The fifth season of TV anime “My Hero Academia” (僕のヒーローアカデミア) starts streaming the third promotional video that previews the opening song “No.1” by DISH. The series is scheduled to premiere on 27th March.
It is also announced that the ending song “Footprints” (足跡) is performed by the peggies.
▼ DISH peforms the opening song “No.1”
▼ the peggies performs the ending song “Footprints”
The fifth season follows the Joint Training Arc, portraying the clashes between Class A and Class B. The main staff and cast from the previous seasons will reprise their roles.
▍Synopsis
In a world where currently 80% of the human population has gained the ability to develop superpowers called “Quirks”. These particular abilities have allowed the development of a new category of people: Heroes, who face the evil-voted individuals who use the Quirks for selfish and criminal purposes, commonly known as Villains. In addition, Heroes who choose to exercise heroism at work level are recognized as Pro Heroes.
Izuku Midoriya is a young man who dreams of becoming a Hero though he has no Quirk. He idolizes one of the world’s greatest heroes All Might, who he becomes one of few to know of a critical injury All Might has been concealing from the public eye to maintain morale. All Might also reveals the nature of his Quirk “One For All” and passes it down to Izuku to succeed him after seeing the youth’s determination in the face of danger. Thus Izuku begins his path to becoming a hero in attending U.A. High School alongside and the friends he makes in Class 1-A.
▍Staff and Production
Original Works: Kōhei Horikoshi (堀越 耕平) [Serializing in Weekly Shōnen Jump]
Chief Director: Kenji Nagasaki (長崎健司)
Director: Masahiro Mukai (向井雅浩)
Script: Yōsuke Kuroda (黒田洋介)
Character Design: Yoshihiko Umakoshi (馬越嘉彦), Hitomi Odashima (小田嶋瞳)
Music: Yuki Hayashi (林ゆうき)
Animation: BONES
▍Cast
■ Izuku Midoriya – CV: Daiki Yamashita
■ Katsuki Bakugō – CV: Nobuhiko Okamoto
■ Ochaco Uraraka – CV: Ayane Sakura
■ Tenya Iida – CV: Kaito Ishikawa
■ Shōto Todoroki – CV: Yūki Kaji
■ Eijirō Kirishima – CV: Toshiki Masuda
■ Tsuyu Asui – CV: Aoi Yūki
■ Momo Yaoyorozu – CV: Marina Inoue
■ Fumikage Tokoyami – CV: Yoshimasa Hosoya
■ Neito Monoma – CV: Kōhei Amasaki
■ Itsuka Kendō – CV: Saki Ogasawara
■ Tetsutetsu Tetsutetsu – CV: Kōji Okino
■ Yosetsu Awase – CV: Yoshitsugu Matsuoka
■ Ibara Shiozaki – CV: Miho Masaka
■ Hitoshi Shinsō – CV: Wataru Hatano
■ Shōta Aizawa – CV: Junichi Suwabe
■ All Might – CV: Kenta Miyake