My Hero Academia Fans Just Got Exciting News

For fans of "My Hero Academia" who have previous knowledge of the show's comic book source material, the fact that the series kicked off the Endeavor Agency Arc immediately following the conclusion of the Joint Training Arc likely came as a surprise. In the "My Hero Academia" manga, the Joint Training Arc is followed directly by the Meta Liberation Army Arc, also known as the My Villain Academia arc, due to the fact that the title of the series for those chapters shifts to "My Villain Academia." Rather than foregrounding the heroes that usually serve as the series' protagonists, the arc — as suggested by its title — focuses instead on the members of the League of Villains as its central characters. 

The anime ultimately opted to swap the order of these two story arcs.

As recounted in a post on ComicBook.com discussing the imminent arrival of the My Villain Academia arc, the storyline is something of a favorite among fans of the "My Hero Academia" manga. Especially in the wake of the poorly-received Joint Training Arc, then, it's likely that the anime adaptation of the My Villain Academia Arc could become similarly-lauded among all the fans who will be experiencing it for the first time in anime form.

"My Hero Academia" Season 5 is currently expected to last for 25 episodes (via Reddit), so assuming this remains true — and it should, given that 25 is relatively standard for an anime season — the My Villain Academia arc should last for seven episodes in total. Barring any delays in the series' weekly premiere schedule, then, My Villain Academia will kick off on August 7.