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My Hero Academia (2016)

My Hero Academia (2016)

My Hero Academia (2016)

Original title: 僕のヒーローアカデミア

My Hero Academia is a 2016 Japanese-language action & adventure series. It stars Daiki Yamashita, Kaito Ishikawa and Nobuhiko Okamoto.

Roughly four in five people manifest a superpower called a Quirk. Being born without one leaves Izuku Midoriya a nobody with an impossible dream. He wants to be a hero anyway. When the greatest hero alive, the impossibly cheerful All Might, spots the boy's raw courage in a crisis, he passes along his own power and steers Izuku toward U.A. High, the elite academy that trains the next generation of pros. Produced by studio Bones from Kohei Horikoshi's manga, the series balances cape-comic spectacle against the sweat, bruises and self-doubt of adolescence.

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What is My Hero Academia about?

Roughly four in five people manifest a superpower called a Quirk. Being born without one leaves Izuku Midoriya a nobody with an impossible dream. He wants to be a hero anyway. When the greatest hero alive, the impossibly cheerful All Might, spots the boy's raw courage in a crisis, he passes along his own power and steers Izuku toward U.A. High, the elite academy that trains the next generation of pros. Produced by studio Bones from Kohei Horikoshi's manga, the series balances cape-comic spectacle against the sweat, bruises and self-doubt of adolescence.

When was My Hero Academia released?

My Hero Academia was released on 3 April 2016.

How many episodes does My Hero Academia have?

My Hero Academia has 170 episodes across 8 seasons.

Where can I watch My Hero Academia?

My Hero Academia is available on Adult Swim, Crunchyroll Premium, Crunchyroll Premium (Via Prime), Disney+, Hulu and Netflix.

Where to watch My Hero Academia

Stream: Adult Swim, Crunchyroll Premium, Crunchyroll Premium (Via Prime), Disney+, Hulu, Netflix

Watch free: Rakuten Viki

Rent: Google Play

Buy: Amazon, AppleTV, Fandango at Home, Google Play

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The source manga My Hero Academia digs deeper into each classmate's backstory, while Fullmetal Alchemist offers another Bones-animated saga of ambition and cost. One Piece scratches the same shonen itch for underdogs chasing something impossible, and the film Supergirl carries that earnest cape-hero spirit onto a bigger screen.

Shonen battle epics about growing stronger

My Hero Academia lives on training, rivalry and hard-won power-ups, the engine of the great shonen sagas. These series scratch the same itch, following underdogs who bleed and grind their way toward the top of a world that rewards raw will.

Schools that train the next generation of powers

Half of My Hero Academia is set at U.A. High, where gifted kids learn to wield abilities that could hurt someone. These stories share that classroom-of-powers hook, mixing lessons, tournaments and teen drama with students whose talents set them apart.

Superheroes in training across comics and screen

My Hero Academia is a cape comic through and through, obsessed with what it takes to earn the title of hero. These picks span manga, animation and live action, all following young would-be heroes learning to carry that responsibility.

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My Hero Academia stands on decades of action manga that taught the genre its moves. These classics are where so much of it began, from ninja and swordsmen to titans and robots, each a cornerstone the modern hits still build on.