To watch My Hero Academia in order including the movies , follow the main series in broadcast order and slot each film where it fits in the story timeline.

Best watch order (with movies)

This list mixes seasons, OVAs, and movies in a smooth story-flow order so nothing feels jarringly out of place.

  1. My Hero Academia Season 1 (eps 1–13)
  1. OVA: Hero Notebook
  1. OVA: Save! Rescue Training!
  1. My Hero Academia Season 2 (eps 1–20)
  1. OVA: Training of the Dead
  1. My Hero Academia Season 2 (eps 21–25)
  1. My Hero Academia Season 3 (eps 1–20)
  1. Movie 1: Two Heroes
  1. Special: All Might Rising (Two Heroes tie-in)
  1. My Hero Academia Season 3 (eps 21–25)
  1. My Hero Academia Season 4 (eps 1–25)
  1. Movie 2: Heroes Rising
  1. OVA: Make It! Do-or-Die Survival Training
  1. My Hero Academia Season 5 (eps 1–18)
  1. OVAs: Hero League Baseball; Laugh! As If You Are in Hell
  1. My Hero Academia Season 5 (eps 19–25)
  1. OVA: Departure
  1. Movie 3: World Heroes’ Mission
  1. My Hero Academia Season 6 (eps 1–25)
  1. My Hero Academia Season 7 (current run; watch all available episodes)
  1. Movie 4: You’re Next (placed after early Season 7 episodes in many guides)

The movies are canon-adjacent side stories: they don’t change the main plot, but they assume you’ve met certain characters and seen specific power-ups, which is why placement matters.

Simple “just the movies” guide

If you mainly care about how to watch My Hero Academia in order including movies and don’t mind skipping OVAs, use this lighter path.

  • Season 1
  • Season 2
  • Season 3 up to around the Forest Training arc → Movie 1: Two Heroes
  • Finish Season 3
  • Season 4 → Movie 2: Heroes Rising near/after the end of Season 4
  • Season 5 → Movie 3: World Heroes’ Mission during late Season 5 (after Class 1-A’s new costumes appear)
  • Seasons 6–7 → Movie 4: You’re Next slotted around early–mid Season 7 once you’ve met the relevant villains and powers.

Chronological vs release order

Both approaches are popular in forum discussion and watch-order guides.

  • Release order (how the fandom originally experienced it) is: Season 1 → early OVAs → Season 2 → Season 3 → Movie 1 → All Might Rising → Season 4 → Movie 2 → later OVAs → Season 5 → Movie 3 → Season 6 → Season 7 → Movie 4.
  • Chronological order shifts small specials like All Might Rising earlier in the timeline but otherwise looks very similar for casual viewing.

Where to fit OVAs and specials

The OVAs are fun side missions; none are required, but they enrich class dynamics and side characters.

  • Early training and school-life extras: Hero Notebook, Save! Rescue Training!, Training of the Dead.
  • Mid-series danger simulations and tie-ins: Make It! Do-or-Die Survival Training, All Might Rising.
  • Later-era side stories: Departure, Hero League Baseball, Laugh! As If You Are in Hell, which align with Season 5+ character power levels.

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