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My Hero Academia: Season 1 > What It Takes to Be a Hero > Credits and Details
Directed by
Kenji Nagasaki Kenji Nagasaki  
Naomi Nakayama Naomi Nakayama  
Daisuke Tsukushi Daisuke Tsukushi  
Written by
Kôhei Horikoshi Kôhei Horikoshi ... head writer / manga / original story: serialized in Shueisha's "Weekly Shonen Jump"
Yôsuke Kuroda Yôsuke Kuroda  
Cast
Daiki Yamashita Daiki Yamashita ... Izuku Midoriya (voice)
Kenta Miyake Kenta Miyake ... All Might (voice)
Nobuhiko Okamoto Nobuhiko Okamoto ... Katsuki Bakugou (voice)
Akeno Watanabe Akeno Watanabe ... Young Izuku (voice)
Shin'ya Fukumatsu Shin'ya Fukumatsu ... Sludge Villain (voice)
Masamichi Kitada Masamichi Kitada ... Kamui Woods (voice)
Shuhei Matsuda Shuhei Matsuda ... Backdraft (voice)
Shinnosuke Ogami Shinnosuke Ogami ... Death Arms (voice)
Kaori Nazuka Kaori Nazuka ... Mt. Lady (voice)
Yosuke Fujii Yosuke Fujii ... Hitchcock Doodle (voice)
Yûsuke Nakamura Yûsuke Nakamura ... Slugger (voice)
Aya Kawakami Aya Kawakami ... Inko Midoriya (voice)
Kenta Ôkuma Kenta Ôkuma ... Katsuki's friend (voice)
Yukari Shimotsuki Yukari Shimotsuki ... Citizen (voice)
Toshiyuki Hara Toshiyuki Hara ... Citizen (voice)
Dawn M. Bennett Dawn M. Bennett ... Additional Voices (English version), (voice) (as Dawn Michelle Bennett)
Justin Briner Justin Briner ... Izuku Midoriya (English version), (voice)
Kris Bryan Kris Bryan ... Backdraft (English version), (voice)
Jessica Cavanagh Jessica Cavanagh ... Inko Midoriya (English version), (voice)
Clifford Chapin Clifford Chapin ... Katsuki Bakugo (English version), (voice)
Aaron Dismuke Aaron Dismuke ... Additional Voices (English version), (voice)
Ricco Fajardo Ricco Fajardo ... Additional Voices (English version), (voice)
Cris George Cris George ... Death Arms (English version), (voice)
Todd Haberkorn Todd Haberkorn ... Additional Voices (English version), (voice)
Gray G. Haddock Gray G. Haddock ... Additional Voices (English version), (voice)
Jay Hickman Jay Hickman ... Additional Voices (English version), (voice)
Natalie Hoover Natalie Hoover ... Additional Voices (English version), (voice)
Jeremy Inman Jeremy Inman ... Sludge Villain (English version), (voice)
Jamie Marchi Jamie Marchi ... Mt. Lady (English version), (voice)
Kristen McGuire Kristen McGuire ... Additional Voices (English version), (voice)
Vic Mignogna Vic Mignogna ... Additional Voices (English version), (voice)
Bryce Papenbrook Bryce Papenbrook ... Additional Voices (English version), (voice)
Ben Phillips Ben Phillips ... Additional Voices (English version), (voice)
Tyson Rinehart Tyson Rinehart ... Additional Voices (English version), (voice)
Aaron Roberts Aaron Roberts ... Kamui Woods (English version), (voice)
Rachel Robinson Rachel Robinson ... Additional Voices (English version), (voice)
Christopher Sabat Christopher Sabat ... All Might (English version), (voice)
Micah Solusod Micah Solusod ... Additional Voices (English version), (voice)
Mark Stoddard Mark Stoddard ... Doctor (English version), (voice)
Austin Tindle Austin Tindle ... Additional Voices (English version), (voice)
Alexis Tipton Alexis Tipton ... Additional Voices (English version), (voice)
Brad Venable Brad Venable ... Additional Voices (English version), (voice)
Lara Woodhull Lara Woodhull ... Young Izuku (English version), (voice)
Apphia Yu Apphia Yu ... Additional Voices (English version), (voice)
Produced by
Naoki Amano Naoki Amano ... producer
Hirokazu Hara Hirokazu Hara ... producer
Hiroshi Kamei Hiroshi Kamei ... producer
Hirô Maruyama Hirô Maruyama ... chief producer
Natsumi Mori Natsumi Mori ... producer
Wakana Okamura Wakana Okamura ... producer
Kazumasa Sanjôba Kazumasa Sanjôba ... producer
Original Music by
Yûki Hayashi Yûki Hayashi  
Special Effects by
Shin Inoie Shin Inoie ... special effects
Visual Effects by
Hitomi Odashima Hitomi Odashima ... character design
Yoshihiko Umakoshi Yoshihiko Umakoshi ... character design
What It Takes to Be a Hero
Additional Info
Premiere: May 12, 2018
DVD Release: April 18, 2017
Blu-ray Release: April 18, 2017
Country: Japan
Distributor: FUNimation Entertainment
Websites: IMDb Wikipedia
Ratings
IMDb

8.2 / 10

Production Companies
Bones (Animation Production)
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FUNimation Entertainment
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