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, same-day as 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”.
“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.
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!
Check out the thrilling new trailer below:
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 7th April. Will you be tuning in? Let us know in the comments, and don’t forget to check out more anime news here.
