My Hero Academia: Vigilantes revealed the main trailer, three character visuals, key art, and the opening theme artist. The new trailer from Toho Co., Ltd. showcases opening theme song “Kekka Orai,” performed by Kocchi no Kento, best known for his viral song ”Hai Yorokonde.”
The anime is set to debut on Monday, April 7, and it will stream exclusively on Crunchyroll worldwide excluding Asia, with new episodes premiering weekly on the same-day that they air as Japan.
The newly revealed visuals include images for Kuin Hachisuka (voiced by Sayaka Sembongi), Soga Kugizaki (voiced by Kohsuke Toriumi), and Naomasa Tsukauchi (voiced by Tokuyoshi Kawashima, reprising his role from the main anime).
You can check out the new trailer below:
Previously introduced character visuals includes those for the three main characters (who also received their own trailers) as well as some heroes fans will recognize from My Hero Academia. The voice cast for the anime now includes:
- Shuichiro Umeda as Koichi Haimawari
- Ikumi Hasegawa as Pop☆Step
- Yasuhiro Mamiya as Knuckleduster
- Kenta Miyake as All Might/Toshinori Yagi
- Junichi Suwabe as Eraser Head/Shota Aizawa
- Akeno Watanabe as Midnight/Nemuri Kayama
- Hiroyuki Yoshino as Present Mic/Hizashi Yamada
- Masamichi Kitada as Ingenium/Tensei Iida
- Tokuyoshi Kawashima as Naomasa Tsukauchi
- Sayaka Sembongi as Kuin Hachisuka (NEW)
- Kohsuke Toriumi as Soga Kugizaki (NEW)
You can see the newly revealed three character visuals and key art below:
Originally announced in December during Jump Festa ’25, My Hero Academia: Vigilantes is a brand new animated spin-off series that takes place before the events of the main My Hero Academia anime, which is based on the original manga created by Kohei Horikoshi.
The spin-off series is based on the manga of the same name created by Hideyuki Furuhashi, Betten Court, and Kohei Horikoshi. The manga began serialization in Jump GIGA in 2018 before moving to the Shonen Jump+ app, where it ran until July 2022 for a grand total of 126 chapters.
Crunchyroll’s Chief Content Officer, Asa Suehira, commented on the series, saying “My Hero Academia has captivated fans worldwide for nearly a decade, and now My Hero Academia: Vigilantes offers an exciting new perspective on the world this franchise loves. We’re thrilled to continue our partnership with TOHO and bring this highly anticipated spin-off to audiences around the globe.”
Studio BONES FILM is in charge of the series animation and the staff for the anime is as follows:
- Director: Kenichi Suzuki
- Series Composition: Yosuke Kuroda
- Character Design: Takahiko Yoshida
- Music: Yuki Hayashi, Shogo Yamashiro, Yuki Furuhashi
- Art Director: Yukihiro Watanabe
- Color Design: Haruko Nobori
- Director of Photography: Yingying Zhang
- 3DCG Director: Mizuki Sasaki
- Sound Director: Masafumi Mima
- Editing: Kiyoshi Hirose
The series official synopsis is: Koichi Haimawari is a dull college student who aspires to be a hero but has given up on his dream. Although 80% of the world’s population has superhuman powers called Quirks, few are chosen to become heroes and protect people. Everything changes for Koichi when he and Pop☆Step are saved by the vigilante Knuckleduster and get recruited to become vigilantes themselves!
Source: Press Release
Official Website: vigilante-anime.com
©Hideyuki Furuhashi, Betten Court, Kohei Horikoshi/Shueisha, Vigilante Production Committee
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