Season 5 is the fifth season of the My Hero Academia anime. It aired from March 27, 2021 to September 25, 2021 in Japan, covering a Joint Training exercise between Class 1-A and 1-B, an internship at Endeavor's Agency for Izuku, Katsuki, and Shoto, and the League of Villains battling against a new threat of their own. It is a direct sequel to the fourth season, and was followed by a sixth season.
Summary[]
The season is comprised of 25 episodes, covering the Joint Training Arc, Endeavor Agency Arc, and the Meta Liberation Army Arc, ending at 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]
Characters that were introduced and cast this season are as follow:
Cast (Japanese)[]
Heroes[]
- Hiroki Yasumoto as Daigoro Banjo
- KenshÅ Ono as Oboro Shirakumo
- Misato Kawauchi as Burnin
- Kiyotaka Furushima as Kido and Togaru Kamakiri
- TÅru Nara as Onima
- Takumu Miyazono as Slidin' Go
- Arisa Sekine as Mawata Fuwa and Ryukyu's Sidekick
- KÅhei Amasaki as Shihai Kuroiro
- Kei ShindÅ as Kinoko Komori
- Kaito Ishikawa as Manga Fukidashi
- KÅji Okino as Kojiro Bondo
- Masamichi Kitada as Gran Torino (Young)
Villains[]
- Hiroaki Hirata as Re-Destro
- Junji Majima as Trumpet
- Takako Honda as Curious
- SeiichirÅ Yamashita as Geten
- Tomokazu Sugita as Skeptic
- Kazuya Nakai as Flect Turn
- Tomoyuki Shimura as Starservant
- KishÅ Taniyama as Ending
Others[]
- Arisa Sekine as Tenko Shimura (Young)
- YÅ«ya Tajima as Kotaro Shimura
- Atsuko Yuya as Nao Shimura
- Chiyuki Miura as Hana Shimura
- Eriko Kadokura as Mako Magi
- YÅ«suke Shirooka as Chizuo Magi
- Haruka Shimizu as Toga's Mother
- Kenta Åkuma as Hero Public Safety Commissioner
- Hisao Egawa as Untenmaru Kurumada
- SÅichirÅ Hoshi as Yoichi Shigaraki
Japanese Recasts[]
Cast (English)[]
Heroes[]
- Andrew Love as Daigoro Banjo
- Stephen Sanders as Oboro Shirakumo
- Lisa Ortiz as Burnin
- Lee George as Kido
- Kevin Thelwell as Onima
- Bill Butts as Slidin' Go
- Mallorie Rodak and Monica Rial as Ryukyu's Sidekicks
- Dani Chambers as Mawata Fuwa
- Howard Wang as Shihai Kuroiro
- Amanda Gish as Kinoko Komori
- Alex Mai as Manga Fukidashi
- Jean-Luc Hester as Togaru Kamakiri
- Tyler Walker as Kojiro Bondo
Villains[]
- Sonny Strait as Re-Destro
- Adam McArthur as Trumpet
- Tara Sands as Curious
- Khoi Dao as Geten
- Benjamin Diskin as Skeptic
- Kiba Walker as Cider House leader
- Nicholas Corda as Trigger Smuggler Captain
- Robbie Daymond as Flect Turn
- Ray Gestaut as Starservant
- Belsheber Rusape as Ending
Others[]
- Emily Fajardo as Tenko Shimura (Young)
- Aaron Campbell as Kotaro Shimura
- Macy Anne Johnson as Nao Shimura
- Skyler McIntosh as Hana Shimura
- Melanie Mason as Mako Magi
- Dennis Maher as Chizuo Magi
- Brianna Roberts as Toga's Mother
- Bruce DuBose as Hero Public Safety Commissioner
- D.C. Douglas as Untenmaru Kurumada
- Stephen Fu as Yoichi Shigaraki
English Recasts[]
Crew[]
- Director - Masahiro Mukai
- Chief Director - Kenji Nagasaki
- Script Writer - YÅsuke Kuroda
- Composer - Yuki Hayashi
- Character Designer - Yoshihiko Umakoshi and Hitomi Odashima
- Opening/Ending Directors:
- Tomohiro Kamitani - (OP 1)
- IkurÅ SatÅ - (OP 2)
- Nobutaka Yoda - (ED 1)
- Minakata Laboratory - (ED 2)
- Episode Directors:
- Tsuyoshi Tobita - (Episodes 89, 93, 97, 103, 106 and 113)
- ShÅji Ikeno - (Episodes 90, 94, 98, 101, 104, 105 and 110)
- IkurÅ SatÅ - (Episode 104)
- Sayaka Morikawa - (Episode 104)
- IkurÅ SatÅ - (Episodes 91, 95, 99, 102, 108 and 112)
- Takanori Yano - (Episode 108)
- Tomo Åkubo - (Episodes 92, 96 and 100)
- Masashi Abe - (Episode 107)
- Masatoyo Takada - (Episode 109)
- Takayuki Yamamoto - (Episode 111)
- Storyboard Artists:
- Tomohiro Kamitani - (OP 1)
- SÅichi Masui - (OP 2)
- Nobutaka Yoda - (ED 1)
- Minakata Laboratory - (ED 2)
- Masahiro Mukai - (Episode 89)
- KÅ Matsuo - (Episodes 90, 100, 108 and 113)
- Tomo Åkubo - (Episode 100)
- Shinji Ishihira - (Episodes 91, 95 and 104)
- Tomo Åkubo - (Episodes 92, 96 and 103)
- Shinji SatÅ - (Episodes 93, 97, 98, 106, 107 and 111)
- ShÅji Ikeno - (Episodes 94, 101 and 110)
- Takashi Kawabata - (Episode 99, 102, 105, 109 and 112)
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[]
Season 5 Announcement Page.
Class 1-A Poster (Jump Festa 2021).
Class 1-B Hero Costumes.
The Meta Liberation Army.
BR/DVD Promotional Artwork (Heroes).
BR/DVD Promotional Artwork (Villains).
Key Visuals[]
Key Visual #1
Key Visual #2
Key Visual #3
Key Visual #4
Key Visual #5 (Ver. 1)
Key Visual #5 (Ver. 2)
Key Visual #6
Wallpapers[]
BD/DVD Covers[]
Vol.1
Episodes 89 - 95
Episodes 89 - 95
Vol.2
Episodes 96 - 101
Episodes 96 - 101
Vol.3
Episodes 102 - 107
Episodes 102 - 107
Vol.4
Episodes 108 - 113
Episodes 108 - 113
Promotional Videos[]
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Character Designs[]
Trivia[]
- This is the only season to adapt a story arc out of order, choosing to produce the Endeavor Agency Arc before the Meta Liberation Army Arc.
References[]
- ā https://heroaca.com/bd_dvd/bddvd_5th/5th-blu-raydvd-vol-4/
- ā My Hero Academia Anime Gets 5th Season: https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-04-04/my-hero-academia-anime-gets-5th-season/.158250
- ā My Hero Academia Season 5 Preps For Recording in Japan: https://web.archive.org/web/20200615112846/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
- ā https://twitter.com/hayayu1231/status/1280858199374073856
- ā https://twitter.com/hayayu1231/status/1280858199374073856
- ā https://twitter.com/heroaca_anime/status/1340202912820068352
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