The official website for the ongoing TV anime adaptation of Kohei Horikoshi's hero action shonen mange series Boku no Hero Academia/My Hero Academia today announced that Tomura Shigaraki, the leader of the League of Villains, is voiced by 25-year-old Kouku Uchiyama.

Uchiyama is best known as Raku Ichijo in Nisekoi and Banagher Links in Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn, and is currently playing Messer Ihlefeld in Macross Delta and Tsuyoshi Naoe in Nijiiro Days. The site has also posted a 15-second short PV introducing the character narrated by Uchiyama. The character will join the story from the next eighth episode to be aired on May 22.

The first DVD/Blu-ray volume containing the first three epsiodes will be released on June 29.

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CM 1 (All Might edition 1)

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CM 3 (All Might & Deku edition)

CM 4 (Bakugo & Ochako edition)

CM 5 (Tsuyu-chan edition)

CM 6 (iida edition)

Source: "Boku no Hero Academia" TV anime official website, Twitter

© Kohei Horikoshi/Shueisha, My Hero Academia Production Committee