My Hero Academia's Big Announcement Crushes Fans' Hope For a Sequel

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Summary My Hero Academia's big announcement is a newspaper ad in the New York Times to be published on August 5, 2024.

The ad will feature a message from the creator thanking international fans and a popularity poll.

Though fans were hoping for a sequel, spin-off, or new work, the ad showcases the series' mainstream status and influence.

My Hero Academia has finally revealed its highly anticipated announcement, crushing any hope of the series getting a sequel but proving the franchise's mainstream popularity in the process. With the manga's ending right around the corner, My Hero Academia recently teased a huge announcement that fans have been eagerly awaiting that has turned out to be completely unexpected.

As shared in a post on X by MangaMoguraRE, My Hero Academia's big announcement was revealed to be an ad in the New York Times, one of the most influential periodicals in the West. The ad will be published on August 5, 2024, and will include a message from My Hero Academia's creator, Kohei Horikoshi, thanking the series' vast international fanbase for their continued support along with a worldwide character popularity poll.

Given how much the announcement was teased, many fans hoped the announcement would be about the series getting a sequel, a spin-off, or even a completely new work by Horikoshi. Still, the fact that My Hero Academia will be featured in such an illustrious publication speaks volumes of the series' mainstream status and influence.

My Hero Academia Crushes All Hopes For A Sequel

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Considering its ten-year-long run, it makes sense that fans of My Hero Academia are unwilling to let the franchise go just yet. Deku's story is no doubt complete, having beautifully circled back to its original premise in the finale. However, the vibrant, complex world Horikoshi has crafted over the last decade is ripe with possibilities for a sequel or a spin-off surrounding its many interesting heroes, and villains.

As such, many fans rightfully expected much more from this announcement that had been endlessly teased for weeks, building up the anticipation surrounding it. That said, while this announcement has crushed any hopes of a sequel for My Hero Academia for now, the future might still see Kohei Horikoshi changing his mind and returning to the franchise, or at least, fans can hope so.

Source: MangaMoguraRE/X