My Hero Academia’s anime journey is coming to an end, with TOHO Animation unveiling a teaser trailer for the adaptation’s eighth and final season, which starts in October this year.
Based on the manga by Kohei Horikoshi, which concluded its 10-year run in August 2024 after 42 volumes, My Hero Academia’s final season will pick up directly after the events of season seven, which saw the start of the final battle between protagonist Izuku Midoriya (aka Deku) and big bad Tomura Shigaraki, alongside an Armoured up All Might against his nemesis All For One.
The trailer offers a glimpse at both of these clashes, teasing an epic finale that looks to push both heroes (and villains) to their breaking points. The superhero shonen (animated films aimed primarily at a young male audience) series, created by Kōhei Horikoshi, followed Midoriya, a powerless boy in a world where most people have unique superpowers named Quirks, as he trains to become a Pro Hero at U.A. High School, the top Hero Academy in Japan, under the guidance of his mentor All Might, Japan’s most famous superhero.
The anime premiered in 2016 and spawned several spin-off movies alongside its now eight-season run, including 2018’s My Hero Academia: Two Heroes, 2019’s My Hero Academia: Heroes Rising and 2024’s My Hero Academia: You’re Next. A prequel series, My Hero Academia: Vigilantes, was also released in April this year and focused on Koichi Haimawari, a young man who becomes a vigilante prior to the events of the main anime.
Although there’s no official date yet, the eighth and final season of My Hero Academia will debut on Crunchyroll in October 2025.
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