If you have an extraordinarily popular anime and manga series like My Hero Academia, it is only inevitable you will get spin-off series that flesh out the world more. I have been waiting for years for My Hero Academia: Vigilantes to get its due as an anime series. While it is finally here, it doesn’t quite feel like a required watch for fans just yet.

The story of My Hero Academia: Vigilantes kicks off with the main character, Koichi, going about his business as a normal young adult. Koichi is your typical All Might fan that works at a knock-off Family Mart and gets beat up by thugs in alleys occasionally. The only notable part about Koichi is his moonlighting as the do-gooder Nice Guy.

Unfortunately for Koichi, his quirk isn’t too helpful for fighting bad guys. Koichi’s quirk just has him slide along the ground at the speed of a bicycle. His life changes, though, when him and an underground pop idol are saved one day by a vigilante that acts like the messy Batman version of All Might.

Together, three vigilantes decide to work together to investigate a new drug that is empowering villains in the town. This is the general gist of what happens in the first episode, which isn’t much. You get an introduction to the main characters and the battle they are going to fight in the series.

That said, I can’t help but feel like this is a “wait and see” type of anime right now. As of right now, there isn’t much to enjoy in the series. The main characters are fine, but nothing special. Koichi, in particular, is a mostly forgettable protagonist. He doesn’t quite have the standout (for better or worse) quirkless nature of someone like Deku, nor is he super heroic, either.

The same goes for the other two vigilantes he fights alongside. At the same time, the story is pretty lackluster at this point. It is barebones enough to get the point across, but isn’t exciting enough thus far. There is no notable drama or anything to get me to root for the main characters. It doesn’t help, either, that there aren’t any exciting or notable villains introduced just yet.

For me, the most notably disappointing part of the series yet is the animation. While not inherently bad by any means, it doesn’t look great, either. This could be because this is not from the primary animation team at Bones. That said, it doesn’t look any better at all than the very first season of the original MHA looked back in 2016.

I am aware this series gets much more serious and intriguing as the manga goes on. As such, I do expect this anime series to get better in due time. That said, it will likely take several episodes to get to that point. After all, it is just a bit too goofy and almost parody-like at this time to recommend to all fans of the original series.

My Hero Academia: Vigilantes feels like it is in the wait and binge watch category right now. I’m not sure I will watch it week-to-week myself. This is because the characters, story, and general animation are all able but nothing special right now. In the end, My Hero Academia: Vigilantes isn’t quite the required spin-off I would recommend to fans just yet, but that could change in the future.

My Hero Academia: Vigilantes is streaming right now on Crunchyroll.

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The English dub cast has been revealed for the first episode of My Hero Academia: Vigilantes. The news was revealed as the series released on Crunchyroll with a simultaneous English dub.

The English dub cast of My Hero Academia: Vigilantes consists of:

• Koichi – Jack Broadbent
• Knuckleduster – Jason Marnocha (Transformers: Combiner Wars, JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure)
• Pop Step – Macy Anne Johnson (Akudama Drive, Shikimori’s Not Just a Cutie)
• Kugisaki – Joshua Waters (Death Battle, Honkai: Star Rail)
• Number 6 – Aaron Campbell (Chainsaw Man, One Piece)
• Tokage – Kamen Casey (Bluelock, Sing a Bit of Harmony)
• Tochi – Mike Smith (Sand Land, Mobile Suit Gundam Cucuruz Doan’s Island)
• Kugutsu – Dakota Farnsworth (I May Be a Guild Receptionist But I’ll Solo Any Boss to Clock Out on Time)

In addition, Justin Briner, Christopher Sabat, Dave Trosko and Christopher Wehkamp are reprising their roles as their characters from the original My Hero Academia anime.

The English adaptation of the anime was handled by Matthew Greenbaum and produced by Zach Bolton, who also did the voice direction. The original anime was directed by Kenichi Suzuki, featuring character designs by Takahiko Yoshida and music by Yuki Hayashi, Shogo Yamashira and Yuki Furuhashi. The first episode is available to view now via Crunchyroll.

My Hero Academia: Vigilantes is a spin-off of the original My Hero Academia manga. It ran in Jump GIGA and Shonen Jump+ from August 2016 to May 2022. It acts as a prequel to the main series. A trailer for the anime adaptation was released by Crunchyroll back in January 2025.

The first episode of My Hero Academia: Vigilantes is available to view now on Crunchyroll, with the English dub released simultaneously.

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Crunchyroll confirmed it will be the streaming home of My Hero Academia: Vigilantes, an anime spin-off of the main manga and anime series. We already knew it would debut in April 2025, but now that’s been pinned down to April 7, 2025. As usual, these will be simulcasts out of Japan, so only Japanese audio with English subtitles will be available when it first debuts. The original anime adaptation and two movies based on the series are already streaming on the service.

To go along with the reveal, there is a new trailer for My Hero Academia: Vigilantes that shows off the main characters in the new anime. You do need to turn on closed captions for the English translation. It starts by introducing Koichi “Nice Guy” Haimawari, the hero of the series and head vigilante. He meets Iwao “Knuckleduster” Oguro, a vigilante who takes him under his wing. Also in their group is Kazuho “Pop Star” Haneyama. The footage of them trying to be heroes in their own way is interspersed with moments in their college life. We also see their main opponent and goal to help wipe out a drug that enhances Quirks and makes people into villains. 

Here’s the full trailer. Toward the halfway mark, we get to hear the Kocchi no Kento theme song “Kekka Orai.”

The new key art also appeared, which shows the three lead characters and other prominent figures in the show. Here’s how that looks:

As for Japanese voice actors, here’s who is part of the cast. Many performers are reprising their roles from the original My Hero Academia anime adaptation.

• All Might: Kenta Miyake
• Eraser Head: Junichi Suwabe
• Ingenium: Masamichi Kitada
• Knuckleduster: Yasuhiro Mamiya
• Koichi Haimawari: Shuichiro Umeda
• Midnight: Akeno Watanabe
• Pop Step: Ikumi Hasegawa
• Present Mic: Hiroyuki Yoshino

The My Hero Academia: Vigilantes anime will be streaming on Crunchyroll starting on April 7, 2025. The original series and its movies are also on that service. Viz Media handles the manga and other spin-off books outside Japan.

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Toho Animation has released a new teaser trailer for anime series My Hero Academia: Vigilantes. It’ll start airing in Japan on April 7, 2025.

Here is the trailer for My Hero Academia: Vigilantes:

The trailer starts with an introduction of our new protagonist, Koichi Haimawari. He is an ordinary university student whose Quirk lets him glide along the ground, though not very fast. After a chance meeting with a vigilante, he becomes an unofficial and uned hero as well. Some characters from the main series make cameo appearances in this trailer, as we see All Might and Eraser Head.

A new key visual for the show is also on the website. It depicts Koichi with the other main characters, Kazuho and Knuckleduster, leaping down from the skies while a full moon rises behind them.

My Hero Academia: Vigilantes is a spin-off and prequel to My Hero Academia. It ran from 2016 to 2022, and had 15 volumes in total.Horikoshi did not work on the story or the art. Instead, Hideyuki Furuhashi (K: Missing Kings, K: Side Blue) wrote it and Betten Court (Spider-Man: Octo-Girl) illustrated it. News of its anime adaptation first came out in late December 2024, at Jump Festa 2025.

My Hero Academia: Vigilantes will start airing from April 7, 2025. As Crunchyroll has the entire main My Hero Academia series available on its platform, it will likely have this as well.

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A new anime adaptation of the My Hero Academia: Vigilantes spin-off manga will start airing in Japan in April 2025. The new adaptation was announced at Jump Festa 2025, with a reveal trailer showcasing the Naruhata Vigilantes protagonist trio.

The reveal trailer is roughly a minute long, and it features protagonist Koichi Haimawari as The Crawler. His narration describes Pro Heroes and distinguishes them from illegal vigilante heroes in the world of My Hero Academia. The video also showcases his illegal vigilante partners Knuckleduster and Pop Step. The trailer is available in Japanese, with English subtitles also included via YouTube’s closed captions.

Here’s the full video:

Bones will return as the studio in charge, with Kenichi Suzuki directing the adaptation. My Hero Academia anime screenwriter Yosuke Kuroda also returns, and Takahiko Yoshida is in charge of the character designs. The original My Hero Academia: Vigilantes manga was written by Hideyuki Furuhashi and illustrated by Betten Court. It ran between August and May 2022 and there are 15 volumes available.

In addition to the new anime spin-off, it was revealed that the My Hero Academia: Final Season anime will air in Japan during the Fall 2025 season. As a reminder, the original manga ended its run in August 2024.

The My Hero Academia: Vigilantes anime adaptation is set to premiere on April 2025 in Japan. The original My Hero Academia anime is on streaming services like Crunchyroll. Viz Media handles both manga series outside of Japan.

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