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Here’s a complete guide to the My Hero Academia watch order, the status of the anime, where to pick up the manga after the anime, and more.
Given the amount of My Hero Academia content created as part of the television anime, the OVAs, and the movies, the My Hero Academia watch order is something that new fans often end up checking. While you can always opt to watch the anime in its seasonal order, the movies make things a tad confusing.
Initially, fans used to think that My Hero Academia movies were not canon as they did not adapt any storyline from the source material and were totally original stories. However, as the manga progressed, it started making subtle references to events that took place in the movies, making the events canon. Hence, the My Hero Academia watch order has slowly become significant to all fans, new and old.
My Hero Academia Watch Order
Here’s the My Hero Academia watch order for those who wish to catch up with the anime in the correct order before the final season premieres in 2025:
- My Hero Academia: All Might Rising (OVA)
- My Hero Academia Season 1 (TV Anime)
- My Hero Academia: Save! Rescue Training! (OVA)
- My Hero Academia: Hero Notebook (Recap Episode)
- My Hero Academia Season 2 – Episodes 1-20 (TV Anime)
- My Hero Academia: Training of the Dead (OVA)
- My Hero Academia Season 2 – Episodes 21-25 (TV Anime)
- My Hero Academia: Two Heroes (Movie)
- My Hero Academia Season 3 – Episodes 1-14 (TV Anime)
- My Hero Academia: Make It! Do-or-Die Survival Training (OVA)
- My Hero Academia Season 3 – Episodes 15-25 (TV Anime)
- My Hero Academia Season 4 (TV Anime)
- My Hero Academia: Heroes Rising (Movie)
- My Hero Academia Season 5 – Episodes 1-18 (TV Anime)
- My Hero Academia: Hero League Baseball (OVA)
- My Hero Academia: Laugh! As If You Are in Hell (OVA)
- My Hero Academia Season 5 – Episodes 19-25 (TV Anime)
- My Hero Academia: Departure (OVA)
- My Hero Academia: World Heroes’ Mission (Movie)
- My Hero Academia Season 6 (TV Anime)
- My Hero Academia: You’re Next (Movie)
- My Hero Academia: Memories (Recap Episodes)
- My Hero Academia Season 7 (TV Anime)
- My Hero Academia Season 8 (TV Anime set to premiere in 2025)
You can follow the My Hero Academia watch order if you wish to watch the anime in chronological order. Otherwise, you can always opt to watch the anime in order of each episode’s release date. So, can fans just avoid watching the movies? Or, are they relevant to the canon storylines?
Do You Need to Watch the My Hero Academia Films?
Well, the answer to this question really depends on how much you love the series. Realistically, one does not need to watch the My Hero Academia movies and OVAs to experience the series to the fullest. This is because, while the original series (manga) does make some references to the movies, they only refer to certain original characters that appear in the movies.
So, if watching an entire movie only to understand a reference to a character made for a few seconds in the TV anime seems worthwhile, you can opt to do that. Otherwise, there is always the option to only watch the television anime. Such fans can also opt to only watch the movies and OVAs that interest them based on their plot or setting.
How Do the My Hero Academia Films Fit in the Manga Canon?
My Hero Academia movies are loosely canon. This means that, while they are not adapted from the manga, the storylines fit perfectly between different story arcs. Therefore, despite being original stories, they connect with the television anime. As far as the plot is concerned, the movies do not contribute a lot to the television anime, except for a few character references.
With that said, while you may yearn to watch all anime released by the animation studio for the series in chronological order, the movies do disrupt the flow of the anime storylines. Hence, you can either choose to watch the movies in chronological order, or watch them later after you are either done with the television anime or when you need a break from it.
Where to pick up the My Hero Academia manga after the anime?
Studio BONES adapted My Hero Academia manga up until chapter 398 as part of the anime’s seventh season. Given that the manga has 430 chapters, the animation studio is left with 32 chapters to adapt as part of the anime’s final season. But considering there is still time left for the manga to release the final season, you may wish to read the manga.
So, for those fans who wish to continue reading the manga after the anime ends, you can start reading the series from My Hero Academia chapter 399. The remaining 32 chapters entail the conclusion to the Final War Arc and the Epilogue Arc.
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