My Hero Academia’s All Might Unbuffed

Recently it was announced that the earlier canceled My Hero Academia stage play in Japan is back on and will debut July 17 and run throughout July 26, which is great news for all involved including the fans of the series.

As I was sitting reading an article about this play, it dawned on me that All Might is one of the most interesting and complex characters in the series. Firstly, because he is one of the oldest superheroes who was not born with his superpower abilities but trained to gain them, and secondly, as fans of My Hero Academia know that after using extreme amounts of his power All Might will then revert to his non-hero form of Toshinori Yagi.

So now that I have firmly implanted of the Toshinori Yagi a.k.a. All Might firmly in your mind here is my question.

Who will play the scarred, skinny-sharp angled and often cranky

Toshinori Yagi?

The thought that came to my mind was that the character would transform into his true self with the use of smoke and a breakaway costume. However, this seemed too time-consuming, too costly for each scene, and what if the costume failed to break when needed.

I was very relieved to learn that two actors play the All Might/ Toshinori Yagi part. Well, the answer is this All Might true form will be played by actor Tsuyoshi Hayashi. While All Might in his muscular form will be played by actor Hiroaki Iwanaga.

Tsuyoshi Hayashi

Hiroaki Iwanaga

Other players in the stage play are listed below.

Izuku Midoriya: Shin Tamura

Katsuki Bakugo: Ryota Kobayashi
Ochaco Uraraka: Yume Takeuchi
Tanya Ida: Hiroki Ino
Shoto Todoroki: Ryo Kitamura
Tsuyu Asui: Mao Noguchi
Eijiro Kirishima: Naokichi Tamon
Denki Kaminari: Yugo Sato
Yuga Aoyama: Shinichi Hashimoto
Momo Yaoyorozu: Saaya Yamasaki
Minoru Mineta: Nagato Okui
Fumikage Tokoyami: Rin Matsubara
Mei Hatsume: Marino Baba
Hitoshi Shinso: Daisuke Matsukawa
Tomura Shigaraki: Raita
Eraser Head: Yusuke Seto
Present Mic: Yuki Okamoto
Endeavor: Yusuke Ueda
All-rounder: Hayato Takehiro, Makoto Endo

In terms of USD, tickets will run about $65.

My Hero Academia the stage play is based on the Japanese manga written and illustrated by Kōhei Horikoshi.

Related: Canceled My Hero Academia 2nd Stage Play Set to Return in July 2020

Future of Manga

As the realization that Japanese manga is on a slow decline, some other Asia countries are picking up the reign long held by the Japanese. below is a list of five Chinese and Korean English manga websites. As with online media parental guidance is advised.

• Kissmangan
• Webtoon
• Netcomics
• TenManga
• Lezhin Comics (18+)

Suggestive reading:

The Demon King Who Lost His Job

He is the king of the demon world who has become unemployed because of impeachment. She was the brave hero who was laid off because of the failure of the expedition. The bond of destiny binds the two together as they embark on a journey full of unknown adventures.

The Wolfman of Wulvershire

 Lady Carina would rather be single forever than become any man’s baby-factory. So when she shows up at the Duke of Wulvershire's annual Spring Fling wine and dine, it’s a shock to everyone — but not more shocking than the ensuing series of murders! Will Carina make it out alive, and, more importantly, will she find herself a hunky husband?

Warriors vs. Warriors

Lucia, the powerful 1st gen. warrior, studied hard in school and worked her way up the ladder in the corporate world. Yet she still finds herself unable to get the respect she deserves from those around her and society itself. Disappointed and frustrated by the ugly side of life, she decides to destroy the world. Now, the world’s destiny depends on the newer generation warriors to stop her.

Unknown Code

Alien invasions come in all shapes and sizes. This time, the Earth is under attack by "Unknown Codes" that infiltrate digital devices to eviscerate the human race. The only known way to counter these codes is to play their own game. An awkward mesh of men with different motives are recruited to fight. How is everything going to end?

Hero Mask

Shibuya Mirai is stuck in a world where heroes seem to no longer exist. Already on his first day at a new school, he's targeted by a group of delinquents. Right as his situation seems hopeless, a real hero finally appears before his very eyes.

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