WATCH ORDER
How to watch My Hero Academia in order
Start with My Hero Academia. The main story is 8 series: 173 episodes in total. Below is the release order, then the optional extras.
Main story (release order)
- 1My Hero Academia (Boku no Hero Academia)TV series · 2016 · 13 ep.
- 2My Hero Academia Season 2: Hero Notebook (Boku no Hero Academia 2nd Season: Hero Note)Special · 2017 · 1 ep.
- 3My Hero Academia Season 2 (Boku no Hero Academia 2)TV series · 2017 · 25 ep.
- 4My Hero Academia Season 3 (Boku no Hero Academia 3)TV series · 2018 · 25 ep.
- 5My Hero Academia Season 4 (Boku no Hero Academia 4)TV series · 2019 · 25 ep.
- 6My Hero Academia Season 5 (Boku no Hero Academia 5)TV series · 2021 · 25 ep.
- 7My Hero Academia Season 6 (Boku no Hero Academia 6)TV series · 2022 · 25 ep.
- 8My Hero Academia Season 7 (Boku no Hero Academia 7)TV series · 2024 · 21 ep.
- 9My Hero Academia Final Season (Boku no Hero Academia FINAL SEASON)TV series · 2025 · 11 ep.
- 10My Hero Academia: More (Boku no Hero Academia No. 170+1: More)Special · 2026 · 1 ep.
- 11My Hero Academia: I am a hero too (Boku no Hero Academia: I am a hero too)Special · 2026 · 1 ep.
Specials, films & side stories (optional)
These aren't needed to follow the main plot. Watch them after the series they come from (by date).
- My Hero Academia OVA (Boku no Hero Academia: Sukue! Kyuujo Kunren!)OVA · 2017 · 1 ep. · Side story
- My Hero Academia: Training of the Dead (Boku no Hero Academia: Training of the Dead)OVA · 2017 · 1 ep. · Side story
- My Hero Academia the Movie: Two Heroes (Boku no Hero Academia the Movie: Futari no Hero)Movie · 2018 · Side story
- My Hero Academia: All Might Rising (Boku no Hero Academia: All Might - Rising The Animation)Special · 2019 · 2 ep.
- My Hero Academia the Movie 2: Heroes:Rising (Boku no Hero Academia the Movie 2: Heroes:Rising)Movie · 2019
- My Hero Academia Movie 2: Heroes Rising Epilogue Plus (Boku no Hero Academia the Movie 2: Heroes:Rising - Epilogue Plus - Yume wo Genjitsu ni)Special · 2020 · 1 ep.
- My Hero Academia: Make It! Do-or-Die Survival Training (Boku no Hero Academia: Ikinokore! Kesshi no Survival Kunren)Web series · 2020 · 2 ep. · Side story
- My Hero Academia the Movie 3: World Heroes' Mission (Boku no Hero Academia the Movie: World Heroes' Mission)Movie · 2021 · Side story
- My Hero Academia the Movie: World Heroes' Mission - Tabidachi (Boku no Hero Academia THE MOVIE: World Heroes' Mission - Tabidachi)OVA · 2022 · 1 ep.
- My Hero Academia: HLB (Boku no Hero Academia: HLB)Web series · 2022 · 2 ep. · Side story
- My Hero Academia UA BATTLE HEROES (Boku no Hero Academia: Yuuei Heroes Battle)OVA · 2023 · 1 ep. · Side story
- My Hero Academia Etiquette Course (Boku no Hero Academia Reigi Kouza)Special · 2024 · 1 ep.
- My Hero Academia the Movie 4: You're Next (Boku no Hero Academia THE MOVIE: YOU'RE NEXT)Movie · 2024 · Side story
- My Hero Academia: You're Next - A Piece of Cake (Boku no Hero Academia THE MOVIE: YOU'RE NEXT - A PIECE OF CAKE)OVA · 2025 · 1 ep.
- My Hero Academia: Vigilantes (Vigilante: Boku no Hero Academia ILLEGALS)TV series · 2025 · 13 ep. · Spin-off
- My Hero Academia: Vigilantes Season 2 (Vigilante: Boku no Hero Academia ILLEGALS 2nd Season)TV series · 2026 · 13 ep.
Recaps (skippable)
- My Hero Academia: Memories (Boku no Hero Academia: Memories)Special · 2024 · 4 ep. · Recap
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Order and relationships from Kitsu's media-relationship data (sequel / prequel / side story), dates and episode counts as listed there; checked 2026-11-15. Release order is the safest first-watch order.
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