| My Hero Academia | |
|---|---|
| Season 1 | |
 Cover art of the first Blu-ray volume of the first season released by Toho on June 29, 2016 | |
| No. of episodes | 13 |
| Release | |
| Original network | MBS |
| Original release | April 3 – June 26, 2016 |
| Season chronology | |
The first season of the My Hero Academia anime television series was produced by Bones and directed by Kenji Nagasaki, with Yōsuke Kuroda handling series composition, Yoshihiko Umakoshi providing character designs and Yuki Hayashi composed the music.[1][2] The season adapts Kōhei Horikoshi's original manga series of the same name from the beginning of the 1st volume to shortly after the 3rd volume over 13 episodes. It covers the first story arcs (chapters 1–21) of the series and aired from April 3 to June 26, 2016, on MBS in Japan.[3]
My Hero Academia is set in a world where about 80% of the human population has gained the ability to develop superpowers called "Quirks" (個性, Kosei). The story follows the adventures of Izuku Midoriya, a boy who dreams of becoming a superhero himself despite being Quirkless. He is scouted by the world's greatest hero, All Might, who bestows his Quirk to Midoriya after recognizing his potential, and helps to enroll him in a prestigious high school for superheroes in training.
The season 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.[4] 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.[5] FunimationNow, Crunchyroll and Hulu are streaming the series outside of Asia.[6][7][8] Animax Asia is simulcasting the series in the same day it airs.[9] Eventually, their adaptation ran from May 5 to August 4, 2018, on Adult Swim as part of its Toonami programming block.[10]
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.[11]
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- ^ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (February 28, 2016). "My Hero Academia Anime's 4th Promo Video Previews Animation". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on February 29, 2016. Retrieved February 28, 2016.
- ^ Blyden, Jabulani (January 10, 2016). "My Hero Academia Anime to Air in MBS/TBS' 'Nichigo' Timeslot". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on January 11, 2016. Retrieved January 10, 2016.
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- ^ "My Hero Academia to Stream on Hulu". Anime News Network. April 17, 2016. Archived from the original on July 4, 2022. Retrieved April 17, 2016.
- ^ Ressler, Karen (March 23, 2017). "Crunchyroll, Hulu to Stream My Hero Academia Season 2 With Subtitles". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on January 9, 2022. Retrieved March 23, 2017.
- ^ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (March 28, 2016). "Exclusive: Animax Asia Airs Simulcast of My Hero Academia, Twin Star Exorcists". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on April 27, 2016. Retrieved April 6, 2016.
- ^ Ressler, Karen (April 19, 2018). "My Hero Academia to Air on Toonami". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on April 19, 2018. Retrieved April 19, 2018.
- ^ Loo, Egan (February 18, 2016). "Porno Graffiti, Brian the Sun Perform My Hero Academia Anime's Theme Songs". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on April 20, 2019. Retrieved April 12, 2019.