As My Hero Academia gets ready to end its long and powerful story, fans are excited for the anime to show the Final War Arc in the upcoming eighth and last season. It will be available to watch around the world on Crunchyroll. These final episodes are expected to be full of strong emotions and big battles.
The Final War Arc covers Chapters 343 to 424 in the manga and brings together everything the story has been building up to, characters growing, tough choices, and big moments. The anime started setting it up in Season 7, beginning with Episode 143. Now, Season 8 will show the most important and exciting fights, including the final battle between Izuku Midoriya and the powerful team of Tomura Shigaraki and All For One.
Setting the Stage for Final War
The arc begins with a serious and tense mood. The world is falling apart because of the powerful villains led by Shigaraki, and the heroes are struggling. With All Might no longer able to protect everyone, the job of saving what’s left of hero society now falls on others, especially the students of Class 1-A.
The main threat is Shigaraki, who is going through his final change to fully use the powerful All For One Quirk. Once he’s ready, he plans to take One For All from Deku and create a world where only the strongest have control.
To start his plan, Shigaraki uses Yuga Aoyama, the former traitor from U.A. High School, to trick Midoriya into a trap. But the young heroes are smarter and more ready than he thought.
The Plan To Outsmart Shigaraki/All For One
Instead of losing hope after Aoyama’s betrayal, the heroes see it as a chance to fight back. Eraser Head (Aizawa) comes up with a smart idea, he knows that Shigaraki can tell when someone is lying, but there’s a way around it. That’s where Hitoshi Shinso comes in. His Brainwashing Quirk lets Aoyama talk to Shigaraki without making him suspicious.
After that, the heroes put together a careful plan to fight back. Their goal is to split up the villains so they don’t all fight together. Instead of taking on Shigaraki, Dabi, Toga, and the rest of the League of Villains as one big group, the heroes send them to different battle areas. This way, the villains can’t help each other, and the heroes have a better chance to win.
A key part of the plan is U.A. High School, which is turned into a flying base. It’s built to stop Shigaraki’s Decay Quirk. The school rises into the sky, both to protect people and to show how serious the heroes are as the final war begins.
Final Clash of Legends: Heroes vs All For One
The war that begins is the biggest and most intense in the whole series. Heroes and villains are fighting in many places, and each battle shows how far the characters have come. But the most emotional fight happens at U.A. High School, where Shigaraki/All For One faces the heroes.
Bakugo Katsuki, who used to act like a loud rival, now becomes one of the key heroes. This fight is very personal for him. He isn’t just fighting to show off, he’s fighting to protect what matters to him. His powerful move, Howitzer Impact: Cluster, almost kills him. This moment shows how much Bakugo has grown. He’s not just a tough guy anymore, he’s a real hero.
At the same time, All Might, even without a Quirk, joins the fight. Wearing special armor and using smart tactics, he stands up to All For One. He shows that being a hero isn’t about having powers, it’s about having courage and determination.
While these big fights are happening, every hero in the counter-team is important. Endeavor, Best Jeanist, Mirko, Aizawa, and many others risk their lives. This war is about teamwork and hope, completely opposite of what All For One believes in, which is power and control.
The Truth About All For One
To truly understand how big and important this final battle is, we need to understand the main villain: All For One. He was born before people had Quirks, and his life started in a very sad way. His mother died when he was born, and from that moment on, he began taking things, from others and for himself.
He stole his first Quirk from his mother’s body, and later got the power to take and give Quirks whenever he wanted. He started to see himself as a god, using fear and power to control the world. But his younger twin brother, Yoichi, was completely different. Yoichi believed in helping people and giving them power. He became the first user of One For All, and heroes like Deku continued that mission.
One of the most dangerous things All For One did was raise Shigaraki, a boy who had been deeply hurt, to become his replacement. At first, Shigaraki seemed like just a puppet, doing what All For One wanted. But by the end of the war, he starts to fight back. He wants to destroy, yes, but more importantly, he wants to be free from All For One’s control.
Victory at a Price
The heroes don’t just win the battle against All For One easily, they earn it through hard work and sacrifice. Every major hero plays a part in the fight, from Deku’s unstoppable will to Aizawa’s smart tactics. Deku’s final attack, using the power of all the past One For All users, is the biggest moment of both the story and his growth.
In the end, it’s not just strength that wins the fight, it’s teamwork, kindness, and the heroes’ legacy. Shigaraki turns to dust, and All For One’s evil plans die with him. But it comes at a heavy price. The battlefield is full of injuries, losses, and deep emotional wounds.
Once the villains are defeated, the world starts to rebuild. But things won’t go back to how they were before. The war has changed everything, from how people see heroes to what justice really means. Deku, Bakugo, and their friends will now help create a new world, where heroes aren’t just symbols, but real people who stand up in the darkest moments.