My Hero Academia

Anime NYC 2021: My Hero Academia live concert performance

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3 years ago

November 17, 2021

Nir Regev

Photo provided courtesy of Anime NYC

Funimation will hold an official My Hero Academia live concert at Anime NYC 2021 on Friday, November 19th at the Javits Convention Center.

Funimation will celebrate the cinema release of My Hero Academia: World Heroes’ Mission with a live concert performance at Anime NYC 2021 on Friday. Tickets will be free and first come, first serve to all Anime NYC attendees.

Though you will need a live concert ticket which can you get at this link. Seating begins at 7 pm with the show starting at 8 pm EST. * Update: All MHA live concert ticket seating blocks are sold out at this time (11/17).

The My Hero Academia live concert was co-organized with the Consulate General of Japan in New York and will feature a full rock band and symphonic musicians. The live performance will feature hit selections of My Hero Academia original music by composer Yuki Hayashi.

My Hero Academia Live Concert. Photo provided courtesy of Anime NYC

Scenes from the anime series will be featured in the background of the performance along with special in-person appearances from series talent. Composer Yuki Hayashi will be traveling from Japan to be at Anime NYC 2021 and welcome fans to the live concert.

MHA Live Concert Setlist Details from Funimation:

Composer Yuki Hayashi – Photo provided courtesy of Anime NYC

“The concert is produced by soundtrec and represented by SOHO Live, who have collaborated previously on Capcom Live: The Capcom Official Concert Tour, The Devil Awakens: The Official Devil May Cry Concert, The Rising of the Shield Hero Official Live Concert, and the Video Game Orchestra.

MY HERO ACADEMIA OFFICIAL LIVE CONCERT Friday, November 19| 8:00 pm – 9:30 pm EST

Jacob K. Javits Convention Center – Main Stage

Get ready to experience My Hero Academia like never before in an electrifying live concert featuring music from the first five seasons of the series to relive all of its most iconic moments.

The My Hero Academia Official Live Concert will be a high-energy event featuring a rock band with epic orchestral elements, performing all-new arrangements of the My Hero Academia soundtracks written by Yuki Hayashi himself, while above the band a giant screen plays synchronized HD video from the anime.

The setlist will feature My Hero Academia classic themes including “You Say Run,” “Hero Too,” “I’m Here (All Might’s Theme),” “My Hero Academia,” “Hero A,” and many more! From the origins of Izuku Midoriya to the adventures of the U.A. students, from their dramatic battles against the League of Villains to the U.A. High School Festival, this concert will give the My Hero Academia community their ultimate fan experience.”

NYC – Anime Convention COVID-19 Information:

“Anime NYC is working closely with the Javits Center, New York City, and New York State to create the safest experience possible for all attendees, exhibitors, talent, and guests. Per the City of New York, everyone 12-years-old or older entering the Javits Center for Anime NYC must show proof of vaccination and everyone must wear face coverings while at Anime NYC.

Attendees under 12-years-old will be allowed at Anime NYC as long as they provide a negative PCR or Antigen COVID-19 test taken within 72 hours of their first day at Anime NYC.”

About My Hero Academia: World Heroes’ Mission

“My Hero Academia: World Heroes’ Mission continues the journey of the young heroes-in-training as they try to save the world in a thrilling, edge-of-your-seat addition to this global phenomenon franchise.

In My Hero Academia: World Heroes’ Mission, when a sinister organization threatens to wipe out all superhuman powers, the fate of the world is on the line. With two hours until the collapse of civilization, Deku, Bakugo, and Todoroki manage to work as a team, but there’s still one problem. Deku’s on the run for murder.

My Hero Academia: World Heroes’ Mission is the third My Hero Academia film and comes on the heels of the launch of the fifth season of the My Hero Academia series currently streaming on Funimation. The previous two My Hero Academia films are My Hero Academia: Heroes Rising (2020) and My Hero Academia: Two Heroes (2018).”