The official website for the My Hero Academia anime shared an exciting update on Saturday. The renowned band BUMP OF CHICKEN will be performing the ending theme song for the anime’s eighth and final season. The band has composed a new song titled “I” specifically for this occasion. Additionally, two new videos have been released, providing a sneak peek into both the opening and ending themes.
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The much-anticipated eighth season will premiere on October 4 at 5:30 p.m. JST (4:30 a.m. EDT) on YTV and NTV’s affiliate channels. Crunchyroll will stream the anime worldwide, excluding Asia, as it airs in Japan.
Porno Graffitti will be performing the opening theme song “THE REVO.”
The production team for this season includes chief director Kenji Nagasaki, director Naomi Nakayama, script supervisor Yลsuke Kuroda, character designers Yoshihiko Umakoshi and Hitomi Odashima, composer Yลซki Hayashi, and the studio BONES.
The seventh season of the anime was announced following the conclusion of the sixth season in March 2023. A four-episode compilation special titled My Hero Academia Memories, which included some new scenes, premiered in April 2024. The seventh season, starting with episode 139 of the overall series, debuted in May 2024. The anime aired on YTV and NTV on Saturdays at 5:30 p.m., with Crunchyroll streaming it as it aired.
The fourth anime film in the franchise, My Hero Academia: You’re Next, opened in Japan in August 2024. The film was screened in IMAX, MX4D, 4DX, and Dolby Cinema. TOHO International opened the film in U.S. theaters in October 2024. The Blu-ray Disc and DVD releases of the film, which shipped in Japan on February 19, include a bonus anime short titled “A Piece of Cake.”
Kลhei Horikoshi launched the manga series in Weekly Shonen Jump in July 2014 and concluded it in August 2024. Viz Media publishes the manga in English digitally and in print in North America. Shueisha’s MANGA Plus service also published the manga in English digitally. The manga crossed 100 million copies in circulation worldwide in April 2024. The manga’s 42nd and final compiled book volume, which shipped on December 4, includes 38 pages of new content that take place after the original ending.
The television anime adaptation of the spinoff manga My Hero Academia: Vigilantes premiered on April 7 on the Tokyo MX and BS NTV channels. Crunchyroll streamed the series worldwide, excluding Asia, and also streamed an English dub. The anime will get a second season that will debut in January 2026.
News Source: Animenewsnetwork.com
