My Hero Academia Ends Its Final Season With a Choice That Will Divide Fans
Brace yourselves: with just one episode left, My Hero Academia is charging toward an ending that might not be the one fans hoped for, as the Season 8 Episode 10 preview teases a finale that wraps the remaining manga material.
Spoilers ahead for the My Hero Academia manga. We are down to one episode left in the final season, and if you were hoping the anime would land on the exact same ending manga readers have been calling the real finale... you might want to temper expectations.
What the finale is actually adapting
The preview for My Hero Academia Season 8 Episode 10 makes it pretty clear: the last episode is set to finish the remainder of Chapter 429 and adapt all of Chapter 430. That is likely where the anime stops.
Translation: Chapter 431, the epilogue a lot of fans treat as the true ending, probably will not be in the broadcast finale. With only one episode left and a lot of material to cover, it would be a squeeze. So yeah, expect a strong finish to the season’s big hero-vs-villain brawls, but don’t expect all the emotional and thematic doors to close.
Specifically, the finale is positioned to wrap up Koki Terumoto’s storyline and then jump forward eight years, where Midoriya and the rest of Class 1-A are grown up — exactly how Chapter 430 plays it.
There are rumors floating around about an extra OVA — labeled as a 12th episode — that would adapt Chapter 431. As of now, none of that is confirmed.
Why Chapter 431 matters so much
Here’s the quirky release detail that has thrown people: the manga’s 'official' ending was Chapter 430. That was the last chapter in the magazine, and it left a lot of fans cold. The general complaint was that it felt rushed and didn’t resolve enough.
"Chapter 430 was genuinely such a disappointing ending."
Later, when the volume came out on December 4, 2024, an extra epilogue — Chapter 431 — was added. That chapter does the cleanup job many wanted. It ties off loose ends (including the long-teased Deku/Ochako relationship) and checks in on the final status of Hero Society. It reads like an actual capstone, not just a stop sign.
So what are we actually getting?
Unless there’s a surprise episode or OVA, the anime finale is shaping up to end on 429’s remainder plus 430 in full — which gives us the eight-years-later time jump, but not the epilogue that locks everything in place. If the rumored OVA happens, great, that would likely cover 431. If not, expect an ending that feels good in the moment but a bit incomplete in the bigger picture.
Quick facts
- Title: My Hero Academia
- Studio: Bones Inc.
- Genre: Adventure, Superhero, Science Fantasy
- Season 8 premiere date: October 4, 2025
- IMDb rating: 8.2/10
- MyAnimeList rating: 8.88/10
- Where to watch: Crunchyroll, Netflix, Amazon Prime Video (the Final Season is streaming now on all three)
Do you think we’ll get an extra episode to cover Chapter 431, or is the anime going to stick the landing with 430 and call it a day? Drop your take in the comments.