Toho Animation's My Hero Academia: Vigilantes Premieres 7th April On Crunchyroll

Toho Animation’s My Hero Academia: Vigilantes, a new spinoff series, will stream new episodes weekly on Crunchyroll.

Toho Co., Ltd. has revealed the new trailer, poster, and opening theme artist for My Hero Academia: Vigilantes, which premieres on Crunchyroll Monday, 7th April. The brand-new animated spinoff series will stream exclusively on the platform, with new episodes premiering weekly in the UK, simultaneously with Japan. 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.” You can watch it below:

MY HERO ACADEMIA

“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.

You can take a look at the new key visual featuring the main heroes and antagonists:

Character visuals were also unveiled, highlighting both the characters and their CV:

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ABOUT THE SERIES

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).

My Hero Academia: Vigilantes will premiere on Crunchyroll on 7th April.

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