“My Hero Academia in Concert,” a live show pairing a 15-piece band performing Hayashi Yuki’s anime score with projected footage from the series, will tour the U.S. this fall, Toho Co., Ltd., GEA Live and RoadCo Entertainment have revealed.
The U.S. run opens Sept. 12 in Farmington, N.M., with subsequent dates stretching from the West Coast – including Los Angeles and San Francisco – to Brooklyn on the East Coast. The run follows a 10-city European debut also scheduled for fall 2026.
The show draws on all eight seasons of the anime, projecting key sequences on a large screen while the live band performs Hayashi’s compositions in sync – including well-known themes “You Say Run” and “You Can Be a Hero.” The production premieres May 30 at Pacifico Yokohama in Japan before heading abroad.
“When this music is performed live, the story takes on an entirely new dimension that audiences will feel in a much deeper way,” said Floris Douwes, producer and managing director at GEA Live. “Hayashi’s compositions don’t just accompany the action. They drive the emotion and intensify every moment throughout the performance. We’re excited to bring this experience to the passionate fans across the United States for the first time.”
“The world of ‘My Hero Academia’ will come to life like never before,” added a Toho spokesperson. “This concert gives U.S. fans their first chance to experience the music, the action, and the heart of the series live on stage, creating unforgettable moments for audiences everywhere.”
The tour is anchored in the franchise’s 10th anniversary – the anime first aired in April 2016 – with the milestone year also bringing a commemorative logo, special visual releases and the announcement of a brand-new extra episode. Horikoshi Kōhei’s source manga underpins the franchise’s scale: more than 100 million volumes in circulation worldwide, over $130 million earned at the global box office, and a combined social media following north of 4.3 million.
The show is built around Horikoshi’s manga, in which a Quirkless boy named Izuku Midoriya defies the odds to pursue his dream of becoming a hero after the most powerful hero of his era passes his ability on to him. Midoriya trains alongside his peers in Class 1-A at U.A. High School, where the demands of heroism – and villainy – press in on them from every direction.
GEA Live, a Sony Music Masterworks Live division partner, has previously produced live experiences around titles including “Demon Slayer” and “Avatar: The Last Airbender.” RoadCo Entertainment – a joint venture between Sony Music Entertainment and touring producers Stephen Lindsay and Brett Sirota – specializes in live events built around established intellectual properties.
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