Toho Animation has confirmed a new project following the end of the anime. It is I am a hero too, a short film centered on Eri, the young girl with the Quirk Rewind. The story shows her as a student years after the main plot, based on a one-shot from the fanbook Ultra Age. Its release is scheduled for this summer as part of the franchise's tenth anniversary.
Technical Rewind: from paper to frame 🎬
The short adapts material from the official fanbook, which explored Eri's growth and her control over the Rewind Quirk. On a production level, the studio aims to maintain the characteristic action fluidity of the series, but adjusting the animation to a shorter format. The character design is expected to reflect the passage of time without losing the essence of Horikoshi's work. Interpolation technology and visual effects will be key to depicting the Quirk clearly without overusing flashes.
Finally, we'll get to see Eri without being a walking MacGuffin 😅
During the main series, Eri was more useful as a rescue object or plot twist deactivator than as a person. Now, with her Quirk under control, she can do more than just erase curses from existence. That said, let's hope she doesn't decide to rewrite the entire ending of the series just because she found it boring. Or that, at least, she gives a heads-up before doing so.