You’ve got to be living under a rock not to know about My Hero Academia. Being a member of the ‘Major Shonen Squad’ comes with its own set of difficulties, and that is the long list of installments that need to be set up in proper order before watching.
Luckily for you, we have taken up the responsibility, and have compiled the perfect watch order guide. Whether it is the release order that you want to stick to or the chronological order like the hardcore fan you are, we have them all.
My Hero Academia has received six anime seasons so far, with three movies, four OVAs, one ONA, and one special. It has a total of 113 episodes, with little to no filler content, making it one of the best watches ever.
So, without further ado, let me show you the watch order that will best suit your needs.
1. Recommended Watch Order
You can try searching for the release order and get confused over the jumbled timelines, but our recommended watch order will make sure you watch the anime so that everything makes sense, without overlooking a single thing:
- My Hero Academia Season 1
- OVA 1: (Jump Festa) My Hero Academia: Save! Rescue Training!
- My Hero Season 2
- OVA 2: My Hero Academia: Training of the Dead
- OVA 3: My Hero Academia: All Might: Rising (Two Heroes Special)
- My Hero Academia: Two Heroes
- My Hero Academia Season 3
- ONA: My Hero Academia: Make It! Do-or-Die Survival Training (Two-Part Special)
- My Hero Academia Season 4
- My Hero Academia the Movie 2: Heroes: Rising
- My Hero Academia Season 5
- OVA 4: Hawks: Soothe (World Heroes’ Mission Special)
- My Hero Academia: World Heroes’ Mission
- OVA 5: My Hero Academia: Hero League Baseball
- OVA 6: My Hero Academia: Laugh! As if You Are in Hell
- My Hero Academia Season 6
2. Chronological Order
The chronological order is quite confusing and will require you to pause mid-season to watch OVAs. If you religiously follow the timeline of the series, you will miss the flow of the franchise.
Still, for those of you out there who are obsessed with the timeline of the anime and live in fear of spoilers, here’s the chronological order to watch My Hero Academia:
- OVA 3: 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 (Ep 1-20)
- OVA 2: My Hero Academia: Training of the Dead
- Season 2: My Hero Academia 2 (Ep 21-25)
- My Hero Academia: Two Heroes
- Season 3: My Hero Academia 3 (Ep 1-12)
- ONA: 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 (Ep 1-18)
- OVA 5: My Hero Academia: Hero League Baseball
- OVA 6: My Hero Academia: Laugh! As if You Are in Hell
- Season 5: My Hero Academia 5 (Ep 19-25)
- OVA 4: Hawks: Soothe (World Heroes’ Mission Special)
- My Hero Academia: World Heroes’ Mission
- Season 6: My Hero Academia 6
3. Where to watch My hero Academia with English subtitles and dub?
On account of being a popular anime with a huge fanbase, My Hero Academia is available with English subtitles and dub on major streaming websites like Crunchyroll, Funimation, Amazon Prime, and Hulu.
4. Where can you download My Hero Academia to watch it offline?
Crunchyroll, Funimation, Hulu, and Amazon Prime have download options but only with specific plans. Check out which plan best suits you to give you a seamless offline watching experience before starting the anime.
5. What to do if My Hero Academia is not available to watch in your region?
If the anime isn’t available on any streaming website in your area, then you can use a VPN to bypass the geo-block.
The important thing is that My Hero Academia is present in catalogs of Funimation, Hulu, Crunchyroll, and Netflix, so set your VPN to a suitable location to access the anime from anywhere.
6. How much time will it take to watch My Hero Academia?
The six seasons, three movies, and all the OVA and special episodes of My Hero Academia together cover 61hrs and 13mins, which is almost three days. Given that you will need food, sleep, and other functions to stay alive, it might take you a week of severe binge-watching to finish the entire series.
7. About My Hero Academia
My Hero Academia is a Japanese superhero manga series written and illustrated by Kōhei Horikoshi. It has been serialized in Weekly Shōnen Jump since July 2014, with its chapters additionally collected in 37 tankōbon volumes as of February 2023.
It follows a quirkless boy Izuku Midoriya and how he backed the greatest Hero alive. Midoriya, a boy who has been admiring heroes and their ventures since the day he was born, came into this world without a quirk, where almost everybody is born with one.
On one fateful day, he meets All Might the greatest Hero of all time and discovers that he was quirkless as well. With his diligent attitude and unwavering spirit about being a hero, Midoriya manages to impress All Might. He is chosen to be the heir to the power of One for All.
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