While fans may not be ready to say goodbye to the series just yet, My Hero Academy is inevitably ready to end its decade-long run with its next volume and the final cover art couldn’t be more perfect. The cover of My Hero AcademyThe final volume of was finally revealed shortly before its release, and it looks like Kohei Horikoshi has once again found the perfect way to touch fans’ hearts with a genius return to the beginning of the series.
Volume 42 of My Hero Academy is set to release in Japan on December 4, 2024, and the cover art for the final volume brought the series full circle in the most beautiful way possible. The final cover is a direct homage to the cover of the first volume in the series, with Deku taking the place of All Might smiling proudly in the background, while the young and hopeful Dai takes the young Deku’s place. Everyone from Class 1-A also appears in the background in place of the pro heroes, serving as a poignant reminder of how far both Deku and Class 1-A have come over the course of My Hero Academythe story.
The cover of the final volume of My Hero Academia brings the series full circle
Volume 42 of My Hero Academy Recreates the iconic Volume 1 cover
In addition to serving as a nostalgic reminder for fans, the final cover of the volume also highlights how Deku and Class 1-A continue to carry on the lasting legacy of their predecessors and have gone from being young aspiring heroes to becoming professional heroes themselves. that inspired them. .
Visually, this is represented by Deku taking All Might’s place with the same smile and confident posture. Deku also sports the same All Might t-shirt given to him by a civilian during the final battle, symbolizing how Deku came to carry the hopes and dreams of those around him in the epilogue, true to his quirk’s name.
That said, arguably the best part of the final cover is the inclusion of Dai, the young aspiring hero introduced in the final chapter who takes Deku’s place in the new cover illustration. My Hero AcademyDeku’s ending assured Dai that he too could be a hero regardless of his quirk, just as All Might assured him in Chapter 1. The final cover beautifully represents this full-circle moment, as well as how Deku became an inspiration for others, just like All Might was to him at the beginning of the series.
The final volume of My Hero Academia will conclude the series after exactly a decade
Overall, with volume 1 of My Hero Academy Having been released on November 4, 2014, the final volume is perfectly poised to end the series exactly ten years later making the recent return of the volume 1 cover even more perfect. Volume 42 will compile chapters 423 to 430 covering the conclusion of the epic battle against Shigaraki and All For One, as well as the entirety of the epilogue, which is aptly represented by the final cover art. However, as sad as fans may be to see the series end, for now, fans can only hope that Kohei Horikoshi returns soon with an equally spectacular new manga.
Volume 42 of My Hero Academy release in Japan on December 4, 2024!