My Hero Academia Simulcast Announces Unexpected Delay ✖ My Hero Academia is being delayed this week for both its anime and manga, leaving many of the superhero fans following the series heartbroken that the adventures of Deku and his friends, and it seems like the Shonen franchise will be delaying its simulcast as a result to boot. The simulcast allows fans to take in both the Japanese and English versions of the anime series from Studio Bones in succession, though it will normally take a few weeks for the latter to release the English Dub for fans following the series in that manner.