My Hero Academia Releases Eri's 'Hero too' 10th Anniversary Version
The short's story comes from Horikoshi's own fan book material, making it a direct author-driven extension of the manga's ending rather than a studio-produced side story.
Key Facts
- The song "Hero too -10th Anniversary version-" was released on major music streaming platforms following the premiere of the short "I am a hero too."
- Singer Myka Morton performs the vocals for Eri's version in the approximately six-minute special.
- The short began streaming on August 2 internationally and August 3 in Japan across services including Netflix, Prime Video, Crunchyroll, ABEMA Premium, DMM TV, d Anime Store, Hulu, and U-NEXT.
- The story was written by Kohei Horikoshi for the fan book "My Hero Academia Ultra age" released in December 2024.
- The short is the second anime based on a My Hero Academia manga short, following the "More" episode that aired on May 2 as "episode 170+1."
Reporting from 3 sources: Anime News Network, Anime Anime, Anime Corner.
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.
- The short premiered at Anime Expo in July before its Japanese debut at the "Character Match Up" event, then hit streaming in Japan on Monday.
- "I am a hero too" is the second short based on a My Hero Academia manga short, following "More," which aired May 2 as "episode 170+1." Crunchyroll streams both outside Asia.
- Eri's version of "Hero too" first appeared in the Pro Hero arc, where Kyoka Jiro performed it at U.A. High School's School Festival.
- The short shows Eri greeting Aizawa in the staff room, where Present Mic and All Might, now vice principal, are also present. She came to tell Deku "Congratulations on your hero comeback!" but he had already gone home.
- Her street debut performance is watched by Deku, Bakugo, Shoto, Lemillion, Jiro, and Kaminari, with Ochaco and Tsuyu joining via streaming.
- The 10th anniversary campaign also includes the My Hero Academia 10th Anniversary Shop: Top 10 Heroes, with merchandise based on Horikoshi's "World Best Hero" popularity poll illustration.
- Horikoshi is returning to Weekly Shonen Jump with a 61-page horror one-shot titled Don't Laugh, Shijima-san, his first since the manga's conclusion, set for the combined Issue 37/38 on August 10.
- Fan reactions collected by Anime Anime include "I cried the whole six minutes," "Tears won't stop," and "Making everyone smile through song is the best hero way!"
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 3 cited sources below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.