The fifth season of the My Hero Academia anime series was produced by Bones and directed by Kenji Nagasaki (chief director) and Masahiro Mukai, following the story of the original manga series from the 21st volume through the end of the 26th volume. It covers the final parts of "Pro Hero" arc (chapters 190–193), "Joint Training" (chapters 194–217), "Meta Liberation Army" (chapters 218–240) which temporarily shifts the title of the series to My Villain Academia, "Endeavor Agency" (chapters 241–252),[a] and the origin of "Paranormal Liberation War" arc (chapters 253–258). The season follows Izuku Midoriya, who dreams about the vestiges of the previous One For All users during the Joint Training Battle. Meanwhile, the Meta Liberation Army and the League of Villains battling in Deika City to determine about becoming the most infamous villains. Later, the Hero Public Safety Commission orders a second Hero Work-Studies for students in preparation for the upcoming War. The fifth season aired from March 27 to September 25, 2021, on ytv and NTV.[1] Funimation, Crunchyroll, and Hulu are streaming the season outside of Asia as it airs, and an English dub from Funimation launched on its service on April 10, 2021.[2][3][4] Medialink licensed the series in Southeast Asia and South Asia, and is streaming the season on Netflix, Viu, Bilibili, WeTV, iQIYI, meWATCH, and other regional streaming services.[5] The season premiered on Adult Swim's Toonami programming block on May 9, 2021, and ended on November 7, 2021.[6][b] Four pieces of theme music are used for this season. The first opening theme is "No.1" by DISH, while the first ending theme is "Ashiato" (足跡, Footprints) by The Peggies.[7] The second opening theme is "Merry-Go-Round" by Man with a Mission, while the second ending theme is "Uso ja nai" (嘘じゃない, Not a Lie) by Soshi Sakiyama.[8] Episode list[edit]Home video release[edit]Japanese[edit]Toho released the fifth season of the anime on DVD and Blu-ray in Japan in four volumes, with the first volume released on July 21, 2021,[36] and the final volume released on January 19, 2022.[37] Toho (Region 2 — Japan)
English[edit]Funimation released the first part of the fifth season on home video on March 29, 2022 and the second part on December 19, 2022.[40] Funimation / Crunchyroll (Region 1/A — North America)
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Is Hero academia season 5 over?The fifth season aired from March 27 to September 25, 2021, on ytv and NTV. Funimation, Crunchyroll, and Hulu are streaming the season outside of Asia as it airs, and an English dub from Funimation launched on its service on April 10, 2021.
How many episodes will hero academia season 5 have?My hero academia Season 5 will have 24–26 episodes like the previous seasons. It will be separated into two cours and all episodes will be adapted straight from the manga unless they decide to add any filler episode in between.
Is MHA confirmed for season 6?Only a matter of minutes after the finale aired on September 25th, 2021, My Hero Academia season 6 was officially confirmed to be in production. The announcement was shared by the franchise's Japanese website, hereaca.com, alongside a brief teaser video for the upcoming production, see below.
Will MHA end after season 5?So, manga chapter 257 is where MHA anime season 5 left off. It's confirmed that My Hero Academia Season 6, which has been officially announced, will cover the Paranormal Liberation War story arc.
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