My Hero Academia Exclusive 2-Part OVA to Stream in August

My Hero Academia concluded the anime’s season 4 in March this year, and it has left fans hungry for more. The last episode of season 4 portrayed all kinds of emotional confusion inside the characters of MHA.

Unlike the neat endings where an arc is seen off, My Hero Academia chose an ending that riles up fans and serves as a foreboding to the upcoming conflicts.

My Hero Academia Anime: Exclusive OVA
Izuku Midoriya | Source: Fandom

The official Twitter account of the Weekly Shonen Jump announced that My Hero Academia will get a new original video anime episode on 16th August. The new OVA is titled My Hero Academia: Survive! Do-or-Die Survival Training.

The new My Hero Academia OVA will be streamed on HULU starting 16th August. It will be available on other streaming networks such as d Anime Store, U-NEXT, dTV, Anime Hōdai, Hikari TV, etc. starting 20th August.

Weekly Shonen Jump magazine’s 35th issue first announced the new OVA’s arrival. The tweet by the magazine also contains a preview of what we can expect from the exclusive episode.

Survive! Do-or-Die Survival Training Plot

Taking place right before the Pro-Hero Licence Exam, Class 1A students are to train their survival skills.

The class is divided into two groups and sent into an underground shopping mall where a fire has broken out. Our heroes have to save fake dolls serving as humans from the fire.

However, a part of the area collapses, and Deku’s group is trapped underground. The dangerous situation starts escalating as other areas collapse, electricity goes out, and they face a dwindling supply of air.

My Hero Academia Anime: Exclusive OVA
My Hero Academia | Source: Wikipedia

Deku and his team must find a way to collaborate and use their quirks so that they can escape the situation. In this training-gone-wrong situation, time is of the essence.

About My Hero Academia

My Hero Academia is a Japanese superhero manga series written and illustrated by Kōhei Horikoshi. It has been serialized in Weekly Shōnen Jump since July 2014, with its chapters additionally collected in 24 tankōbon volumes as of August 2019.

It follows a quirkless boy Izuku Midoriya and how he backed the greatest Hero alive. Midoriya, a boy who has been admiring heroes and their ventures since the day he was born, came into this world without a quirk.

On one fateful day, he meets All Might the greatest Hero of all time and discovers that he was quirkless as well. With his diligent attitude and unwavering spirit about being a hero, Midoriya manages to impress All Might. He is chosen to be the heir to the power of One for All.

Source: Weekly Shonen Jump Tweet

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