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Watch the My Hero Academia panel from ECCC '21, featuring Justin Briner, Lucy Christian, Clifford Chapin, David Matranga, and Monica Rial

The voices of Izuku Midorya (Briner), Ochako Uraraka (Christian), Katsuki Bakugo (Chapin), Shoto Todoroki (Matranga) and Tsuyu Asui (Rial) took the stage to discuss one of anime's most popular offerings just as the series was ramping up

Features by Grant DeArmitt, Staff Writer

Additional contributions by Vito Scutti

Published on Thu Nov 06 2025

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Back in the early days of 2021, the world sure needed its share of heroes. And at Emerald City Comic Con that year, attendees got a full class of them, as the English voice cast of smash hit anime My Hero Academia took to the stage to give fans old and new a window into one of the most popular superheroes stories outside of DC and Marvel Comics.

Specifically, taking the stage that year were Justin Briner (Izuku Midorya), Lucy Christian (Ochako Uraraka), Clifford Chapin (Katsuki Bakugo), David Matranga (Shoto Todoroki) and Monica Rial (Tsuyu Asui), and now, you can relive their epic discussion right here, courtesy of your pals at Popverse.

You can watch this panel from the immense Popverse convention panel video archive now as a preview of what Popverse members get live and immediately after the upcoming New York Comic Cons, Emerald City Comic Cons, C2E2s, and Florida Supercons.

Here now, watch the My Hero Academia panel from Emerald City Comic Con 2021 with Justin Briner, Lucy Christian, Clifford Chapin, David Matranga, and Monica Rial:

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Grant DeArmitt: Grant DeArmitt (he/him) likes horror, comics, and the unholy union of the two. In the past, and despite their better judgment, he has written for Nightmare on Film Street and Newsarama. He lives in Brooklyn with his partner, Kingsley, and corgi, Legs.