Is My Hero Academia scary?

Only a little. My Hero Academia has a few tense moments, nothing that follows you to bed.

How gory is My Hero Academia?

Light gore and strong violence.

What is My Hero Academia rated, and is it OK for kids?

For teens, mostly: it is rated TV-14, with strong violence.

My Hero Academia (2016)

Series · 24m episodes · Rated TV-14 · In Japanese

Action, Adventure, Animation, Anime, Fantasy, Foreign (non-English), Sci-Fi

A normal student gains a superpower, joining a hero academy in an uplifting, brisk, and epic adventure.

Wholesome humor. A full-attention watch at a brisk pace. Emotionally it is heavy.

Streaming on Netflix, Hulu and Crunchyroll.

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My Hero Academia parents guide

Nothing past what a TV-14 promises: some innuendo or implied sex and mild language.

Our estimate: fine from about 13. Rated TV-14.

Scare: Mildly scary; A few tense or eerie moments.
Jump scares: None noted
Gore: Light gore; Some blood or injury, briefly.
Violence: Strong violence; Violence is frequent or intense.
Sex and nudity: Mild; Mild means innuendo, or sex implied off screen, with no nudity.
Language: Mild; Mild words like damn, hell or crap.

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Three questions

Is My Hero Academia scary?: Only a little. My Hero Academia has a few tense moments, nothing that follows you to bed.
How gory is My Hero Academia?: Light gore and strong violence.
What is My Hero Academia rated, and is it OK for kids?: For teens, mostly: it is rated TV-14, with strong violence.

What is My Hero Academia about?

Izuku has dreamt of being a hero all his life—a lofty goal for anyone, but especially challenging for a kid with no superpowers. That’s right, in a world where eighty percent of the population has some kind of super-powered "quirk," Izuku was unlucky enough to be born completely normal. But that’s not enough to stop him from enrolling in one of the world’s most prestigious hero academies.

Does it have a happy ending? (spoiler-safe)

It leaves things open rather than tying them up.