Everything to know about the various My Hero Academia spin-off titles

Ever since the anime adaptation of Kohei Horikoshi’s My Hero Academia manga came out in 2016, it quickly became one of, if not the, most popular shonen animanga of the modern generation.

Since then, the franchise and world of Horikoshi’s magnum opus have expanded far beyond just the original manga and anime. It’s safe to say that at the time, no one actually knew just how big the franchise would become in a few years.

It started out as a pretty standard yet unique superhero shonen series, but in no time, it evolved into a full-blown universe, with multiple spin-off manga, anime adaptations, full-length non-canon films, and mobile and console video games. With that being said, let us now unpack every single My Hero Academia spin-off title.

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Every My Hero Academia spin-off that followed the original anime and manga

Anime Spin-off

1) My Hero Academia: Vigilantes

Apart from the main manga, Vigilantes is the only manga spin-off series that received an anime adaptation. The announcement was made on December 22, 2024, at Jump Festa 2025. Animated by Studio Bones, the show premiered on April 7, 2025, as part of the Spring 2025 lineup and is currently still airing.

The story takes place before the main series and follows a trio of vigilantes who operate outside the official Pro Hero system. It is quite different from the polished world of U.A. High and the licensed professional Heroes, as it focuses on the gritty, street-level stuff instead of world-ending scenarios.

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Manga Spin-offs and other extra content

Over the years, there have been 4 distinct manga spin-offs from the world of My Hero Academia. They are as follows:

1) My Hero Academia: Vigilantes

My Hero Academia: Vigilantes was serialized from August 20, 2016, to May 28, 2022, serving as a prequel to the main series. Written by Hideyuki Furuhashi and illustrated by Betten Court, all chapters of this manga were collected in 15 tankōbon volumes.

2) My Hero Academia: Smash!!

Written by Hirofumi Neda, this is a comedy gag manga that ran from 2015 to 2017 on the Shonen Jump+ digital app. Its chapters were collected in 5 volumes.

As for the content itself, it’s basically a parody of everything in the world of My Hero Academia. In other words, it isn’t essential to the main story in any way, but it’s still a good read if you want to witness your favorite characters in hilarious, over-the-top scenarios.

3) My Hero Academia: Team-up Missions

Written and illustrated by Kohei Horikoshi's assistant, Yoco Akiyama, Team-Up Missions is a spin-off series that started serialization in Saikyo Jump in 2019 and continued its run until January 2025.

It basically features side stories of Heroes from different schools teaming up. It’s not exactly essential to the main story, but it does provide some fun and unlikely character pairings in unique missions.

4) My Heroine Academia

This is a comedy gag manga written and illustrated by Yoco Akiyama, which is centered around the female characters of the series. It was published in Weekly Shonen Jump and Jump GIGA, and consists of around 7 chapters in all.

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Apart from these 4 main spin-off manga series, a one-shot manga focusing on Melissa Shield was released in 2018. Written and illustrated by Akiyama, it was titled Everyone Is Surely Someone’s Hero. It consisted of 15 pages and was published in Weekly Shonen Jump by Shueisha.

Written and illustrated by Kohei Horikoshi, another one-shot spin-off manga titled No.0 All Might: Rising was released in 2018. It focused on Nana Shimura and All Might's past.

Then there’s a two-chapter spin-off manga titled Deku & Bakugo: Rising, which was released in 2019 in Weekly Shonen Jump. Written and illustrated by Akiyama, it focused on Deku and Bakugo during their second year at U.A. High.

Another one-shot chapter consisting of 17 pages was released in 2021. Written and illustrated by Akiyama, it was a special chapter titled My Hero Academia Tokubetsu Spinoff: Endeavor’s Mission, which centered on Endeavor and his trainees—Deku, Bakugo, and Shoto—during their time at the Endeavor Agency. It was published in Weekly Shonen Jumpin 2021.

Lastly, a one-shot spin-off chapter titled Connect to the Day, focusing on the Class 1-A students just before the Final War, was released in 2024. Written and illustrated by Akiyama, the chapter had about 16 pages and was published in Weekly Shonen Jump as well.

It’s worth mentioning that most of the aforementioned one-shot manga chapters served as prequels to the four films of the franchise.

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Anime Films

Till date, the franchise has released 4 films—all non-canon, but entertaining nonetheless. They may not be essential to the main show’s storyline, but they do have a lot of epic moments that had fans on the edge of their seats.

The main films of the franchise are as follows:

• My Hero Academia: Two Heroes (2018)
• Heroes Rising (2019)
• World Heroes' Mission (2021)
• You're Next (2024)

As mentioned earlier, each of these films was accompanied by special manga one-shot chapters like No.0 All Might: Rising, Endeavor’s Mission, League of Villains: Undercover, and Connect to the Day.

These extras were often handed out in limited editions in Japanese theaters. Fortunately, Viz Media translated many of them into English later on.

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Video Games

The franchise has released several video games over the years as well. They are as follows:

• My Hero One's Justice
• My Hero One's Justice 2
• My Hero Academia: The Strongest Hero
• My Hero Ultra Impact
• My Hero Academia: You're Next
• World Heroes' Mission

Fans should note that while the first 4 titles exist as standalone games, You're Next and World Heroes' Mission are tied in with the films.

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Final Thoughts

To conclude, the aforementioned spin-off titles may not require reading, watching, or playing since most of them are non-canon to the main show’s storyline. That said, they are ideal for any fan wanting to delve deeper into the world of My Hero Academia.