Danica Davidson
October 8, 2024 
My Hero Academia: You’re Next is set to hit American theaters this Friday, October 11. But some American fans will actually have an opportunity to see it before then. (And I’m not talking about the screening at Hollywood’s Egyptian Theater that happened last weekend.) That’s because LA’s Frida Cinema and NYC’s Japan Society are both presenting “cheer screenings” of the movie this Wednesday, October 9.
The Frida Cinema and JS explained, “In Japan, cheer screenings (or ouen joei) are fan events that encourage audience participation often through cheering, singing, clapping, and bringing other common concert items like light sticks into the theater.”
If you don’t have a light stick, don’t worry: they will supply you with them, and you’ll be able to take them home afterward as a souvenir. These light sticks were made in Japan and are already programmed to respond to different parts of the movie, based on what they hear. So the light stick knows what colors to change to and when to do it. You’ll also get an exclusive wrist strap. This My Hero Academia cheer screening is the first time something like this has been set up anyplace other than in Japan.
While My Hero Academia: You’re Next will be available both dubbed and subbed in theaters, it will only be offered in the subbed version at the cheer screenings. You can go here to get your tickets from The Frida Cinema, or here to get your tickets from the Japan Society of New York City.
Here is an official description for My Hero Academia: You’re Next:
My Hero Academia: You’re Next Synopsis
“Next, it’s your turn!”
Those were the words All Might, Symbol of Peace, let out after defeating All For One, Symbol of Evil. All Might may no longer be the No. 1 hero of a society where most of the population has a superpowered Quirk, but Deku and his Hero Course classmates at U.A. High School are determined to carry on his will and ideals as heroes.
It was spring of Deku’s second year at U.A. when an all-out battle between heroes and villains broke out. Deku faced an overwhelmingly powerful Tomura Shigaraki and the two clashed violently, with both the heroes and the villains suffering heavy damages. The battle has since come to a temporary halt with Shigaraki’s retreat, but the time for their next confrontation draws closer with every second.
Japan is devastated by the all-out battle when a mysterious man suddenly appears. He presents himself as the one to replace All Might, becoming the new Symbol. He proclaims “Next, it’s my turn!” but turns out to be Dark Might! Despite resembling All Might in appearance, Dark Might’s ideals couldn’t be more different. He unleashes his Quirk for his own desires, creating a massive fort that begins to absorb the population one after another. Among the group accompanying Dark Might is Anna, a young woman with an unknown Quirk who is being targeted by a stoic individual in butler attire. Even though this person, Giulio, calls her “Miss Anna,” he seems to be after her life. Just what could their connection be to Dark Might?
Will Deku, Bakugo, Todoroki and the rest of U.A. High Class 1-A be able to protect the world by putting an end to Dark Might–the new Symbol and his desires? They must face off against Dark Might and the obscure crime organization under his control, the Gollini Family.
“Next, it’s our turn!”
Source: ANN
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Danica Davidson is the author of the bestselling Manga Art for Beginners with artist Melanie Westin, plus its sequel, Manga Art for Everyone, and the first-of-its-kind manga chalk book Chalk Art Manga, both illustrated by professional Japanese mangaka Rena Saiya. Check out her other comics and books at www.danicadavidson.com.
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