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My Hero Academia Season 4

Also known as: Boku no Hero Academia 4僕のヒーローアカデミア4BNHA 4MHA 4

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What is My Hero Academia Season 4 about?

My Hero Academia Season 4 is a TV anime series of 25 episodes animated by bones, adapted from a manga. It aired from October 12, 2019 to April 4, 2020. AniList classifies it as action, adventure, comedy and drama. It continues from My Hero Academia Season 3, which is worth watching first.

The villain world teeters on the brink of war now that All For One is out of the picture. Shigaraki of the League of Villains squares off with Overhaul of the yakuza, vying for total control of the shadows. Meanwhile, Deku gets tangled in another dangerous internship as he struggles to keep pace with his upperclassman—Mirio.

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Themes AniList users associate with it: Superhero, Super Power, Shounen, Male Protagonist, School, Primarily Teen Cast, Crime, Ensemble Cast, Gangs, Urban Fantasy.

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Main characters

Characters AniList lists in a main role, with spoiler-free notes.

  • Izuku Midoriya 緑谷出久

    Main character

    Student in Class 1-A at U.A High School. Although he was born without a Quirk, Izuku's innate heroism and strong sense of justice manages to catch the attention of the legendary hero All Might. Izuku has since become All Might's closest pupil. Izuku is a very timid, reserved, and polite boy.

    Japanese voice: Daiki Yamashita

  • Mirio Togata 通形ミリオ

    Main character

    He is third-year student at U.A. High School and is part of The Big 3 (the strongest three hero students in all of Japan). Before Izuku Midoriya, Mirio was the top candidate for All Might's successor and inheritor of One For All.

    Japanese voice: Tarusuke Shingaki

  • Eri 壊理

    Main character

    Eri is a child with bandages all over her body. She wears a white short sleeve dress and has a small horn on the right side of her forehead and has white, long, choppy, unkempt hair. She also has red eyes. Under her bandages, her arms are shown to have numerous scars.

    Japanese voice: Seiran Kobayashi

  • Kai Chisaki 治崎廻

    Main character

    Kai Chisaki, also known by the villain name Overhaul, is the Yakuza Captain of the Shie Hassaikai. Overhaul is a mysophobic, antisocial sociopath obsessed with returning the world to the way it was before the Quirk phenomenon.

    Japanese voice: Kenjirou Tsuda

  • Mirai Sasaki 佐々木未来

    Main character

    A Pro Hero and Mirio Togata's mentor. He was formerly All Might's sidekick and was considered to be the brains behind All Might's hero operation before opening his own hero agency. Sir Nighteye is a lean but muscular man with a clean, well-kept appearance.

    Japanese voice: Shinichirou Miki

Supporting characters

  • Katsuki Bakugou 爆豪勝己

    Supporting character

    Student in Class 1-A at U.A. High School. Katsuki is a crude, arrogant, short-tempered, and aggressive person, especially at the beginning of the series.

    Japanese voice: Nobuhiko Okamoto

  • Shouto Todoroki 轟焦凍

    Supporting character

    Student in Class 1-A at U.A. High School, where he got in through official recommendations. He is the youngest son of the top hero Endeavor. Shouto initially has a cold, aloof personality, which stemmed from his complicated family life.

    Japanese voice: Yuuki Kaji

  • Ochako Uraraka 麗日お茶子

    Supporting character

    Student in Class 1-A at U.A. High School Ochako is an outgoing, lively person who thinks about everything positively, though she is objective enough to see flaws and virtues. She gets excited over little things very easily.

    Japanese voice: Ayane Sakura

  • Tenya Iida 飯田天哉

    Supporting character

    Class representative of Class 1-A at U.A. High School Tenya may look severe, but he's actually just a very serious person, who takes everything, even the most insignificant thing, seriously.

    Japanese voice: Kaito Ishikawa

  • Tsuyu Asui 蛙吹梅雨

    Supporting character

    Tsuyu is a very straight-forward girl that always says what's on her mind and what she thinks about others. She prefers to be called by her first name.

    Japanese voice: Aoi Yuuki

  • Toshinori Yagi 八木俊典

    Supporting character

    All Might is the No. 1 Hero and the "Symbol of Peace." In his hero form, All Might is a very tall and over-muscular man whose design resembles the american hero comics. His hair spikes on top of his head and his whole body has more shadows than a normal human being.

    Japanese voice: Kenta Miyake

  • Shouta Aizawa 相澤消太

    Supporting character

    Aizawa's hero name, Eraserhead, was coined by Present Mic when they were younger. Using the binding cloth, Aizawa has a unique fighting style that allows him to immobilize his enemies. He is known to expel students that don't meet his standards, however it should be noted that he did not expel anyone from Class 1-A.

    Japanese voice: Junichi Suwabe

  • Tomura Shigaraki 死柄木弔

    Supporting character

    Leader of the League of Villains and protégé of All For One. He was raised by his master, All For One, with the goal of killing All Might, and ultimately destroying the society he represents.

    Japanese voice: Kouki Uchiyama

  • Momo Yaoyorozu 八百万百

    Supporting character

    Vice class representative of Class 1-A at U.A. High School. She was admitted to the school through official recommendations. Momo is a very prudent, dedicated person who acts as a natural leader. She is generally level-headed and calm in dangerous situations, but she isn't above falling into a panic.

    Japanese voice: Marina Inoue

  • Eijirou Kirishima 切島鋭児郎

    Supporting character

    Student in Class 1-A at U.A. High School. Eijiro is a boisterous and outgoing guy with a fondness for manliness, often using the terms "manly" and "unmanly" to describe things and people he does or doesn't like, respectively.

    Japanese voice: Toshiki Masuda

  • Minoru Mineta 峰田実

    Supporting character

    Minoru Mineta, also known as the Fresh-Picked Hero: Grape Juice, is a student in Class 1-A at U.A. High School, training to become a Pro Hero.

    Japanese voice: Ryou Hirohashi

  • Mina Ashido 芦戸三奈

    Supporting character

    Student in Class 1-A at U.A. High School. Mina is a cheerful and easygoing girl who usually displays a smile. Highly social and excitable, she loves to hang out with her friends and is shown to become very upset when denied an opportunity to be at a gathering.

    Japanese voice: Eri Kitamura

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