Season 5 is the fifth season of the My Hero Academia anime. It premiered on March 27, 2021 in Japan, and Funimation, Crunchyroll, VRV, and Hulu. The English Dub was produced by Funimation and started releasing two weeks behind the sub starting April 10, 2021. It began airing in the United States through Toonami on May 8, 2021.
Summary[]
Season 5 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[]
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 before 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
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Seasons | Season 1 • Season 2 • Season 3 • Season 4 • Season 5 • Season 6 • Season 7 |
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OVAs | Save! Rescue Training • Training of the Dead • Make It! Do-or-Die Survival Training • Hero League Baseball • Laugh! As If You Are in Hell • U.A. Heroes Battle |
Anime Films | Two Heroes • Heroes: Rising • World Heroes' Mission • You're Next |
Movie OVAs | All Might Rising • Departure |
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