My Hero Academia Reveals 25 Episodes for Season 5 and Cast for 1st Holder of One For All

My Hero Academia Season 5 is finally gearing up to steal the fans’ attention. Although Episode 0 had premiered in March, we all know that the actual plot starts with the latest episode titled “Vestiges.”


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With some old characters who have been dug up from the past, the new episode was not big on the action, but it did give some insight into the plot development.

Hawks’ significant role in the season comes into view with this episode, and fans have buckled up for a fun ride ahead.

My Hero Academia Season 5 has been listed with 25 episodes! You must have already speculated that the season will cover much more than the Joint Training arc from the episode count.

The fifth season will also adapt the Meta Liberation Army arc from the manga. Since the anime is primarily filler-free, fans don’t have to worry about a deviation from the manga.

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Two new cast members have also been revealed!

CharacterCastOther Works
First One For All holderSoichiro HoshiKira Yamato (Mobile Suit Gundam)
MirkoSayaka KinoshitaSora (Aki Sora)
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The first holder of One For All is the brother of All For One. A glimpse at the first generation One For All holder is shown in the anime’s latest episode. Mirko is the highest-ranking female pro-hero in My Hero Academia.

The anime’s ending sequence has also been revealed without the credits.

Funimation and Crunchyroll are streaming the anime series, and there is also an upcoming movie scheduled. My Hero Academia: World Heroes’ Mission movie will premiere on 6th August with an original plot!

My Hero Academia is on a roll this year, and we are just overjoyed to get so much content from the series!

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 24 tankōbon volumes as of August 2019.

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.

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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