The latest episode of My Hero Academia took a brief detour from its Hero License Exam narrative for a special charity event in Japan, but the series also cleared up exactly how the anime is connected to the film, My Hero Academia: Two Heroes.

Along with a cameo of one of the new film's characters Melissa, fans see how All Might accepts an invitation from her to a mysterious island where the hero society's technology is researched and developed.

A brief video reveals All Might's connection to David Shield, a scientist in America who fought alongside a young All Might with his gadgetry. Toward the end of the newest episode, fans are introduced to his daughter Melissa. She sends him an email invitation to I-Island, the setting of the TwoHeroes film.

Calling All Might "Uncle Might," she tells him that the I-Expo will soon be held on the I-Island where they live. Saying that a "Japanese hero who fought with villains while studying abroad, and his reunion with an American scientist for the first time in so many years" would be "dramatic," Melissa says she's looking forward to her father's surprised look on his face when he sees his old ally.

With this invitation, All Might selects Midoriya as his plus one in order to have his successor develop more discernment. Midoriya then realizes what All Might is doing for him in this moment and quickly agrees as the plane to the island is leaving soon.

This latest filler episode confirms that the film takes place before the All Might's