My Hero Academia is an anime television series based on the manga series My Hero Academia by Kōhei Horikoshi. An anime series adaptation was announced in Weekly Shōnen Jump in October 2015 and produced by Bones. 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. 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 Television and Mainichi Broadcasting System. The second season aired from April 1 to September 30, 2017, on all NNS affiliate stations going forward, including Yomiuri TV and Nippon TV, with the staff and cast from the first season returning to reprise their roles. The third season aired from April 7 to September 29, 2018. The fourth season aired from October 12, 2019, to April 4, 2020. The fifth season aired from March 27 to September 25, 2021. The sixth season aired from October 1, 2022, to March 25, 2023. The seventh season aired from May 4 to October 12, 2024, with 4 "Memories" recap specials having aired in the preceding month of April. The eighth and final season aired from October 4 to December 13, 2025. A bonus television special that adapts chapter 431, which was bundled with the 42nd and final volume of the manga, premiered on May 2, 2026. The series featured a total of twenty-eight different theme songs across all eight seasons: fourteen opening themes and fourteen ending themes.

The series is licensed in North America, United Kingdom and Ireland by Crunchyroll (formerly Funimation), and is streamed on Crunchyroll, Hulu and Netflix. Universal Pictures, Sony Pictures and Manga Entertainment distributes the series in the United Kingdom and Ireland. Universal, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment and Madman Anime are simulcasting the series in Australia and New Zealand. Medialink licensed the series in Southeast Asia. They aired it simultaneously on Animax Asia. In April 2018, it was announced that the series's English dub would air in the United States on Adult Swim's Toonami programming block starting on May 5, 2018. In August 2023, Cartoon Network announced that the series would air in India starting on September 10, 2023. The first two seasons of the series's English dub once again aired in the United States on AXS TV from February 20 to October 3, 2025, as part of Web3 company Azuki's short-lived Anime.com Hour programming block.

Series overview

Episodes Season 1 (2016)

Season 2 (2017)

Season 3 (2018)

Season 4 (2019–20)

Season 5 (2021)

Season 6 (2022–23)

Season 7 (2024)

Season 8 (2025)

Bonus special (2026)

OVAs An original video animation (OVA) titled "Save! Rescue Training!" was shown at the Jump Festa '16 event on November 27, 2016, and released on April 4, 2017, which bundled with the limited edition of the 13th volume of the manga. 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. 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. It was two minutes long. 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; they were streamed simultaneously by Funimation from the Japanese release. Another OVA was included with the "Plus Ultra" edition of My Hero Academia: World Heroes' Mission in Japan.

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. 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. Crunchyroll streamed it with English subtitles and dub on November 30 of the same year. 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. An OVA short based on the one-shot manga chapter from the Ultra Age fanbook, titled "I Am a Hero Too," was publicly released on August 3, 2026. The OVA received screenings at Anime Expo on July 4, and be screened again at the "Character Match Up" event in Japan on August 1 and 2. Crunchyroll also streamed it with English subtitles and dub on August 2 of the same year.

Home media release Japanese + Toho Animation (Japan – Region 2/A) Volume Episodes Release date Season 1 1 1–3 June 29, 2016 2 4–6 July 13, 2016 3 7–9 August 17, 2016 4 10–11 September 14, 2016 5 12–13 October 12, 2016 Season 2 1 14–17 July 19, 2017 2 18–20 August 9, 2017 3 20–23 September 13, 2017 4 24–26 October 18, 2017 5 27–29 November 15, 2017 6 30–32 December 13, 2017 7 33–35 January 17, 2018 8 36–38 February 14, 2018 Season 3 1 39–42 July 18, 2018 2 43–45 August 15, 2018 3 46–48 September 19, 2018 4 49–51 October 17, 2018 5 52–54 November 14, 2018 6 55–57 December 19, 2018 7 58–60 January 16, 2019 8 61–63 February 13, 2019 Season 4 1 64–68 January 22, 2020 2 69–72 February 19, 2020 3 73–76 March 18, 2020 4 77–80 April 15, 2020 5 81–84 May 20, 2020 6 85–88 August 19, 2020 Season 5 1 89–95 July 21, 2021 2 96–101 September 22, 2021 3 102–107 November 24, 2021 4 108–113 January 19, 2022 Season 6 1 114–120 January 18, 2023 2 121–126 March 15, 2023 3 127–132 May 17, 2023 4 133–138 July 19, 2023 Season 7 1 139–145 July 17, 2024 2 146–152 October 16, 2024 3 153–159 December 18, 2024 Season 8 1 160–165 February 18, 2026 2 166–170 + "More" May 20, 2026

English + Crunchyroll, LLC (North America – Region 1/A) Part Episodes Release date Season 1 Limited Edition 1–13 April 18, 2017 Standard Edition Complete Season 2 1 13.5–25 April 3, 2018 2 26–38 June 5, 2018 Complete 13.5–38 September 17, 2020 Season 3 1 39–50 May 7, 2019 2 51–63 September 3, 2019 Complete 39–63 November 10, 2020 Season 4 1 64–76 September 29, 2020 2 77–88 February 16, 2021 Complete 64–88 February 15, 2022 Season 5 1 89–101 March 29, 2022 2 102–113 December 19, 2022 Complete 89–113 October 14, 2024 Season 6 1 114–126 December 19, 2023 2 127–138 August 27, 2024 Complete 114–138 October 21, 2025 Season 7 1 139–150 June 17, 2025 2 151–159 November 18, 2025

+ Universal Pictures UK (Limited Edition) / Manga Entertainment (Standard Edition) (United Kingdom & Ireland – Region 2/B) Part Episodes Release date Season 1 Limited Edition 1–13 May 15, 2017 Standard Edition June 10, 2019 Season 2 1 13.5–25 April 2, 2018 2 26–38 June 11, 2018 Complete 13.5–38 September 21, 2020 Season 3 1 39–50 May 13, 2019 2 51–63 September 9, 2019 Complete 39–63 November 16, 2020 Season 4 1 64-76 October 5, 2020 2 77–88 March 8, 2021 Complete 64–88 February 21, 2022

+ Manga Entertainment (Collection) (United Kingdom & Ireland - Region 2/B) Seasons Episodes Release date 1–3 1–63 November 16, 2020

+ Universal Sony / Madman Entertainment (Australia & New Zealand – Region 4/B) Part Episodes Release date Season 1 Limited Edition 1–13 May 17, 2017 Standard Edition August 15, 2018 (Universal Sony)December 4, 2019 (Madman) Season 2 1 (Limited Edition) 13.5–25 May 9, 2018 2 (Limited Edition) 26–38 June 13, 2018 1 13.5–25 August 15, 2018 (Universal Sony)December 4, 2019 (Madman) 2 26–38 August 15, 2018December 4, 2019 (Madman) Season 3 1 39–50 August 7, 2019 2 51–63 November 6, 2019 Season 4 1 64–76 December 9, 2020 2 77–88 April 21, 2021 Season 5 1 89–101 May 25, 2022 2 102–113 February 8, 2023 Season 6 1 114–126 February 7, 2024 2 127–138 October 16, 2024 Season 7 1 139–150 August 6, 2025 2 151–159 January 7, 2026

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