Crunchyroll have today announced that they have secured streaming rights to My Hero Academia: Vigilantes, a spin-off series that takes place before the events of the main My Hero Academia anime and is adapted from the My Hero Academia: Vigilantes manga by Hideyuki Furuhashi, Betten Court, and Kohei Horikoshi
My Hero Academia: Vigilantes offers an alternate twist on the Hero vs Villain storyline, and follows Koichi Haimawari who teams with other like-minded vigilantes as they worked together to protect the city from villains. My Hero Academia: Vigilantes is directed by Kenichi Suzuki (JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders; Cells at Work!), with the series composition and script written by Yosuke Kuroda (My Hero Academia; Trigun). The animation is being produced by bones film (Gachiakuta), who are the same animation studio for the main My Hero Academia anime.
Synopsis: 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!
My Hero Academia: Vigilantes will begin simulcast streaming on Crunchyroll from Monday 7th April 2025, with new episodes being added each week. Further details about My Hero Academia: Vigilantes can be found on the official website.
