My Hero Academia season 3 explained

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The third 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. Like the rest of the series, it adapts Kōhei Horikoshi's original manga series of the same name from the rest of the 8th volume through the beginning of the 14th volume over 25 episodes. It covers the "Forest Training Camp" (chapters 70–83), "Hideout Raid" (chapters 84–97), "Provisional Hero License Exam" (chapters 98–121), and the beginning of "Shie Hassaikai" arc (chapters 122–124). The season aired from April 7 to September 29, 2018, on ytv and NTV in Japan.[1]

The season follows Izuku Midoriya and his classmates from U.A. High, a prestigious high school for heroes in training. The students facing their struggles and challenges as they fight for their survival during a training camp and a quest to save one of their classmates. The second half of the season focuses on the students' preparation for the Provisional Hero License Exam, a test that allows the students to obtain a Hero License and take part of their Hero-Work Studies as full-fledged Heroes.

Toho released the season on DVD and Blu-ray in eight compilations, each containing two to four episodes, between July 18, 2018, and February 13, 2019. Funimation licensed the season for an English-language release in North America and released it in two compilations on May 7 and September 3, 2019. FunimationNow is streaming the season in Simuldub, while Crunchyroll and Hulu are simulcasting outside of Asia as it airs.[2] [3] Funimation's adaptation ran from March 3 to August 18, 2019, on Adult Swim's Toonami block.[4]

Four pieces of theme music are used for this season: two opening themes and two ending themes. For the first thirteen episodes, the opening theme is "Odd Future" by Uverworld and the first ending theme is by miwa.[5] For the rest of the season, the second opening theme is "Make my story" by Lenny code fiction and the ending theme is by Masaki Suda.[6] __TOC__

Episodes

Home video release

Japanese

Toho released the third season of the anime on DVD and Blu-ray in eight volumes in Japan, with the first volume being released on July 18, 2018, and the final volume being released on February 13, 2019.[7]

Toho Animation (Japan – Region 2/A)
VolumeEpisodesRelease date
139–42July 18, 2018[8]
243–45August 15, 2018[9]
346–48September 19, 2018[10]
449–51October 17, 2018[11]
552–54November 14, 2018[12]
655–57December 19, 2018[13]
758–60January 16, 2019[14]
861–63February 13, 2019[15]

English

Funimation released the series in North America in two volumes, with the first volume released on May 7, 2019, and the second volume on September 3, 2019. The first volume received a limited edition combo release, along with a standard edition combo release,[16] and a standard edition DVD release.[17] Both volumes received a DVD/Blu-ray release on November 10, 2020. In the United Kingdom and Ireland, Manga Entertainment is distributing the series for Funimation, releasing the first part in a limited edition combo release, along with a standard edition DVD and Blu-ray, on May 13, 2019, and the second part on September 9, 2019. In Australia and New Zealand, Madman Entertainment is distributing the series for Funimation, scheduling the first part for release in standard and limited editions on August 7, 2019, and the second part on November 6, 2019.

Funimation (North America – Region 1/A)
VolumeEpisodesRelease date
Season Three Part One39–50May 7, 2019[18]
Season Three Part Two51–63September 3, 2019[19]
Season Three Complete39–63November 10, 2020[20]
Manga Entertainment (United Kingdom and Ireland – Region 2/B)
VolumeEpisodesRelease date
Season Three Part One39–50May 13, 2019[21]
Season Three Part Two51–63September 9, 2019[22]
Madman Entertainment (Australia and New Zealand – Region 4/B)
VolumeEpisodesRelease date
Season 3 Part 139–50August 7, 2019[23] [24]
Season 3 Part 251–63November 6, 2019[25]

Notes and References

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  2. Web site: Ressler. Karen. Funimation To Premiere 1st 6 Dubbed My Hero Academia Season 3 Episodes Simultaneously With Japan. March 5, 2018. Anime News Network. https://web.archive.org/web/20211019175402/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-03-05/funimation-to-premiere-1st-6-dubbed-my-hero-academia-season-3-episodes-simultaneously-with-japan/.128586. October 19, 2021. live. March 5, 2018.
  3. Web site: Funimation Sets April 7 Premiere for My Hero Academia Season 3. March 8, 2018. Anime News Network. https://web.archive.org/web/20220704220932/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/press-release/2018-03-08/funimation-sets-april-7-premiere-for-my-hero-academia-season-3/.128686. July 4, 2022. live. March 8, 2018.
  4. Web site: Ressler. Karen. My Hero Academia to Air on Toonami. Anime News Network. April 19, 2018. April 19, 2018. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20180419204831/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-04-19/my-hero-academia-to-air-on-toonami/.130595. April 19, 2018.
  5. Web site: Hodgkins. Crystalyn. My Hero Academia 3rd Anime Season's 2nd Promo Video Previews UVERworld's Theme. Anime News Network. March 3, 2018. March 3, 2018. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20180303225253/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-03-03/my-hero-academia-3rd-anime-season-2nd-promo-video-previews-uverworld-theme/.128511. March 3, 2018.
  6. Web site: Hodgkins. Crystalyn. Lenny code fiction, Masaki Suda Perform New Themes for My Hero Academia Anime's 3rd Season. Anime News Network. June 24, 2018. June 24, 2018. June 24, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180624234817/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-06-24/lenny-code-fiction-masaki-suda-perform-new-themes-for-my-hero-academia-anime-3rd-season/.133333. live.
  7. Web site: Blu-ray&DVD. heroaca.com. August 14, 2018. ja.
  8. Web site: 3rd Blu-ray&DVD Vol.1. heroaca.com. August 14, 2018. ja.
  9. Web site: 3rd Blu-ray&DVD Vol.2. heroaca.com. August 14, 2018. ja.
  10. Web site: 3rd Blu-ray&DVD Vol.3. heroaca.com. August 14, 2018. ja.
  11. Web site: 3rd Blu-ray&DVD Vol.4. heroaca.com. August 14, 2018. ja.
  12. Web site: 3rd Blu-ray&DVD Vol.5. heroaca.com. August 14, 2018. ja.
  13. Web site: 3rd Blu-ray&DVD Vol.6. heroaca.com. August 14, 2018. ja.
  14. Web site: 3rd Blu-ray&DVD Vol.7. heroaca.com. August 14, 2018. ja.
  15. Web site: 3rd Blu-ray&DVD Vol.8. heroaca.com. August 14, 2018. ja.
  16. Web site: My Hero Academia Season Three Part One - BD/DVD Combo. Funimation. February 15, 2019.
  17. Web site: My Hero Academia Season Three Part One - DVD. Funimation. February 15, 2019.
  18. Web site: My Hero Academia Season Three Part One - BD/DVD Combo - LE. Funimation. February 15, 2019.
  19. Web site: My Hero Academia Season Three Part Two - BD/DVD Combo. Funimation. June 13, 2019.
  20. Web site: My Hero Academia - Season 3 - Blu-ray. August 25, 2022. Crunchyroll. en.
  21. Web site: My Hero Academia Season 3 Part 1 Listed by Retailers. Stevens. Josh. March 15, 2019. Anime UK News. March 15, 2019.
  22. MangaUK. Manga Entertainment. Manga Entertainment. June 26, 2019. 1143915104087543808. Release Updates! Get ready for an extra helping of superhero adventures this summer with DRAGON BALL SUPER PARTS 7 & 8 and MY HERO ACADEMIA SEASON 3 PART 2 coming your way Click through to our site for dates & info: https://www.mangauk.com/new-announcements-june-july-releases/. June 29, 2019.
  23. Web site: My Hero Academia - Season 3 Part 1 DVD / Blu-Ray Combo. Madman Entertainment. May 1, 2019.
  24. Web site: My Hero Academia - Season 3 Part 1 DVD / Blu-Ray Combo (Limited Edition). Madman Entertainment. May 1, 2019.
  25. Web site: My Hero Academia - Season 3 Part 2 DVD / Blu-Ray Combo. Madman Entertainment. August 1, 2019.