Studio BONES currently has no plans to remake My Hero Academia, according to president Masahiko Minami. The revelation comes after the anime adaptation concluded its main television run, leaving fans wondering whether the long-running superhero series could eventually receive the kind of remake that Fullmetal Alchemist did.
Speaking exclusively with ComicBook.com, Minami explained that BONES is not particularly interested in following the current anime remake trend. “We’re more interested in creating new works in the future and aren’t that interested in reboots,” the studio president said.
Why Fullmetal Alchemist Was Different
Minami pointed to Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood as an exception rather than evidence that BONES intends to remake more of its catalog. The first Fullmetal Alchemist anime began airing while Hiromu Arakawa’s manga was still unfinished, meaning the adaptation eventually moved beyond the source material.
According to Minami, Brotherhood existed for a different reason: the studio wanted to produce an anime that could follow and complete Arakawa’s finished manga story. He described the situation as “a unique case” that differs from what is normally considered an anime reboot.
That distinction makes a My Hero Academia remake unlikely for now. BONES already adapted Kohei Horikoshi’s completed manga through its final season, meaning there is no comparable unfinished-source-material issue requiring the studio to start over.
The studio is instead continuing to work on new projects, including Daemons of the Shadow Realm, the anime adaptation of Arakawa’s latest manga. Minami acknowledged that working with the creator again provided an established relationship, although the new series has presented its own challenges because it is substantially different from Fullmetal Alchemist.
BONES’ official website lists Daemons of the Shadow Realm among its 2026 productions, alongside My Hero Academia: Vigilantes and other ongoing projects.
While My Hero Academia is still receiving additional animated material following the television finale, a full remake does not appear to be part of BONES’ current plans. For fans hoping to see the entire series rebuilt with modern animation, Minami’s comments suggest that such a project would require circumstances very different from those that led to Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood.
