“Class 1-B challenges 1-A in mock battles to prove superiority, with Shinsou seeking hero course transfer.”
My Hero Academia Season 5
僕のヒーローアカデミア
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Synopsis
Class 1-B challenges 1-A in mock battles to prove superiority, with Shinsou seeking hero course transfer.
UA Academy's Class 1-A has been the focus of a substantial amount of public attention due to the multiple villain attacks they have faced over the past school year. This attention has left Class 1-A's rivals, Class 1-B, feeling quite bitter. Desiring to prove their skills, they look forward to the opportunity that has been given to them: a set of mock battles between the students of each class. The classes are split into squads of four, each of which is tasked with capturing the other group members. The winner is the group who first secures all of the opposing team. While this sounds simple, a curveball is thrown into the mix with the inclusion of General Course Student Hitoshi Shinsou, who wishes to transfer into the Hero Course. Despite using his training with Class 1-A's homeroom teacher Shouta "Eraserhead" Aizawa to prove that he's capable of being a real hero, he is still far behind the others due to his lack of experience. However, Shinsou is determined to overcome this challenge. Thus begins the fiery competition between Class 1-A and 1-B as each tries to prove that they are superior to the other.
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 138 sampled reviews
What 138 viewers settled on.
Polarized
σ 2.41 · split reception
5.1 pts
Recommenders 7.8 · others 2.7
↓ 0.42
Running avg · May 2021 → Jan 2026
- 10 “This season starts off well, but leaves you in a spot of feeling like this is going to be a filler based on other long term anime. I was tricked too and picked it back up after 2 months. This...”
- 8 “As someone who personally didn't rate the first few seasons of boku/hero too highly, I was fully expecting the 5th season to turn out much the same: above average but nothing special. And for a...”
- 7 “To be clear, IN MY OPINION MY HERO ACADEMIA IS REALLY GOOD: BUT If you really want to enjoy it at this point I would HEAVILY recommend you read the manga from the beginning BEFORE you watch the...”
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- Format 25 × 23′ eps × min
- Total runtime 9h 35m all episodes
- Aired Mar 2021 – Sep 2021 Spring 2021
- Source Tv media type
- Rated PG 13 - Teens 13 or older
- Ref. BS-16324 catalog
Produced by
- Dentsu Producer
- Movic Producer
- Sony Music Entertainment Producer
- TOHO animation Producer
- Shueisha Producer
Licensed by
- Funimation Licensor