My Hero Academia Sequel Timeline Confirmed — Here’s When the Next Chapter Begins
Toho just unveiled My Hero Academia sequel More, a canon continuation adapting the manga’s extra Chapter 431 and locking in when and how the story picks up after the finale—right as the series approaches its 10th anniversary next year.
If you have been wondering what happens after My Hero Academia wraps, Toho finally laid it all out. We are getting a canon sequel episode called 'More' that jumps years ahead, plus a global concert tour to mark the anime's 10th anniversary. Yes, it is real canon. Yes, it answers the big post-finale questions.
Spoiler alert: light spoilers for the manga epilogue setup below.
So, what exactly is 'More'?
At Jump Festa 2026, Toho announced a new anime episode titled 'More' that serves as the official sequel to the TV series. It airs in Japan on Saturday, May 2, 2026, at 5:30 pm on the Yomiuri TV/Nippon TV network across 29 stations. It will also stream on Crunchyroll.
Here is why this is a big deal. 'More' adapts Chapter 431, an extra chapter Kohei Horikoshi tucked into Volume 42 of the manga after the Weekly Shonen Jump run ended in August 2025. That chapter was never part of the magazine serialization and never got animated during the main run, so the anime is now circling back to it as the official epilogue.
The story is set eight years after the original series ends, with Deku and the rest now adults. It is designed to do the thing everyone asks after a finale: where did everyone land, and what does hero society look like now? Think of it as the canon closer that looks forward, not a stray side story.
Where the anime left off
My Hero Academia premiered in April 2016 and rolled straight through eight seasons, finishing on December 13, 2025. The final episode wraps Izuku Midoriya's time as a U.A. High student and resolves the long-running heroes vs. villains conflict. 'More' is the first on-screen step into the post-series era.
10th anniversary plans go big
Toho also announced My Hero Academia in Concert, a worldwide tour that pairs scenes from the anime with a live orchestra performing Yuki Hayashi's score. The tour kicks off May 30, 2026, at Pacifico Yokohama National Convention Hall in Japan, with more dates to come.
This is part of a broader anniversary push: a new 10th anniversary logo, a fresh teaser visual from longtime character designer Yoshihiko Umakoshi, and promises of more projects throughout the year. The timing is not subtle. With the sequel episode dropping in early May and the concert launching at the end of the month, 2026 is being positioned as the bridge between the original run and whatever comes next.
The timeline, at a glance
- April 3, 2016: Anime premieres
- August 2025: Manga serialization ends in Weekly Shonen Jump
- December 13, 2025: Anime finale airs (end of Season 8)
- April 3, 2026: 10th anniversary officially begins
- May 2, 2026: 'More' (the extra, canon sequel episode) airs in Japan and streams on Crunchyroll
- May 30, 2026: My Hero Academia in Concert world tour starts at Pacifico Yokohama
Where to watch
My Hero Academia is currently streaming on Crunchyroll. The sequel episode 'More' will be there too after its Japanese broadcast on May 2, 2026.