A new trailer and key visual for the eighth and final season of the Boku no Hero Academia (My Hero Academia) anime has been revealed. It has also been confirmed that the anime will premiere in October 2025 and that Crunchyroll will stream the anime worldwide as it airs, excluding Asia.

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Boku no Hero Academia Anime Key Visual

The anime’s seventh season premiered in April 2024 and ended with its 21st episode in October 2024.  Nakayama Naomi will return as director for the eighth season at BONES studio, and Nagasaki Kenji will return as chief director.

All seven seasons of the Boku no Hero Academia (My Hero Academia) anime can be streamed on Crunchyroll.

Boku no Hero Academia Anime Teaser Visual

The anime is an adaptation of Horikoshi Kouhei’s Boku no Hero Academia manga. Horikoshi (Oumagadoki Zoo and Sensei no Baruji) started the manga in Weekly Shounen Jump in July 2014 and ended it in August 2024. Shueisha published the manga’s first tankoubon volume in November 2014 and the 42nd and final volume on December 4th, 2024.

Boku no Hero Academia Manga Cover 42

Viz Media publishes the manga in English digitally and in print under the name My Hero Academia, and it will release the manga’s 41st volume on June 3rd, 2025. The manga can also be found digitally in English on Shueisha’s Manga Plus service.

The story follows middle school student Izuku Midoriya, who wants to be a hero more than anything, but he doesn’t have an ounce of power in him. With no chance of ever getting into the prestigious U.A. High School for budding heroes, his life is looking more and more like a dead end. Then, an encounter with All Might, the greatest hero of them all, gives him a chance to change his destiny…

We’ve previously covered Boku no Hero Academia on NamiComi News, which you can read by visiting the relevant news article.