Exciting Updates from the World of My Hero Academia

Anime fans have plenty to look forward to, with major announcements and sneak peeks on the horizon.

Final Season Teaser & Panel at Anime Expo

TOHO Animation released a teaser trailer for the eighth and final season of My Hero Academia on Monday. The trailer offers a glimpse of what's to come as the series wraps up.

Image courtesy of Toho Co., Ltd.

Special Panel at Anime Expo

TOHO Animation will host a My Hero Academia Special Event panel at Anime Expo in Los Angeles. Details:

• Date & Time: July 5, 10:00-11:20 a.m. PDT
• Location: Peacock Theater
• Guests: Voice actors Daiki Yamashita (Japanese Deku) and Justin Briner (English Deku), along with a Shonen Jump editor and a message from creator Kōhei Horikoshi.

Returning Staff & Production Details

The upcoming season sees the return of core staff members:

• Chief Director: Kenji Nagasaki
• Director: Naomi Nakayama
• Script Supervisor: Yōsuke Kuroda
• Character Designers: Yoshihiko Umakoshi and Hitomi Odashima
• Music: Yuki Hayashi
• Studio: Bones

Past Seasons & Additional Content

• The seventh season was announced after the sixth ended in March 2023.
• A special compilation My Hero Academia Memories with new scenes premiered in April 2024.
• The seventh season started airing in May 2024, streaming on Crunchyroll.

Films & Spin-offs

My Hero Academia: You're Next

• The fourth film of the franchise, opened in Japan last August.
• Screened in IMAX, MX4D, 4DX, and Dolby Cinema formats.
• Released in U.S. theaters on October 11.
• The Blu-ray and DVD came out in Japan on February 19, including a bonus short, "A Piece of Cake".

Manga & Global Impact

• Kōhei Horikoshi launched the manga in Weekly Shonen Jump in July 2014 and finished it in August 2024.
• Published in English by Viz Media and MANGA Plus, the manga has surpassed 100 million copies in circulation worldwide as of April 2024.
• The final volume, shipped in December 2024, includes 38 pages of new content that follow the original ending.

Spinoffs & Future Projects

My Hero Academia: Vigilantes

• A TV anime series based on the spin-off manga by Hideyuki Furuhashi and Betten Court will premiere in April 2025.
• Debuted on Tokyo MX and NTV channels on April 7.
• Streamed globally on Crunchyroll, with an English dub available.

Stay Tuned!

With so much happening—final seasons, movies, and new spin-offs—My Hero Academia continues to excite fans around the world.

Source: Press release