My Hero Abridged is an abridged parody series produced by JoyRide Entertainment, based on the anime and manga My Hero Academia by Kohei Horikoshi. It is the third abridged series helmed by writer/director Ivan LeRoy and his most acclaimed. It is ongoing and currently in the middle of it's second season.
My Hero Abridged deviates heavily from the original source material with a new plot, darker tone, westernized settings and character aliases, with shifts in main character focus. For example, following the events of the first season, Bakugo becomes the main character in Season 2. Some characters, such as Kirishima and Todoroki, are referred to as "Rusty" and "Chilli".
Cast[]
| Cast Member | Characters |
|---|---|
| Kanono | Midoriya |
| USO Squad | Bakugo |
| Viewtiful Valentine | All Might, Extras |
| CharlestonVO | Ida, Recovery Girl (1/2) |
| MewVenus | Ochako, Nana Shimura |
| ErehcVA | Eraserhead |
| Spritestuff | Levity Chicken, Endeavor, Copyright, Extras |
| Naomified | Yomama, Young Bakugo, Extras |
| DEEsidia | Chilli, Purple Haze |
| DoktorApplejuce | Rusty, Recovery Girl (2/2), Extras |
| Ivan LeRoy | Mike, Scott Tape, Young Midoriya, Extras |
Also Featuring[]
- Alifluro as Midnight
- AngryDragonVA as Kaibara
- Bell as Youtube
- BohBear as Saul Gillman
- Bread Breaderson as LaRose, Mount Lady
- Eagle8Burger as Gumby, Jirou
- Earl of Bassington as Pierre, Extras
- EoD as Mineta
- Freddie Heinz as Manual, Fourth Kind, Extras
- LeapingBass as Sugar Rush, Extras
- Lonnie Maynard as Stain
- IvanMan64 as Narrator, All for One
- Jimmy Cooper as Gran Torino
- Joellamae as Vine
- MinaMinaVA as Support Girl, Thirteen (credited as Sandra Bullock), Extras
- Pay0 as Hands All Over, Gunhead
- SaltyDKdan as Principal, Streak, Extras
- Shuler as Zapper (2/2)
- Whipmed as Zapper (1/2)
Episode List[]
| Episode | Airdate | Season | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pilot: "My Pretentious Pilot" | April 13, 2016
August 17, 2017 |
1 | Remastered from original |
| 2: "My Terrible Sense of Tone" | August 18, 2016
September 18, 2017 |
1 | Remastered from original |
| 3: "My Horrific Artistic Integrity"3 Remastered: My Hero, Acceptance | October 19, 2016 | 1 | Remastered from original |
| 4: "My Hero, Absolution" | February 1, 2017 | 1 | Originally titled: "My Antiquated Morality" |
| Finale: "My Hero, Autonomy" | July 3, 2017 | 1 | |
| 6: "Shanghai Goon" | August 13, 2017 | 2 | |
| 7: "A Fistful of Dynamite" | September 6, 2017 | 2 | |
| 8: "The Magnificent Ten" | October 14, 2017 | 2 | |
| 9: "Ochako Unchained" | November 8, 2017 | 2 | |
| 10: "Carry On, Kacchan" | December 25, 2017 | 2 | |
| 11: "Without Consequence" | February 3, 2018 | 3 | |
| 12: "Choking Hazard" | February 23, 2018 | 3 | |
| 13: "Without Hesitation" | March 18, 2018 | 3 | |
| 14: "Without A Clue" | April 12, 2018 | 3 | |
| 15: "Hero on a String" | May 22, 2018 | 3 |
Production[]
- Ivan LeRoy: Writer, Director, Graphic Editor
- Freddie Heinz: Executive Producer
- Deesidia, DoktorApplejuce: Additional Sound
- Bryan LeRoy: Focus Testing, Marketing
The Pilot episode was released in the Spring of 2016 with all characters voiced by Ivan LeRoy. The current main cast was not fully utilized until Episode 4 with some additional recasting after. A remastered version of the first three episodes (with improved editing and full cast) began release in July 2017.
According to a Director's Commentary of Season 1, LeRoy admitted to producing the first two episodes without properly watching the original show, basing his characterizations on how the characters looked. All Might, for example, was given an antagonistic role in the abridged because his design looked "mean and creepy". It was also noted that the series was initially made in collaboration with Earl of Bassington, but the two parted ways after disagreeing about whether to give Midoriya cancer or autism, the latter a gag LeRoy adamantly objected to.
In podcasts and streams, LeRoy has mentioned that a total of 4 seasons have been planned, each consisting of roughly 5 episodes each.
