The release window for the upcoming sixth season of theMy Hero Academiaanime was revealed on Sunday during Shueisha’s Jump Festa ‘22 event. The series will premier during the Fall 2022 season, with a new trailer giving fans an extended look at what to expect.
The sixth season will adapt the events of the“Paranormal Liberation War” arc, which ran from chapters 253-306. The anime started adapting the arc during the tail end of the fifth season.
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Studio Bones will return to work on the upcoming season, with director Kenji Nagasaki, scriptwriter Yōsuke Kuroda, composer Yuki Hayashi, and character designer Yoshihiko Umakoshi all expected to return.
Nagasaki also directed the 2013Gundam Build Fightersanime,Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood, and served as the director on all threeMy Hero Academiafilms. Kuroda has been in the industry for over 25 years and worked alongside Nagasaki onGundam Build Fighterswhile also penning scripts forMobile Suit Gundam 00andGoblin Slayer.
Hayashi has done work on a number of anime, dramas, and live-action films, most notably 2021’sShaman Kingand thePokemonanime. Umakoshi is best known for his work on the 1997Berserkanime,Mushishi, andSaint Seiya Omega.
Kōhei Horikoshi’sMy Hero Academiamanga has been serialized inShueisha’s Weekly Shonen Jumpmagazine since 2014. The series has 32 collected volumes and is published in English by VIZ Media. The manga has inspired three spin-off series.
My Hero Academia: Smash!!by Hirofumi Neda ran in the Shōnen Jump+ magazine from 2015-2017, with 5 collected volumes. Yōkō Akiyama’sMy Hero Academia: Team-Up Missionsstarted serialization in 2019 in Shueisha’s Saikyō Jump magazine and has amassed 2 volumes so far in its run.My Hero Academia: Vigilantesis written by Hideyuki Furuhashi and illustrated by Betten Court. The series began serialization in the Jump GIGA magazine and now runs in Shōnen Jump+. The manga has been going since 2016 and has amassed 12 collected volumes throughout its run so far. VIZ Media publishes all three spin-offs in English.
TheMy Hero Academiaanime adaptation first aired in 2013,and inspired three films. The series is licensed by Funimation but can also be streamed on Crunchyroll.
