My Hero Academia Season 8 Episode 5: Release date and everything we need to know

After an intense episode, fans are eagerly awaiting My Hero Academia Season 8 Episode 5. Fans have taken over social media, discussing how this final season has been carefully animated by Studio Bones.

The story of My Hero Academia is about to reach its finale, and every episode from now on is going to be more important than the other. Now, with My Hero Academia Season 8 Episode 5 set to arrive on November 1, 2025, the stakes have never been higher.

This anime is available to watch on multiple streaming platforms like Crunchyroll and Netflix. As they are promising simulcast, fans do not have to wait long for the episode to be released after it first airs in Japan.

Episode 4 recap: The fall of All For One

Episode 4 of this season gave fans more insight into the tragic past of All For One(AFO). Although fans were expecting it to be more heavy on the battle, this particular episode focused on giving lore rather than intense action.

The episode starts by introducing us to an unnamed lady who is pregnant. She is sitting in a shady alleyway and drinking. This lady is the mother of All for One and his brother. She gave birth to twin boys, but due to an undisclosed reason, she died right after these boys were out of her.

Here we are shown that one of the boys was clearly bigger than the other. They were born in a time when the concept of Quirk had just started to exist. As a baby, AFO believed that anything within his reach belonged to him and had stolen his mother's quirk.

As these boys grew, it was clear that the other twin was physically fragile and relied on his brother. But unlike AFO, he was more empathetic and tried his best to make his brother become a better person.

It was soon revealed that AFO is a character who was evil since he was born, and there was no redemption. He thought his brother was his possession and named him Yoichi, and forcefully gave him a quirk without knowing that his brother already had one.

Due to an incident, AFO killed his brother, but it was too late by then, as Yoichi had passed on his powers to the man who had come to save him. This origin story served as both a tragic backstory and a reflection of My Hero Academia’s core theme, the eternal battle between selflessness and selfishness, between giving and taking.

During the last part of the episode, Bakugo takes the spotlight and beats up AFO to the point that he ceases to exist. By the end, Bakugo stood victorious, symbolically ending the legacy of “All For One” and proving that even without inherited powers, sheer determination and courage could defy destiny itself.

What to expect from My Hero Academia Season 8 Episode 5? (Speculative)

According to the preview, one thing we can expect from My Hero Academia Season 8 Episode 5 is the battle between Deku and Shigaraki. Now that All for One is gone, fans can expect the most-awaited fight of all time.

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This battle will be more than just a fight to prove who is stronger. This is a fight where both these characters have their ideals on the line. Shigaraki is the embodiment of All for One, and Deku represents all the heroes who came before him.

My Hero Academia Season 8 Episode 5 is going to be one of the most important plotlines of the story as every major thread is now tied together. After Bakugo’s fiery display of growth and sacrifice, the torch now passes to Deku. My Hero Academia Season 8 Episode 5 will decide whether hope can still shine in a world built on the ashes of heroes and villains alike.

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