My Hero Academia's story concluded with its final season earlier this month, and it was certainly a conclusion that brought fans to tears. My Hero Academia Season 8 had 11 episodes in total, but there were already reports of a supposed extra episode. Now, with Jump Festa 2026, more information about this episode has been revealed.
My Hero Academia Anime will officially make a big change to the manga
The anime is about to take a departure from the manga and change the ending.
My Hero Academia is officially getting a special episode titled “More”. Not only that, but fans also have an official release date for it, as well as confirmation of what that episode will entail. My Hero Academia “More” will be released in May 2026, and it will adapt MHA chapter 431.
My Hero Academia special episode is coming on May 2, 2026
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My Hero Academia Chapter 431 Adaptation Announced
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The episode will be available globally on Crunchyroll
Fans bid farewell to one of the biggest shonen series of the past decade, My Hero Academiaearlier this month. With a short, but amazing final season, My Hero Academia blew fans away. While fans said goodbye to the story, they also knew more content was on the way. My Hero Academia fans were waiting for more information about the future of the series, and Jump Festa 2026 delivered just that.
MHA kicked off Jump Festa this yearand it looks like 2026 is going to be phenomenal for the series. MHA's final episode, which some refer to as MHA Season 8 Episode 12, will be officially released next year on May 2.
My Hero Academia's new episode “More” will officially cover Chapter 431 of the Manga
The release date of My Hero Academia's new episode wasn't the only information revealed at Jump Festa. It was also pretty clear that this episode was going to take fans on a ride, featuring their favorite characters as adults.
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Plus, fans now know exactly what it will cover. My Hero Academia Season 8 Episode 12, of the special episode titled “More”, will cover the events of MHA's extra chapter that was released with its final volume, MHA Chapter 431.
MHA chapter 431 jumps 8 years into the future and showcases the characters and their progress in life, as well as their heroic careers.
Fans are excited to see MHA chapter 431 animated, but one chapter is very little content for an entire episode. With that in mind, it's likely that anime-only content will be added to stretch it out. Some believe too MHA's last one-shot could be brought to life in this episode as well. Fans could see Eri's short story, written by Horikoshiadapted to the anime as well.
My Hero Academia is a story about heroes in a world where special powers, called Quirks, are assigned to people at birth. In a world where heroes and villains battle, Deku aims to become the greatest hero of all time like his idol, All Might. The My Hero Academia manga ended with 431 chapters for fans to read. All these chapters are available on Manga Plus. My Hero Academia is also airing its final season, which will consist of 11 episodes in total. The series can be seen on Crunchyroll.
Source: Jump Festa 2026
