Polygon.com / 16.06.25

First My Hero Academia season 8 trailer teases the end of an era

My Hero Academia season 8 will be the final season of the series, and as such, the latest trailer that has just been released marks the end of an era for the popular anime based on the manga by Kohei Horikoshi. The trailer above teases a few final conflicts, including the end of the battle between Armored All Might and One For All, which began in the previous season. The trailer also showcases a clash between Deku and Tomura Shigaraki, both fights in which All Might and Deku look to be at their limits. Though Shonen Jump may never officially crown a new Big 3, fans widely consider My Hero Academia, Demon Slayer, and Jujutsu Kaisen the modern-day heirs to Naruto, Bleach, and One Piece, which ruled the magazine in the mid-2000s (and still do, in One Pieces case). Both MHA and JJKs manga ended in 2024, and although the manga concluded some time ago, Demon Slayer is finally ending its anime with a trilogy of movies, the first of which will premiere in Japan on July 18, 2025. JJKs third sea...
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