is a Japanese anime television series produced by Bones, based on the manga series My Hero Academia by Kōhei Horikoshi. The series follows Izuku Midoriya, a boy who dreams of becoming a superhero while training at a high school specializing in it. The anime series aired a total of eight seasons from April 3, 2016, to December 13, 2025.
The first season of the series premiered on Mainichi Broadcasting System, TBS Television and their Japan News Network affiliates, while from the second season onwards it aired on Yomiuri TV, Nippon TV and their Nippon Television Network System affiliates until its eighth and final season. In North America, the series is licensed by Crunchyroll, LLC. The series also aired an English dub in the United States on Adult Swim's Toonami programming block up until its sixth season.
The anime has also received four animated films, subtitled Two Heroes, Heroes Rising, World Heroes' Mission, and You're Next, along with ten original video animations (OVAs) and a television special that adapts a bonus chapter from the final volume of the manga, which premiered on May 2, 2026.
The series received praise for its animation, music, pacing, action sequences, and voice acting in both Japanese and English versions, as well as numerous awards. It is considered by many to be one of the most notable anime titles from the 2010s.
Plot Set in a world where superpowers (called "Quirks") have become commonplace, the story follows Izuku Midoriya, a boy who was born without a Quirk but still dreams of becoming a superhero himself. He is scouted by the world's greatest hero, All Might, who bestows his Quirk to Midoriya after recognizing his potential, and helps to enroll him in U.A. High School, a prestigious high school for superheroes in training.
Series overview
Cast and characters
Character Japanese English Izuku Midoriya / Deku Daiki YamashitaAkeno Watanabe (child) Justin BrinerLara Woodhull (child) Katsuki Bakugo / Dynamight Nobuhiko OkamotoSachi Kokuryu (child) Clifford ChapinKate Oxley (child) Ochaco Uraraka / Uravity Ayane Sakura Luci Christian Shōto Todoroki / Shōto Yuki KajiKei Shindō (child) David MatrangaMikaela Krantz (child) Tenya Īda / Ingenium Kaito Ishikawa J. Michael Tatum Momo Yaoyorozu / Creati Marina Inoue Colleen Clinkenbeard Eijiro Kirishima / Red Riot Toshiki Masuda Justin Cook Tsuyu Asui / Froppy Aoi Yūki Monica Rial Minoru Mineta / Grape Juice Ryō Hirohashi Brina Palencia Denki Kaminari / Chargebolt Tasuku Hatanaka Kyle Phillips Kyōka Jirō / Earphone Jack Kei Shindō Trina Nishimura Mina Ashido / Pinky Eri Kitamura Caitlin Glass Fumikage Tokoyami / Tsukuyomi Yoshimasa Hosoya Jessie James Grelle Yuga Aoyama / Can't Stop Twinkling Kosuke Kowano Joel McDonald Mezo Shoji / Tentacole Masakazu Nishida Ian Sinclair Mashirao Ojiro / Tailman Kosuke Miyoshi Mike McFarland Hanta Sero / Cellophane Kiyotaka Furushima Christopher Bevins Toru Hagakure / Invisible Girl Kaori Nazuka Felecia Angelle Rikido Sato / Sugarman Toru Nara Cris George Koji Koda / Anima Takuma Nagatsuka Greg Ayres Hitoshi Shinso / Nighthide Wataru Hatano Jarrod Greene Neito Monoma / Phantom Thief Kōhei Amasaki Austin Tindle Itsuka Kendō / Battle Fist Saki Ogasawara Jad Saxton Tetsutetsu Tetsutetsu / Real Steel Kōji Okino David Wald Mei Hatsume Azu Sakura Alexis Tipton Mirio Togata / Lemillion Tarusuke ShingakiWakana Minami (child) Ricco FajardoMegan Shipman (child) Tamaki Amajiki / Suneater Yūto Uemura Aaron DismukeApphia Yu (child) Nejire Hado / Nejire Chan Kiyono Yasuno Lindsay Seidel Toshinori Yagi / All Might Kenta Miyake Christopher Sabat Shota Aizawa / Eraser Head Junichi Suwabe Alex Organ ()Christopher Wehkamp () Hizashi Yamada / Present Mic Hiroyuki Yoshino Sonny Strait (#1–16)Dave Trosko (#17–170) Nezu Yasuhiro Takato Jerry Jewell Nemuri Kayama / Midnight Akeno Watanabe Elizabeth Maxwell Anan Kurose / Thirteen Inuko Inuyama Morgan Berry Ken Ishiyama / Cementoss Kenta Ōkuma Chris Rager Chiyo Shuzenji / Recovery Girl Etsuko Kozakura Juli Erickson ()Luci Christian () Enji Todoroki / Endeavor Tetsu Inada Patrick Seitz Keigo Takami / Hawks Yuichi Nakamura Zeno Robinson Tsunagu Hakamada / Best Jeanist Hikaru Midorikawa Micah Solusod Shinya Kamihara / Edgeshot Kenta Kamakari John Burgmeier Shinji Nishiya / Kamui Woods Masamichi Kitada Aaron Roberts Yu Takeyama / Mt. Lady Kaori Nazuka Jamie Marchi Rumi Usagiyama / Mirko Sayaka Kinoshita Anairis Quiñones Ryuko Tatsuma / Ryukyu Kaori Yagi Katelyn Barr Kugo Sakamata / Gang Orca Shuhei Matsuda Tyler Walker Mirai Sakaki / Sir Nighteye Shin-ichiro Miki Brandon McInnis Taishiro Toyomitsu / Fat Gum Kazuyuki Okitsu Kyle Hebert Masaki Mizushima / Manual Kenta Ōkuma Ethan Gallardo Ken Takagi / Rock Lock Yasuhiro Gabe Kunda Sorahiko Torino / Gran Torino Kenichi OgataMasamichi Kitada (young) Charles Campbell Inko Midoriya Aya Kawakami Jessica Cavanagh Kota Izumi Michiru Yamazaki Cassandra Lee Morris Eri Seiran Kobayashi Emily Neves Rei Todoroki Michiko Neya Morgan Garrett Fuyumi Todoroki Kei Shindō Kate Oxley Natsuo Todoroki Yuuki Shin Adam GibbsKimmie Britt (young) Naomasa Tsukauchi / True Man Tokuyoshi Kawashima Alejandro Saab Tenko Shimura / Tomura Shigaraki Koki UchiyamaArisa Sekine (child) Eric ValeEmily Fajardo (child) Zen Shigaraki / All For One Akio OtsukaHiroshi Kamiya (young) John SwaseyRyan Negrón (young) Oboro Shirakumo / Loud Cloud / Kurogiri Takahiro Fujiwara (Kurogiri)Kensho Ono (Oboro Shirakumo/Loud Cloud) Chuck Huber (Kurogiri) Stephen Sanders (Oboro Shirakumo/Loud Cloud) Dr. Kyudai Garaki / Daruma Ujiko Minoru Inaba Mark Stoddard Toya Todoroki / Dabi Hiro ShimonoRyoko Shiraishi (child) Jason LiebrechtSara Ragsdale (child) Himiko Toga Misato Fukuen Leah Clark Jin Bubaigawara / Twice Daichi Endō Newton Pittman Atsuhiro Sako / Mr. Compress Tsuguo Mogami Kent Williams Shuichi Iguchi / Spinner Ryō Iwasaki Larry Brantley Gigantomachia Yasuhiro Mamiya Cris George Chizome Akaguro / Stain Go Inoue Robert McCollum Goto Imatsuji / Muscular Kousuke Takaguchi Jim Foronda Kai Chisaki / Overhaul Kenjiro Tsuda Kellen GoffCaitlin Glass (child) Danjuro Tobita / Gentle Criminal Koichi Yamadera John Gremillion Manami Aiba / La Brava Yui Horie Megan Shipman Kaina Tsutsumi / Lady Nagant Atsumi Tanezaki Erica Lindbeck
Production My Hero Academia producer Wakana Okamura, who previously worked with animation studio Bones on Blood Blockade Battlefront, stated in an interview that he chose to work with Bones on adapting the series because he felt they would make it a "high-quality production" with a "wide reach [both] internationally and domestically". Okamura also stated the production staff, especially character designer Yoshihiko Umakoshi, were fans of the manga. Director Kenji Nagasaki said Bones wanted to "make [the series] with a strong core and backbones". Yōsuke Kuroda said he was a fan of the series prior to its anime adaptation, so he quickly accepted when offered to do the screenwriting.
For the casting, Weekly Shōnen Jump magazine announced that the anime would be starring Daiki Yamashita as Izuku Midoriya, Kenta Miyake as All Might, Nobuhiko Okamoto as Katsuki Bakugo, Ayane Sakura as Ochaco Uraraka, Kaito Ishikawa as Tenya Iida, Aoi Yūki as Tsuyu Asui, Ryō Hirohashi as Minoru Mineta, Marina Inoue as Momo Yaoyorozu, and Yoshimasa Hosoya as Fumikage Tokoyami. In February 2016, Tasuku Hatanaka, Toshiki Masuda and Yuki Kaji joined the cast as Denki Kaminari, Eijirō Kirishima and Shōto Todoroki, respectively. In an interview with Justin Briner and Christopher Sabat, they expressed interest about the English dub in Funimation. Briner, the voice of Izuku, said the dubbing process was more consistent, but also said it felt strange to do it on a regular home video release. Sabat, who voices All Might, felt that even the actors and director were continuing the show without knowing the full story because they had not yet been told what the story was.
During the production for the anime's second season, Umakoshi was impressed by Horikoshi's designs, feeling they were very well-suited for animation. He also stated that in terms of giving the characters more life and movement, all they basically did was simplify the dialogue. He believed that the manga already had a lot of movement before animating. Regarding the fight between Todoroki and Izuku, Umakoshi believed that he was able to develop a story that could not fail by considering which part of the story would be handled by which key animation, and by choosing someone with a high level of skill. He identified certain things and collated who would work best in other parts of the scene. After the airing of an episode, Umakoshi felt that the anime had a great response not only from fans of the manga but also from regular Japanese viewers.
Umakoshi was also looking forward not only the development of the relationship between Deku and All Might, but also between Deku and Bakugo in the future material of the manga, which had not been animated yet. Unlike the other Shonen Jump adaptation titles such as Naruto and One Piece, where the staff worked throughout the year, Umakoshi said the production cycle of My Hero Academia is split into batches. He also said: "Personally, it would be best if I could be working on it continuously, throughout a whole year. But in reality, sometimes it doesn't work out that way, due to different aspects of business and things. But in reality, the schedule did line up so that we worked on the second season right after the first season ended, so I have been working on it somewhat continuously, even if the delivery of the product comes in batches."
Release
In October 2015, the series' official website announced that the manga would receive an anime television series adaptation produced by Bones. The anime is directed by Kenji Nagasaki, written by Yōsuke Kuroda, and features character designs by Yoshihiko Umakoshi. The series' first season aired from April 3 to June 26, 2016, on all JNN affiliate stations, including MBS and TBS. A second season was announced in Weekly Shōnen Jump magazine's 30th issue of 2016. The 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 reprising their roles. A third season was announced in the 44th issue of Weekly Shōnen Jump magazine of 2017, which aired from April 7 to September 29, 2018.
A fourth season was announced in the final episode of season three. On December 19 of the same year, the series' official website confirmed a new key visual, along with its release date of October 12, 2019, which aired until April 4, 2020. Funimation premiered the first episode of the fourth season at Anime Expo on July 6, 2019, with the English dub. Kenji Nagasaki served as chief director of the fourth season, with Masahiro Mukai as director. A fifth season was announced at the end of the final episode of season four, which aired from March 27 to September 25, 2021.
A sixth season was announced at the end of the fifth season's final episode. On July 24, 2022, the Hero Fes event confirmed a new visual, as well as its release date of October 1, 2022, which ran for two consecutive cours that aired until March 25, 2023; it adapted the manga's "Paranormal Liberation War" and "Dark Hero" story arcs. A seventh season was announced at the end of the sixth season's final episode, which aired from May 4 to October 12, 2024, with four "Memories" recap specials having aired in the preceding month of April. Naomi Nakayama served as the director of the seventh season.