After almost ten years on the air, My Hero Academia is finally reaching its last episodes. Since 2016, fans have followed Deku and Class 1-A through battles, training, heartbreak, and hope. Now, with the series set to finish in December 2025, many viewers are trying to accept that this long journey is almost over.
As the finale approaches, fan reactions are mixed. Some are excited, others are worried, and many feel emotional knowing a major part of their anime experience is coming to a close.
A Long Journey That Fans Aren’t Ready to Leave Behind
The reason the ending hits so hard is simple: people grew up with this show. Many fans started watching when they were younger, and now they’re older, with new responsibilities and new lives. But My Hero Academia stayed with them through all those changes. Seeing it end feels like saying goodbye to a friend who helped them through tough times.
This personal connection is the foundation for almost every reaction fans are sharing online.
Even though fans have different opinions, they all care deeply about how the anime ends. Their reactions fall into three main groups, and each group shows what the story meant to them.
Some fans are hopeful the anime will deliver a stronger ending than the manga. Others fear the show might repeat the same rushed pacing. And a large portion of the community feels sad, not because the story is ending poorly, but because the experience is ending at all.
These feelings naturally lead to a bigger question: what do fans want the final episodes to accomplish?
Hopeful Fans Believe the Anime Can Improve the Ending
Many viewers think the anime has a real chance to fix problems from the manga’s ending. Because the anime team knows where the original story struggled, they can add scenes, slow down the pacing, and give more time to important characters.
Fans also believe animation, music, and voice acting can make emotional moments more powerful. A scene that felt quick or quiet in the manga could hit much harder on screen. This group trusts the studio to improve the story and give the series the farewell it deserves.
Not everyone is confident. Some fans felt the manga’s ending didn’t give enough attention to certain storylines. They worry the anime might face similar time pressure and skip over things that deserved more focus.
For these fans, the fear isn’t that the show will be bad. It’s that the final chapter won’t live up to the years of build-up. They want the show to slow down, breathe, and let key characters finish their arcs naturally.
This concern connects to what all fans seem to agree on.
Most Fans Want the Same Things From the Finale
Even with different opinions, the entire fanbase shares a common hope. They want this finale to feel complete. They want closure, not just an ending. They hope the final episodes will:
- Show where Class 1-A ends up
- Give every major character a clear moment
- Deliver a strong and emotional final battle
- Offer a meaningful epilogue
These wishes come from years of connection with the story and the characters.
Why This Ending Matters So Much
For many viewers, My Hero Academia wasn’t just another show. It taught lessons about courage, kindness, and pushing forward even when the world feels impossible to face. These themes helped the series grow into something larger than its action scenes.
As the story reaches its end, fans are looking back on everything the show gave them. Deku’s journey of trying, failing, learning, and trying again has inspired people for nearly a decade. That impact doesn’t disappear when the final credits roll.
This is why people care so much about how the ending is handled. They want the series to close in a way that matches the heart it showed from the beginning.
No matter how the finale plays out, My Hero Academia has already earned its place in anime history. It pushed the superhero genre forward, created characters fans will remember for years, and touched a generation that saw pieces of themselves in Deku and his friends.
Even when the story ends, its influence will continue in fan art, discussions, memories, and the confidence it gave viewers to keep moving forward — just like the heroes they watched grow.
My Hero Academia may be ending, but the mark it leaves behind will last far beyond its final episode.
