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My Hero Academia Episode 10: Encounter with the Unknown

Season 1· aired 2016-06-05· canon

Villains have attacked USJ, and it's up to Class 1-A to stop them. What are the villains after? Will All Might be able to save the day again?

Full recap

The episode opens amid chaos at the U.S.J. training facility, where villains led by the hand-covered man Tomura Shigaraki have invaded, warping students and pro heroes like Eraserhead and Thirteen into different zones around the flooded ship area using a black mist portal quirk.

Midoriya, Tsuyu Asui, and Minoru Mineta regroup on a sinking ship targeted by villains, discussing their quirks to devise an escape: Midoriya's finger-flick power, Tsuyu's frog-like abilities including a long tongue and strong jumps, and Mineta's sticky purple grape-like balls that adhere to anything but himself.

As villains slice the ship in half and approach cautiously, Midoriya leaps into the water, using a powerful finger flick to create a whirlpool that pulls the enemies toward the center; Tsuyu grabs him mid-air with her tongue to keep him safe, while Mineta pops off his sticky balls onto the water surface and villains, trapping them in a clumped mass as the trio swims to safety.

Elsewhere, Iida races at super speed through the facility's halls, dodging hands that decay anything they touch, to reach the entrance and alert external authorities about the attack.

Bakugo and Kirishima confront a large villain in another zone, but their attacks fail as he's engulfed in a portal cloud that scatters more combatants.

A massive, bird-like black creature called Nomu looms menacingly among the villains, heightening the terror.

Back at U.A. High, All Might frets over being unable to join the fight due to his quirk's time limit, while the small animal-like principal Nezu praises his earlier crime-fighting but urges restraint and reliance on other heroes.

Eraserhead battles multiple villains hand-to-hand, erasing their quirks with his gaze, as students across zones stand firm against the threats.

Who appears

NezuMinoru MinetaTsuyu AsuiNomuTomura Shigaraki

Where it happens

Class 1-A

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