My Hero Academia is one of the most well-known and globally acclaimed anime and manga franchises in the world and has a gigantic fanbase scattered all around the globe. It has seen a sharp increase in viewership in the past few decades, and since COVID, has become a hub of entertainment for millions.
Anime has changed a lot over the years, and one of the foremost reasons for its popularity is the anime adaptation of My Hero Academia. The series was widely popular in the US, and since the announcement of its anime, many popular publishers, such as Crunchyroll, applied for its distributing rights, which managed to drop piracy around the world. However, despite this, Kohei Horikoshi’s series’s 6th season is the 5th most pirated in the world.
My Hero Academia’s 6th Season is the 5th Most Pirated anime show in the World
The anime medium has several genres that have a multitude of options to choose from. One of the leading faces of anime is the Shonen genre, of which My Hero Academia is an established and fan-favorite series.
The story written by Kohei Horikoshi, which is currently in its last stretch, has managed to captivate the audience. The characters are written very well and are ones that all kinds of people can relate to.
The series concluded its sixth season, and the seventh season is just around the corner, for which the fans can barely wait as they are desperate to see the continuation between the heroes and Shigaraki.
The popularity of the series also managed to stop the increasing piracy of many anime, according to the CEO, Hiroyasu Matsuoka, who heralds the influence of My Hero Academia as a turning point for online piracy and subsequent anime films.
He said to Forbes Japan:
The turning point came with the TV anime adaptation of My Hero Academia, serialized in Shueisha’s Weekly Shonen Jump since 2016. When the production was announced, several U.S. streaming services, whose user numbers were rapidly increasing, offered to distribute it without hesitation. Initially, the purchasing team struggled with negotiating prices, but the tables turned. They began to wonder if they were being deceived. The recent success of anime films is an extension of this trend.
However, despite the steep decline, MHA was the 5th most pirated show in the world, beating acclaimed names such as One Piece and Stranger Things. Each year, the anime industry loses several million dollars to piracy of the shows, which hampers the chances of renewal.
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The forthcoming season would reignite the battles between hero society and Shigaraki, who has predetermined to wipe everything out but is facing constant resiliency from Deku and his classmates.
One of the most anticipated characters, Stars and Stripes, deemed the strongest hero of America, would also be making his debut. Her clash with Shigaraki is one of the most amazing battles in the manga.
The Japanese premiere of the film is set for August 2, 2024, with the title having been disclosed on January 29 of that same year. Unfortunately, the plot details have not yet been disclosed to the audience.
It would be the fourth film in the franchise, and just like the previous ones, it’s going to be an anime original film that takes place similarly to the manga timeline.
Watch the adventures of Deku and his classmates on Crunchyroll.
