Welcome to the third My Hero Academia OT! Have fun and join the discussion on this popular superhero anime/manga series! This OT welcomes discussion for all things MHA-related, be it the anime, manga, or games, etc. This OP is updated every once in a while with new information as the story progresses or when new media is released, so be sure to check it out every once in a while. The previous OT can be found here, while the latest anime OT (season 4) can be found here.
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Set in the distant future where 80% of the population are born with "quirks," society now revolves around these super powers and the "Heroes" who use them for good and the "Villains" who cause chaos and destruction with them. My Hero Academia follows the story of Izuku Midoriya, a quirkless child whose dream is to be a Pro Hero like his idol All Might, the #1 Hero and Symbol of Peace.
Name: Izuku Midoriya
Hero Name: Deku
Quirk: One For All
Name: Katsuki Bakugo
Hero Name: N/A
Quirk: Explosion
A very skilled and talented, but rude and aggressive classmate of Midoriya. Former childhood friends, his once unhealthy relationship with Midoriya slowly heals as the two strive towards their shared goal of becoming the #1 hero. Learning many lessons throughout his first year in U.A., Bakugo has become a formidable hero-in-training who now understands the importance of not only winning, but of saving others as well. Having now acquired his provisional hero license, Bakugo took part in a work study under the #1 hero Endeavor in order to identify what he's still lacking in to become the strongest hero. Together, the trio succeeded in improving their skills and abilities as would-be heroes and even succeeded in apprehending a villain before the pro hero.
Name: Shoto Todoroki
Hero Name: Shoto
Quirk: Half-Hot Half-Cold
Blessed with a powerful quirk, Todoroki entered U.A. as one of 1-A's two recommended students. Once cold and aloof, Midoriya helped Todoroki overcome his personal issues during the sports festival, allowing him to open up to others and accept the left half of his quirk. He invited Midoriya and Bakugo to join him at Endeavor's agency as part of their work study. While his father is slowly attempting to mend their strained relationship, Shoto wants no part of that, he is simply using the work study under Endeavor as a means of reaching his goal of becoming someone worthy of the title "hero," like his idol All Might. Together, the trio succeeded in improving their skills and abilities as would-be heroes and even succeeded in apprehending a villain before the pro hero.
Name: Enji Todoroki
Hero Name: Endeavor
Quirk: Hellflame
Name: Tomura Shigaraki
Villain Name: N/A
Quirk: All For One
Successor to All For One, and the leader of both the League of Villains and Paranormal Liberation Front. Shigaraki's tragic past resulted in a twisted mind that desired for nothing else but the destruction of everything. Having undergone (albeit unfinished) a dangerous procedure to gain more power, Shigaraki now wields the original All For One quirk, gaining access to a myriad of powerful quirks he has only begun to learn about. Despite coming out of the procedure unfinished, the sheer power of All For One's many quirks have now given him enough power to achieve his goals.
Name: Toya Todoroki
Villain Name: Dabi
Quirk: N/A
A mysterious member of the League of Villains revealed to be Toya Todoroki, the firstborn son of Endeavor. Despite his affiliation with the League, he merely uses the organization and its members as a means to achieve his goal of destroying his father's life and the "fake hero society." Far gone from the kind child he was before, Dabi has become a cold, ruthless villain who takes joy from anything that can cause his father pain, including murdering his very own siblings.
Paranormal Liberation War Arc (253 - current)
With the aid of information provided by Hawks, Endeavor and the Pro Heroes bolster their numbers and prepare to mount a massive attack on the Paranormal Liberation Front's bases. Split into three teams, both heroes and licensed students alike move to capture All For One's faithful doctor Kyudai Garaki, and eliminate the PLF. The aforementioned teams and their objectives are as follows: 1) Endeavor's team of pro heroes storming the hospital to capture Garaki, 2) Burning's team of heroes and students evacuating the nearby city, and 3) Edgeshot's team of heroes and students mounting an assault on the PLF's base in the mountains.
Endeavor Agency Arc (241 - 252)
A second round of work studies begin as the Hero Public Safety Commission pressure U.A. and other schools into readying their students for the future, to serve as a back up heroes for when the villains attack again. Midoriya, Bakugo, and Todoroki chose to work under the #1 hero Endeavor, where they can learn how they can best improve their abilities and reach the top. The pro hero provides them with the practical experience they could never get within the walls of U.A., teaching them essential information on how to resolve situations as efficiently as possible, and how to better utilize their different abilities. Meanwhile, trouble stirs in the Todoroki household...
Meta Liberation Army Arc (218 - 240)
Shigaraki and his League of Villains are going about their business, struggling to find resources and figure out what to do next when they are contacted by Ujiko, All For One's doctor. They learn about Gigantomachia and attempt to tame him for weeks until they are interrupted by the Meta Liberation Army, a group of would-be civilians, businessmen, and politicians, secretly carrying out the will of Destro. An epic clash ensues between the two groups as the League attempts to rescue Giran, their broker, who the MLA have kidnapped in order to goad the League into battle so that they may destroy them.
Joint Training Arc (194 - 217)
Winter has come to U.A. and with it comes new hero uniforms and lessons. Classes 1-A and 1-B undergo a joint training exercise in which teams of four to five students battle each other. Hitoshi Shinso of U.A.'s general studies course joins the two classes as a guest participant, undertaking the exam himself to determine whether he has what it takes to join the hero course or not. Meanwhile, a mysterious new power awakens within One For All!
SEASON 1
Episode Count: 13
Manga Coverage: Ch. 1 - 21
SEASON 2
Episode Count: 25
Manga Coverage: Ch. 21 - 70
*The second season features one anime-original episode (32) covering the internship experiences of some of 1-A's students, with a particular focus on Froppy.
SEASON 3
Episode Count: 25
Manga Coverage: Ch. 70 - 124
*The third season features two anime-original episodes (39 and 58), the former of which serves as a recap episode, as well as taking ideas from chapter 49.5 of the manga. Episode 58 is a special charity episode that includes a small tie-in to the movie at the very end. In addition to episodes 39 and 58, episode 55 contains anime original content for majority of its runtime.
SEASON 4
Episode Count: 25
Manga Coverage: 125 - 190
SEASON 5
Episode Count: N/A
Manga Coverage: 191 - N/A
Episode Count: 13
Manga Coverage: Ch. 1 - 21
SEASON 2
Episode Count: 25
Manga Coverage: Ch. 21 - 70
*The second season features one anime-original episode (32) covering the internship experiences of some of 1-A's students, with a particular focus on Froppy.
SEASON 3
Episode Count: 25
Manga Coverage: Ch. 70 - 124
*The third season features two anime-original episodes (39 and 58), the former of which serves as a recap episode, as well as taking ideas from chapter 49.5 of the manga. Episode 58 is a special charity episode that includes a small tie-in to the movie at the very end. In addition to episodes 39 and 58, episode 55 contains anime original content for majority of its runtime.
SEASON 4
Episode Count: 25
Manga Coverage: 125 - 190
SEASON 5
Episode Count: N/A
Manga Coverage: 191 - N/A
MAIN SERIES:
- (US) Volume 27: One's Justice (259 - 267) [Release Date: April 2, 2021]
- (JP) Volume 29: Katsuki Bakugo: Rising (277 - 285) [Release Date: January 4, 2021]
SPIN-OFFS:
- (US) My Hero Academia: SMASH!! Vol. 5 [ON SALE NOW]
- (US) My Hero Academia: Vigilantes Vol. 9 [Release Date: March 2, 2021]
- (US) My Hero Academia: Team-Up Missions Vol. 1 [Release Date: March 2, 2021]
- (US) My Hero Academia: School Briefs Vol. 4 [ON SALE NOW]
- (JP) My Hero Academia: School Briefs Vol. 5 [ON SALE NOW]
- My Hero Academia: One's Justice (PS4, Xbox One, Switch, Steam)
- My Hero Academia: One's Justice 2 (PS4, Xbox One, Switch, Steam)
- As of this posting, new chapters release on Sundays at 4PM GMT.
- My Hero Academia: Vigilantes is a spin-off manga series written by Hideyuki Furuhashi and illustrated by Betten Court. It is set before the events of My Hero Academia and features original characters, as well as characters from the main series such as Ingenium and All Might. The entire series is available digitally, for free, on VIZ Media's website.
- My Hero Academia: School Briefs is a series of light novels written by Ann Takahashi and illustrated by Kohei Horikoshi. The first volume is about interactions between the students at the start of the school year. The second is set during the summer training camp, while the third features stories from their time since staying at Heights Academy, the U.A. on-campus dormitories.
- My Hero Academia: SMASH!! is a spin-off gag manga by Hirofumi Neda. It concluded in November 2017 with a total of five volumes.
My Hero Academia Smash Risingis a mobile gacha game currently only available in Japanese. The former (when it was still called Smash Tap) subreddit has a handy guide on how to play the original game for non-Japanese speakers.- My Heroine Academia (unofficial title) or Watashi no Hero Academia, is a new spin-off gag manga by Horikoshi's assistant and the mangaka behind Saguri-chan Tankentai, Kyoko Akiyama. As of chapter 207 of the main series, there have been three chapters.
- My Hero Academia: Team Up Mission is the third spin-off manga series. It follows Midoriya and his classmates as they work alongside pro heroes on missions. Similar to the above spin-off series, Team Up Mission is by Kyoko Akiyama.
- My Hero Academia: One's Justice is the series' console/PC game debut. It released worldwide on October 26th for the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and PC.
- My Hero Academia: One's Justice 2 is the sequel to 2018's One Justice. It covers the Yakuza arc of the anime and features new characters such as Lemillion, Overhaul, Mina Ashido, and Minoru Mineta.
- Digital Chapters (Shonen Jump; the latest 3 chapters are always free)
- Subbed Anime (Crunchyroll; new episodes are only available to free accounts a week after)
- Dubbed Anime (Funimation)
- Manga Volumes (VIZ Media)
- Manga Volumes (Comixology)
- Manga Volumes (Amazon)
- Vigilantes (VIZ Media)
- Vigilantes (Comixology)
- Vigilantes (Amazon)
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