My Hero Academia (Japanese: 僕のヒーローアカデミア, Hepburn: Boku no Hīrō Akademia) 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. 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 and MBS. The second season aired from April 1 to September 30, 2017, on all NNS affiliate stations, 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 is set to premiere in 2025. 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), 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' English dub would air on Adult Swim's Toonami programming block starting on May 5, 2018.
Cast and characters[]
| Character | English voice actor | Japanese voice actor |
|---|---|---|
| Izuku Midoriya / Deku | Justin Briner Lara Woodhull (young) |
Daiki Yamashita Akeno Watanabe (young) |
| Katsuki Bakugo / Kacchan / Dynamight | Clifford Chapin Kate Oxley (young) |
Nobuhiko Okamoto Sachi Kokuryu (young) |
| Ochaco Uraraka / Uravity | Luci Christian | Ayane Sakura |
| Reiko Yanagi / Emily | Ryan Reynolds | |
| Tenya Ida / Ingenium | J. Michael Tatum | Kaito Ishikawa |
| Manga Fukidashi / Comicman | Alex Mai | |
| Shoto Todoroki / Shoto | David Matranga Mikaela Krantz (young) |
Yūki Kaji Kei Shindō (young) |
| Eijiro Kirishima / Red Riot | Justin Cook | Toshiki Masuda |
| Tsuyu Asui / Froppy | Monica Rial | Aoi Yūki |
| Pony Tsunotori / Rocketti | Sarah Wiedenheft | |
| Setsuna Tokage / Lizardy | Dawn M. Bennett | |
| Momo Yaoyorozu / Creati | Colleen Clinkenbeard | Marina Inoue |
| Minoru Mineta / Grape Juice | Brina Palencia | Ryō Hirohashi |
| Denki Kaminari / Chargebolt | Kyle Phillips | Tasuku Hatanaka |
| Kyoka Jiro / Earphone Jack | Trina Nishimura | Kei Shindō |
| Chrissy Costanza (singing) | ||
| Fumikage Tokoyami / Tsukuyomi | Josh Grelle | Yoshimasa Hosoya |
| Mina Ashido / Pinky | Caitlin Glass | Eri Kitamura |
| Yuga Aoyama / Can't Stop Twinkling | Joel McDonald | Kōsuke Kuwano |
| Hiryu Rin / Dragon Shroud | Anthony Bowling | |
| Mezo Shoji / Tentacole | Ian Sinclair | Masakazu Nishida |
| Kosei Tsuburaba / Tsubaraba | Aaron Dismuke (seasons 2-3) Nazeeh Tarsha (seasons 5-present) | |
| Sen Kaibara / Spiral | Ian Fergunson (season 2) Matt Shipman (seasons 3-present) | |
| Hanta Sero / Cellophane | Christopher Bevins | Kiyotaka Furushima |
| Mashirao Ojiro / Tailam | Mike McFarland | Kosuke Miyoshi |
| Koji Koda / Anima | Greg Ayres | Takuma Nagatsuka |
| Rikido Sato / Sugarman | Cris George | Tōru Nara |
| Toru Hagakure / Invisible Girl | Felecia Angelle | Kaori Nazuka |
| Neito Monoma / Phantom Thief | Austin Tindle | Kōhei Amasaki |
| Shihai Kuroiro / Vantablack | Howard Wang | |
| Itsuk Kendo / Battle Fist | Jad Saxon | Saki Ogasawara |
| Ibara Shiozaki / Vine | Bryn Apprill | Miho Sakurazaka |
| Tetsutetsu Tetsutetsu / Real Steel | David Wald | Kōji Okino |
| Kojiro Bondo / Plamo | Tyler Walker | |
| Juzo Honenuki / Mudman | Dallas Reid | Masamichi Kitada |
| Nirengeki Shoda / Mindz | Kenta Ōkuma | |
| Yosetsu Awase / Welder | Orion Pitts | Yoshitsugu Matsuoka |
| Jurota Shishida / Gevaudan | Patric Carroll | Junichi Suwabe |
| Yui Kodai / Rule | Madeleine Morris | Yurianne Eve |
| Kinoko Komori / Shemage | Amanda Gish | Kei Shindō |
| Togaru Kamakiri / Jack Mantis | Jean-Luc Hester | Kiyotaka Furushima |
| Mirio Togata / Lemillion | Ricco Fajardo Megan Shipman (young) |
Tarusuke Shingaki Wakana Minami (young) |
| Tamaki Amajiki / Suneater | Aaron Dismuke Apphia Yu (young) |
Yūto Uemura |
| Nejire Hado / Nejire Chan | Lindsey Seidel | Kiyono Yasuno |
| Mei Hatsume | Alexis Tipton | Azu Sakura |
| Hitoshi Shinso | Jarrod Greene | Wataru Hatano |
| Bibimi Kenranzaki | AmaLee | Ayano Shibuya |
| Enji Todoroki / Endeavor | Patrick Seitz | Tetsu Inada |
| Keigo Takami / Hawks | Zeno Robinson | Yuichi Nakamura |
| Tsunagu Hakamata / Best Jeanist | Micah Solusod | Hikaru Midorikawa |
| Rumi Usagiyama / Mirko | Anairis Quinones | Sayaka Kinoshita |
| Crust | Larry Brantley | |
| Ryuko Tatsuma / Ryukyu | Katelyn Barr | Kaori Yagi |
International broadcast[]
| Country | Network(s) | Local title |
|---|---|---|
| Japan | TBS (JNN), MBS, Nippon TV (NNS), Yomiuri TV, TV Oita, Animax, Animehodai, U-NEXT, Niconico Channel, Amazon Prime Video, GyaO! Store, Tsutaya TV, Rakuten Showtime/Rakuten TV, J:COM On Demand, Video Pass, Miru Plus, Hikari TV, Bandai Channel, PlayStation Video, Video Market, HAPPY! Video, Movie Full Plus, AcTVilla, DMM.com, VIDEX JP, Hulu, d Anime Store, GyaO!, MBS On Demand, Niconico Live Broadcast, ytv MyDo!, Fuji TV On Demand | 僕のヒーローアカデミア |
| International | Crunchyroll, Funimation, Amazon Prime Video, Netflix | My Hero Academia |
| Europe | Wakanim | |
| Southeast Asia | Animax | |
| Australia | Fox8 | |
| Belgium | Club RTL | |
| Brazil | Loading | |
| France | ADN, J-One, Toonami/Warner TV Next, TFX | |
| Germany | AkibaPass, Anime On Demand, ProSieben Maxx | |
| India | Cartoon Network, Crunchyroll, Netflix | |
| Indonesia | RTV, NET. | |
| Italy | VVVVID, Italia 2 | |
| Mexico | BitMe | |
| Philippines | ABS-CBN, Yey!, TV5, POPTV | |
| Portugal | Biggs | |
| United States | Adult Swim (Toonami), Hulu | |
| China | Tencent Video, iQIYI, Bilibili, Youku, Mango TV, AcFun | 我的英雄學院 |
| Hong Kong | TVB J2, Animax, myTV Super, Viu | |
| Taiwan | Animax, AXN, FTV, EBC Movies | |
| Arab World | Spacetoon, Spacetoon Go | أكاديمية بطلي |
| Hungary | Viasat 6 | Hősakadémia |
| Iran | Namava, Persiana Junior | مدرسه قهرمانانه من |
| Mongolia | Star TV | Миний баатрын сургууль |
| Poland | Polsat Games | My Hero Academia – Akademia bohaterów |
| South Korea | Anione, Champ TV, Anibox | 나의 히어로 아카데미아 |
| Thailand | Amazon Prime Video, Cartoon Club Channel, LINE TV, POPS, True4U, TrueID | มายฮีโร่ อคาเดเมีย |
| Vietnam | VTVcab 21 - Cartoon Kids/ON Kids, VTVcab 8 | Học Viện Anh Hùng |
| Netflix, POPS, FPT Play, DANET, VieON, TV360 | Học Viện Siêu Anh Hùng |