My Hero Academia Roars Back in 2026 With a 10th Anniversary Special and Global Concert Tour

Thought My Hero Academia was done? Not quite. The anime is taking one last lap with a special episode that wraps up the manga adaptation and gives us a proper goodbye to Deku and company.

What the final special actually is

The extra episode is called 'More' — fitting, since it is literally more epilogue. It adapts Chapter 431 of Kohei Horikoshi's manga and jumps ahead eight years from the end of season 8, after the U.A. High School class has graduated. So yes, it is a flash-forward check-in on where everyone lands: Bakugo, Todoroki, Uraraka, the whole crew.

When, where, and why this matters

• Release date: May 2, 2026 — timed to the anime's 10th anniversary (the show first premiered in April 2016)
• Title: 'More' (the name tells you the mission statement)
• Source material: Manga Chapter 431
• Where to watch: Streaming exclusively on Crunchyroll outside Asia
• Context: Season 8 already ended with an epilogue, but this adds another layer and serves as the definitive sendoff
• The big picture: This caps eight seasons, 170 episodes, and a decade-long run of one of the best modern superhero sagas

Yes, it is an epilogue to the epilogue

Unusual move, but it tracks for a series that loves its character payoffs. The season 8 finale gave us closure; 'More' goes further with a full time jump and those where-are-they-now details fans have been speculating about for years. It is also intentionally synced with the 10-year milestone, which is a neat bit of planning.

Anniversary concert tour is happening too

To mark the decade, there is a live music event rolling out: My Hero Academia in Concert. Composer Yuki Hayashi's score will be performed alongside scenes from the anime. It kicks off May 30, 2026, at Pacifico Yokohama and then heads worldwide.

"We are incredibly proud to celebrate ten years of 'My Hero Academia' with fans around the world," a Toho spokesperson said following the news from Jump Festa 2026 (via Variety). "This milestone represents not only a decade of unforgettable stories, heroic characters, and epic battles, but also the incredible support and passion of our global audience."

The franchise is not going quiet

Even with the main anime closing the book, the brand keeps moving. The spin-off/prequel My Hero Academia: Vigilantes landed earlier this year, and Netflix has a live-action remake in the works, with Horikoshi reportedly 'very involved' in the process.

Short version: one more goodbye, a big birthday, and then MHA lives on in new forms. See you on May 2.