Without equal disagreement between excellent and evil is ready to spread because the long-running superhero anime sensation “My Hero Academia” prepares to take its ultimate bow.
On the AnimeJapan 2025 expo in Tokyo, Toho Co., Ltd. published a teaser trailer and key artwork for the 8th and ultimate season, which is able to pit protagonist Deku in opposition to the villain Shigaraki.
Set in a global the place roughly 80% of the inhabitants possesses supernatural skills referred to as Quirks, “My Hero Academia” chronicles the adventure of Izuku Midoriya and his classmates at U.A. Prime Faculty as they educate to transform skilled heroes who offer protection to society from villains who use their powers for nefarious functions.
“My Hero Academia Ultimate Season” will make its international debut this October, with Crunchyroll securing international streaming rights (except for Asia). The platform will proceed its simulcast custom, turning in new episodes to world audiences at the identical day they air in Japan.
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Returning to the director’s chair is Naomi Nakayama, who in the past helmed the sequence’ 7th season in 2024. The anime adaptation of Kohei Horikoshi’s wildly common manga wrapped its serialization in Weekly Shonen Soar ultimate August.
Collection veteran Yosuke Kuroda (“Trigun”) continues his position dealing with sequence composition. Animation tasks stay with studio Bones Movie, whose portfolio comprises cherished titles reminiscent of “Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood,” “Soul Eater,” “Area Dandy,” “Bungo Stray Canine,” “Mob Psycho 100,” and “Carole & Tuesday.”
The manufacturing group options a number of “My Hero Academia” mainstays, together with leader director Kenji Nagasaki, persona designers Yoshihiko Umakoshi (“Berserk”) and Hitomi Odashima, plus composer Yuki Hayashi, who has additionally created track for “Haikyu!!”
Toho Co., Ltd., the leisure large at the back of the sequence, used to be based in 1932 and operates throughout 4 primary trade sectors: cinema, theatrical manufacturing, anime, and actual property. The corporate’s illustrious catalog comprises the enduring “Godzilla” franchise, Akira Kurosawa’s masterpiece “Seven Samurai,” and hit anime houses like “My Hero Academia” and “Jujutsu Kaisen.”
Crunchyroll operates as an unbiased three way partnership between Sony Photos Leisure and Aniplex, a subsidiary of Sony Song Leisure (Japan) Inc.
Watch the teaser right here:
