My Hero Academia Watch Order

My Hero Academia watch order, movie placements, and filler guidance for all 8 seasons

Follow the clean first-watch route, place every MHA movie correctly, and see why most viewers can watch straight through.

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Start with episode 1, use the filters to hide skippable material, and check movie placements only when you want side stories. The full route notes sit below the episode guide.

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Popular questions about My Hero Academia

Use the main guide first. If you are still deciding between versions, canon routes, movies, or faster paths, start with one of these focused answers.

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Movie Guide
4 movies in order
Episode Count
170 episodes, 8 seasons, 4 movies

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Complete My Hero Academia Watch Guide

Route advice for first-time viewers, filler skipping, movies, and completionist watches.

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How to watch My Hero Academia

My Hero Academia is one of the easiest long shonen watch orders because the main anime is almost a straight-through watch. Most viewers asking how to watch My Hero Academia in order, or searching for the MHA watch order, are really asking three linked questions at once: how many seasons of My Hero Academia are there, does My Hero Academia have filler worth skipping, and where do the movies go. The practical answer is simple. Watch Season 1 through Season 8 in release order, and only pause when you want to add the four canon-compatible movies. Two Heroes fits after Season 2, Heroes Rising after Season 4, World Heroes' Mission during the Season 5 era, and You're Next after the darker later material in Season 7. With 170 episodes, minimal filler, and clear movie placement, My Hero Academia is a very safe beginner-friendly route even if you usually avoid long franchise watch orders.

Best My Hero Academia watch route

Watch My Hero Academia in release order from Season 1 onward. The series is close to filler-free, so there is very little reason to overcomplicate the route unless you specifically want to slot in the movies during your first watch.

How to watch My Hero Academia in order

Start with Season 1 and keep moving forward by release order. Unlike more fragmented anime franchises, MHA does not need a separate prequel route, remake branch, or confusing side-story detour before the core TV run makes sense.

How many seasons and episodes does My Hero Academia have?

My Hero Academia currently has 8 seasons and 170 episodes in the main anime. That count matters because most first-time viewers are not choosing between dozens of route branches. They are deciding whether they want the core TV story only or the TV story plus the movies.

What to skip

Most viewers can simply watch straight through. There are a few recap-style or lightly anime-original episodes, but there are no giant filler blocks that break the U.A.-to-Final-Act story in the way older weekly shonen sometimes do.

My Hero Academia movie order

The main watch-order decision is movie placement. Watch Two Heroes after Season 2, Heroes Rising after Season 4, World Heroes' Mission during the Season 5 era, and You're Next after the darker late-series setup in Season 7.

Are the My Hero Academia movies canon?

The movies are best treated as canon-compatible side stories. They use the right character eras and power states, but the main TV story still works if you save them for later instead of forcing them into your first run.

Fast route vs complete route

The fast route is nearly identical to the complete route because My Hero Academia has so little skippable material. The real decision is whether you want the four movies and side specials on the first pass or after you finish the TV run.

Complete route

Choose the complete route if you want every season plus all movie placements. Choose the fast route if you only care about the TV narrative and want to save the movies for later.

Watch note 1

If you only need the short answer, watch all 8 MHA seasons in release order and do not worry too much about filler.

Watch note 2

The movies are optional for understanding the main story, but they fit best after the season windows listed in the guide.

Watch note 3

Most viewers do not need a separate skip list because My Hero Academia has very little truly disruptive filler.

My Hero Academia Movie Guide

When to watch each My Hero Academia movie in the episode timeline

My Hero Academia: Two Heroes

Watch after Episode 38

Set between seasons 2 and 3. Takes place during summer break.

My Hero Academia: Heroes Rising

Watch after Episode 88

Set after season 4. Can also be watched after the series ends as an alternate ending.

My Hero Academia: World Heroes' Mission

Watch after Episode 113

Set during season 5. Watch after episode 111 for best placement.

My Hero Academia: You're Next

Watch after Episode 138

Set during season 7. Watch after the Dark Hero arc.

Frequently Asked Questions

Does My Hero Academia have filler episodes?

My Hero Academia has very few filler episodes. The vast majority of episodes adapt the manga directly. There are a handful of anime-original scenes, but no major filler arcs that need to be skipped.

What order should I watch the My Hero Academia movies?

Watch Two Heroes after Season 2, Heroes Rising after Season 4, World Heroes' Mission during Season 5 (after episode 111), and You're Next during Season 7 (after the Dark Hero arc).

How do I watch My Hero Academia in order?

Watch My Hero Academia in release order from Season 1 through Season 8. The anime is close to a straight-through watch, so the only real planning choice is where to place the four movies.

What is the MHA watch order?

The MHA watch order is the same as the My Hero Academia release order: Season 1 through Season 8, with the four movies added only if you want the side stories in timeline order.

How many episodes is My Hero Academia?

My Hero Academia has 170 episodes across 8 seasons, plus 4 movies and several OVA specials.

How many seasons of My Hero Academia are there?

My Hero Academia currently spans 8 seasons in the main TV anime, covering the story from Izuku Midoriya's early U.A. days through the final-act material.

Can I skip My Hero Academia filler episodes?

Yes, but there is very little to skip. My Hero Academia is close to a straight-through watch, so most viewers simply follow the TV order and decide separately whether they want the movies.

Are the My Hero Academia movies canon?

The movies are best described as canon-compatible side stories. They fit between seasons and use manga-era character states, but the main TV story still works without them.

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