsuyu Asui: Aoi Yūki
  • Minoru Mineta: Ryou Hirohashi
  • Momo Yaoyorozu: Marina Inoue
  • Fumikage Tokoyami: Yoshimasa Hosoya

My Hero Academia adapts Kōhei Horikoshi’s manga of the same name. Kenji Nagasaki is helming the project at Bones, with Yousuke Kuroda (Gundam Build Fighters, Trigun) providing the show’s scripts. Yoshihiko Umakoshi (Berserk) is in charge of character designs.

Character designs for several of the cast members, including Izuki and All Might, as well as a short promotional video are currently available. You can check these out below.

Promotional Video

Character Designs

Source: Anime News Network

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Samantha Ferreira

Samantha Ferreira is Anime Herald’s founder and editor-in-chief. A Rhode Island native, Samantha has been an anime fan since 1992, and an active member of the anime press since 2002, when she began working as a reviewer for Anime Dream. She launched Anime Herald in 2010, and continues to oversee its operations to this day. Outside of journalism, Samantha actively studies the history of the North American anime fandom and industry, with a particular focus on the 2000s anime boom and bust. She’s a huge fan of all things Sakura Wars, and maintains series fansite Combat Revue Review when she has free time available. When not in the Anime Herald Discord, Samantha can typically be found on Bluesky.

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