Wednesday, March 4, 2026

Interview: Christopher Wehkamp, J. Michael Tatum, Colleen Clinkenbeard & Justin Cook Talk ‘My Hero Academia’ Final Season

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It’s officially the end of an era as one of the most iconic anime and beloved series of its generation prepares to close out its final chapters. After nearly a decade and eight seasons, My Hero Academia is ready to cross the finish line just over a year after creator Kohei Horikoshi completed the manga series that the show is based on.

Nerds & Beyond sat down with the talented voice actors that bring My Hero Academia‘s characters to life in the show’s English dub to talk about this final season.

Below, you’ll find our interview with Christopher Wehkamp (Shota Aizawa), Colleen Clinkenbeard (Momo Yaoyorozu), Justin Cook (Eijiro Kirishima), and J. Michael Tatum (Tenya Ida). The cast talks about unexpected emotional moments while working on the final season, what they admire most about their characters, saying goodbye to the series after all these years, memorable moments, and parting words to their characters in the aftermath of the final battle.

Don’t miss our interviews with the rest of the cast as well:

My Hero Academia is available to stream on Crunchyroll.

Lindsey
Lindsey
Lindsey joined the Nerds and Beyond team in 2018. If she's not writing or out and about with her camera, she's probably watching anime, nerding out over Star Wars, reading manga, and definitely forgetting to water her plants. And waiting for the Genshin loading screen to pop up. Contact: lindsey@nerdsandbeyond.com

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