Summary
- After the Final War, Deku becomes Quirkless and transitions to teaching at U.A. High School.
- Bakugo and Shoto are Pro Heroes; Shoto takes over his father's office; Bakugo still has some troubles achieving his goals.
- Fans are divided over Deku's Quirkless ending as a teacher and Bakugo's hero ranking.
This article contains spoilers for the upcoming My Hero Academia Season 8 (also known as MHA The Final Season).
After the Final War came to an end in My Hero Academia, Kohei Horikoshi spent a few chapters on the aftermath of the war, and showing what happened to the main characters.
When My Hero Academia Volume 42 was released, it included an additional 38-page chapter set a few years after the war. However, many fans did not like the ending, especially the epilogue — but why is the ending of this series so controversial?
My Hero Academia: Deku And Bakugo's Relationship, Explained
How does the relationship between Deku and Bakugo change over time in My Hero Academia?
The Aftermath of The Final War
While the Final War is one of the most amazing parts of the story, everyone wanted to know what would happen to the main characters after the war. As for Class 1-A, the students continue their studies after the war (except for Yuga Aoyama, who steps down), and they move on as "normally" as possible; after all, everyone is dealing with everything they experienced in the war and mourning the deaths it caused.
Right after the war, Midoriya is once again Quirkless, having only the remaining embers of One For All with him. Now, like everyone else, he has to adapt to an ever-changing world after the final battle.
What Happened To Deku, Bakugo and Shoto?
Fortunately, Deku, Bakugo and Shoto all survived the war. Bakugo and Midoriya were hospitalized, as they nearly died in the war — Midoriya even thought that Bakugo was dead for a moment. They are both eventually able to fully recover, except that Midoriya is slowly becoming completely Quirkless, as previously mentioned.
Shoto was emotionally shaken during the war, since he had to fight againts his own brother, Toya, who became a Villain under the name Dabi. His brother is in a critical state after an intense fight against his own brother and father. Toya is taken to a hospital and his family visits him every day, but unfortunately, Dabi did not survive.
The three boys go on with their lives, following different paths after school. Eight years later, a completely Quirkless Midoriya is now a teacher at U.A. High School, an ending that many fans did not like — he even invites Bakugo to become a guest teacher. He is also starting a relationship with Ochacho.
Both Bakugo and Shoto became Pro Heroes. Shoto took over his father's office and is now Number 2 on the Hero Billboard Chart in Japan. Bakugo, on the other hand, is Number 15 — while they were both important in the Final War, Bakugo has a personality that makes people afraid of him, and this kind of thing counts in the rankings. Everyone reunites to celebrate Shoto's new rank, and they all have to act together briefly when a criminal Quirk notification is issued.
Why Is My Hero Academia Epilogue Controversial?
When the ending and, later, the additional epilogue came out, many fans were not happy with the finale. This seems to be mostly because they expected that Deku would end the story as Hero Number 1, and don't see that much value in him ending the story as a Quirkless teacher.
Honestly, while it would be nice to see Deku as Number 1, becoming a teacher actually suits him, and it is a path that would certainly make this character very happy, considering his personality. Also, some fans didn't like that Deku and Ochaco are now dating.
Many fans would also like to see Bakugo achieve his dream of becoming Hero Number 1, but that could even spawn a new story (with comedy tones), since Bakugo still has a long way to go to finally get there.
Will The My Hero Academia Anime End The Same Way As The Manga?
Some fans who were not satisfied with the ending hope that the anime will make relevant changes to the epilogue of the story. However, it is hard to believe that this will actually happen, considering that the anime is very faithful to the original story.
They may make small changes to some events or even additions that may further expand the finale of the manga. But it seems unlikely that the production team will significantly change the main events and their meaning.
Either way, fans will soon learn what kind of changes or additions the production team has in mind, since the Final Season will be released in October 2025 and will likely end in early 2026 — that is, if MHA doesn't go the "Demon Slayer route", which would mean adapting the final moments of the final arc into a movie.
My Hero Academia Final Season will be streamed on Crunchyroll, likely subbed and dubbed in many languages.
- Release Date
- 2016 - 2025-00-00
- Network
- TBS, MBS, Nippon TV
- Directors
- Shouji Ikeno, Tsuyoshi Tobita, Ikuro Sato, Takudai Kakuchi, Masashi Abe, Tetsuya Miyanishi, Kazuma Komatsu, Yoshifumi Sasahara, Masayuki Otsuki, Daisuke Tsukushi, Takayuki Yamamoto, Yohei Fukui, Takuro Tsukada, Masatoyo Takada, Naomi Nakayama, Sayaka Morikawa, Takanori Yano
Cast
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Daiki YamashitaIzuku Midoriya (voice) -
Kaito IshikawaManga Fukidashi (voice)
WHERE TO WATCH
In My Hero Academia, some humans have superpowers called quirks. Izuku Midoriya, nicknamed Deku, is not one of them. Deku has always idolized heroes like the number one hero, All Might, and since he was a child, he has always wanted to be a hero. However, his lack of a quirk has always held him back, but a chance encounter with All Might after discovering a classmate in danger sets Deku on the path to becoming a true hero. My Hero Academia centers around Deku and a class of heroes-in-training at UA. This school shapes young quirk users into future heroes through fake rescue missions, combat training, and other hero-tempering tasks. With young Deku inheriting the "One-For-All" quirk, he will learn what it means to be a true hero while facing off with dastardly supervillains.
- Seasons
- 8
- Studio
- Bones
- Characters By
- Kohei Horikoshi
- Japanese Title
- Boku no Hero Academia
- Based On
- Manga
- Creator
- Kōhei Horikoshi
- Main Characters
- Tsuyu Asui, Katsuki Bakugo, Ochaco Uraraka, Izuku Midoriya, Shoto Todoroki, All Might
- Story By
- Kōhei Horikoshi, Yōsuke Kuroda
- Number of Episodes
- 159
- Streaming Service(s)
- Hulu, Crunchyroll
