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Toho Co., Ltd. has unveiled a new trailer, key art and opening theme artist for My Hero Academia: Vigilantes, a brand-new animated spinoff series that takes place before the events of the main My Hero Academia anime, based on the original manga created by Kohei Horikoshi. Debuting Monday, April 7, the series will stream exclusively on Crunchyroll worldwide excluding Asia, with new episodes premiering weekly, same-day as Japan.
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.
My Hero Academia is set in a world where about 80% of the population has a superpowered Quirk. Heroes protect people and society from accidents, disasters and villains — criminals who use their Quirks for evil. The story of Izuku Midoriya and his classmates at U.A. High School and their growth, fights, and friendship unfolds as they aim to become heroes. The series will release its eighth and final season in Fall 2025. In the meantime, fans can explore a new perspective on this world…
My Hero Academia: Vigilantes Synopsis: 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!
Based on the manga of the same name created by Hideyuki Furuhashi, Betten Court and Kohei Horikoshi, the My Hero Academia: Vigilantes anime series 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); 3D CG 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).
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