'My Hero Academia' Anime Release Confirmed For Sunday 'Nichigo' Timeslot

The 2016 winter anime season has just begun, but it's probably not a bad idea to already start looking forward to the spring season.

One of the most anticipated series coming in the spring is the "My Hero Academia" anime. Recently, more details about the "My Hero Academia" release date have been revealed on the website's official twitter. According to the post, the first episode will premiere in the 5PM Sunday slot on MBS/TBS channel network, commonly known as the "Nichigo" timeslot in Japan.

The "Sunday" in question will be a Sunday in April.

According to Crunchyroll, the "My Hero Academia" anime series will be directed by Kenji Nagasaki. Yousuke Kuroda will handle the scripts for the series and Yoshiko Umakoshi will provide the character designs.

For those who are not familiar with the series, "My Hero Academia" was originally a manga series by Kohei Horikoshi. The series is currently running in Weekly Shonen Jump. Viz Media is simultaneously publishing the chapters and released the first volume of the manga in August.

The story of "My Hero Academia" is described by My Anime List as follows:

"People are not born equal, a realization that 4-year-old Midoriya Izuku faced when bullied by his classmates who had unique special powers. Izuku was one of the rare cases where he was born with absolutely no unique powers. This did not stop Izuku from pursuing his dream, a dream of becoming a great hero like the legendary All-Might."

It goes on:

"To become the great hero he hopelessly wants to be he now will join the ranks of one of the highest rated 'Hero Academies' in the country: Yueiko. With the help of his idol All-Might, will he be able to claim the ranks and become a true hero?"