My Hero Academiais nearing the end of itseighth-season run, but it hardly means that the world-famous franchise will leave its fans hanging. Today,Crunchyrollunveiled the first trailer for the highly anticipated spin-offMy Hero Academia: Vigilantes. The streamer confirmed that new episodes will be released on the same day that they debut in Japan. The new show’s opening song also got a sneak peek, and the series is slated to debut on April 7.
The story takes place before the events ofMy Hero Academia. The setting is still the same: the majority of the population of the world hassuperpowers called Quirks, but not everyone is selected to be a superhero. We will follow Koichi Haimawari (Shûichirô Umedain the Japanese original), a college student who has given up on being a hero. His life changes when he issaved by a vigilanteand decides to integrate a new group of heroes that are not licensed and answer to no one but themselves.
The trailer unveils the first threat that Koichi/The Crawler, Pop☆Step (Ikumi Hasegawa) and Knuckleduster (Yasuhiro Mamiya) will face whenMy Hero Academia: Vigilanteskicks off. A villain who injects a formula into humans in order to fast-track thediscovery of their Quirks— and therefore creates"instant villains"who wreak havoc in the city. Theopening songof the new anime series is titled “Kekka Orai,” performed byKocchi no Kento.
Is ‘My Hero Academia: Vigilantes’ Based On a Manga?
My Hero Academiawas equally popular inmanga and anime format. Since the manga series ended first, a spin-off manga story was released in 2016. However, the series doesn’t hail from the same creator. WhileMy Hero Academiawas created and written byKōhei Horikoshi,My Hero Academia: Vigilanteswas written byHideyuki Furuhashi. Theanime seriesis directed byKenichi Suzuki, who previously helmed episodes ofJoJo’s Bizarre Adventure,Cells At Work!andLevel E.
The good thing about the spin-off is that not onlyMy Hero Academiafans will have something to follow after the flagship series wraps its story, but also they are getting two different seasons of their favorite franchise in the same year —My Hero AcademiaSeason 8is slated to premiere this Fall. Additionally, ifMy Hero Academia: Vigilantesmanages to retain thefranchise’s popularity, viewers will gear up for a long run, because the manga series ran for 126 chapters and ended in 2022.
My Hero Academia: Vigilantesdebuts on Crunchyroll on April 7. you may check out the trailer above (you need to switch on the subtitles on YouTube).
