My Hero Academia Announces Return With New Epilogue Following Its Manga Finale (2024)

Warning: Spoilers Ahead for My Hero Academia Chapter #430!

After 430 glorious chapters, My Hero Academia finished its ten-year run in August 2024, but according to its most recent social media update, Kōhei Horikoshi still has treats in store. According to My Hero Academia's X (formerly Twitter) account, the manga will get a 38-page epilogue detailing the events beyond the final chapter. After the stunning developments following Deku's final battle against Shigaraki, the manga still has stories to tell, despite the final chapter being a time-skip epilogue in and of itself.

My Hero Academia's immaculately detailed manga art and tonally more cheerful anime set itself apart from otherwise darker contemporary battle shōnen series. With over 100 million copies in circulation, the manga's popularity is undeniable. The series easily cruised over from the Japanese market to an eager global pool of consumers eager for superhero and shōnen manga fiction. But with one final manga volume releasing on December 4, 2024, in Japan, the series is setting up one last hurrah as My Hero Academia bows out for good.

My Hero Academia Volume 42 Will Feature a 38-Page Epilogue

Kōhei Horikoshi Cooked Up One Final Surprise

Given that, My Hero Academia chapter #430 skips eight years past the final events, where Deku loses One For All, becoming quirkless, the upcoming content in volume 42 is loaded with possibilities. As the chapter was already an epilogue, fans will get more exposure to the alumni of Class 1A and Deku's life as a teacher at U.A. With one final gift in the last chapter of My Hero Academia gifting Deku the power to fight alongside his friends again, perhaps Horikoshi is building off that treat in the upcoming volume.

Eagle-Eyed My Hero Academia Fans Spotted the Extra Pages a Month Ago

Never Underestimate the Investigative Power of Otaku

At the end of October, My Hero Academia fans quickly spotted and posted to Reddit about a Japanese listing for volume #42, indicating 184 pages, easily meaning more content than usual. While some were quick to dismiss it as an extra-large sampling of sketches already posted to Twitter, others were optimistic, talking about how that would still not account for dozens of added pages. With fan theories including speculation about the pages featuring post-time-skip designs for Deku and friends, there's plenty of excitement about what the extra content could entail.

While it's likely not all built up to entail an extra epilogue, My Hero Academia arguably already had a satisfying ending. However, with people wishing for a longer epilogue with the final chapter, this could be a chance to see what Class 1A has been up to in the eight years since the main story's conclusion. With My Hero Academia volume #42's release in December, the internet will surely erupt with new opinions on the series' updated finale.

My Hero Academia Anime Viewers Should Look Out for New Volume #42 Content

38 Pages Could Make a Sizable Epilogue Finale

Despite a final chapter showing Deku and friends eight years into the future after the main story concluded, the premise of more content added in My Hero Academia volume #42 should be exciting for anime fans. The official My Hero Academia X account clarifies that the extra pages included will "continue on with the final chapter," meaning plenty of opportunity to adapt a substantial anime finale. What this entails is anybody's guess, but it's not unreasonable to hope for fans to see Deku in the special armored suit given to him by All Might in one last hurrah.

My Hero Academia nearly ended at a bittersweet moment, with Deku nearly resigning himself to merely supporting others' heroic aspirations. While the emotional and cathartic significance of chapter #430's ending, Deku's second chance is declared as earned "fair and square" by All Might, so it'd be a crowd-pleasing moment to see him take it into action. Additionally, fans could get a greater glimpse into the lives of Class 1A and Deku's life as a teacher, with or without new superhero adventures.

With other manga like Bleach getting special chapters following the ending of their stories and even teases of its "Hell Arc" getting an animated treatment, a similar experience for MHA is not unreasonable. After all, with ten years of manga concluding and the anime set to conclude with its upcoming eighth season, My Hero Academia deserves to go out with a bang.

Source: My Hero Academia on X, Reddit

My Hero Academia

My Hero Academia is a multimedia franchise that follows a young boy named Izuku Midoriya, who dreams of becoming a hero despite being born without superpowers. These superpowers, known as "Quirks" are found in most people after birth, but Izuku wasn't so lucky - until a fateful encounter with All Might, Japan's greatest hero, Izuku inherits his Quirk and enrolls in U.A. High School to learn the true meaning of heroism. Alongside his classmates, each endowed with unique abilities, Izuku faces rigorous training and lethal threats from villainous forces.

Movie(s)

My Hero Academia: Two Heroes (2018) , My Hero Academia: Heroes Rising (2019) , My Hero Academia: World Heroes' Mission (2021)

First Film

My Hero Academia: Two Heroes (2018)

Cast

Daiki Yamashita , Kenta Miyake , Nobuhiko Okamoto , Ayane Sakura , Yûki Kaji , Aoi Yuki , Kaito Ishikawa , Toshiki Masuda , Marina Inoue , Yoshimasa Hosoya

TV Show(s)

My Hero Academia

Character(s)

Izuku Midoriya , All Might , Katsuki Bakugo , Ochaco Uraraka , Shoto Todoroki , Tsuyu Asui , Tenya Iida , Eijiro Kirishima , Momo Yaoyorozu , Fumikage Tokoyami

Video Game(s)

My Hero Academia: Battle for All , My Hero One's Justice , My Hero One's Justice 2