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My Hero Academia: Vigilantes Premieres with Simultaneous English Dub

The prequel spin-off introduces a darker, street-level narrative and a new protagonist, Koichi Haimawari, as it launches globally on Crunchyroll.

My Hero Academia: Vigilantes premiered on April 7.
Key art for My Hero Academia: Vigilantes showing Pop Step, Koichi, and Knuckleduster leaping between buildings.

Overview

  • My Hero Academia: Vigilantes debuted on April 7, 2025, with the first episode now streaming on Crunchyroll worldwide.
  • The series, set five years before the main storyline, follows Koichi Haimawari, a college student with a modest quirk who becomes a vigilante hero.
  • Produced by Studio Bones, the anime features returning staff from the main series, including Yosuke Kuroda for scriptwriting and Yuki Hayashi for music composition.
  • Crunchyroll confirmed a simultaneous English dub release, allowing fans to watch dubbed episodes alongside the original Japanese version.
  • The premiere episode establishes a darker, grounded tone, exploring themes of unconventional heroism and societal gaps in traditional justice.