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The Worst Episodes of My Hero Academia

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Worst episode
S5E16 Long Time No See, Selkie
5.52,607 votes
Best episode
S8E8 Izuku Midoriya: Rising
9.831,587 votes
Top season
Season 8
9.4avg
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2d 19h
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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    My Hero Academia Season 5 Episode 16 - Long Time No See, Selkie
    5.5/10(2607 votes)

    S5:E16

    Ryukyu brings her work study students with her when Selkie asks her to team up with him.

    Directors:Ikuro Sato, Shouji Ikeno, Sayaka Morikawa
    Writer:Yosuke Kuroda

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  2. My Hero Academia Season 3 Episode 20 - Special Episode: Save the World with Love!
    6.2/10(2479 votes)

    S3:E20

    We take a break from the provisional licensing exam to visit a class held before the summer training camp!

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. My Hero Academia Season 3 Episode 1 - Game Start
    6.4/10(3023 votes)

    S3:E1

    Before the U.A. students head to their training camp, Class 1-A goes to the pool for extra training, and the League of Villains plots their next move.

    Director:Takudai Kakuchi
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. My Hero Academia Season 4 Episode 20 - Gold Tips Imperial
    6.4/10(2565 votes)

    S4:E20

    Eri visits U.A. while the students are preparing for the school festival, and Gentle finalizes his plans.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. My Hero Academia Season 5 Episode 1 - All Hands on Deck! Class 1-A
    6.5/10(3057 votes)

    S5:E1

    There's an emergency drill at U.A. High School, and Class 1-A is requested to report for duty!

    Director:Tsuyoshi Tobita
    Writer:Yosuke Kuroda

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  6. My Hero Academia Season 4 Episode 16 - Win Those Kids’ Hearts
    6.5/10(2681 votes)

    S4:E16

    Camie joins the provisional license training course and is added to the team working with the kids from Masegaki. Meanwhile, Endeavor has a serious talk with All Might.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. My Hero Academia Season 2 Episode 19 - Everyone's Internships
    6.6/10(3019 votes)

    S2:E19

    As Izuku, Iida, and Todoroki recover from their fight with Stain, the other members of Class 1-A work hard at their own internships.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. My Hero Academia Season 4 Episode 18 - School Festival
    6.7/10(2594 votes)

    S4:E18

    As the students of U.A. prepare for their school festival, Deku and Togata visit Eri in the hospital. Meanwhile, a new villain named Gentle Criminal begins his reign of crime.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. My Hero Academia Season 4 Episode 19 - Prepping for the School Festival Is the Most Fun Part
    6.8/10(2567 votes)

    S4:E19

    Class 1-A assigns roles for their performance at the school festival, and Gentle starts preparing his next plan.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. My Hero Academia Season 5 Episode 13 - Have a Merry Christmas!
    6.8/10(2554 votes)

    S5:E13

    It's Christmas at U.A. and the Class 1-A students celebrate with a Christmas party.

    Director:Shouji Ikeno
    Writer:Yosuke Kuroda

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  11. My Hero Academia Season 5 Episode 6 - Foresight
    6.9/10(2584 votes)

    S5:E6

    Separated from her team, Yaoyorozu's leadership skills are put to the test in the second match of the class battles.

    Director:Shouji Ikeno
    Writer:Yosuke Kuroda

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  12. My Hero Academia Season 6 Episode 14 - Hellish Hell
    7.0/10(3042 votes)

    S6:E14

    The heroes wrestle with changing public opinion as they deal with the aftermath of the fierce battle and mourn those they lost in the fight.

    Director:Shouji Ikeno
    Writer:Yosuke Kuroda

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  13. My Hero Academia Season 4 Episode 1 - The Scoop on U.A. Class 1-A
    7.0/10(2833 votes)

    S4:E1

    After All Might announces his retirement, freelance reporter Taneo Tokuda goes to the dorms to investigate U.A. Class 1-A.

    Director:Naomi Nakayama
    Writer:Yosuke Kuroda

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  14. My Hero Academia Season 4 Episode 17 - Relief for License Trainees
    7.0/10(2626 votes)

    S4:E17

    The trainees bond with the precocious Masegaki kids and life at U.A. goes back to normal as autumn approaches, but Aoyama has been acting strangely…

    Director:Masashi Abe
    Writer:Yosuke Kuroda

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  15. My Hero Academia Season 5 Episode 7 - Match 3
    7.0/10(2526 votes)

    S5:E7

    In the third match of the class battles, Honenuki leads the Class B team against a well-balanced Class A team.

    Director:Ikuro Sato
    Writer:Yosuke Kuroda

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  16. My Hero Academia Season 2 Episode 1 - That’s the Idea, Ochaco
    7.1/10(3293 votes)

    S2:E1

    As U.A. students and teachers recover from the League of Villains attack on USJ, Izuku learns about why Ochaco wants to become a hero.

    Director:Tetsuya Miyanishi
    Writer:Yosuke Kuroda

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  17. My Hero Academia Season 7 Episode 4 - The Story of How We All Became Heroes
    7.1/10(3073 votes)

    S7:E4

    Due to his relationship with All For One, Yuga Aoyama calls himself a villain, but Deku tells him that he can still be a hero and reaches a hand out to him.

    Director:Shouji Ikeno
    Writer:Yosuke Kuroda

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  18. My Hero Academia Season 5 Episode 3 - Clash! Class A vs. Class B!
    7.1/10(2633 votes)

    S5:E3

    Class A and Class B are joined by a special guest as they battle it out during their joint combat training.

    Director:Ikuro Sato
    Writer:Yosuke Kuroda

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  19. My Hero Academia Season 1 Episode 9 - Yeah, Just Do Your Best, Iida!
    7.2/10(3593 votes)

    S1:E9

    Class 1-A has to elect a class representative, and everyone wants the job! How will they choose? And what lies in wait for them at the next class?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. My Hero Academia Season 3 Episode 2 - Wild, Wild Pussycats
    7.2/10(2979 votes)

    S3:E2

    Class 1-A faces the first challenge of their summer training camp when they have to fight their way through “The Beast’s Forest” before lunch.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. My Hero Academia Season 3 Episode 13 - Moving into Dorms
    7.2/10(2878 votes)

    S3:E13

    The students of Class 1-A move into their dorms and hold a competition to determine who has the best room.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. My Hero Academia Season 5 Episode 5 - Operation New Improv Moves
    7.2/10(2591 votes)

    S5:E5

    It's darkness versus darkness as Tokoyami and Kuroiro face off in the second match of the class battles!

    Director:Tsuyoshi Tobita
    Writer:Yosuke Kuroda

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  23. My Hero Academia Season 2 Episode 21 - Gear up for Final Exams
    7.3/10(2906 votes)

    S2:E21

    Finals are coming up and Class 1-A is going to need more than a cram session. This year, the teachers are changing the practical exams.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. My Hero Academia Season 3 Episode 19 - Rescue Exercises
    7.3/10(2686 votes)

    S3:E19

    The second test of the provisional licensing has begun, and the hero candidates are suddenly thrust into a rescue operation.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. My Hero Academia Season 4 Episode 21 - Deku vs. Gentle Criminal
    7.3/10(2673 votes)

    S4:E21

    As Deku buys some last-minute supplies for the school festival, he encounters a mysterious man wrapped in a trench coat…

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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Worst Episodes Summary

"Long Time No See, Selkie" is the worst rated episode of My Hero Academia. It scored 5.5/10 from 2,607 votes. Directed by Ikuro Sato, Shouji Ikeno, Sayaka Morikawa and written by Yosuke Kuroda, it aired on July 17, 2021. This episode scored 0.7 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Special Episode: Save the World with Love!".

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