My Hero Academia is an anime television series based on the manga series of the same name by Kōhei Horikoshi. The anime television series adaptation produced by Bones was announced in Weekly Shōnen Jump on October 29, 2015. The series is directed by Kenji Nagasaki, written by Yōsuke Kuroda, featured character designs by Yoshihiko Umakoshi who also served as the chief animation director, and music composed by Yuki Hayashi. The story follows Izuku Midoriya, a boy born without superpowers in a world where they are the norm, but who still dreams of becoming a superhero himself, and is scouted by the world's greatest hero, All Might, who shares his powers with Izuku after recognizing his value and enrolls him in a prestigious high school for superheroes in training.
The first season aired from April 3 to June 26, 2016, on all JNN affiliate stations, including TBS and MBS. The second season aired from April 1 to September 30, 2017, on all NNS affiliate stations, including ytv and NTV, with the staff and cast from the first season returning to reprise their roles. The third season aired from April 7 to September 29, 2018. The fourth season aired from October 12, 2019, to April 4, 2020. The fifth season aired from March 27 to September 25, 2021.[10] The sixth season aired from October 1, 2022, to March 25, 2023. The seventh season is set to premiere on May 4, 2024, with 4 "Memories" recap specials scheduled to air in the preceding month of April. The series has featured twenty-two different theme songs: eleven opening themes and eleven ending themes.
The series is licensed in North America, United Kingdom and Ireland by Crunchyroll, and streamed on FunimationNow, Crunchyroll and Hulu. Universal Pictures, Sony Pictures and Manga Entertainment distributes the series in the United Kingdom and Ireland. Universal Sony Pictures Home Entertainment and Madman Anime are simulcasting the series in Australia and New Zealand. Medialink licensed the series in Southeast Asia. In April 2018, it was announced that the series' English dub would air on Adult Swim's Toonami programming block starting on May 5, 2018. In August 2023, Cartoon Network announced that the series would air in India starting on September 10, 2023, dubbed in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, and Malayalam.
🇮🇳 My Hero Academia – Indian TV Premiere (Cartoon Network India)[]
The following table lists the Indian television release dates for My Hero Academia Seasons 4 to 6, which aired for the first time on **Cartoon Network India**. All episodes were broadcast on Sundays.
| Season | Start Date | End Date | Duration | Air Day | Episodes / OVAs | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 10 September 2023 | 17 September 2023 | 2 weeks | Sundays | 7 episodes on Day 1
6 episodes on final day |
First-time Indian TV premiere |
| Season 2 | 24 September 2023 | 15 October 2023 | 4 weeks | Sundays | 7 episodes on Day 1
6 episodes on Days 2-4. |
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| Season 3 | 22 October 2023 | 19 November 2023 | 5 weeks | Sundays | 7 episodes on Day 1
6 episodes on Days 2-3 and 5. |
Diwali hiatus on 12 November 2023. |
| Season 4 | 21 April 2024 | 9 June 2024 | 8 weeks | Sundays | 6 episodes on Day 1,
1 episode + 2 OVAs on final day |
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| Season 5 | 16 June 2024 | 21 July 2024 | 6 weeks | Sundays | Episodes + 2 OVAs | Continued weekly release |
| Season 6 | 28 July 2024 | 11 August 2024 | 2 weeks | Sundays | Episodes + 1 OVA | Shortest run |
| Season 7 | 4 May 2025 | present | ongoing | Sundays | Ongoing |
📌 Summary[]
- Channel: Cartoon Network India (CNI)
- Weekly releases every Sunday
- Total run: 10 September 2023 – 11 August 2024 (approx. 20 weeks, or 4.6 months)
- First-ever Indian TV premiere
Voice cast[]
| Character | Japanese Voice Actor | Hindi Voice Actor |
|---|---|---|
| Izuku Midoriya/Deku | Daiki Yamashita | Vidit Kumar |
| Toshinori Yagi/All Might | Kenta Miyake | Mohak Ninad |
| Katsuki Bakugo/Kacchan/Dynamight | Nobuhiko Okamoto | Sahil Kulkarni |
| Shoto Todoroki | Yuki Kaji | Mohammad Ali Sen |
| Yuga Aoyama/Can't Stop Twinkling | Kosuke Kuwano | |
| Mezo Shoji/Tentacole | Masakazu Nishida | |
| Ochako Uraraka/Uravity | Ayane Sakura | Merlyn James |
| Eijiro Kirishima/Red Riot | Toshiki Masuda | Niranjan |
| Sorahiko Torino/Gran Torino | Kenichi Ogata | |
| Enji Todoroki/Endeavor | Tetsu Inada | |
| Momo Yaoyorozu/Creati | Marina Inoue | Shambavi Pandey |
| Tsuyu Asui/Froppy | Aoi Yuki | |
| Toru Hagakure/Invisible Girl | Kaori Nazuka | |
| Minoru Mineta/Grape Juice | Ryo Hirohashi | Rupa Bhimani |
| Chiyo Suzenji/Recovery Girl | Etsuko Kotazura | |
| Sero Hanta/Cellophane | Kiyotaka Furushima | Harsh |
| Shota Aizawa/Eraserhead | Junichi Suwabe | Mayur Yadav |
| Denki Kaminari/Chargebolt | Tasuku Hatanaka | Rajesh Kava |
| Hizashi Yamada/Present Mic | Hiroyuki Yoshino | |
| Tomura Shigaraki/Tenko Shimura | Koki Uchiyama | |
| Chizome Akaguro/Hero Killer Stain | Go Inoue | Manikant Sarabhoy |
| Toya Todoroki/Dabi | Hiro Shimono | Manikant Sarabhoy (season 2)
Mohit Sinha (season 3) |
| Kurogiri | Takahiro Fujiwara | Anshul Sharma |
| Principal Nezu | Yasuhiro Takato |