My Hero Academia is an anime television series based on Kōhei Horikoshi's manga series of the same name. The anime series adaptation produced by Bones was announced in Weekly Shōnen Jump on October 29, 2015.[1] The series is directed by Kenji Nagasaki, written by Yōsuke Kuroda, featuring character designs by Yoshihiko Umakoshi who also serves as the chief animation director, and music composed by Yuki Hayashi.[2][3] The story follows Izuku Midoriya, a boy born without superpowers in a world where they are the norm, but who still dreams of becoming a superhero himself, and is scouted by the world's greatest hero, All Might, who shares his powers with Izuku after recognizing his value and enrolls him in a prestigious high school for superheroes in training.
The first season aired from April 3 to June 26, 2016, on all JNN affiliate stations, including TBS and MBS.[4] The second season aired from April 1 to September 30, 2017, on all NNS affiliate stations, including ytv and NTV, with the staff and cast from the first season returning to reprise their roles.[5] The third season aired from April 7 to September 29, 2018.[6][7] The fourth season aired from October 12, 2019, to April 4, 2020.[8][9] The fifth season aired from March 27 to September 25, 2021.[10] The sixth season aired from October 1, 2022, to March 25, 2023.[11] The seventh season aired from May 4 to October 12, 2024, with 4 "Memories" recap specials having aired in the preceding month of April.[12][13] The eighth and final season is scheduled to premiere in October 2025.[14][15] The series has featured twenty-six different theme songs: thirteen opening themes and thirteen ending themes.
The series is licensed in North America, United Kingdom and Ireland by Crunchyroll (formerly Funimation),[16] and is streamed on Crunchyroll, Hulu and Netflix.[17][18][19] Universal Pictures, Sony Pictures and Manga Entertainment distributes the series in the United Kingdom and Ireland.[20][21][22] Universal Sony Pictures Home Entertainment and Madman Anime are simulcasting the series in Australia and New Zealand.[23][24] Medialink licensed the series in Southeast Asia.[25] They aired it simultaneously on Animax Asia.[26] In April 2018, it was announced that the series' English dub would air on Adult Swim's Toonami programming block starting on May 5, 2018.[27] In August 2023, Cartoon Network announced that the series would air in India starting on September 10, 2023.[28] The series made its cable broadcast premiere on AXS TV in the United States on February 20, 2025, as part of Web3 company Azuki's Anime.com Hour programming block.[29]
An original video animation (OVA) titled "Save! Rescue Training!" was shown at the Jump Festa '16 event on November 27, 2016,[55] and released on April 4, 2017, which bundled with the limited edition of the 13th volume of the manga.[56] A second OVA was released on June 2, 2017, bundled with a limited edition of the 14th volume of the manga. It focuses on a joint practice session between Izuku's class and the other hero department students at U.A. Academy.[57][58] A third OVA, "All Might: Rising," was released on February 13, 2019. It was bundled with the first film's blu-ray set, and adapted its prequel manga.[59] It was two minutes long.[60] A two-part original net animation (ONA) titled "Make It! Do-or-Die Survival Training," were released on August 16, 2020, with the returning staff and cast from season 4;[61] they were streamed simultaneously by Funimation from the Japanese release.[62] Another OVA was included with the "Plus Ultra" edition of My Hero Academia: World Heroes' Mission in Japan.[63]
Two new OVA episodes, were given screenings in Japan from June 16–19, 2022. Internationally, Crunchyroll premiered the episodes at Anime Expo on July 1, 2022. A worldwide streaming release premiered on August 1, 2022.[64][65] A special OVA episode, titled "UA Heroes Battle," premiered with an English dub at the New York Comic Con on October 13, 2023. The episode has given screenings in Japan from October 20–26, 2023.[66] Crunchyroll streamed it with English subtitles and dub on November 30 of the same year.[67] An OVA based on the bonus manga chapter "A Piece of Cake" was included with the deluxe "Plus Ultra" edition of My Hero Academia: You're Next in Japan.[68]
During her final battle with All For One, Nana Shimura pushes her pupil, Toshinori Yagi, out of danger. Toshinori calls out to his master as Gran Torino swoops in and flies him away. Nana turns to her successor and with one last smile, reminds him that she's counting on him to save the world. Nana turns to face her nemesis as the evil mastermind thanks her for entertaining him and finishes her off with a powerful explosion. While mourning his master, Gran Torino tells Toshinori that once he graduates from U.A. to leave the country to evade All For One. That spring, after graduating, Toshinori is about to travel to America, styling his hair into what would become his iconic hairdo and dons his master's signature smile. After taking off, Toshinori promises to return to Japan and save everyone with all his might.
Midoriya, Bakugo, and Todoroki await at the airport heading to Otheon for their "World Heroes Mission" with the rest of the Endeavor Agency. After running into Hawks and Tokoyami, who are chased off by screaming fans, Endeavor arrives to meet his three trainees. Shoto, Bakugo, and Endeavor proceed to get into a heated argument over what the seating arrangement should be, until Hawks returns to resolve the petty fighting, giving them an order to everyone's most satisfaction. Everyone heads off on their flight in preparation for what's to come, while in Otheon, a parkouring Rody notices a plane above, muttering that it is too noisy.