My Hero Academia: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

People are not born equal, a realization that 4-year-old Midoriya Izuku faced when bullied by his classmates who had unique special powers. Izuku was one of the rare cases where he was born with absolutely no unique powers. This did not stop Izuku from pursuing his dream, a dream of becoming a great hero like the legendary All-Might. To become the great hero he hopelessly wants to become, he now will join the ranks of one of the highest rated "Hero Academies" in the country: Yueiko. With the help of his idol All-Might, will he be able to claim the ranks and become a true hero?

Series details

• Title: My Hero Academia
• Format: Animation
• Language: Japanese
• Genres: Comedy, Action, Adventure, Anime
• Premiere date: 2016-04-03
• Final broadcast date listed: 2026-08-05
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: MBS
• Network country: Japan
• Typical episode runtime: 25 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 7.5/10
• TVMaze ID: 13615
• IMDb ID: tt5626028
• TVDB ID: 305074

Cast and credited roles

• Daiki Yamashita — Izuku Midoriya
• Nobuhiko Okamoto — Katsuki Bakugou
• Yûki Kaji — Shoto Todoroki
• Ayane Sakura — Ochako Uraraka
• Kaito Ishikawa — Tenya Iida
• Kenta Miyake — All Might

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2016-04-03; final listed air date 2016-06-26; episode order: 13.
• Season 2: premiered 2017-04-01; final listed air date 2017-09-30; episode order: 25.
• Season 3: premiered 2018-04-07; final listed air date 2018-09-29; episode order: 25.
• Season 4: premiered 2019-10-12; final listed air date 2020-04-04.
• Season 5: premiered 2021-03-27; final listed air date 2021-09-25.
• Season 6: premiered 2022-10-01; final listed air date 2023-03-25; episode order: 25.
• Season 7: premiered 2024-05-04; final listed air date 2024-10-12.
• Season 8: premiered 2025-10-04; final listed air date 2026-08-05.

Source and licence

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