My Hero Academia season 4
My Hero Academia | |
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Season 4 | |
No. of episodes | 25 |
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Original network | ytv |
Original release | October 12, 2019 April 4, 2020 | –
Season chronology | |
The fourth season of the My Hero Academia anime series was produced by Bones and directed by Kenji Nagasaki, following the story of the original manga from the second half of the 14th volume to the first chapters of the 21st volume. The fourth season premiered on October 12, 2019, on ytv.[1] Funimation has licensed the season for an English-language release in North America.[2] Funimation's adaptation premiered on Adult Swim's Toonami block on November 9, 2019.[3]
Four pieces of theme music are used for this season: two opening themes and two ending themes. For the first fourteen episodes, the opening theme is "Polaris" (ポラリス) by Blue Encount, while the ending theme is "Kōkai no Uta" (航海の唄) by Sayuri.[4] The second opening theme is "Star Marker" by Kana-Boon and the ending theme is "Shout Baby" by Ryokuōshoku Shakai.[5] Chrissy Costanza performs the insert songs "Each Goal" in episode 19 and "Hero too" in episode 23.[6]
Episode list
All episodes are written by Yōsuke Kuroda.
No. overall | No. in season | Title [7] | Storyboard | Directed by | Chief animation supervisor(s) | Animation supervisor(s) | Original air date [7] | English air date[8] | Rating [a] |
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64 | 1 | "The Scoop on U.A. Class 1-A" Transliteration: "Sukūpu U.A. Ichi-Nen Ei-Gumi" (Japanese: スクープ雄英1年A組) | Masahiro Mukai | Naomi Nakayama | N/A | Minami Sakura, Takahiro Komori | October 12, 2019[b] | November 9, 2019[3] | — |
65 | 2 | "Overhaul" Transliteration: "Ōbāhōru" (Japanese: オーバーホール) | Masahiro Mukai | Tomo Ōkubo | N/A | Yoshiyuki Kodaira, Takashi Murai | October 19, 2019 | November 16, 2019 | 4.5[10] |
66 | 3 | "Boy Meets..." Transliteration: "Bōi Mītsu" (Japanese: ボーイ・ミーツ...) | Takashi Kawabata | Masashi Abe | N/A | Haruna Hashimoto, Yuka Shibata | October 26, 2019 | November 23, 2019 | 4.0[11] |
67 | 4 | "Fighting Fate" Transliteration: "Aragau Unmei" (Japanese: 抗う運命) | Kō Matsuo | Shōji Ikeno | Hitomi Odashima | Nobuhiko Kawakami, Akiko Ōtsuka | November 9, 2019[c] | November 30, 2019 | 4.6[13] |
68 | 5 | "Let's Go, Gutsy Red Riot" Transliteration: "Gattsuda Rettsura Reddo Raiotto" (Japanese: ガッツだレッツラレッドライオット) | Shinji Ishihira | Setsumu Dōkawa | N/A | Yoshiyuki Kodaira, Takashi Murai | November 16, 2019 | December 7, 2019 | 3.2[14] |
69 | 6 | "An Unpleasant Talk" Transliteration: "Iyana Hanashi" (Japanese: 嫌な話) | Tomo Ōkubo | Tomo Ōkubo | N/A | Takahiro Komori, Minami Sakura | November 23, 2019 | December 14, 2019 | 4.1[15] |
70 | 7 | "GO!!" | Miwa Sasaki | Miwa Sasaki | N/A | Haruna Hashimoto, Yuka Shibata | November 30, 2019 | January 4, 2020 | 4.8[16] |
71 | 8 | "Suneater of the Big Three" Transliteration: "Biggu 3 no San'ītā" (Japanese: ビッグ3のサンイーター) | Shinji Satō | Masashi Abe | N/A | Nobuhiko Kawakami, Akiko Ōtsuka | December 7, 2019 | January 11, 2020 | 4.8[17] |
72 | 9 | "Red Riot" Transliteration: "Reddo Raiotto" (Japanese: 烈怒頼雄斗) | Shinji Ishihira | Shōji Ikeno | N/A | Minami Sakura, Takahiro Komori | December 14, 2019 | January 18, 2020 | 3.7[18] |
73 | 10 | "Temp Squad" Transliteration: "Shukkō" (Japanese: 出向) | Tomo Ōkubo | Tomo Ōkubo | N/A | Yoshiyuki Kodaira, Takashi Murai | December 21, 2019 | January 25, 2020 | 3.8[19] |
74 | 11 | "Lemillion" Transliteration: "Rumirion" (Japanese: ルミリオン) | Setsumu Dōkawa | Setsumu Dōkawa | Hitomi Odashima | Risa Suzuki, Tetsurō Kamitake | December 28, 2019 | February 1, 2020 | 4.1[20] |
75 | 12 | "Unforeseen Hope" Transliteration: "Mienai Kibō" (Japanese: 見えない希望) | Kō Matsuo | Shōji Ikeno | Hitomi Odashima | Haruna Hashimoto, Tetsurō Kamitake, Hitomi Takechi, Yuka Shibata, Nobuhiko Kawakami, Risa Suzuki | January 4, 2020 | February 8, 2020 | 3.3[21] |
76 | 13 | "Infinite 100%" Transliteration: "Mugen Hyaku-pāsento" (Japanese: 無限100%) | Takashi Kawabata, Masahiro Mukai | Masashi Abe, Setsumu Dōkawa | Hitomi Odashima | Nobuhiko Kawakami, Akiko Ōtsuka, Takahiro Komori | January 11, 2020 | February 15, 2020 | 4.3[22] |
77 | 14 | "Bright Future" Transliteration: "Akarui Mirai" (Japanese: 明るい未来) | Miwa Sasaki | Miwa Sasaki | N/A | Minami Sakura, Takashi Murai | January 18, 2020 | February 29, 2020[d] | 3.4[24] |
78 | 15 | "Smoldering Flames" Transliteration: "Kusuburu Honō" (Japanese: 燻る炎) | Naomi Nakayama | Shōji Ikeno | N/A | Yoshiyuki Kodaira, Risa Suzuki | January 25, 2020 | March 7, 2020 | 4.3[25] |
79 | 16 | "Win Those Kids' Hearts" Transliteration: "Tsukame Gaki Kokoro" (Japanese: 掴めガキ心) | Hidekazu Hara | Hidekazu Hara | Hitomi Odashima | Tetsurō Kamitake | February 1, 2020 | March 14, 2020 | 5.2[26] |
80 | 17 | "Relief for License Trainees" Transliteration: "Hokkore Karimen Kōshū" (Japanese: ホッコれ仮免講習) | Takashi Kawabata | Masashi Abe | Hitomi Odashima | Akiko Ōtsuka, Nobuhiko Kawakami | February 8, 2020 | March 21, 2020 | 4.3[27] |
81 | 18 | "School Festival" Transliteration: "Bunkasai" (Japanese: 文化祭) | Shinji Ishihira | Setsumu Dōkawa | N/A | Minami Sakura, Haruna Hashimoto, Takashi Murai | February 15, 2020 | March 28, 2020 | 4.5[28] |
82 | 19 | "Prepping for the School Festival Is the Funnest Part" Transliteration: "Bunkasai-tte Junbi-shiteru Toki ga Ichiban Tanoshii yo ne" (Japanese: 文化祭って準備してる時が一番楽しいよね) | Kō Matsuo | Shōji Ikeno | N/A | Risa Suzuki | February 22, 2020 | April 4, 2020 | 4.3[29] |
83 | 20 | "Gold Tips Imperial" Transliteration: "Gōrudo Tippusu Inperiaru" (Japanese: ゴールドティップスインペリアル) | Naomi Nakayama | Masashi Abe | N/A | Yoshiyuki Kodaira | February 29, 2020 | April 18, 2020 | 4.4[30] |
84 | 21 | "Deku vs. Gentle Criminal" Transliteration: "Deku Bāsasu Jentoru Kuriminaru" (Japanese: デクVSジェントル・クリミナル) | Shinji Ishihira | Shōji Ikeno | N/A | Tetsurō Kamitake | March 7, 2020 | April 25, 2020 | 4.6[31] |
85 | 22 | "School Festival Start!!" Transliteration: "Kaisai Bunkasai!!" (Japanese: 開催文化祭!!) | Miwa Sasaki | Miwa Sasaki | Hitomi Odashima | Atsushi Hasebe, Nobuhiko Kawakami, Takashi Murai | March 14, 2020 | May 2, 2020 | 4.1[32] |
86 | 23 | "Let It Flow! School Festival!" Transliteration: "Tare Nagase! Bunkasai!" (Japanese: 垂れ流せ!文化祭!) | Shinji Satō | Shōji Ikeno | Hitomi Odashima | Akiko Ōtsuka, Minami Sakura, Haruna Hashimoto | March 21, 2020 | May 16, 2020[e] | 3.8[34] |
87 | 24 | "Japanese Hero Billboard Chart" Transliteration: "Hīrō Birubōdo Chāto Jeipī" (Japanese: ヒーロービルボードチャートJP) | Naomi Nakayama | Masashi Abe | N/A | Tetsurō Kamitake, Risa Suzuki | March 28, 2020 | June 20, 2020[f] | 6.0[36] |
88 | 25 | "His Start" Transliteration: "Hajimarino" (Japanese: 始まりの) | Setsumu Dōkawa | Setsumu Dōkawa | Hitomi Odashima | Atsushi Hasebe, Nobuhiko Kawakami, Takashi Murai, Miho Katō | April 4, 2020 | June 27, 2020 | 5.6[37] |
Home video release
Japanese
Toho will release the fourth season of the anime on DVD and Blu-ray in six volumes in Japan, with the first volume was released on January 22, 2020, and the final volume being scheduled for August 19, 2020.[38]
Volume | Episodes | Release date | Ref. | |
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1 | 64–68 | January 22, 2020 | [39] | |
2 | 69–72 | February 19, 2020 | [40] | |
3 | 73–76 | March 18, 2020 | [41] | |
4 | 77–80 | April 15, 2020 | [42] | |
5 | 81–84 | May 20, 2020 | [43] | |
6 | 85–88 | August 19, 2020 | [44] |
English
Funimation will release the series in North America in two volumes, with the first volume scheduled for September 29, 2020.[45]
Volume | Episodes | Release date | Ref. | |
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Season Four Part One | 64–76 | September 29, 2020 | [45] |
Notes
- ^ TV Ratings are noted when the show reached the top ten for the week. In the Kantō region of Japan.
- ^ Due to emergency reporting of Typhoon Hagibis, broadcast of episode 64 was suspended in certain regions of Japan, and international simulcasts were delayed.[9]
- ^ Due to the 2019 Rugby World Cup Finals on November 2, 2019, broadcast of episode 67 was postponed to the following week.[12]
- ^ Episode 77 was delayed on Adult Swim on the night of February 22, 2020 due to a Toonami schedule redaction and the airing of Dr. Stone's finale.[23]
- ^ Episode 86 was delayed from airing on Adult Swim on the night of May 9, 2020 due to production complications for Funimation's English dub caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Episode 85 reran in its place.[33]
- ^ Episode 87 was delayed from airing on Adult Swim for four weeks due to production complications for Funimation's English dub caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Episodes 84–86 reran for first three weeks and a fan favorite episode ran on the fourth week.[35]
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