My Hero Academia The series has become one of the most well-known anime series of all time, and this journey officially began on April 3, 2016. After almost a decade, Studio Bones' animated adaptation ended on December 13, 2025. But the series has already returned once for a special, and now it returns on August 1, 2, and 3 in an adaptation of Kohei Horikoshi's one-shot.
My Hero Academia special episode ‘Me Too Hero’ screening date confirmed for August 1st and August 2nd
My Hero Academia is an animation series that first aired in 2016 and is now in its 8th season, ending with its final season on December 13, 2025. After a short hiatus, the anime returned on May 2, 2026. This return is a special episode adaptation of My Hero Academia episode 431, and was highly anticipated as it showed Deku and Ochaco coming together, as well as showing the students emerging as adults in their pro hero careers.
Immediately after the 'See More' special broadcast, news came that another special broadcast from Studio Bones was in progress. This episode will feature another short story written by Kohei Horikoshi titled “I, too, am a hero.”
Today, May 16, 2026, the broadcast date of My Hero Academia's final episode, 'I'm a Hero Too!', has finally been confirmed. This episode will first be shown to the public on August 1, 2026. It is scheduled to be screened again on August 2, 2026. However, these screenings won't be immediately available to everyone, as fans will need to purchase tickets and attend a character matchup on one of these dates. The exact location or time of the upcoming second and third character matchups have not yet been revealed, but according to the official My Hero Academia website, more information will be available soon.
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The final episode of My Hero Academia will be available to stream globally on August 3, 2026.
The majority of My Hero Academia fans will not be able to attend character matchups. This is because this matchup only takes place in Japan and seating is limited. But fortunately, fans around the world were able to watch ‘I’m a Hero Too’ in just one day.
This morning, ‘I am a hero too!’ was posted on the My Hero Academia official website. The final episode has been confirmed. will take you to Streaming service on August 3, 2026. It's currently not confirmed exactly which streaming service it will be released on, but it's expected to have a wide reach, as seen in the special episode 'More'. Crunchyroll will be sure to stream the episodes once they are released.
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Eri's fascinating one-shot story is scheduled to be animated in August.
The 'See More' special still follows Deku as the lead, but 'I Am My Hero Too' will take a different approach. 『I am my hero too』 is a work based on the one-shot from the My Hero Academia: Ultra Age: The Final fanbook, which was officially released on May 2, 2025. This fan book was created by Horikoshi, and it contains answers to many of the author's questions. Along with this, some character art and an additional Eri chapter were also presented. In this one-shot chapter, Eri shows quite a bit of growth.
Eri decides to visit UA High School to meet Deku and the others. Unfortunately Deku wasn't there, but Eraserhead was there. In this chapter, it is revealed that Eri chose music, which did not surprise fans. Although the story is short, it still reveals a lot of information. First of all, the new Pro Hero rankings are revealed here. Deku is revealed to have risen rapidly in ranking after acquiring the hero suit, becoming the fourth-highest hero in Japan, with Bakugo following him in fifth place.
It's only five pages long, so the upcoming episodes may be shorter than expected. It's also possible that Studio Bones will add new anime-specific content to make it a full-fledged episode. Either way, fans will be happy to see My Hero Academia return, even if only for a little while.
Source: My Hero Academia official website
