The final season of My Hero Academia is sticking the landing. As of November 2, 2025, every released episode of Season 8 (the series’ last) holds an IMDb user score above 9.0—an across-the-board surge that reflects how strongly the endgame arcs are resonating with fans. Recent standouts include “The Final Boss!!,” which is sitting near the top of the series with a sky-high rating, and “The End of an Era, and the Beginning…,” which debuted in the mid-9s and quickly climbed the all-time episode charts.
Why the ratings are soaring
Viewers point to three pillars:
- Cinematic direction & animation: BONES has dialed up the staging and visual clarity in the season’s decisive battles, with clean geography and impactful sakuga that sell the emotional stakes.
- Character payoffs: Deku vs. Shigaraki and All Might’s late-series crucible deliver on years of set-up, while Bakugo’s return to center stage has been a crowd-pleaser.
- Momentum without filler: The final stretch trims detours, focusing on climactic confrontations and epilogue threads that reward long-time followers.
Industry and fan press have highlighted the streak: multiple roundups note that each of the first several episodes this season sits north of 9/10, underscoring unusually consistent reception for a weekly anime in the homestretch.
The road to the finale
Season 8 adapts the manga’s closing arcs and premiered on October 4, 2025, with the creative team from earlier seasons returning. Coverage ahead of launch framed it as the definitive sendoff—short, focused, and weekly—setting expectations for a concentrated run of high-impact episodes.
A rare late-series peak
Long-running shounen often struggle to maintain ratings deep into their runs; My Hero Academia is bucking that trend. With several episodes already registering among the franchise’s highest-scored entries and all currently released installments above 9.0, the series appears poised to close on a critical high. Fans will ultimately decide where the finale stands in the canon, but the numbers suggest a finish worthy of the journey.
Note: Episode ratings are dynamic and may fluctuate as more votes come in; the figures above reflect snapshots observed on November 2, 2025
