TV SERIES · 2016–2025 · JAPAN
My Hero Academia
- Network
- Nippon TV, MBS, TBS
- Seasons
- 8
- Episodes
- 170
- Studio
- BONES, Shueisha, movic
- Original title
- 僕のヒーローアカデミア
25 archived facts 4 topics 1 source Last reviewed Sep 2026
Izuku has dreamt of being a hero all his life—a lofty goal for anyone, but especially challenging for a kid with no superpowers. That’s right, in a world where eighty percent of the population has some kind of super-powered "quirk," Izuku was unlucky enough to be born completely normal. But that’s not enough to stop him from enrolling in one of the world’s most prestigious hero academies.
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All facts (25)
- #001
Producer Wakana Okamura said in an interview that he chose to work with animation studio Bones on adapting My Hero Academia because he believed the studio would deliver a high-quality production with wide reach both internationally and domestically.
- #002
According to Wakana Okamura, the production staff for My Hero Academia, particularly character designer Yoshihiko Umakoshi, were fans of the manga.
- #003
Director Kenji Nagasaki stated that Bones wanted to make My Hero Academia with a strong core and backbones.
- #004
Yōsuke Kuroda said he was already a fan of My Hero Academia before its anime adaptation, so he quickly accepted when asked to write the screenplay.
- #005
In an interview, Justin Briner and Christopher Sabat expressed interest in the English dub of My Hero Academia at Funimation. Briner, who voices Izuku, described the dubbing process as more consistent but said working on a regular home video release felt strange.
- #006
Christopher Sabat, the voice of All Might, said that the actors and director were continuing My Hero Academia without knowing the full story because they had not yet been told what it was.
- #007
During production of the anime's second season, Umakoshi said he was impressed by Horikoshi's designs and felt they were very well-suited for animation.
- #008
Umakoshi stated that giving the characters more life and movement essentially involved simplifying the dialogue, and he believed the manga already contained a lot of movement before it was animated.
- #009
For the fight between Todoroki and Izuku, Umakoshi said he developed a story that could not fail by deciding which key animator would handle each part and by selecting someone with a high level of skill.
- #010
After an episode aired, Umakoshi felt the anime received a great response from both manga fans and regular Japanese viewers.
- #011
Umakoshi said the production cycle of My Hero Academia is split into batches, unlike other Shonen Jump adaptations such as Naruto and One Piece where staff worked throughout the year.
- #012
Umakoshi stated that he would personally prefer to work on My Hero Academia continuously throughout a whole year, but that business considerations sometimes prevent this.
- #013
According to Umakoshi, the schedule for My Hero Academia lined up so that work on the second season began right after the first season ended, making his involvement somewhat continuous even though delivery comes in batches.
- #014
Umakoshi looked forward to the future development of the relationship between Deku and All Might, as well as between Deku and Bakugo, in manga material of My Hero Academia that had not yet been animated.
- #015
Yuki Hayashi composed the original music for My Hero Academia.
- #016
My Hero Academia has used twenty-four theme songs in total, split evenly between twelve opening themes and twelve ending themes.
- #017
For the first season of My Hero Academia, Porno Graffitti performed the opening theme "The Day" and Brian the Sun performed the ending theme "Heroes", both used across the 13 episodes.
- #018
Chrissy Costanza, in the role of Kyoka Jiro, performed the insert songs "Each Goal" in episode 19 and "Hero too" in episode 23 of My Hero Academia; the first was uncredited, while the second was credited as the U.A. School Festival track.
- #019
For the first 13 episodes of My Hero Academia's fifth season, the opening theme was "No.1" by Dish and the ending theme was "Ashiato" by the Peggies. From episode 14 onward, the opening theme was "Merry-Go-Round" by Man with a Mission and the ending theme was "Uso ja Nai" by Soshi Sakiyama.
- #020
My Hero Academia's sixth season used "Hitamuki" by Super Beaver and "Sketch" by Kiro Akiyama as its opening and ending themes for the first 13 episodes. From episode 14 onward, the opening theme was "Bokurano" by Eve and the ending theme was "Kitakaze" by Six Lounge.
- #021
For the first nine episodes of My Hero Academia's seventh season, the opening theme was "Tagatame" by TK from Ling Tosite Sigure and the ending theme was "Tsubomi" by Omoinotake. From episode ten onward, the opening theme was "Curtain Call" by Yuuri and the ending theme was "Rokutōsei" by Zarame.
- #022
My Hero Academia's eighth and final season featured "The Revo" by Porno Graffitti as its opening theme and "I" by Bump of Chicken as its ending theme; Porno Graffitti had previously performed the first season's opening theme, "The Day." Eri, voiced by Myka Morton, performed a tenth anniversary version of "Hero too" for the "I Am a Hero Too" OVA short.
- #023
My Hero Academia Official Live Concert, a concert event for the series, took place in Manhattan in November 2021.
- #024
A My Hero Academia Special Film Concert was held at Arena Tachikawa Tachihi on November 23, 2023.
- #025
Ani-Rock Fes. 2024 My Hero Academia Plus Ultra Live, a two-day concert with artists and bands from the series, was held on February 24 and 25, 2024 at Yokohama Arena.
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