My Hero Academia (the anime, often shortened to MHA) first came out on April 3, 2016, when Season 1 began airing in Japan.

Key release dates

  • Anime Season 1 premiere: April 3, 2016 (Japan broadcast start).
  • Season 1 overall release window: April 2016, with 13 episodes making up the first season run.

Manga vs anime

  • The original My Hero Academia manga started serialization in Weekly Shonen Jump in 2014, a couple of years before the anime adaptation aired.
  • When people online ask “when did MHA come out,” they usually mean the anime, which is why April 3, 2016, is the commonly cited date.

In case you meant later content

  • Subsequent anime seasons rolled out almost yearly after that, with Season 2 in April 2017 and more seasons following.
  • The franchise has also expanded into multiple movies, with theatrical releases in Japan starting in 2018 and continuing through 2024.

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