My Hero Academia Episode 168: Epilogue, the Hellish Todoroki Family: Final

The episode opens in the aftermath of the war, showing how Japan and the wider world are responding to the damage and how the heroes and students are beginning to recover. It then moves into the emotional aftermath of the Todoroki family’s long-running conflict, while also showing major changes at U.A. and the next steps for several students.

A week after the final battle, the effects of Izuku Midoriya’s last attack are still being felt around the world, including unusually strong winds in the United States as a weather forecaster comments on the unexpected conditions. With Japan heavily damaged, rebuilding is already underway, and heroes from other countries arrive to help with restoration efforts. The episode emphasizes that international aid has poured into Japan and that outside heroes are openly supporting the recovery.

At Central Hospital, Katsuki Bakugo is recovering from his injuries with his parents beside him, and a doctor explains that his right arm has suffered severe damage. The doctor says the arm will not be the same as before and cannot guarantee that Bakugo will regain full use of it even with rehabilitation.

The story then shifts to U.A., where Class 1-A is back together in a more ordinary school setting. Tenya Iida wakes everyone for class and tries to keep the room orderly, while several classmates react with annoyance to his strict routine. Eijiro Kirishima gets especially excited during training and uses his Hardening, trying to push his classmates to attack him, but the situation is treated as a reminder that their training now continues in a changed postwar reality.

Izuku is then approached by Yuga Aoyama, who wants to show him a new move. The attempt leaves Yuga in obvious stomach pain, and Izuku helps him away to recover. Yuga then explains privately that he understood Izuku was struggling with control of his power and that he was trying to encourage him rather than frighten him. He shares that he also experienced hardship with his own power as a child and tells Izuku that they are not alone in their struggles, stressing the importance of facing difficulties together. Izuku realizes Yuga’s behavior was meant to support him, thanks him, and the two become closer, with classmates noticing Yuga acting more cheerfully afterward.

The episode also covers graduation-related developments, showing Class 1-A moving forward academically as the school year changes. Mirio appears in a role connected to this transition, and the class’s future is clearly shifting into a new phase. Yuga’s situation is also treated as a turning point, as he prepares to leave Class 1-A while another student steps in.

The final major section returns to the Todoroki family. Shoto, Endeavor, Rei, and the rest of the family go together to visit Toya, who is near death. The family’s visit is framed as a difficult but necessary confrontation with the damage their history has caused, and the episode focuses on their tense, painful attempt to face him together.