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The Best Episodes of My Hero Academia Season 5

Every episode of My Hero Academia Season 5 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of My Hero Academia Season 5!

A superhero-admiring boy without any powers enrolls in a prestigious hero academy and learns what it really means to be a hero.
Genres:Action & AdventureAnimationSci-Fi & Fantasy

Season 5 Ratings Summary

"All Hands on Deck! Class 1-A" is the best rated episode of "My Hero Academia" season 5. It scored 6.5/10 based on 1635 votes. Directed by Tsuyoshi Tobita and written by Yosuke Kuroda, it aired on 3/27/2021. This episode is rated 1.5 points higher than the second-best, "Vestiges".

  • All Hands on Deck! Class 1-A
    6.5/101,635 votes

    #1 - All Hands on Deck! Class 1-A

    Season 5 Episode 1 - Aired 3/27/2021

    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

  • Vestiges
    8.0/101,574 votes

    #2 - Vestiges

    Season 5 Episode 2 - Aired 4/3/2021

    After their fight with the Nomu, Hawks and Endeavor return to daily life, and Izuku dreams of One For All…

    Director: Shouji Ikeno

    Writer: Yosuke Kuroda

  • Clash! Class A vs. Class B!
    7.1/101,261 votes

    #3 - Clash! Class A vs. Class B!

    Season 5 Episode 3 - Aired 4/10/2021

    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

  • Make It Happen, Shinso!
    7.7/101,281 votes

    #4 - Make It Happen, Shinso!

    Season 5 Episode 4 - Aired 4/17/2021

    The Class A team tries to put Shinso and his new equipment to good use in the first match against Class B.

    Director: Tomo Ookubo

    Writer: Yosuke Kuroda

  • Operation New Improv Moves
    7.3/101,218 votes

    #5 - Operation New Improv Moves

    Season 5 Episode 5 - Aired 4/24/2021

    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

  • Foresight
    7.0/101,190 votes

    #6 - Foresight

    Season 5 Episode 6 - Aired 5/1/2021

    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

  • Match 3
    7.1/101,168 votes

    #7 - Match 3

    Season 5 Episode 7 - Aired 5/8/2021

    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

  • Match 3 Conclusion
    8.2/101,598 votes

    #8 - Match 3 Conclusion

    Season 5 Episode 8 - Aired 5/15/2021

    It's still anybody's game as the the third match continues with an endurance battle between Todoroki and Tetsutetsu.

    Director: Tomo Ookubo

    Writer: Yosuke Kuroda

  • Early Bird!
    8.6/101,714 votes

    #9 - Early Bird!

    Season 5 Episode 9 - Aired 5/22/2021

    Bakugo shows a different side of himself in the fourth team match as the class battles continue.

    Director: Tsuyoshi Tobita

    Writer: Yosuke Kuroda

  • That Which Is Inherited
    8.8/101,897 votes

    #10 - That Which Is Inherited

    Season 5 Episode 10 - Aired 5/29/2021

    Midoriya and Shinso face off for the first time since the sports festival in the last fight of the class battles.

    Director: Shouji Ikeno

    Writer: Yosuke Kuroda

  • Our Brawl
    7.9/101,210 votes

    #11 - Our Brawl

    Season 5 Episode 11 - Aired 6/5/2021

    It's an all-out brawl as the last two teams from Class A and Class B fight it out to the finish!

    Director: Ikuro Sato

    Writer: Yosuke Kuroda

  • The New Power and All For One
    7.4/101,139 votes

    #12 - The New Power and All For One

    Season 5 Episode 12 - Aired 6/12/2021

    As the class battles conclude, Midoriya works with All Might and Bakugo on learning more about his new power.

    Director: Tomo Ookubo

    Writer: Yosuke Kuroda

  • Have a Merry Christmas!
    6.8/101,096 votes

    #13 - Have a Merry Christmas!

    Season 5 Episode 13 - Aired 6/19/2021

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

    Director: Shouji Ikeno

    Writer: Yosuke Kuroda

  • Off to Endeavor's Agency!
    7.5/101,111 votes

    #14 - Off to Endeavor's Agency!

    Season 5 Episode 14 - Aired 6/26/2021

    Hawks acts strange when he meets Endeavor and his work study students on their way to Endeavor Agency.

    Director: Ikuro Sato

    Writer: Yosuke Kuroda

  • One Thing at a Time
    7.5/101,084 votes

    #15 - One Thing at a Time

    Season 5 Episode 15 - Aired 7/10/2021

    As the villains continue to move behind the scenes, Endeavor helps his work study students with the next steps in their training.

    Director: Tsuyoshi Tobita

    Writer: Yosuke Kuroda

  • Long Time No See, Selkie
    5.5/101,123 votes

    #16 - Long Time No See, Selkie

    Season 5 Episode 16 - Aired 7/17/2021

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

    Director: Ikuro Sato, Shouji Ikeno, Sayaka Morikawa

    Writer: Yosuke Kuroda

  • The Hellish Todoroki Family
    7.3/101,121 votes

    #17 - The Hellish Todoroki Family

    Season 5 Episode 17 - Aired 7/24/2021

    Endeavor brings his work study students over for dinner at Fuyumi's request but faces awkward conversations at home.

    Director: Shouji Ikeno

    Writer: Yosuke Kuroda

  • The Unforgiven
    8.3/101,454 votes

    #18 - The Unforgiven

    Season 5 Episode 18 - Aired 7/31/2021

    One of Endeavor's biggest fans shows up to settle some unfinished business, and he expects far more than an autograph.

    Director: Tsuyoshi Tobita

    Writer: Yosuke Kuroda

  • More of a Hero Than Anyone
    8.6/101,569 votes

    #19 - More of a Hero Than Anyone

    Season 5 Episode 19 - Aired 8/14/2021

    When an unsettling discovery is made regarding Kurogiri, Aizawa and Present Mic are summoned to interrogate him.

    Director: Masashi Abe

    Writer: Yosuke Kuroda

  • My Villain Academia
    7.7/101,110 votes

    #20 - My Villain Academia

    Season 5 Episode 20 - Aired 8/21/2021

    A series of surprise encounters helps give Shigaraki a new sense of direction for the League of Villains.

    Director: Ikuro Sato, Takanori Yano

    Writer: Yosuke Kuroda

  • Revival Party
    7.9/101,229 votes

    #21 - Revival Party

    Season 5 Episode 21 - Aired 8/28/2021

    The League of Villains waits for Gigantomachia to wake up as they clash with the Meta Liberation Army.

    Director: Masatoyo Takada

    Writer: Yosuke Kuroda

  • Sad Man's Parade
    8.4/101,517 votes

    #22 - Sad Man's Parade

    Season 5 Episode 22 - Aired 9/4/2021

    As Twice tries to save Toga, he thinks back on his past and makes a realization that helps him overcome it.

    Director: Shouji Ikeno

    Writer: Yosuke Kuroda

  • Tenko Shimura: Origin
    9.5/103,116 votes

    #23 - Tenko Shimura: Origin

    Season 5 Episode 23 - Aired 9/11/2021

    Memories from Shigaraki's past as Tenko Shimura resurface as he confronts Re-Destro.

    Director: Takayuki Yamamoto

    Writer: Yosuke Kuroda

  • Tomura Shigaraki: Origin
    9.0/101,922 votes

    #24 - Tomura Shigaraki: Origin

    Season 5 Episode 24 - Aired 9/18/2021

    Shigaraki remembers his first encounter with All For One during the climax of his battle with Re-Destro.

    Director: Ikuro Sato

    Writer: Yosuke Kuroda

  • The High, Deep Blue Sky
    7.5/101,079 votes

    #25 - The High, Deep Blue Sky

    Season 5 Episode 25 - Aired 9/25/2021

    Both sides prepare for the confrontation between the heroes and the Paranormal Liberation Front as Class 1-A finishes their first year of high school.

    Director: Tsuyoshi Tobita

    Writer: Yosuke Kuroda