That same episode goes a step further with a post-credits scene that indisputably confirms the events of World Heroes' Mission will indeed take place inside the official canon.
In other words, the movie is actually canon, but won’t have incidence in the future of the story in the anime or the manga. My Hero Academia World Heroes’ Mission is launching in theaters on October 29. The movie is releasing in the US only two months after its Japanese theaters release on August 6.
In other words, the World Heroes’ Mission movie is taking place at some point after My Hero Academia Season 5 Episode 16. Moreover, it’s important to note that just like all the past MHA movies so far, World Heroes’ Mission is not adapted from manga chapters. 本日から発売のジャンプGIGA(増刊)に、先日お伝えした黒いデクのフィギュアが載ってます。
World Heroes’ Mission is the third movie in the series, following Deku as he gets framed for murder. Is it fine to watch the movie even if you’re not up to date with the anime?
When a terrorist organization threatens to wipe out the superhuman society, the fate of the world hangs in the balance of the future heroes. Within hours until the collapse of civilization, Deku, Bakugo, and Todoroki must work as a team, but there is one problem: Deku's on the run for murder.
Volume World Heroes is a special tie-in volume that was released alongside the premiere to audiences in Japan. Just as was the case with the previous two movies, this include concept sketches, interviews, and a new chapter, all by Kohei Horikoshi. The chapter, Hawks: Soothe, acts as a prequel directly before the events of the film.
The movie's theme song is titled "Empathy", performed by Japanese alternative Rock band ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION. In addition, they will also be performing an insert song with the title "Flowers".
This is the first movie to use characters introduced in a previous movie, including several Pro Heroes introduced in My Hero Academia: Two Heroes.