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)

  1. 1
    My Hero Academia (Boku no Hero Academia)TV series · 2016 · 13 ep.
  2. 2
    My Hero Academia Season 2: Hero Notebook (Boku no Hero Academia 2nd Season: Hero Note)Special · 2017 · 1 ep.
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8
  9. 9
  10. 10
    My Hero Academia: More (Boku no Hero Academia No. 170+1: More)Special · 2026 · 1 ep.
  11. 11
    My 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).

Recaps (skippable)

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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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