when does my hero academia you're next take place

“My Hero Academia: You’re Next” takes place during the final act of the series, after the Paranormal Liberation War, while Deku and Class 1-A are out in the field dealing with escaped villains (the “jailbreakers”).

When does “You’re Next” happen in the timeline?

Most official descriptions and story summaries point to a post–Paranormal Liberation War setting, during the period when:

• Society is badly shaken and distrustful of heroes.

• Class 1-A is actively patrolling cities and hunting down escaped villains instead of just doing school exercises.

• Deku is already experienced with One For All and fighting on real battlefields, not training scenarios.

That places “My Hero Academia: You’re Next” roughly in the late Season 6 / early Season 7 era of the anime continuity, in the broader “dark hero society” phase after the huge war arc.

How it fits with the anime

While the movie is written to be watchable on its own, its setup assumes:

• You know about the big war that devastated hero society (the Paranormal Liberation War).

• You’re familiar with Deku and Class 1-A already operating as near‑full heroes on dangerous missions.
• All Might’s legacy and the idea of a “new Symbol of Peace” are already major themes, which is why the villain Dark Might and “you’re next” imagery hit harder here.

So, for watching order, it’s safest to treat it as a late‑series movie: after the war arc and once the heroes are cleaning up the fallout, but before the absolute final conclusion of the story.

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