Global InformationMy Hero Academia season 2 information
| My Hero Academia | |
|---|---|
| Season 2 | |
 Cover art of the first Blu-ray volume of the second season released by Toho on July 19, 2017 | |
| No. of episodes | 25 |
| Release | |
| Original network | ytv, NTV |
| Original release | April 1 – September 30, 2017 |
| Season chronology | |
The second season of the My Hero Academia anime television series was produced by Bones and directed by Kenji Nagasaki, with Yōsuke Kuroda handling series composition, Yoshihiko Umakoshi providing character designs and Yuki Hayashi composed the music.[1] Like the first season, it adapts Kōhei Horikoshi's original manga series of the same name from the rest of the 3rd volume through the end of the 8th volume over 25 episodes. It covers the "U.A. Sports Festival" (chapters 22–44), "Vs. Hero Killer" (chapters 45–59), and "Final Exams" arcs (chapters 60–69), with the exception of episode 13.5 (recap) and chapter 70 (which is the separate storyline from the season arcs). The season aired from April 1 to September 30, 2017, on ytv and NTV in Japan.[2][3]
The season follows Izuku Midoriya, who had given a chance to show off his Quirk along with his classmates in the Sports Festival, in which the Pro Heroes can hire them as their internships. Later, things are getting worse in Hosu City as Stain appears, eventually leading to a confrontation with the League of Villains and the young Hero interns. As the first semester nearly approached its end, the Class 1-A students facing off against their teachers in combat during the final exams. While facing their adversity, Izuku and Bakugo must put their differences aside in facing against their idol.
Toho released the season on DVD and Blu-ray in eight compilations, each containing two to four episodes, between July 19, 2017, and February 14, 2018.[4] Funimation licensed the season for an English-language release in North America and released it in two compilations on April 3 and June 5, 2018.[5][6] Like the previous season, FunimationNow, Crunchyroll and Hulu are streaming the season outside of Asia as it airs.[1] Animax Asia is simulcasting the season in the same day it airs.[7] Funimation's adaptation ran from August 11, 2018, to February 24, 2019, on Adult Swim's Toonami block.[8]
The second season makes use of four pieces of theme music: two opening themes and two ending themes. The first opening theme, used for the first thirteen episodes, is "Peace Sign" (ピースサイン) performed by Kenshi Yonezu and the first ending theme is "Dakara, Hitori ja nai" (だから、ひとりじゃない, Therefore, I am not Alone), performed by Little Glee Monster.[9] For the rest of the season, the second opening theme is "Sora ni Utaeba" (空に歌えば, Singin' to the Sky) performed by amazarashi[10] and the ending theme is "Datte Atashi no Hero" (だってアタシのヒーロー, Still My Hero) by LiSA.[11]
- ^ a b Ressler, Karen (March 23, 2017). "Crunchyroll, Hulu to Stream My Hero Academia Season 2 With Subtitles". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on January 9, 2022. Retrieved March 23, 2017.
- ^ Green, Scott (February 2, 2017). "Latest "My Hero Academia" Anime Cast Addition And Plans Spotted". Crunchyroll. Archived from the original on February 3, 2017. Retrieved February 2, 2017.
- ^ Yuan, Kevin (December 22, 2016). "My Hero Academia Season 2 Anime to Air on NTV, YTV". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on December 23, 2016. Retrieved December 22, 2016.
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USP2was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Ressler, Karen (March 28, 2017). "Animax Asia to Air Simulcast of My Hero Academia Season 2". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on June 24, 2022. Retrieved March 29, 2017.
- ^ Ressler, Karen (April 19, 2018). "My Hero Academia to Air on Toonami". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on April 19, 2018. Retrieved February 25, 2019.
- ^ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (March 31, 2017). "My Hero Academia Season 2's Ad Previews Opening Theme Song". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on June 7, 2017.
- ^ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (June 22, 2017). "My Hero Academia Anime Reveals New Opening Theme Artist, Cast for Gran Torino". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on June 22, 2017. Retrieved June 22, 2017.
- ^ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (June 18, 2017). "LiSA Performs New Ending Theme For My Hero Academia Anime's 2nd Season". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on October 4, 2017.