My Hero Academia: Where to watch the anime or where to read the manga and how to better understand the ending
If you didn’t like the ending, we’ll help you digest it better.
After 10 years of publication in the famous Weekly Shonen Jump, the story of ‘My Hero Academia’ has come to an end. Its creator, Kohei Horikoshi, has already been congratulated by manga’s greatest authors, including Eiichiro Oda, although he also faces what it is like to end his work, declaring that he now feels lonely. Even though the manga is finished, there are other ways to follow the story of young Izuku Midoriya, aka Deku, and the world of superheroes and villains that surrounds him.
Where to watch My Hero Academia?
If you are one of those people who waits for a series to finish so you can watch it all at once, all 6 complete seasons of My Hero Academia are currently available on Crunchyroll. Season 7 is currently airing and is one of the simulcast series on the platform, with the latest episode adapting the events that took place in Chapter 366, Volume 37 of the manga. In addition, there are a total of 9 OVAS that are also available on the service.
Where can I read all of My Hero Academia?
Well, if you want to continue reading the manga and keep up with the anime, we have good news and bad news. Good news! Volume 37 is currently being adapted into an anime, and having a starting point is always a good thing. The bad news is that Viz Media, the publisher responsible for distributing the manga in the United States, last published volume was volume 38, and volume 39 is scheduled for October 1st, so there’s not much to read.
If you just want to read the last few chapters to see what people are talking about - and you are not afraid of spoilers or not understanding - the legal option, which we have recommended for other manga already, is through Manga Plus. On this platform, Shueisha, the publisher of Weekly Shonen Jump and V Jump, offers the first three chapters of all their series for free, as well as the last three chapters (which they update as they are released in Japan). You can read them here.
How to better understand the ending of My Hero Academia?
Warning: Spoilers for the ending of My Hero Academia are below. Unless you have a quirk to forget spoilers, please do not read.
It seems that in recent years, manga endings have failed to live up to the high expectations of fans, or fans have simply become more vocal. Recent cases such as Saint Seiya or Attack on Titan have gone viral on social networks. The case of My Hero Academia is not far behind, with an ending that leaves Deku out of the fight, but has a more grounded reality.
Chapter 430 has several elements, starting with an 8-year time jump. Izuku, still the narrator, repeats one of the first dialogues of the series, about how not all people are born the same. There are changes, now he doesn’t talk about how he became the Greatest Hero, but how he and his friends became the greatest heroes. Does this demean Deku? No, of course not, by ending the war against the League of Villains and eliminating the All For One, he became the Greatest Hero of All Time, though of course with his losses.
Deku loses the One For All, and after this eight-year jump, he has not stopped being away from the world of superheroes. The ending shows us moments of what happened to his companions and how adult life has made them move away. Our protagonist is no longer a hero, but now he is in charge of something more important, passing the torch to a new generation of superheroes by becoming a professor at the UA. There is a cycle that closes, Deku begins Quirkless and ends the same way, but fulfilling his dream of saving the world. However, this does not mean that he stops being a hero, and now with a special suit, he can continue to be a hero and help along with his friends.