how old is deku

Deku (Izuku Midoriya) starts out at 14 years old in My Hero Academia and is 16 in the later main arcs, with newer anime material and timelines placing him around 16–17 years old as the story progresses.

Quick Scoop

• At the very start (middle school / origin episodes), Deku is 14.

• During the U.A. entrance exam and his first term at U.A. High, he is 15.

• From the Forest Training Camp arc onward in the main current timeline, he is 16.

• Recent timeline breakdowns and season guides for the later anime seasons describe him as being around 17 in the newest episodes, reflecting a small time progression as the war-focused arcs unfold.

So if you’re asking “how old is Deku right now in the latest story material?”, fans and guides generally put him in the 16–17 range, while remembering he began his hero journey at just 14.

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