My Hero Academia (season 1)

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My Hero Academia
Season 1
My Hero Academia Season 1 Blu-Ray.jpg
Cover art of the first Blu-ray volume of the first season released by Toho on June 29, 2016
Country of originJapan
No. of episodes13
Release
Original networkMBS
Original releaseApril 3 (2016-04-03) –
June 26, 2016 (2016-06-26)
Season chronology
List of episodes

The first season of the My Hero Academia anime series was produced by Bones and MBS and directed by Kenji Nagasaki.[1] It adapts Kōhei Horikoshi's original manga series of the same name from the beginning of the 1st to shortly after the 3rd volume over 13 episodes, following the first adventures of Izuku Midoriya.

The season initially ran from April 3 to June 26, 2016,[2] on MBS in Japan, and was released on DVD and Blu-ray in five compilations, each containing two to three episodes, by Toho between June 29 and October 12, 2016.[3] Funimation licensed the series for an English dubbed release in North America and released the episodes in a single DVD and Blu-Ray compilation on April 18, 2017. Eventually, their adaptation ran from May 5 to August 4, 2018, on Adult Swim as part of its Toonami programming block.[4]

Two pieces of theme music are used for this season: an opening theme and an ending theme. The opening theme is "The Day", performed by Porno Graffitti and the ending theme is "Heroes", performed by Brian the Sun.[5]

Episode list[]

No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleStoryboard by [a]Directed by [a]Written by [a]Original air dateEnglish air date
11"Izuku Midoriya: Origin"
Transcription: "Midoriya Izuku: Orijin" (Japanese: 緑谷出久：オリジン)		Kenji NagasakiTakurō TsukadaYōsuke KurodaApril 3, 2016 (2016-04-03)May 5, 2018
In a world where most of the population is gifted with special powers known as "Quirks", Izuku Midoriya is a young boy who always dreamed of becoming a hero, despite not having a Quirk himself, until one day he is attacked by a villain made of sludge and is rescued by none other than All Might, the most famous hero ever and his idol since childhood.
22"What It Takes to Be a Hero"
Transcription: "Hīrō no Jōken" (Japanese: ヒーローの条件)		Kenji NagasakiDaisuke TsukushiYōsuke KurodaApril 10, 2016 (2016-04-10)May 12, 2018
Izuku discovers that All Might's true form is that of a frail, emaciated man who suffered a massive injury years ago. All Might tells Izuku that he should give up on being a hero and focus on a more realistic dream. Disheartened, Izuku makes his way home, only to see his classmate and bully Katsuki Bakugō attacked by the same sludge villain that All Might captured. With no heroes around able to fight the villain, Izuku rushes in.
33"Roaring Muscles"
Transcription: "Unare kin'niku" (Japanese: うなれ筋肉)		Katsumi TerahigashiYoshifumi SasaharaYōsuke KurodaApril 17, 2016 (2016-04-17)May 19, 2018
All Might tells Izuku of his Quirk, "One For All", a sacred torch that transfers its strength from person to person. While All Might believes Izuku to be worthy of his Quirk, bestowing it to him right away would ruin his untrained body. All Might then designs a ten-month training regimen to ensure that Izuku can become a vessel that can carry it.
44"Start Line"
Transcription: "Sutaatorain" (Japanese: スタートライン)		Tōru YoshidaMasato MiyoshiYōsuke KurodaApril 24, 2016 (2016-04-24)June 2, 2018[b]
After receiving All Might's Quirk, the time has come for Izuku to attend the exams for the prestigious U.A. High School for heroes in training. During the practical exam, Izuku gets himself in a pinch and is about to fail until one of his fellow examinees finds herself in serious danger and he runs to her rescue.
55"What I Can Do For Now"
Transcription: "Ima Boku ni Dekiru Koto wo" (Japanese: 今 僕に出来ることを)		Katsuyuki KoderaSatoshi NakagawaYōsuke KurodaMay 1, 2016 (2016-05-01)June 9, 2018
It's Izuku's first day as a student of U.A. High School. However, his homeroom teacher Shōta Aizawa decides to hold a physical test to evaluate how the students use their Quirks. Mr. Aizawa threatens the worst ranked student with expulsion, and Izuku finds himself in another predicament as he still has not learned to control his Quirk properly.
66"Rage, You Damned Nerd"
Transcription: "Takere Kusonādo" (Japanese: 猛れクソナード)		Kō MatsuoTakurō TsukadaYōsuke KurodaMay 8, 2016 (2016-05-08)June 16, 2018
Now donning their own hero costumes, the students are assigned to a mock battle between teams of two to test their combat abilities. Izuku is paired with Ochako Uraraka, the girl he helped during the entrance exams who also becomes his friend much to his joy. However, also to his dismay, one of his opponents is Bakugō, who always mocked him for his Quirklessness, and is now furious at him.
77"Deku vs. Kacchan"
Transcription: "Deku bāsasu Kacchan" (Japanese: デクvsかっちゃん)		Takayuki TanakaGeisei MoritaYōsuke KurodaMay 15, 2016 (2016-05-15)June 23, 2018
The mock battle continues with Izuku barely holding against Bakugō's devastating attacks, leaving Ochako to face the other opponent Tenya Ida by herself. As the time limit approaches, Izuku seems to have no option but to use his Quirk against Bakugō in an attempt to defeat him, until he comes up with a better idea.
88"Bakugo's Start Line"
Transcription: "Sutāto Rain, Bakugō no." (Japanese: スタートライン、爆豪の。)		Satomi NakamuraYoshifumi SasaharaYōsuke KurodaMay 22, 2016 (2016-05-22)June 30, 2018
After losing against Izuku in the mock battle, Bakugō watches the rest of his classmates in action and realizes that he still has a long way to stand above his peers. After recovering from his injuries, Izuku attempts to cheer him up, to the point of sharing parts of his secret with Bakugō. Meanwhile, news that All Might is teaching at U.A. are received by some individuals with contempt.
99"Yeah, Just Do Your Best, Ida!"
Transcription: "Ii zo Ganbare Īda-kun!" (Japanese: いいぞガンバレ飯田くん！)		Katsuyuki KoderaMasashi AbeYōsuke KurodaMay 29, 2016 (2016-05-29)July 7, 2018
Much to his surprise, Izuku is chosen as the class president, but he ends up relinquishing the position to Ida when he and his friends find him more suitable for the position. The students are then assigned to another field exercise, but before it begins, a horde of villains suddenly appear before them.
1010"Encounter with the Unknown"
Transcription: "Michi to no Sōgū" (Japanese: 未知との遭遇)		Shinji IshihiraTakurō TsukadaYōsuke KurodaJune 5, 2016 (2016-06-05)July 14, 2018
The villains use their powers to scatter and ambush the students in order to attract All Might for a trap. Izuku ends up stranded and surrounded on a boat along with his classmates Tsuyu Asui and Minoru Mineta, but after learning more about their powers, he comes up with a plan to turn the tides. Elsewhere, Ida is chosen by the others to break through the enemy trap and call for help.
1111"Game Over"
Transcription: "Gēmu Ōbā" (Japanese: ゲームオーバー)		Takahiro NatoriTakahiro NatoriYōsuke KurodaJune 12, 2016 (2016-06-12)July 21, 2018
The students fight for their lives against the Villains while Ida manages to escape with his friends' help. Once it's clear that Ida will warn the other teachers who will come to stop them, the Villains' leader Tomura Shigaraki decides to kill Izuku and his friends just to hurt All Might's pride before they leave, when All Might himself appears.
1212"All Might"
Transcription: "Ōrumaito" (Japanese: オールマイト)		Tōru Yoshida,
Hakuyu Go		Tsuyoshi Tobita,
Hakuyu Go		Yōsuke KurodaJune 19, 2016 (2016-06-19)July 28, 2018
Shigaraki unleashes his secret weapon, the Multi-Quirk monster called "Nomu" against All Might, who finds himself in a pinch, until Izuku and some other students arrive to assist him, but All Might has little time left before he runs out of power to defeat the creature in order to protect the school.
1313"In Each of our Hearts"
Transcription: "Onoono no Mune ni" (Japanese: 各々の胸に)		Katsuyuki KoderaTomo ŌkuboYōsuke KurodaJune 26, 2016 (2016-06-26)August 4, 2018
Although he was able to defeat the Nomu, All Might has no energy left and is defenseless against Shigaraki, but Izuku manages to stall the enemy long enough for the other teachers to arrive and force him to retreat. As the leftover Villains are captured and the students are rescued, All Might thanks Izuku for saving his life, but elsewhere, Shigaraki confers with his master, implying that their feud against the Heroes is just beginning.

Home video release[]

Japanese[]

Toho released the series on DVD and Blu-ray in Japan on five volumes, with the first volume being released on June 29, 2016, and the last volume being released on October 12, 2016.[3]

Toho (Region 2 — Japan)
Volume Episodes Release date Ref.
1 1–3 June 29, 2016 [7]
2 4–6 July 13, 2016 [8]
3 7–9 August 17, 2016 [9]
4 10–11 September 14, 2016 [10]
5 12–13 October 12, 2016 [11]

English[]

The series was released in North America by Funimation, who released a limited edition combo set, a standard combo set, and a DVD set on April 18, 2017.[12] Funimation also released the series in Australia and New Zealand through Universal Sony Pictures Home Entertainment,[13] where it received a limited edition combo release. Universal Sony later released standard editions of the DVD and Blu-ray in Australia and New Zealand on August 15, 2018.[14] Funimation later released the series in Australia and New Zealand via Madman Entertainment, with the combo release scheduled for December 4, 2019.[15] In the UK and Ireland, Funimation distributed the limited edition combo release through Universal Pictures UK on May 15, 2019,[16] and the standard edition DVD and Blu-ray through Manga Entertainment on June 10, 2019.[17]

Funimation (Region 1/A — North America)
Volume Episodes Release date Ref.
Season One 1–13 April 18, 2017 [18]
Universal Pictures UK (Limited Edition), Manga Entertainment (Standard Edition), (Region 2/B — United Kingdom and Ireland)
Volume Episodes Release date Ref.
Season One (Limited Edition) 1–13 May 15, 2017 [16]
Season One 1–13 June 10, 2019 [17]
Universal Sony, Madman Entertainment (Region 4/B — Australia and New Zealand)
Volume Episodes Release date Ref.
Season One (Limited Edition) 1–13 May 17, 2017 [13]
Season One 1–13 August 15, 2018 (Universal Sony)
December 4, 2019 (Madman) 		[14][15]

Reception[]

This is the ratings for the first season of My Hero Academia, which aired on Toonami in the US.

Viewership and ratings per episode of My Hero Academia
No. Title Air date Viewers
(millions)		 DVR viewers
(millions)		 Total viewers
(millions)		 Ref(s)
1 "Izuku Midoriya: Origin" May 5, 2018 0.718 TBD TBD [19]
2 "What It Takes to Be a Hero" May 12, 2018 0.578 TBD TBD [20]
3 "Roaring Muscles" May 19, 2018 0.554 TBD TBD [21]
4 "Start Line" June 2, 2018 0.608 TBD TBD [22]
5 "What I Can Do For Now" June 9, 2018 0.520 TBD TBD [23]
6 "Rage, You Damned Nerd" June 16, 2018 0.720 TBD TBD [24]
7 "Deku vs. Kacchan" June 23, 2018 0.661 TBD TBD [25]
8 "Bakugo's Start Line" June 30, 2018 0.601 TBD TBD [26]
9 "Yeah, Just Do Your Best, Iida!" July 7, 2018 0.560 TBD TBD [27]
10 "Encounter with the Unknown" July 14, 2018 0.497 TBD TBD [28]
11 "Game Over" July 21, 2018 0.537 TBD TBD [29]
12 "All Might" July 28, 2018 0.564 TBD TBD [30]
13 "In Each of our Hearts" August 4, 2018 0.504 TBD TBD [31]

Notes[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c Information is taken from the ending credits of each episode.
  2. ^ Episode 4 was delayed due to Adult Swim airing a FLCL marathon on May 26, 2018.[6]

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