My Hero Academia (Boku no Hero Academia) Watch Order Guide
My Hero Academia or Boku no Hero Academia (if you’re annoying) is a typical modern Shonen anime.
Smothered with a comedy topping and packed full of action and fantastic fighting strategies complete with a hint of romance, My Hero Academia is the perfect serving for all Shonen fans.
My Hero Academia (Boku no Hero Academia) has become the face of superheroes-centric anime series with a complex grasp on the superhero subgenre. My Hero Academia is one of the anime committed to building complex and nuanced storylines orientated around superpowers of satisfactory quality.
My Hero Academia also sets itself apart from another anime because of how uniquely compelling the writing and characters are. The characters all have a story to tell, and they drive the plot. It’s so straight forward, fun, and emotionally accessible that it is addictively entertaining. My Hero Academia is now one of the must-see anime for anyone, even to non-anime viewers.
The animation is brilliant and gets better with each episode. The soundtrack is music to the ears if you love pop, and even if you don’t, it’s catchy and entertaining!
If you are planning to watch My Hero Academia (Boku no Hero Academia), then watch it according to this order.
My Hero Academia has five seasons, three movies, two OVAs, one ONA, and two specials in total. It has a combined total of 117 episodes throughout those five seasons with an amazingly small filler percentage.
If you love all things, Shonen, do not miss out on My Hero Academia.
1. Release Order
I. TV Series
- Season 1: My Hero Academia (2016)
- Season 2: My Hero Academia 2 (2017)
- Season 3: My Hero Academia 3 (2018)
- Season 4: My Hero Academia 4 (2019)
- Season 5: My Hero Academia 5 (2021)
II. Movies
- My Hero Academia: Two Heroes (2018)
- My Hero Academia the Movie 2: Heroes: Rising (2019)
- My Hero Academia: World’s Heroes’ Mission (2021)
III. OVAs
- OVA 1: (Jump Festa) My Hero Academia: Save! Rescue Training! (2017)
- OVA 2: My Hero Academia: Training of the Dead (2017)
IV. ONAs
- My Hero Academia: Make It! Do-or-Die Survival Training (2020)
V. Specials
- My Hero Academia 2: Hero Note (2017)
- My Hero Academia: All Might: Rising (Two Heroes Special) (2019)
2. Recommended Watch Order
- Season 1: My Hero Academia
- OVA 1: (Jump Festa) My Hero Academia: Save! Rescue Training!
- My Hero Academia 2: Hero Note
- Season 2: My Hero Academia 2
- OVA 2: My Hero Academia: Training of the Dead
- My Hero Academia: All Might: Rising (Two Heroes Special)
- My Hero Academia: Two Heroes
- Season 3: My Hero Academia 3
- My Hero Academia: Make It! Do-or-Die Survival Training
- Season 4: My Hero Academia 4
- My Hero Academia the Movie 2: Heroes: Rising
- Season 5: My Hero Academia 5
- My Hero Academia: World Heroes’ Mission
3. Chronological Order
- My Hero Academia: All Might: Rising (Two Heroes Special)
- Season 1: My Hero Academia
- OVA 1: (Jump Festa) My Hero Academia: Save! Rescue Training!
- TV Special: Hero Notebook (Recap Episode)
- Season 2: My Hero Academia 2
- OVA 2: My Hero Academia: Training of the Dead
- My Hero Academia: Two Heroes
- Season 3: My Hero Academia 3 (Ep 1-12)
- OVA3: My Hero Academia: Make It! Do-or-Die Survival Training (2 Parts)
- Season 3: My Hero Academia 3 (Ep 13-25)
- Season 4: My Hero Academia 4
- My Hero Academia the Movie 2: Heroes: Rising
- Season 5: My Hero Academia 5
- My Hero Academia: World Heroes’ Mission
Synopsis: Eighty percent of humanity manifested superpowers called Quirks. These kinds of powers have given rise to the profession that everyone once only dreamed of, being a superhero who saves the world from villains. Izuku Midoriya wants to be a hero more than anything. However, he was born quirk-less. But him being a quirkless doesn’t stop him from dreaming of becoming a number one hero.
Then an encounter with All Might, his idol, and the greatest hero of the time, allows him a chance to change his fate. All Might chooses Midoriya as his next successor. But the road to becoming a Pro Hero is not an easy one. As Midoriya begins his path to become a suitable vessel for All Might’s power and attending U.A. High School to become a hero, a gang of villains is preparing for an attack in shadow.
