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My Hero Academia seasons

The My Hero Academia anime has eight seasons and 170 episodes, all produced by studio Bones. It aired from April 2016 to 13 December 2025, when Season 8, billed as the Final Season, closed the series. There are also four films, from Two Heroes (2018) to You're Next (2024), and a special episode, More, aired on 2 May 2026, which adapts chapter 431, the manga's last chapter. Kohei Horikoshi's manga ran in Weekly Shonen Jump from 2014 to 2024 and is complete at 42 volumes. The Vigilantes spin-off has its own anime.

Season	Premiere	End	Episodes	Studio
Season 1	April 3, 2016	June 26, 2016	13	Bones
Season 2	April 1, 2017	September 30, 2017	25	Bones
Season 3	April 7, 2018	September 29, 2018	25	Bones
Season 4	October 12, 2019	April 4, 2020	25	Bones
Season 5	March 27, 2021	September 25, 2021	25	Bones
Season 6	October 1, 2022	March 25, 2023	25	Bones
Season 7	May 4, 2024	October 12, 2024	21	Bones
Season 8 (Final Season)	October 4, 2025	December 13, 2025	11	Bones
Film: My Hero Academia: Two Heroes	August 3, 2018			Bones
Film: My Hero Academia: Heroes Rising	December 20, 2019			Bones
Film: My Hero Academia: World Heroes' Mission	August 6, 2021			Bones
Film: My Hero Academia: You're Next	August 2, 2024			Bones

Season 1

Season 1 shows how Izuku meets All Might, inherits his power and passes the U.A. entrance exam. At school, Class 1-A goes through its first tests and rescue training until villains break into one of the sessions. 13 episodes, aired 3 April to 26 June 2016.

Season 2

In Season 2, Class 1-A competes in the U.A. Sports Festival, takes internships with pro heroes, crosses paths with a dangerous hero killer and faces the end-of-term exams. 25 episodes, aired 1 April to 30 September 2017. It is the first season to air on the Yomiuri TV and Nippon TV network.

Season 3

Season 3 opens with a forest training camp that becomes a villain target, then features one of All Might's most important fights. In the second half, the students take the provisional hero licence exam. 25 episodes, aired 7 April to 29 September 2018.

Season 4

Season 4 follows Izuku on an internship as pro heroes investigate a criminal organisation, the Shie Hassaikai, then moves to the U.A. School Festival, where Class 1-A puts on a musical performance. 25 episodes, aired 12 October 2019 to 4 April 2020.

Season 5

Season 5 starts with joint training between Classes 1-A and 1-B, follows the growth of the League of Villains and shows students interning with Endeavor. 25 episodes, aired 27 March to 25 September 2021. Like Seasons 2 to 4, it ran for a full 25 episodes on the Yomiuri TV and Nippon TV network.

Season 6

Season 6 opens with a large hero operation against a villain army and, in its second half, shows Izuku acting on his own, away from school. 25 episodes, aired 1 October 2022 to 25 March 2023. It ran without a break across autumn 2022 and winter 2023.

Season 7

Season 7 introduces Star and Stripe, America's top hero, and begins the final war between heroes and villains. 21 episodes, aired 4 May to 12 October 2024. It is the first season since Season 1 with fewer than 25 episodes, and it sets up the ending of the story, with the heroes and villains finally facing off on a large scale.

Season 8 (Final Season)

The eighth and last season, the Final Season, concludes the final war and Izuku's main story. 11 episodes, aired 4 October to 13 December 2025, bringing the series to episode 170. With only 11 episodes, it is the shortest season of the whole series, and it was billed from the start as the last one, closing the story nine years after the anime began.

Next season Anime finished

There will be no Season 9: the anime officially ended on 13 December 2025, with Season 8 as the Final Season. On 20 December 2025, a special episode called More was announced. It adapts manga chapter 431, set eight years later, and aired on 2 May 2026. A short, I Am a Hero Too, premiered on 4 July 2026 and reached streaming on 3 August. As of October 2026, no new anime for the main story has been announced.

FAQ

How many seasons of My Hero Academia are there?

There are eight seasons and 170 episodes, aired from 2016 to 2025. On top of those there are four films and the special episode More, from May 2026, which adapts the manga's final chapter.

Will there be a My Hero Academia Season 9?

No. Season 8 was announced as the last and ended the anime on 13 December 2025. Since then there has been one special episode and one short, with no new season announced as of October 2026.

Is My Hero Academia finished?

Yes. The manga ended in August 2024 at 42 volumes, and the anime wrapped up the main story in December 2025. The 2026 special More adapts the final chapter, which takes place eight years later.

What order should I watch My Hero Academia in?

Watch Seasons 1 to 8 in order, then the More special. The four films are side stories and can be watched in release order alongside the seasons from the same period.

Who is the main character of My Hero Academia?

Izuku Midoriya, known as Deku, a boy born without a Quirk who receives the power One For All from All Might. The story follows his training as a hero in Class 1-A at U.A. High School.

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Updated October 22, 2026