My Hero Academia Season 5
Series, 2021, First Year, Set in Joint training
My Hero Academia Season 5 is #7 of 13 in release order and #7 of 13 in chronological order in the My Hero Academia.
The story
Deku's next challenge, in order to become the "best hero," is a rivalry with Class 1-B, who also intend to prove that they are true heroes, with all their pride on the line! The students' morale is boosted by a direct confrontation that hasn't occurred since the sports festival. Meanwhile, a new "something" is about to awaken within Deku.
My Hero Academia Season 5 recap
My Hero Academia season 5 (2021) begins with Class 1-A against Class 1-B in a joint training battle, where a new power, Blackwhip, erupts from Izuku Midoriya. The 25-episode season aired from March to September 2021 on ytv and NTV. Izuku learns that One For All holds the Quirks of its past users, who start to speak to him. The middle stretch turns to the villains: Tomura Shigaraki's League fights the Meta Liberation Army and absorbs it, forming the Paranormal Liberation Front, while the doctor behind the Nomu prepares to remake Shigaraki. Izuku, Katsuki Bakugo and Shoto Todoroki then intern with Endeavor, who tries to make amends with his family. The Heroes Rising and World Heroes' Mission films are set during this season. It follows season 4 and sets up the war in season 6.
My Hero Academia Season 5 ending explained
My Hero Academia season 5 ends with the episode "The High, Deep Blue Sky". Hawks, undercover with the villains, is close to pinning down Shigaraki's sponsor, Dr. Garaki, who is making Shigaraki strong enough to take One For All. At U.A., Class 1-A shows off what it learned in work-studies, and All Might gives Izuku and Katsuki what he has found out about the past users of One For All.
Where to watch My Hero Academia Season 5
My Hero Academia Season 5 is streaming on Netflix, Hulu, Crunchyroll, and Rakuten Viki in the US. You can rent or buy it on Amazon, Apple TV, and Google Play.
Ratings
IMDb 8.2/10, MyAnimeList 7.35
Where it fits
- Release order: after My Hero Academia: Heroes Rising, before My Hero Academia: World Heroes' Mission.
- Chronological order: after My Hero Academia Season 4, before My Hero Academia: Heroes Rising.
What to watch before My Hero Academia Season 5
In release order, the essentials before My Hero Academia Season 5 (2021) are My Hero Academia Season 1 (2016), My Hero Academia Season 2 (2017), My Hero Academia Season 3 (2018), and My Hero Academia Season 4 (2019).
Cast
- Daiki Yamashita as Izuku Midoriya (voice)
- Nobuhiko Okamoto as Katsuki Bakugo (voice)
- Yuki Kaji as Shoto Todoroki (voice)
- Kenta Miyake as All Might (voice)
- Ayane Sakura as Ochako Uraraka (voice)
- Kaito Ishikawa as Tenya Iida (voice)
- Aoi Yuuki as Setsuna Tokage (voice)
- Junichi Suwabe as Shota Aizawa (voice)
- Koki Uchiyama as Tomura Shigaraki (voice)
- Tarusuke Shingaki as Mirio Togata (voice)
- Seiran Kobayashi as Eri (voice)
- Kenjiro Tsuda as Overhaul (voice)