Vigilante: Boku no Hero Academia Illegals
My Hero Academia: Vigilantes
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Japanese: ヴィジランテ -僕のヒーローアカデミア ILLEGALS-
English: My Hero Academia: Vigilantes
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Type: Manga
Volumes: 15
Chapters: 132
Status: Finished
Published: Sep 20, 2016 to May 28, 2022
Genre: Action Action
Theme: Super Power Super Power
Demographic: Shounen Shounen
Serialization: Shounen Jump+
Authors: Betten, Court (Art), Furuhashi, Hideyuki (Story)

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Score: 7.611 (scored by 1972019,720 users)
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Ranked: #22492
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Popularity: #364
Members: 48,707
Favorites: 1,128

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Living in a superhuman society, it is hard to feel special. Even more so when the spotlight only shines on professional heroes, those legally authorized to use their special powers known as Quirks in public for the greater good.

Kouichi Haimawari grew up aspiring to be a hero, but with a mediocre Quirk like "sliding" that ties him to the ground, he soon came to the conclusion that he could only ever admire them from below. Despite this, Kouichi finds contentment in using his Quirk to carry out day-to-day good deeds, such as returning lost items and helping the elderly cross the street.

However, Kouichi's tame life takes a swing into the turbulent when he is rescued from a back alley brawl by Vigilante, or illegal hero, Knuckleduster. Seeing hero potential in Kouichi, Knuckleduster enlists his help in tracking down the source of a dangerous drug known as Trigger that boosts the user's Quirk at the expense of their rationality.

Set in a time before the events of the original story, Vigilante: Boku no Hero Academia Illegals follows Kouichi as he chooses to don the reputation of a villain and become a Vigilante, operating in the shadow of the law to prevent crimes from taking to the surface.

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Vigilante: Boku no Hero Academia Illegals was published digitally as an English simulpub as My Hero Academia: Vigilantes by VIZ Media. VIZ Media released the series in print from July 3, 2018, to October 10, 2023. It was also released in Spanish by Planeta Cómic from October 15, 2019, to April 26, 2023.
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Characters

Haimawari, Kouichi
Haimawari, Kouichi
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Knuckleduster
Knuckleduster
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Haneyama, Kazuho
Haneyama, Kazuho
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All Might
All Might
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Aizawa, Shouta
Aizawa, Shouta
Supporting
Usagiyama, Rumi
Usagiyama, Rumi
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Iida, Tenya
Iida, Tenya
Supporting
Todoroki, Enji
Todoroki, Enji
Supporting
Akaguro, Chizome
Akaguro, Chizome
Supporting
Yamada, Hizashi
Yamada, Hizashi
Supporting

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20 Recommended
3 Mixed Feelings
1 Not Recommended
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Jun 26, 2024
cantaloupfiend
Recommended
based. based is the word i'd use for this manga.
do you believe that My Hero betrayed its themes of social injustice and what it means to "Save" someone? Do you find yourself disappointed with how simplistic of a resolution the original manga finds to its conflicts?

do you believe that maybe the villains had a point?

then i humbly recommend this story.

it is by no means perfect, but it explores all of the most interesting aspects of the world that the original story doesn't. how does a society of superheroes function? what happens to people who are abandoned by the system? what role do regular everyday people ...
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Dec 30, 2024
Kinglink
Mixed Feelings
IF you want to see more of the My Hero Academia (Boku no Hero Academia) world. This is a good manga, but it's good, it's fine, it's ok.

Much of my problem with the original manga exist here, but also of course it does, it's trying to be the same thing. You have an older mentor, you have a love interest, you have a kid learning how to be a "hero" (in this case a vigilante).

But that's also a bit of a problem because as a vigilante, the main character doesn't really feel like someone who is constantly hiding their actions. ...
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Dec 11, 2017
LilGreasyKid
Not Recommended
Preliminary (15/132 eps)
As a spin-off to one of the most popular shounen of the post-Big 3 Generation, Illegals needs to fill some big shoes. The world of BNHA is large, large enough to accommodate a variety of stories. The author, however, decided to tell the story that could have been the most poignant: the story of illegal heroes. And yet, Illegals' story is not without its share of faults. Despite its adequate illustrations and character designs, Illegals fails where its parent story succeeds, hosting a cast of lifeless characters and a bipolar story.

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The story of Illegals is the story of the forgotten. Behind the glamour ...
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