Season 5 of the My Hero Academia anime premiered on March 27, 2021 in Japan, and on the streaming services Funimation, Crunchyroll*, VRV (subtitles only), and Hulu. It began airing in the United States through Toonami on May 8, 2021. New episodes aired every Saturday, at 5:30 a.m. ET (12:30 a.m. ET on Toonami). On streaming services, episodes first aired subtitled, followed by their dubbed version as they became available.
Story
Season 5, during its broadcast, covered the Joint Training Arc, Meta Liberation Army Arc, the Endeavor Agency Arc, and the beginning of the Paranormal Liberation War Arc.
Production
History
Season 5 was announced in the 18th issue of the 2020 Weekly Shonen Jump magazine on March 30, 2020.
As with previous seasons, the production of season five was confirmed at the end of the final episode of season four.[2] It was later confirmed by Funimation that preparation has started in Japan.[3] On July 8, 2020, Yuki Hayashi posted a tweet saying that he and the other composers have begun recording the soundtrack for season five.[4]
After Hero FES 2020 occurred on October 3, 2020, the official Japanese Twitter account confirmed that season five will begin airing during Spring 2021.[5] It was later revealed on December 18, 2020, at Jump Festa 2021, that season five would start airing on March 27, 2021 for Japan.[6]
Cast
List of Episodes
| Story Arc | # of Episodes | Original Air Date |
| Pro Hero Arc (continued from Season 4) |
2 (Episodes 89 to 90) | Japanese: March 27, 2021 - April 3, 2021 English: May 9, 2021 - May 16, 2021 |
| Joint Training Arc | 10 (Episodes 91 to 100) | Japanese: April 10, 2021 - June 12, 2021 English: May 23, 2021 - July 25, 2021 |
| Meta Liberation Army Arc | 6 (Episodes 100, 108 to 112) | Japanese: June 12, 2021, August 21, 2021 - September 18, 2021 English: July 25, 2021, September 19, 2021 - November 7, 2021 |
| Endeavor Agency Arc | 6 (Episodes 101 to 106) | Japanese: June 19, 2021 - July 31, 2021 English: August 1, 2021 - September 5, 2021 |
| Paranormal Liberation War Arc | 2 (Episodes 107, 113) | Japanese: August 14, 2021, September 25, 2021 English: September 12, 2021, November 7, 2021 |
Soundtrack
Opening Themes
Ending Themes
Promotional Material
Key Visuals
BD/DVD Covers
Episodes 89 - 95
Episodes 96 - 101
Episodes 102 - 107
Episodes 108 - 113
Promotional Videos
Character Designs
Trivia
- This is the first season to adapt a story arc out of order, choosing to produce the Endeavor Agency Arc first instead of the Meta Liberation Army Arc.
References
- ↑ https://heroaca.com/bd_dvd/bddvd_5th/5th-blu-raydvd-vol-4/
- ↑ My Hero Academia Anime Gets 5th Season: https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-04-04/my-hero-academia-anime-gets-5th-season/.158250
- ↑ My Hero Academia Season 5 Preps For Recording in Japan: https://www.funimation.com/blog/2020/05/21/my-hero-academia-season-5-preps-for-recording-in-japan/?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=org-social&utm_campaign=my-hero-academia&utm_content=season-5-recording-news&sf122874854=1
- ↑ https://twitter.com/hayayu1231/status/1280858199374073856
- ↑ https://twitter.com/hayayu1231/status/1280858199374073856
- ↑ https://twitter.com/heroaca_anime/status/1340202912820068352
| Seasons | Season 1 • Season 2 • Season 3 • Season 4 • Season 5 • Season 6 |
|---|---|
| Anime Films | Two Heroes • Heroes: Rising • World Heroes' Mission |
| OVAs | Save! Rescue Training • Training of the Dead • All Might Rising • Make It! Do-or-Die Survival Training • Hawks: Soothe • Hero League Baseball • Laugh! As if you are in Hell |
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