My Hero Academia Just Made One of Its Most Important Movies Canon (& What That Means for Finale)

by

The latest season of *My Hero Academia* has begun this fall, and the first episode has officially included events from one of the franchise’s key movies into the show’s storyline. Picking up immediately after the seventh season, the new episodes follow Izuku Midoriya and All Might as they continue their ultimate battle against All For One and Tomura Shigaraki. This fight is especially challenging for All Might, as his suit is failing with every attack All For One deflects.

The first episode of *My Hero Academia FINAL SEASON* continues this trend, showing All Might battling with a special suit that copies the quirks of his students in Class 1-A. The episode also reveals the suit was created by Melissa Shield, a character who first appeared in the movie *My Hero Academia: Two Heroes*. If you want to fully understand the suit and its origins, watching that movie is now essential.

Who Is Melissa Shield in My Hero Academia Final Season?

The first episode of *My Hero Academia FINAL SEASON* shows just how incredible All Might’s suit is. Even as it takes a beating, All Might keeps revealing new features and powers to keep attacking All For One. Realizing All For One can quickly heal, All Might is trying to inflict as much damage as possible while the suit – and his ability to fight – still lasts.

All Might revealed he spent a long time planning how to fight All For One without his quirk. This involved a special suit and a modified car, which were made by a friend he met in the United States after his initial defeat by All For One. We learn this friend is Melissa, connecting the story to the events of *My Hero Academia: Two Heroes*.

Why My Hero Academia: Two Heroes Is Important

Although the *My Hero Academia* movies aren’t always considered essential to the main storyline, *Two Heroes* felt closely connected to the anime series. The movie showed that All Might previously worked as a hero in the United States and was assisted by a scientist named David Shield. Through the film, fans met David’s daughter, Melissa, who inherited her father’s talent for technology. She’s the one who created this new suit.

During the current war, Deku has been using technology created by Melissa, a character from the movie *My Hero Academia: Two Heroes*. This appearance firmly connects the movie to the main story. This is significant because the movie shows a key moment from All Might’s past, and now, during his final battle with All For One, it’s clear that this past event was crucial to his career as a hero. Everything is coming together, so it’s worth watching *My Hero Academia: Two Heroes* before the anime concludes to understand the complete story. It’s uncertain if other movies will be incorporated into the canon as well.

What do you think? Leave a comment below and join the conversation now in the ComicBook Forum!

https://comicbook.com/anime/news/my-hero-academias-anime-finally-reveals-invisible-girl-after-8-seasons/embed/#

Read More

2025-10-06 18:43