Summary
Sony is appealing to anime fans by adding aMy Hero Academiafreebie to the offerings listed for its PlayStation Plus Premium subscription service tier. Customers who are signed up to PS Plus Premium will be able to enjoy some of anime studio Bones' adaptation of theMy Hero Academiamanga from the comfort of their PS4 or PS5 consoles.
Created by Kohei Horikoshi in 2014,My Hero Academiacaptured readers' attention with a world inspired by western-style superhero stories but inflected through the lens of shonen battle and school life series. It has gone on to become one of the best-selling manga of all time, with over 85 million copies in circulation. It’s also achieved popularity on-screen, with the animated adaption running for over seven seasons in the hands of veteran studio Bones, which also producediconic anime likeMob Psycho 100andFullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood.
PS Plus Premium Subscribers Gain a My Hero Academia Anime Freebie
The first season ofMy Hero Academiafirst aired in 2016, and consists of 13 episodes. It follows Izuku “Deku” Midoriya, a young boy living in a world where the vast majority of people display a superpower of some kind called a “Quirk,” and the strongest become Pro Heroes, who safeguard the public and become celebrities. Despite being born “Quirkless” and without powers, Izuku still wants to become a hero like his idol All Might, and strives to join the elite UA Academy, the training ground for all the world’s greatest Pro Heroes. While still focused on origin stories, the first season of the show features the elements that would cementMy Hero Academiaas one of the best school battle anime.
In addition toMy Hero Academia’s April debut, more anime from Crunchyroll will be added to Sony Pictures Core over time. Sony acquired Crunchyroll in 2021, and merged it with Funimation, becoming one of the largest players in the global anime distribution scene. The addition of Crunchyroll content to a Sony service isone effect of the Crunchyroll merger with Funimation.
My Hero Academia
In My Hero Academia, Young Deku is born into a world where people commonly have something called quirks, also known as superpowers. He himself is born without any, but circumstances lead to that changing. He enrolls at the UA High School, a prestigious academy where the worlds future heroes learn how to use their powers.
