Published May 2, 2026, 7:30 AM EDT Episode 171 of the MHA anime ties up loose ends and shows us what happens to characters after their story ends Image: My Hero Academia/Bones inc./Kohei Horikoshi In anime and manga, good endings can make or break a series. It’s not an easy goal to achieve, and fans will often debate a story’s conclusion for years after it ends. ( Just look at Attack on Titan .) Now imagine a series so good it doesn’t just have one perfect ending, but two. That’s the case for My Hero Academia . The special episode 171 of the My Hero Academia anime, “More,” just aired on streaming platforms, adapting chapter 431 of the manga, which was included in the final volume. My Hero Academia had a perfectly good ending with chapter 430, adapted in episode 170. It has everything you want from the conclusion of a great shonen series, delivering emotional storytelling and wrapping up the plot in a way that both makes sense and coherently fits with the rest of the series and its message.…