The essential episodes of My Hero Academia
Watch these 15 in order and you've got My Hero Academia — each pick states its reason.
- 01
Izuku Midoriya desperately wants to be a hero, but he is one of the few in his generation born without a Quirk. Will meeting the number one hero, All Might, change his fate?
- 02
All Might has finally shown up, but will he be able to defeat Nomu and save the day?!
- 03
The Deku and Shoto fight begins. Deku throws safety to the winds by using his quirk on Shoto who in turn uses his ice quirk.
- 04
The villains launch their attack, and only Izuku knows where Kota is. Can he get to him in time?
- 05
All Might's time is running out as he faces his ultimate nemesis head on. Will he finally be able to defeat All For One once and for all?
- 06
Endeavor and Hawks continue to battle the mysterious Nomu enemy that attacked them. The whole world watches what the new "Symbol of Peace" is capable of.
- 07
Midoriya and Shinso face off for the first time since the sports festival in the last fight of the class battles.
- 08
To desperately halt the effects of the Quirk-Destroying Drug, Eraser Head cuts his leg off. Despite this, Shigaraki manages to reach his face, slicing one of his eyes, just as Shoto appears, who had been following Deku and Bakugo, blasting him with a mountain of ice, and further knocked back by Deku. With Eraser unconscious, his Quirk is undone, and Shigaraki begins to regenerate all of his injuries. Meanwhile, the evacuation team overhear of the mass destruction caused by Gigantomachia as he makes a reckless beeline directly toward his master; the rest of the U.A. students in Gunga can only look on in fear at the devastation left in his wake. Shigaraki prepares to finish everyone off, only for his body to suddenly split open, realizing that he was awakened too early. Deku figures out that, just like him, his body can't withstand the power of All For One. At this moment, Deku unlocks the Quirk of the 7th user: Nana Shimura's Float, and combined with Blackwhip pulls Shigaraki into the air and rescues his companions. He proceeds to duel Shigaraki in the air alone while the Heroes recover on the ground, causing Bakugo to get anxious. He recalls a conversation with All Might during their training prior where Bakugo voiced his worries regarding a mystery of one of the One For All users, and admitting his bullying of Deku came from not understanding his unselfish and self-sacrifical attitude. While Deku unleashes the full power of One For All to overwhelm Shigaraki, even despite the damage on his body, Bakugo and Shoto get Endeavor into the air, so he can finish him off for good with a Prominence Burn. As he burns alive, All For One's voice calls out to Shigaraki, his body suddenly releasing an array of Rivet Stabs to knock Endeavor away. "Shigaraki" shoots several Rivets out toward Deku, but with no hesitation, just like Deku did for him before, Bakugo blasts forward, pushing him out of the way and getting stabbed instead.
- 09
- 10
Bakugo is back on his feet! Can he rescue All Might from All For One, and defeat the villain in battle?
- 11
The balance of power shifts between Izuku and Shigaraki when the latter steals a Quirk from One For All.
- 12
Wrench It Open, Izuku Midoriya!
Izuku attempts to forcefully transfer One For All to Shigaraki, as this might prove to be the key to victory.
- 13
After All For One takes over Shigaraki's body, the heroes must fight as one big team to defeat him.
- 14
Epilogue / The Hellish Todoroki Family: Final
With the long conflict over at last, the time has come to rebuild. Both on a societal and personal level.
- 15
How has the world changed in the eight years since Izuku and the heroes defeated All For One and Shigaraki?
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