2025 will mark the end of an era for the My Hero Academia series as season 8 is confirmed to be the final installment. After an incredible decade-long run, Deku is all set to hang up his cape with the final season of My Hero Academia, which begins this October. The seventh season has already set the stage for the grand finale, featuring legendary clashes between the superheroes and the league of villains. Now, as we gear up for the epic conclusion of the MHA series, here is everything you need to know about My Hero Academia season 8, including its release date, trailer, plot, and much more.
When Is the My Hero Academia Season 8 Release Date?
If you are wondering when My Hero Academia Season 8 will be released, the wait is almost over. The penultimate season wrapped up in October 2024, and after a year-long break, My Hero Academia Season 8 is set to premiere on October 4, 2025.
Is There a Trailer for My Hero Academia’s Final Season?
If you are looking to catch a glimpse of the battles that await us in the final season, two main trailers for My Hero Academia season 8 have been released so far, and you can check them out here:
What Is the Plot of My Hero Academia Season 8?
Yuga Aoyama, who has been forced to work as a spy for All For One, switched sides and gave the much-needed intel on the Paranormal Liberation Front. With Aoyama’s information, the superheroes were able to turn the tide against the supervillains by splitting them up and defeating them with different factions.
Though a majority of the battles have concluded, such as Dabi vs. his family, Uraraka vs. Himiko, etc, the most-awaited clashes between Armored All Might vs All For One, Deku vs. Tomura Shigaraki, and several others will take place in the final season of MHA. Thus, the story of MHA season 8 comes down to who will win in the end between the ultimate good and evil.
My Hero Academia Season 8 Episode Count: How Many Episodes Will the Final Season Have?
There is no word about the total number of episodes in My Hero Academia season 8 at the time of writing. However, the release of another anime titled Blue Niburo potentially gives away the episode count of My Hero Academia. Basically, Blue Niburo season 2 is scheduled for premiere on December 20 at the same time slot as MHA’s final season. Since we know that two anime can’t air during the same time slot in Japan, the final season of MHA will likely end before Blue Niburo season 2 premieres.
Therefore, My Hero Academia season 8 will begin airing on October 4, 2025, and will probably conclude on December 13, 2025. That’s a total of 11 weeks, and we can estimate that My Hero Academia season 8 will feature only 11 episodes based on the release schedule information.
My Hero Academia Season 8: Which Manga Volumes Will be Covered?
Season 7 of My Hero Academia ended with covering the beginning of chapter 398. Thus, the final season of MHA will continue the final war from where it was paused in the previous season. The Final War arc (chapters 398- 424) and the Epilogue Arc (425-431).
There are only 33 chapters left to be adapted, and if the final season features 11 episodes, as the rumors suggest, each episode has to cover 3 chapters. So, let’s see how Bones studios will adapt the final saga and deliver the fitting conclusion that fans have been waiting for years.
MHA Season 8 Production Staff
If you are looking for the names of the staff who have worked in the final season of MHA, they are as follows:
- Directors: Kenji Nagasaki (known for Monster, Gundam, and more) and Naomi Nakayama (known for Naruto Shippuden, HxH, and more)
- Character Designs: Yoshihiko Umakoshi and Hitomi Odashima
- Script and Series Composition: Yousuke Kuroda (known for Hellsing, Trigun, and more)
- Sound Director: Masafumi Mima (known for AOT, FMAB, and more)
- Music: Yuuki Hayashi (known for Haikyuu, Run with the Wind, and more)
- Art Director: Shigemi Ikeda and Yukiko Maruyama
- Editing: Kumiko Sakamoto
Where to Watch My Hero Academia Final Season (Season 8)?
My Hero Academia season 8 is confirmed to be simulcast on Crunchyroll starting October 4, 2025. While Netflix also has all the seasons of MHA in its library, we have to wait and see if the platform will also simulcast the final episodes of MHA’s final season alongside Crunchyroll.
And that’s everything you need to know about season 8 of My Hero Academia. MHA is one of the best modern shonen titles of the 2010s and is finally coming to an end this year. That said, let us know your thoughts about the adaptation of the final season in the comments below.
