My Hero Academia’s Top Heroes and Villains Star in New 10th Anniversary Instant Noodle Collab
Image by James RichardsonMy Hero Academia is teaming up with Nissin for a new 10th anniversary instant noodle collaboration, with 50 of the anime’s heroes and villains appearing across limited-edition Donbei and Nissin Yakisoba U.F.O. packages.
The collaboration arrives during a major anniversary year for both sides, with the My Hero Academia television anime celebrating its 10th anniversary while “Nissin Donbei” and “Nissin Yakisoba U.F.O.” each mark 50 years since their original launches.
Based on Kohei Horikoshi’s manga, My Hero Academia follows Izuku Midoriya and the students of U.A. High School as they train to become professional heroes in a society where superhuman abilities known as Quirks have become commonplace.
The television adaptation first began airing in April 2016 and concluded its main eight-season run in December 2025, with its 10th anniversary continuing through new events, music, merchandise and other projects throughout 2026.
Those celebrations recently included a new version of the anime’s iconic “You Say Run”, with composer Yuki Hayashi teaming up with German band Electric Callboy to add English vocals to the track for its 10th anniversary.
The franchise is also preparing for “HEROACA ULTRA EXPO”, a huge two-day fan event at Makuhari Messe in April 2027 that will serve as the finale of the year-long anniversary project.
Image by James RichardsonThe new Nissin campaign spans 33 limited-edition package designs in total, split across 26 Donbei products and seven Nissin Yakisoba U.F.O. designs featuring characters from throughout the anime.
Three of the packages receive completely new illustrations created specifically for the campaign, with Izuku Midoriya holding a kettle inspired by All Might, Shoto Todoroki eating Donbei tempura soba and Katsuki Bakugo using his Explosion Quirk against the U.F.O. logo.
The remaining packages bring together a particularly broad selection of the cast, covering U.A. students and Pro Heroes alongside villains and supporting characters including All Might, Ochaco Uraraka, Hawks, Endeavor, Dabi, Tomura Shigaraki, Himiko Toga, Lady Nagant, Gentle Criminal and La Brava.
My Hero Academia has already crossed into the food world several times during its anniversary year, including a US collaboration with Texas-based Trill Burgers that introduced a One For All Burger, Plus Ultra Fries and Detroit Smash Lemonade earlier this summer.
Nissin is also giving fans the chance to win three exclusive lid-stopper figures based on the newly illustrated Midoriya, Todoroki and Bakugo designs, with each figure supplied alongside its own acrylic background and display base.
Purchasing at least three qualifying Donbei or U.F.O. products allows customers in Japan to submit an entry for one of the prizes, with 500 of each figure available for a total of 1,500 winners.
A separate social media campaign will offer a set of can badges featuring the collaboration package artwork to fans who follow the official Donbei account and quote repost the campaign announcement.
The “Nissin Donbei & Nissin Yakisoba U.F.O. × My Hero Academia” collaboration will run across Japan from October 5 through December 25, 2026, with the limited packages appearing at participating retailers during the campaign.
Entries for the exclusive lid-stopper figures will remain open throughout the same period, although the prizes can only be shipped to addresses within Japan.
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