Series synopsis
My Hero Academia: Vigilantes, also known as ヴィジランテ -僕のヒーローアカデミア ILLEGALS- is a Japanese animation action & adventure drama sci-fi & fantasy television series that premiered on Tokyo MX on April 7, 2025. It ended on March 30, 2026. It stars Shuichiro Umeda, Ikumi Hasegawa and Yasuhiro Mamiya.
After a life-changing incident, timid college student Koichi Haimawari accepts an offer from revered vigilante Knuckleduster to train as his protégé.
Premise
After a life-changing incident, timid college student Koichi Haimawari accepts an offer from revered vigilante Knuckleduster to train as his protégé.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Shuichiro Umeda as Koichi Haimawari (voice)
- Ikumi Hasegawa as Pop☆Step (voice)
- Yasuhiro Mamiya as Knuckleduster (voice)
Guest cast
- Kohsuke Toriumi as Soga Kugizaki (voice)
- Mahana Yamasaki as Citizen (voice)
- Sayoko Ito as Citizen (voice)
- Keiji Hirai as Moyuru Tochi (voice)
- Takayuki Kondo as Mario Kugutsu (voice)
- Tokuyoshi Kawashima as Naomasa Tsukauchi (voice)
- Kenta Miyake as All Might (voice)
- Anri Katsu as Jube Namimaru (voice)
- Hiroaki Okuda as Ichimoku Samazu (voice)
- Hiroyuki Yoshino as Narration (voice)
- Kiyotaka Furushima as Sansa Tamagawa (voice)
- Hiromichi Kogami as Akira Iwako (voice)
Episodes
This series spans 2 seasons with 26 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 26 | April 7, 2025 | March 30, 2026 |
| Season 2 | 0 | January 5, 2026 | March 30, 2026 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
I'm Here Koichi is convinced he'll never manage to become a hero, until he meets someone with an odd take on justice. |
April 7, 2025 |
| 2 |
Takeoff Some people frown upon vigilante activities, but the least they could do is remember The Crawler's name. |
April 14, 2025 |
| 3 |
Bee The drug Trigger is wreaking havoc all over town, but figuring out who's dealing it is easier said than done. |
April 21, 2025 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Day-Tripping Down to Naniwa! Pop gets invited to a mascot-idol event in Osaka, and Koichi accompanies her. |
January 5, 2026 |
| 2 |
Crabtastic Rampage! Koichi and Pop get dragged into an incident when a Trigger dealer unleashes a cast of rampaging robotic crabs! |
January 12, 2026 |
| 3 |
Public and Private Tsukauchi's investigation into the Trigger network has hit a wall, and he turns to All Might for advice. |
January 19, 2026 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | Tokyo MX |
|---|---|
| First aired | April 7, 2025 |
| Last aired | March 30, 2026 |
| Runtime | 24 minutes |
| Status | ended |
| Schedule | Monday at 22:00:00 |