My Hero Academia Final Season has now officially taken the spot of the highest-rated anime of 2025. Studio Bones' superhero epic has now earned a rating of 9.5 out of 10, quite a turnaround for a series that had been struggling to get a grasp of audience reception. It has been a ride over several seasons, with MHA experiencing up and down runs.The My Hero Academia Final Season surpassed top-rated animes such as Takopi’s Original Sin (9.4) in an IMDB ranking for the highest-rated anime of 2025. This is more than just wanting viewers to feel nostalgic about the series. It has provided some consistently stunning animation to perfectly complement the precise, in-depth emotional storytelling, warranted for every point of its overall score.All For One's creepy-looking appearance (Image Source: Studio Bones)The franchise bottomed out in the middle chapters. Season five, especially, was met with horrible reviews, poor pacing, and animation quality. There was a drop in viewership, and attendees often remarked that this was it; MHA had finally outgrown its creative existence.Fast forward to 2025, and things look a lot different than before. My Hero Academia Final Season encapsulates everything that the prior chapters should have embodied. Studio Bones must have learned from their mistakes before, because they have given the proper time and effort to the final arc that was absent previously.The staff utilized every technical expertise available to them. The fighting sequences are now animated with flow and make use of choreography that would be comparable to a theatre release. The change in character expressions definitely used more effort and shows real emotion during more serious, dramatic moments.Why My Hero Academia Final Season DominatesHeroes arrive to help Deku in his fight against All For One (Image Source: Studio Bones)The storytelling benefits from years of character development, finally working out. Heroes, teacher's pets, and students who waited seasons for a meaningful event get the proper attention here. The payoffs feel earned rather than forced into the story.The action scenes balance action and emotion. Each battle supports an Arc or character arc and provides some visual enjoyment. The show doesn't give up a story to do impressive animation or vice versa.Reviews currently place it ahead of Solo Leveling Season 2 (9.0) and Lord of the Mysteries (9.1), user ratings collected on IMDB based on thousands of reviews combined. It is still ahead of My Hero Academia Final Season despite all the monitoring for critique by the viewers, one episode a week.Technical Excellence on Display in My Hero Academia Final SeasonBakugu, as seen in the final season (Image Source: Studio Bones)Studio Bones really went all out for this production cycle. While it’s probably mostly or entirely the animators’ doing, it looks like they’ve managed the animation schedule, effectively avoiding a similar “crunch” situation that is often reported after Season 4 and 5. Quality remains stable across episodes without jarring dips.The fight choreography looks fresh with dips and swoops caught at various sweeping camera angles. The character designs keep their same characteristics too, even during scenes of intense motion. The special effects accentuate the animation rather its overtake it.The background art also adds necessary elements of atmosphere to emotional scenes. All in all, My Hero Academia Final Season was created with a level of dedication to every frame that you would hope to see.What Remains AheadHalf of the last season is still to air. Keeping up the 9.5 rating through a few controversial story beats will be an uphill task. The anime must nail the landing to preserve its anime of the year claim.There is speculation through the anime community about possible anime-original additions to the ending. They figured they would have the anime audience in mind, some extra scenes to alleviate any concerns from manga readers about the range of character endings. In fact, studio Bones has a history of embellishing source material when deemed appropriate.The My Hero Academia Final Season has already cemented a legacy regardless of the remaining reception. The franchise has grown from a promising shonen rookie to a definition of the genre. My Hero Academia has a redemption arc that stands in line with the hero stories it shares.