My Hero Academia manga is ending — and here’s why

After running for a decade, the My Hero Academia manga will be ending soon. Here’s every detail on the manga’s conclusion we know so far, including available details on how the story will be finished.

My Hero Academia is one of the most prominent manga of the 2010s. Written and illustrated by Kohei Horikoshi, it’s among the highest selling manga of Shueisha and the most read titles on the Manga Plus app. The popular manga became a very successful anime show by Bones, starting in 2016.

The My Hero Academia manga has been expected to end soon for quite some time. In Jump Giga Spring 2021, Horikoshi revealed in an interview that the manga would enter the Final Act Saga and conclude soon. The Final Act Saga has three arcs, with the Final War Arc being the last one of the manga.

The official Twitter account of My Hero Academia recently posted, “The final battle is reaching its climax!!”, while promoting the release of Chapter 422. Following this, Chapter 423 saw the ending of the Final War Arc, with Chapter 424 beginning the epilogue of the manga before it ends.

Why is My Hero Academia ending?

Kohei Horikoshi/Shueisha

My Hero Academia is ending because the story is almost at its conclusion. The manga entered the Final War Arc with Chapter 343 in 2022 and ended with Chapter 423 in 2024.

Just as the name suggests, the Final War Arc is the final arc of the manga, though there will be some epilogue chapters following it. As of now, the manga has more than 420 chapters.

With the Final War over, the manga has now completed the character arcs of all major characters like All Might, Bakugo, Shoto, and Ochako, as well as its central protagonist and antagonist, Deku and Shigaraki.

After the conclusion of the Final War Arc, the story will continue for some time as it shows the aftermath of the past events. The epilogue chapters starts from Chapter 424 but when they’ll end with the last manga chapter is yet to be announced.

When will My Hero Academia end?

Kohei Horikoshi/Shueisha

Currently, there is no exact date for the My Hero Academia ending. However, since the last arc is over and the manga has officially entered its epilogue, My Hero Academia will end sometime in 2024.

The conclusion of My Hero Academia’s Final War Arc kicks off in Chapter 423, 79 manga chapters after the arc began. It features the climactic battle between One For All and All For One. The fight ends with Deku landing a punch on All For One with the last embers of One For All within him as the vestiges of the past users and Shigaraki destroy the centuries-old villain from within.

As Deku (and One For All) defeats All For One, Shigaraki finally finds freedom from the villain who orchestrated his whole life. In a touching moment following All For One’s end, Deku and Shigaraki finally have a heart-to-heart where they resolve their conflict of philosophies. Shigaraki is no longer bound by his hatred, but he does reinstate that he is the leader of the League of Villains until the very end.

The end of All For One and Shigaraki marks the end of an era, both for the heroes and the readers. With the main antagonists finally done with, the story officially reaches its aftermath phase. However, unlike many shonen manga, My Hero Academia won’t wrap up its ten-years-old journey with one chapter of epilogue.

As Kohei Horikoshi states, in lieu of the release of Chapter 424, “Writing conventions say that the conclusion of a story should be short, but this is not the type of manga that can immediately end after the fighting is done, so I’ll keep going for a little while. We’re going back to the title.”

This means there will a set of chapters showing what happens to the aspiring hero as the country rebuilds after the Final War.

How will My Hero Academia end?

There are many theories regarding how My Hero Academia will end. But we’re sure of one thing: the story will have a positive ending, since My Hero Academia is all about hope and dreams.

My Hero Academia is a shonen manga and thus, it end swith the protagonist defeating the final villain and saving the world. In the climax of the Final War Arc, Deku fights and eventually defeats All For One, finally ending his reign of terror, though at the cost of his Quirk.

Deku has been personally wanting to save Shigaraki who is the primary antagonist of MHA and also a victim of All For One’s plans. Throughout the story, Shigaraki rejects all positivity from the world and clings to his hatred, rejecting Deku’s help again and again.

But Deku and he finally made some progress when Deku experienced the horror of Shigaraki’s childhood in the imaginary world. When the aspiring hero ends up defeating All For One, Shigaraki finally accepts Deku’s help and find peace even as he dies.

Kohei Horikoshi/Shueisha

Currently, the main question regarding the My Hero Academia ending is whether Deku will get his Quirk back. He started his story as a Quirkless boy dreaming of becoming a Hero and before the full conclusion, he’s found himself back in the same position.

My Hero Academia is narrated by Deku as a story of how he becomes the greatest hero of all time. It sounds like it’s a story being told after Deku has become the next No. 1 Hero like All Might. However, Chapter 422 has a significant scene where All Might declares Deku to be his greatest hero. Chapter 424 has another scene where the former no. 1 hero declares Deku and Bakugo to be the greatest heroes.

This scene is poignant and heartwarming but it could also be a hint at Deku’s future. The scene proves that Deku doesn’t need his Quirk to be considered the greatest hero. Maybe the manga will end with him being Quirkless once again but this time, he’ll be content with himself.

But this is not the ending many fans want for Deku, and it’ll be very disappointing for the fandom. The most plausible ending, and the one that’ll satisfy the fans the most, is if Deku gets One For All back and finally becomes the next Symbol of Peace.

But we’ll have to wait for the story to actually end to know which one will be Deku’s fate.

When will My Hero Academia anime end?

The My Hero Academia anime is expected to end with Season 8. However, when My Hero Academia Season 8 will be released is still unknown.

My Hero Academia is currently in Season 7, which has 21 episodes and is adapting the Star and Stripe Arc, the U.A. Traitor Arc, and part of the Final War Arc. Given the pacing of the anime, My Hero Academia Season 7 will possibly adapt 40 chapters of the Final War Arc, which is less than half of the arc overall.

This means Season 8 may have more than 40 chapters to cover in the Final War Arc. If the eighth season also gets 20-25 episodes, then it could be the final season of the superhero anime.

My Hero Academia ending is all the more reason to know the hero world better. Check out our articles on the things you should know about Season 7 and Season 7 schedule. And if you’re a fan of both My Hero Academia  and Fortnite, find out how to get My Hero Academia skins in Fortnite.