The final episode of the seventh season of the TV anime series "My Hero Academia," based on the manga by Horikoshi Kohei serialized in "Weekly Shonen Jump" (Shueisha), episode 21 (episode 159), "Battle Without Quirks," will be broadcast on October 12th at 5:30 pm. It has been announced that a special program, "My Hero Academia Season 7 Final Episode PLUS ULTRA Special," will be live-streamed on the same day at 5:25 pm.
Yamashita Daiki, who plays Midoriya Izuku, and Miyake Kenta, who plays All Might, will appear and give a "real-time" audio commentary while watching the final episode. After the broadcast, Yamashita and Miyake will stream a "Special Talk to Thank You for Your Hard Work in Season 7."
"My Hero Academia" began serialization in "Weekly Shonen Jump" in July 2014. Set in a world where about 80% of the population has supernatural powers and quirks, the story follows Deku, also known as Midoriya Izuku, as he strives to become the greatest hero. The final episode was published in the combined 36th and 37th issue of the magazine, released on August 5th, bringing the series to a close after about 10 years of serialization.
The seventh season of the TV anime is currently airing every Saturday at 5:30 pm on Yomiuri TV and Nippon TV. The latest film, My Hero Academia: The Movie: Your Next, was released on August 2nd and has been a hit, attracting an audience of about 2.42 million people and grossing about 3.47 billion yen.
