My Hero Academia Ending Finally Reveals Deku’s Ultimate Choice and the Fate of One for All
After a decade-long run, My Hero Academia takes its final bow, closing a global phenomenon that turned one quirkless kid’s dream into a shonen juggernaut. As the last chapter lands, millions of fans are saying goodbye—and weighing the legacy this hero-packed saga leaves behind.
After a decade of big swings and bigger feelings, My Hero Academia finally crossed the finish line. The anime did not go out with a giant boss rush or a shock twist. It chose something quieter and more honest: showing where these kids end up, what their choices cost, and how a battered world tries to heal. For a series that built its name on heart, that tracks.
The finale, the date, and the time jump
The series wrapped with Episode 170, which dropped on Saturday, December 13, 2025. The story jumps eight years ahead to a rare sight in this universe: peace. All For One is gone, and the former Class 1-A are adults now, doing the work in different corners of society.
- Some go full Pro Hero.
- Some pivot to support roles that keep heroes functioning.
- Others rebuild the system from the inside.
Deku's last big move: power traded for people
Izuku Midoriya ends up right where his journey always pointed: at U.A. High, teaching. The previous episode set the table for this outcome by confirming what happened in the final fight: Deku burned One For All to the limit to try to save Tomura Shigaraki and shut down All For One for good. He went in knowing the cost. With its job done, One For All fades, and Deku is quirkless again.
The show treats that loss as the clearest statement yet about what One For All actually is: not a trophy to hoard, but a burden you carry until the next person needs it more. Deku gives up the Pro Hero career he chased since day one to guarantee a future for everyone else. It is the series at its most blunt about heroism: sometimes you protect people by letting go of everything you built.
The All Might echo
Kohei Horikoshi closes the loop by mirroring Deku's path with his mentor's. All Might also lost the ability to wield One For All and stepped away from the front lines. He did not vanish; he taught. Deku follows that playbook at U.A., passing on what truly matters in this world: courage, kindness, responsibility. He understands fear and sacrifice because he lived them, and that lets him reach kids like Kota Izumi with more than a pep talk.
There is also a little fan-candy in the mix: All Might and Deku's friends gift him All Might's old suit as a kind of supersuit, letting Deku embody the caped, public-facing version of heroism he grew up idolizing while he trains the next wave. It is not subtle, but it is effective.
Full circle
Deku becomes for others what All Might once was for him and Bakugo: a symbol you can actually talk to. Even without One For All, he is still doing the job, just in a different uniform. It is a clean, heartfelt ending for a story that always prioritized people over power systems. Fans were grateful the show stayed itself to the end.
Odds and ends
My Hero Academia is streaming on Crunchyroll. For the scorekeepers: the anime sits at an 8.2/10 on IMDb, and the final season clocks an 8.86 on MAL.
As finales go, this one chooses epilogue over escalation. Honestly, refreshing. How did it land for you?