Danica Davidson
March 10, 2025 
Spinoff anime My Hero Academia: Vigilantes will be here April 7, and Crunchyroll has revealed that it will be offering a simultaneous release. The anime series, which is based off a manga by Hideyuki Furuhashi, Betten Court, and Kohei Horikoshi, occurs prior to the events in My Hero Academia.
Crunchyroll also dropped this trailer, which has subtitles if you turn on CC. From the trailer we learn that the opening theme song is titled “Kekka Orai” and is performed by Kocchi no Kento.
My Hero Academia: Vigilantes Trailer
Kenichi Suzuki of JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders and Cells at Work! is sitting in the director’s seat for this series. Yosuke Kuroda, already known for working on My Hero Academia, is taking care of series composition and scriptwriting.
As for other members of the crew, credit for character design goes to Takahiko Yoshida of Cells at Work!; sound direction is being handled by sound director Masafumi Mima of My Hero Academia and Attack on Titan, and music is being composed by Yuki Hayashi of My Hero Academia and Haikyu!!
Crunchyroll’s Chief Content Officer Asa Suehira said in an official press release: “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 spinoff to audiences around the globe.”
Crunchyroll gave this description for My Hero Academia: Vigilantes:
My Hero Academia: Vigilantes Plot
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
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Danica Davidson is the author of the bestselling Manga Art for Beginners with artist Melanie Westin, plus its sequel, Manga Art for Everyone, and the first-of-its-kind manga chalk book Chalk Art Manga, both illustrated by professional Japanese mangaka Rena Saiya. Check out her other comics and books at www.danicadavidson.com.
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