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Curunchyroll to stream My Hero Academia - Vigilantes on April 7th

Curunchyroll to stream My Hero Academia - Vigilantes on April 7th

Written by Ross Locksley on 10 Mar 2025



Anime streaming platform Crunchyroll has announced that it will be exclusively streaming the prequel to the acclaimed My Hero Academia, My Hero academia: Vigilantes on April 7th.

Check out the trailer below:

From the Press Release:

My Hero Academia: Vigilantes takes place before the events of the main My Hero Academia anime, based on the original manga created by Kohei Horikoshi. 

The new trailer reveals the opening theme song “Kekka Orai,” performed by Kocchi no Kento, best known for his viral song ”Hai Yorokonde”.

“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,” says Asa Suehira, Crunchyroll’s Chief Content Officer.

Based on the manga of the same name created by Hideyuki Furuhashi, Betten Court, and Kohei Horikoshi, My Hero Academia: Vigilantes is directed by Kenichi Suzuki (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders; Cells at Work!). The series composition and script were written by Yosuke Kuroda (My Hero Academia; Trigun). The animation is being produced by bones film (Gachiakuta).

Additional staff credits include character design by Takahiko Yoshida (Cells at Work!); art director Yukihiro Watanabe (SSSS.Gridman); color design by Haruko Nobori (The Faraway Paladin); director of photography Yingying Zhang (The Case Study of Vanitas); 3DCG director Mizuki Sasaki (My Hero Academia); editing by Kiyoshi Hirose (Fire Force); music composed by Yuki Hayashi (My Hero Academia; Haikyu!!); Shogo Yamashiro, and Yuki Furuhashi; and sound director Masafumi Mima (My Hero Academia; Attack on Titan).

A new poster has also been revealed:

My Hero Academia: Vigilantes


Ross Locksley
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Ross founded the UK Anime Network waaay back in 1995 and works in and around the anime world in his spare time. You can read his more personal articles on UKA's sister site, The Anime Independent.


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