If you are a fan of My Hero Academia, you must already be used to the chosen heroes who save the world from supervillains. Incredible quirks are always at play as each hero strives to be the best.
However, not all heroes have a license. You can’t expect All Might to break up a street brawl or Deku to save every kid from getting bullied. So who will stop these everyday crimes from happening? You guessed it right, nice guys who somehow become heroes.
My Hero Academia: Vigilantes is a spinoff manga that portrays how being a hero without a license is frowned upon. However, the urge to take action when noticing something criminal; isn’t that what being heroic is all about?
Vigilantes is already a popular spinoff among MHA fans, but a recent leak suggests it will receive an anime soon. Is it fact or cap? Read on to know.
Is My Hero Academia: Vigilantes Receiving an Anime?
Some Twitter users and leakers have claimed that the My Hero Academia: Vigilantes manga will receive an anime adaptation. However, take this info with a grain of salt, as no official confirmation has been delivered yet.
Studio Bones is supposed to make a surprise project announcement at the Crunchyroll panel on July 2, 2023, at Anime Expo. Thus, many fans think the new information might be regarding the anime adaptation of My Hero Academia: Vigilantes.
When Will My Hero Academia: Vigilantes Anime Air?
The anime adaptation of My Hero Academia: Vigilantes has not been confirmed yet; thus, a release date is not yet decided. If a premiere date does get announced, we will be sure to update you on the news.
Despite there being no confirmation regarding the news, fans are already excited about My Hero Academia: Vigilantes. The tweets below will prove how much people are looking forward to the possible anime adaptation.
What Is the Plot of My Hero Academia: Vigilantes?
My Hero Academia: Vigilantes is a spinoff manga of the main MHA franchise. It is often considered a prequel to the series as it shows the background of many pro-heroes that we see later in MHA, like All Might and Aizawa.
The manga introduces Koichi Haimawari, a young man with a minor quirk that allows him to travel at the speed of a bike. He is not a licensed hero but likes to help people under the guise of ‘Nice Guy.’
Pop Step, a wannabe idol with a jump quirk, gets caught by a nefarious bunch, and as they threaten her, Koichi feels useless in the situation. In comes Knuckleduster, an unlicensed hero who knocks out the miscreants.
Knuckleduster recruits Koichi as an assistant and informs him that a drug named Trigger is increasing people’s quirks while erasing their common sense. It is their responsibility to find out the users of this drug and stop the violence.
Is the My Hero Academia: Vigilantes Manga Completed?
Yes, the My Hero Academia: Vigilantes manga is completed with 126 chapters. It has received 15 manga volumes. The series ended on May 28, 2022, after a five-year run.
Rest assured, if an anime adaptation of the spinoff does air, it will have plenty of source material to adapt. Two to three seasons can easily be created out of the available chapters.
Tetsuya Sato, an editor of MHA, conceived the manga. Betten Court agreed to be the illustrator, and Horikoshi green-signaled the spinoff. It is written by Hideyuki Furuhashi. The chapter is always approved by Horiskoshi, who gives his own suggestions.
My Hero Academia: Vigilantes is much darker than MHA as it shows the more crude problems faced by society. It is a prequel, as many incidents that happen during the manga are later referenced in the main series.
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What Happens at the End of How is My Hero Academia: Vigilantes?
Chapter 126 concluded My Hero Academia: Vigilantes, and at the end of the manga, Koichi is still a vigilante and is fighting crime in America as he is an outlaw in Japan.
As chapter 126 begins, Aizawa finds Koichi’s unconscious body on the rooftop and hospitalizes him. After recovering, Koichi realizes he is still being called a villain due to his reckless actions. In fact, he is escaping jail time only because there were no casualties in Naruhata.
Afterward, Koichi is in America, fighting crimes like usual, but his image has not recovered. In Japan, he is still considered a criminal. He is an efficient hero, but people love to see the negative aspect of his presence.
Koichi’s inability to speak English makes him more troubled as he creates problems for himself in a foreign land. All in all, his life has only gotten more chaotic, but at least he can still do what he loves the most, which is to save people and be a ‘nice guy.’
My Hero Academia: Vigilantes is a must-read for MHA fans. Not only will it give you a juicy Aizawa backstory, but it will also show some of the backstory before Deku enters the scene.
So get into the manga fandom before it receives an anime and book your ticket to the ‘I was here before it was cool’ club now!
Don’t forget to comment down below if you, too, would be jumping with joy if the Vigilantes anime does get confirmed.
