How soon can we expect the new season and how has the ongoing pandemic affected it?
My Hero Academia is an anime series based on the manga of the same name written by Kohei Horikoshi. It belongs to the superhero genre and brilliantly shows how a world teeming with superheroes and villains can thrive. The manga was published on July 2014 and the anime debuted in April 2016. The initial season consisted of 13 seasons and the three that followed contained 25 episodes each.
Release date
Season 4 finished in April 4, 2020 and was immediately renewed for the fifth season. As the manga is ongoing, you can expect more seasons to come. And the ending of season 4 kind of gave us an idea of what to expect in the next season. The next season will release in 2021 but due to the coronavirus pandemic, its production can get delayed and could affect the final release.
The story revolves around Izuku Midoriya, a young boy who was born without any superpowers in a world where the major part of the population has some kind of flashy quirk. The greatest hero of that time All Might, sees young Izuku jump into action to save his friend from a villain and decides to pass his own power down to him. The story so far showed how Izuku came to terms with his new power called ‘One For All’ and the friends he made and the villains he fought.
In season 5, we will get to see the past memories Izuku have regarding the previous heroes who possessed One For All, and how each of them honed the quirk as per their needs. Midoriya will be acquiring new skills as well, after inventing the shoot style in season 3 and projectile style in season 4.