You’ve got to be living under a rock not to know about My Hero Academia. Being a member of the ‘Major Shonen Squad’ comes with its own set of difficulties, and that is the long list of installments that need to be set up in proper order before watching.
Luckily for you, we have taken up the responsibility and have compiled the perfect watch order guide. Whether it is the release order that you want to stick to or the chronological order like the hardcore fan you are, we have them all.
So, without further ado, let me show you the watch order that will best suit your needs.
1. How to Watch My Hero Academia in Order?
The recommended way to watch My Hero Academia is by following the custom order:
- My Hero Academia Season 1
- OVA 1: (Jump Festa) My Hero Academia: Save! Rescue Training!
- My Hero Season 2
- OVA 2: My Hero Academia: Training of the Dead
- OVA 3: My Hero Academia: All Might: Rising (Two Heroes Special)
- My Hero Academia: Two Heroes
- My Hero Academia Season 3
- OVA 4: My Hero Academia: Make It! Do-or-Die Survival Training (Two-Part Special)
- My Hero Academia Season 4
- My Hero Academia the Movie 2: Heroes: Rising
- My Hero Academia Season 5
- OVA 5: Departure (World Heroes’ Mission Special)
- My Hero Academia: World Heroes’ Mission
- OVA 6: My Hero Academia: Hero League Baseball
- OVA 7: My Hero Academia: Laugh! As if You Are in Hell
- My Hero Academia Season 6
- My Hero Academia Season 7 (Ongoing)
The best way to watch My Hero Academia is by completing each season, followed by the OVAs and movies that correspond to it. Both the release order and the chronological order can get confusing, so it’s best to follow the recommended watch order.
2. How to Watch My Hero Academia in Release Order
My Hero Academia has received six seasons, with a total of 113 episodes. A seventh season is on its way. The series has received three movies and seven OVAs as well. All the installations have been arranged according to their release dates.
- Season 1 (April 2016)
- OVA 1: Save! Rescue Training (November 27, 2016)
- Season 2 (April 2017)
- OVA 2: Training of the Dead (June 2017)
- Season 3 (April 2018)
- Movie 1: My Hero Academia: Two Heroes (August 2018)
- OVA 3: All Might Rising (February 2019)
- Movie 2: My Hero Academia: Heroes Rising (December 2019)
- Season 4 (October 2019)
- OVA 4: Make It! Do-or-Die Survival Training (August 2020)
- Season 5 (March 2021)
- Movie 3: My Hero Academia: World Heroes’ Mission (August 2021)
- OVA 5: Departure (February 2022)
- OVA 6: Hero League Baseball (June 2022)
- OVA 7: Laugh! As If You Are in Hell (June 2022)
- Season 6 (October 2022)
- My Hero Academia Season 7 (April 2024 – Ongoing)
3. How to Watch My Hero Academia in Chronological Order
If you want to watch My Hero Academia strictly according to its timeline, then the chronological order is for you. However, be warned. It does include pausing an anime mid-season to watch its OVAs.
- OVA 3: My Hero Academia: All Might: Rising (Two Heroes Special)
- Season 1: My Hero Academia
- OVA 1: (Jump Festa) My Hero Academia: Save! Rescue Training!
- TV Special: Hero Notebook (Recap Episode)
- Season 2: My Hero Academia 2 (Ep 1-20)
- OVA 2: My Hero Academia: Training of the Dead
- Season 2: My Hero Academia 2 (Ep 21-25)
- My Hero Academia: Two Heroes
- Season 3: My Hero Academia 3 (Ep 1-12)
- ONA: My Hero Academia: Make It! Do-or-Die Survival Training (2 Parts)
- Season 3: My Hero Academia 3 (Ep 13-25)
- Season 4: My Hero Academia 4
- My Hero Academia the Movie 2: Heroes: Rising
- Season 5: My Hero Academia 5 (Ep 1-18)
- OVA 5: My Hero Academia: Hero League Baseball
- OVA 6: My Hero Academia: Laugh! As if You Are in Hell
- Season 5: My Hero Academia 5 (Ep 19-25)
- OVA 4: Hawks: Soothe (World Heroes’ Mission Special)
- My Hero Academia: World Heroes’ Mission
- My Hero Academia Season 6
4. Where to watch My Hero Academia with English subs and dub?
My Hero Academia is available with English subtitles and dubs on major streaming websites like Crunchyroll, Funimation, Amazon Prime, and Hulu. Unfortunately, the OVAs aren’t available to stream legally in the US.
Below is a detailed list of where all the anime seasons, OVAs, and movies can be streamed.
| Title | Where to stream with Eng subs? | Where to stream with Eng dub? |
| Season 1-5 | Hulu, Crunchyroll, Funimation | Hulu, Crunchyroll, Funimation |
| Season 6 | Hulu, Crunchyroll, Funimation | Crunchyroll, Funimation |
| Movie 1-3 | Prime Video | Prime Video |
5. Can you download and watch My Hero Academia offline?
You can download and watch episodes of My Hero Academia on Crunchyroll, Funimation, Hulu, and several other websites, which have been listed below, along with their different packages that support the download feature.
| Website | Subscription Packages | Offline Viewing |
| Crunchyroll | Fan – $7.99/month | No |
| Mega Fan – $9.99/month | Yes | |
| Ultimate Fan – $14.99/month | Yes | |
| Funimation | Premium: $5.99 a month / $59.99 per year | No |
| Premium Plus: $7.99 a month / $79.99 per year | Yes | |
| Premium Plus Ultra: $99.99 per year | Yes | |
| Hulu | Ad-Supported: $7.99/month (or $79.99/year) | Yes |
| No Ads: $14.99/month | Yes |
If My Hero Academia isn’t available on any streaming website in your area, then you can use a VPN to bypass the geo-block. Some of the top VPN service providers in the game are ExpressVPN, Nord VPN, Proton VPN, Cyberghost, and Private Internet Access, to name a few.
All you have to do is connect to a country where your preferred anime is streaming, and voila, you can now watch My Hero Academia even if it is unavailable in your region.
There are many unpaid VPN services at hand or free browser extensions. However, using low-tier VPN providers might decrease your speed and get you blocked by streaming services. Connection drops and unsecured encryption are also other disadvantages.
The important thing is that MHA is present on Crunchyroll, Funimation, Hulu catalogs, so set your VPN to a suitable location to access the anime from anywhere.
7. How much time will it take to complete My Hero Academia?
The six seasons, three movies, and all the OVAs of My Hero Academia together cover 61hrs and 13mins, which is almost three days. Given that you will need food, sleep, and other functions to stay alive, it might take you a week of severe binge-watching to finish the entire series.
8. Which My Hero Academia episodes can you skip?
My Hero Academia has very low filler content. Out of the 113 episodes, only 9% are fillers, making it a very binge-friendly series to watch. The movies have original plots but are correlated to the main story, so they cannot be skipped.
To find out the full filler list and all episodes you can skip, check out our My Hero Academia filler list.
9. About My Hero Academia
My Hero Academia is a Japanese superhero manga series written and illustrated by Kōhei Horikoshi. It has been serialized in Weekly Shōnen Jump since July 2014, with its chapters additionally collected in 37 tankōbon volumes as of February 2023.
It follows a quirkless boy Izuku Midoriya and how he backed the greatest Hero alive. Midoriya, a boy who has been admiring heroes and their ventures since the day he was born, came into this world without a quirk, where almost everybody is born with one.
On one fateful day, he meets All Might the greatest Hero of all time and discovers that he was quirkless as well. With his diligent attitude and unwavering spirit about being a hero, Midoriya manages to impress All Might. He is chosen to be the heir to the power of One for All.
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