'Vigilante: Boku no Hero Academia Illegals' Spin-off Manga Gets TV Anime in Spring 2025

by DatRandomDude
Dec 21, 2024 6:22 PM | 18 Comments

The Boku no Hero Academia (My Hero Academia) Super Red Stage announced a television anime adaptation of Hideyuki Furuhashi and Court Betten's Vigilante: Boku no Hero Academia Illegals (My Hero Academia: Vigilantes) manga on Sunday. The anime series will air in April 2025.

Staff
Director: Kenichi Suzuki (JoJo no Kimyou na Bouken (TV))
Series Composition, Script: Yousuke Kuroda (Boku no Hero Academia)
Character Design: Takahiko Yoshida (Hataraku Saibou)
Art Director: Yukihiro Watanabe (SSSS.Gridman)
Color Design: Haruko Nobori (Saihate no Paladin)
Director of Photography: Eiei Cho (Vanitas no Karte)
3DCG Director: Mizuki Sasaki (Boku no Hero Academia 5th Season)
Editing: Kiyoshi Hirose (Dandadan)
Music: Yuuki Hayashi (Tsue to Tsurugi no Wistoria), Shougo Yamashiro (Kono Machi to Watashi live-action movie), Yuuki Furuhashi (Haikyuu!! Movie: Gomisuteba no Kessen background music assistance)
Sound Director: Masafumi Mima (MF Ghost)
Studio: Bones Film

Furuhashi and Betten serialized the spin-off manga on the Shounen Jump+ web magazine from September 2016 to May 2022. Shueisha published the 15th and final volume in July 2022. VIZ Media licensed the manga in English in 2018 and released the 15th and final volume on October 10.

Synopsis
Living in a superhuman society, it's 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 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. [Written by MAL Rewrite]

Teaser PV

Official site: https://vigilante-anime.com/
Official X: @vigilante_mha

Source: Comic Natalie

Vigilante: Boku no Hero Academia Illegals on MAL

18 Comments Recent Comments

It's about time. Not only is this spin-off actually important, but it's surprisingly good.

Dec 24, 2024 9:40 PM by malvarez1

@Softhenic03 Vigilante spinoff started in 2016, before the main story even got a 2nd season of TV anime. Some people who have read it also say that it's better than the main story itself, so it's not surprising.

Dec 24, 2024 6:56 AM by stockhousing

Interesting news!

Dec 23, 2024 2:08 AM by Memore

Didn't expect Bones to be at their lowest right after the year of it's 25th anniversary lol

Dec 22, 2024 11:49 AM by Etherius_ZS

The spin-off who surpassed the OG. Good.

Dec 22, 2024 5:52 AM by Fabris

Can t wait, most people I know really have been hyping this up for me, saying its the Batman story of the MHA universe, so really looking forward to it especially, since most of the new gen shounen, while they look amazing dont really scratch the same itch MHA scratches, so this may just be what I will need.

Dec 22, 2024 4:38 AM by Kunoichi4ever

It was only a matter of time before Vigilantes got an anime adaptation. Haven't started the manga yet. Might check it out, but I want to finish reading MHA first.

Dec 22, 2024 12:44 AM by Yudesei

I was wondering when the Vigilante story line will be animated because this was the part of MHA I was actually interested in.

Dec 21, 2024 10:34 PM by AddaeAkono

I'm surprised that this is getting an anime adaptation. Didn't expect that it would ever happen. Don't care at all for the original series, but Vigilante was good and deserves more attention.

Dec 21, 2024 10:26 PM by bucciest

Only read the first couple volumes, but I liked the characters more than I did in the main series at that point. Surprised this didn't happen sooner.

Dec 21, 2024 10:18 PM by hidarslan

@Varendant they have been free for years.

Dec 21, 2024 8:45 PM by Yaoi4U

@Softhenic03 As they should, it's about time Vigilantes get a anime adaptation, the fact it didn't happened years ago it's the actual surprise

Dec 21, 2024 8:08 PM by Shinuki_n_Reborn

Hauler finally getting anime

Dec 21, 2024 7:35 PM by bastek66

i am so hyped for this

Dec 21, 2024 7:21 PM by Jeikobu-desu

im hearing good things about this so might watch

Dec 21, 2024 7:19 PM by deg

15 volumes! That's, what, 66 episodes worth of content? And it'll probably end up being a complete adaptation too, if it gets more seasons. The creator of My Hero Academia didn't write the story for this though, so it probably won't be anywhere near the quality of MHA.

Dec 21, 2024 7:08 PM by wildhood

Can't wait!!! Very excited to see how it all comes to show!

Dec 21, 2024 6:34 PM by TheeLazma

Yeah this series is not dying anytime soon. Fuck the final season we’ll give you spin off now.

Dec 21, 2024 6:25 PM by Softhenic03