Kohei Horikoshi’s sensational superhero manga My Hero Academia ended recently, and the MHA anime is also set to conclude with Season 8 later this year. While this makes the fandom glum, the superhero journey is far from over. My Hero Academia may have reached its end, however, Studio Bones is ready to take fans on a new journey with the anime adaptation of the MHA spin-off, My Hero Academia: Vigilantes. If you are an MHA fan and eagerly awaiting the spin-off, here is everything you need to know about the upcoming My Hero Academia Vigilantes anime.
My Hero Academia Vigilantes Release Date
During Jump Festa 2025, it was revealed that MHA: Vigilantes would be released sometime in April 2025. Now, with the release of a brand-new trailer, Studio Bones Film has confirmed that My Hero Academia: Vigilantes will be released on April 7, 2025.
Furthermore, the episodes of the MHA spin-off will be broadcast every Sunday from April 7 at 7:00 AM PT. We will bring you episodic updates and countdown timers so that you don’t miss out on the mighty adventures of our new protagonist, The Crawler.
MHA Vigiliantes Anime Trailer
A brand-new trailer for the My Hero Academia: Vigilantes anime has been released along with the release date. The action-packed trailer introduces us to the protagonist trio along with the cast and production crew of the upcoming anime. You can check out the trailer below:
My Hero Academia: Vigilantes Storyline
Before we discuss the plot, you should know that MHA creator Kohei Horikoshi didn’t develop the spin-off series, Vigilantes. It was created by Hideyuki Furuhashi and illustrated by Betten Court. If you are wondering whether MHA Vigilantes is canon, the answer is yes. It is considered canon by Kohei Horikoshi.
According to the anime’s official website, here is the synopsis of MHA: Vigilantes – Haimawa Koichi is a dull college student who has given up on his dream of becoming a hero. His secret pleasure is wandering around the city in an All Might cosplay, pretending to be a professional hero and helping people.
Koichi lives an ordinary life, but he meets the self-proclaimed idol star Pop Step, who performs unauthorized guerrilla live shows, and the mysterious masked man Knuckleduster, who calls himself a “cleaner specializing in trash,” and gets caught up in the activities of the “Vigilantes.”
Are these people who can save people illegally criminals who disrupt order, or vigilantes of justice?
My Hero Academia Vigilantes Cast and Characters
Studio Bones has also announced the voice actor cast of the upcoming Vigilantes anime series. The voice actors of the main trio of protagonists in My Hero Academia: Vigilantes are:
- Koichi Haimawairi (The Crawler) voiced by Shuichiro Umeda (known for Akiro Tendou from Zom 100, Yuuki from Shikimori, etc.)
- Kazuho Haneyama (Pop Step) voiced by Ikumi Hasegawa (known for Ubel from Frieren, Ikuyo from Bocchi the Rock, etc.)
- Oguro Iwao (Knuckleduster) voiced by Yasuhiro Mamiya (known for Gengar from Pokemon, Magma from Dr. Stone, etc.)
Moreover, you will encounter familiar faces from the main My Hero Academia universe such as All Might, Eraser Head, and several others in this spin-off anime.
MHA Vigilantes Studio and Production Team
In case you are wondering about the production team working on the My Hero Academia Vigilantes anime at BONES Films, here is everyone involved in the project:
- Studio: BONES Film
- Director: Kenichi Suzuki
- Series Composition and Script: Yousuke Kuroda
- Character Design: Takahiko Yoshida
- Art Director: Yukihiro Watanabe
- Color Design: Nobori Haruko
- Director of Photography: Zhang Yingying
- 3DCG Director: Mizuki Sasaki
- Edit: Kiyoshi Hirose
- Music: Yuki Hayashi, Shogo Yamashiro, and Yuki Furuhashi (known for Haikyuu, MHA, Death Parade, etc)
- Sound Director: Masafumi Mima (known for FMAB, AOT, etc)
That’s everything we know about the My Hero Academia: Vigilantes anime by Bones Films. With the MHA manga coming to an end (and the anime ending soon), this will fill the void left by the series. I am unsure of my feelings about my spin-off, so we will have to wait until April to see how this series turns out. In the meantime, let us know your thoughts about this upcoming anime in the comments below.
