According to ComicBook.com, the long-running manga series, which has been consistently releasing since July 2014, is finally set to come to a close with a lengthy epilogue. Creator Kōhei Horikoshi (Barrage, Oumagadoki Zoo) commented on his plans to end the series in a note at the end of the most recent issue, Chapter 424.
As reported by ComicBook.com, the beloved manga series’ decade long narrative culminated in one climactic, epic final battle between its protagonists and the ultimate villain of the series in My Hero Academia‘s 423rd issue, the most recent publication, Chapter 424, covered the aftermath of the monumental confrontation. With the climax of the story passed, it was safe for fans to assume the narrative would come to close soon. However, in June 2’s issue, Horikoshi himself confirmed that the series would end, perhaps even sooner than expected. ComicBook.com reports that in a note at the end of Chapter 424, creator Horikoshi stated that the following issue would be an epilogue, finally wrapping up the narrative once and for all.
Rest assured, as ComicBook.com notes, there is still a rather large chunk of content left for readers. In his comments Horikoshi emphasized this epilogue would be a particularly long chapter, stating that “writing conventions say that the conclusion of a story should be short, but this is not the type of manga that can immediately end after the fighting is over.”
Regardless of the end to Horikoshi’s hit manga series, the anime adaptation, which began airing in 2016, is far from over. The anime series, directed by Kenji Nagasaki (Classroom Crisis, Gundam Build Fighters), began airing its seventh season on May 4th, 2024. The equally popular series still has about 100 chapters of content left to cover, leaving fans with more than enough content on the way to make up for the manga’s absence.
The first six seasons of My Hero Academia are available to stream on Hulu and CrunchyRoll, with the seventh season airing on CrunchyRoll on Saturdays at 2:30 AM PT/ 5:30 AM ET.