My Hero Academia's Final Cover Gifts Deku the Best Gift With a Clever Throwback (2024)

Though fans may not be ready to bid the series farewell just yet, My Hero Academia is inevitably set to wrap up its decade-long run with its upcoming volume and the final cover art could not be more perfect. The cover of My Hero Academia's final volume has finally been revealed just ahead of its release, and it seems like Kohei Horikoshi has yet again found the perfect way to tug on fans' heartstrings with a genius callback to the series' beginnings.

Volume 42 of My Hero Academia is set to release in Japan on December 4, 2024, and the cover art for the final volume has brought the series full circle in the most beautiful way possible. The final cover pays direct homage to the cover of the series' very first volume, with Deku taking All Might's place smiling proudly in the background while the young and hopeful-looking Dai takes the place of young Deku. All of Class 1-A are also featured in the background in place of the pro-heroes, serving as a touching reminder of just how far both Deku and Class 1-A have come over the course of My Hero Academia's story.

My Hero Academia Final Volume Cover Brings the Series Full Circle

Volume 42 of My Hero Academia Recreates the Iconic Cover of Volume 1

Besides serving as a nostalgic reminder to fans, the final volume cover also highlights how Deku and Class 1-A continue to carry the enduring legacy of their predecessors and have grown from being young aspiring heroes to becoming like the very pro-heroes that inspired them.

Visually, this is represented by Deku taking up All Might's spot with the same assuring smile and confident stance. 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 the name of his quirk.

That said, arguably the best part of the final cover is its inclusion of Dai, the young aspiring hero introduced in the final chapter who takes up Deku's spot in the new cover illustration. My Hero Academia's finale saw Deku assure Dai that he too could be a hero regardless of his quirk just like All Might had assured him in chapter 1. The final cover beautifully represents this full circle moment as well as how Deku has become an inspiration to others, just like All Might was to him at the start of the series.

My Hero Academia’s Final Volume Will Conclude the Series After Exactly a Decade

Overall, with volume 1 of My Hero Academia having been released on November 4, 2014, the final volume is perfectly poised to wrap up the series exactly ten years later making the recent callback to the cover of volume 1 all the 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 fittingly represented by the final cover art. Nonetheless as sad as fans may be to see the series go, for now, fans can only hope that Kohei Horikoshi will soon return with a new manga just as spectacular.

Volume 42 of My Hero Academia releases in Japan on December 4, 2024!

My Hero Academia

My Hero Academia is a multimedia franchise that follows a young boy named Izuku Midoriya, who dreams of becoming a hero despite being born without superpowers. These superpowers, known as "Quirks" are found in most people after birth, but Izuku wasn't so lucky - until a fateful encounter with All Might, Japan's greatest hero, Izuku inherits his Quirk and enrolls in U.A. High School to learn the true meaning of heroism. Alongside his classmates, each endowed with unique abilities, Izuku faces rigorous training and lethal threats from villainous forces.

Movie(s)

My Hero Academia: Two Heroes (2018) , My Hero Academia: Heroes Rising (2019) , My Hero Academia: World Heroes' Mission (2021)

Video Game(s)

My Hero Academia: Battle for All , My Hero One's Justice , My Hero One's Justice 2