My Hero Academia Chapter 425 release date & spoilers: The epilogue continues

Deku and Bakugo passing by each otherKohei Horikoshi/Bones

My Hero Academia Chapter 425 is an interesting chapter, continuing the epilogue of the manga. So, let’s discuss the release date and major spoilers of the new chapter.

My Hero Academia finally finishes the Final War Arc in Chapter 423 and begins the manga’s epilogue from Chapter 424. According to the author, Kohei Horikoshi, the manga will not end with a single chapter, so it’ll a while before the last manga chapter drops.

This means there are plenty of opportunities for every major character to appear in the epilogue before the My Hero Academia manga ending. The first chapter of the epilogue already gives readers a glimpse into the aftermath of the war and its effect on Japan.

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The conditions of Deku, All Might, and Bakugo as well as Shigaraki’s fate are also revealed in Chapter 424. While there may be a grim future for Bakugo, things are pretty bleak for Deku too after losing One For All. My Hero Academia Chapter 425 reveals what happens after the protagonist and his friends go back to U.A.

My Hero Academia Chapter 425 release date

My Hero Academia Chapter 425 will be released on Sunday, June 9, 2024, at 7am Pacific Time (PT) in the United States.

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My Hero Academia Chapter 425 will be released globally at the following times:

  • 11:00am Eastern Time
  • 04:00pm British Time
  • 05:00pm European Time
  • 08:30pm Indian Time
  • 11:00pm Philippine Time

Fans can read the chapter on Shueisha’s official platforms, Manga Plus and Viz Media, from June 9 onwards.

My Hero Academia Chapter 425 spoiler speculation

Deku and Bakugo in My Hero Academia mangaKohei Horikoshi/Shueisha

My Hero Academia Chapter 425 is titled “Out-of-season”. It starts with the third-years’ graduation ceremony and it reveals that it’s already June. The narration reveals that Nezu is a prominent figure in the world and has contributed a lot to Japan’s rebuilding and negotiations with other countries.

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As Mirio steps up for his speech, everyone is surprised by how serious he’s being. The newly-graduate Mirio says they’ve lost a lot in the war and gained nothing, but as heroes, they must continue to work hard to create “positives” from “negatives”, not just “zero”.

Deku and his classmates are now students of Class 2-A and once again have Aizawa as their homeroom teacher. The chapter reveals that Aoyama is leaving U.A. since he joined the school out of All For One’s order. He says he wants to start his journey to become a hero from the scratch.

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As Aoyama is leaving the class, another student will be taking his place. Shinso finally gets his wish as he’s now a student of the hero course. Following this reveal, Mawata Fuwa visits the class to inform that the new second and third year students will go around the country to keep the citizens safe and help with reconstruction.

She also says how people will know the period after All Might’s retirement and the battle of Jaku but most of the incidents will be lost in history. Shoto reminds everyone of All For One’s rise in a similarly chaotic time.

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After class, Deku and Uraraka finally have their much-awaited interaction. Deku looks saddened but when he tries to broach a serious topic to Uraraka, she appears to dodge the issue by making fun of his hair. The following panels show Uraraka smiling and Deku’s saddened face.

The scene cuts to an alley where a mysterious figure seems to have woken up. They’re crying as they hobble forwards, supported by destroyed .

The next scene is back at U.A. Deku asks Shoto about coming to Aoyama’s farewell party. Shoto says he will but only if it’s not today. He’s then seen walking towards a different direction. My Hero Academia Chapter 425 ends with Endeavor sitting in a wheelchair, looking at a massive machine with a figure inside.

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For more on the manga, check out our guides on All For One and Shigaraki, and best Quirks stolen by All For One. You might also like our takes on Deku’s biggest change and Deku’s new Quirk. And if you like the superhero anime, check out My Hero Academia Season 7 episode schedule and our guide on the release date of My Hero Academia: You’re Next, one of the upcoming anime movies in 2024.