Vigilante: Boku no Hero Academia Illegals


My Hero Academia: Vigilantes

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Alternative Titles

Japanese: ヴィジランテ -僕のヒーローアカデミア ILLEGALS-
English: My Hero Academia: Vigilantes
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Information

Type: TV
Episodes: 13
Status: Finished Airing
Aired: Apr 7, 2025 to Jun 30, 2025
Premiered: Spring 2025
Broadcast: Mondays at 23:00 (JST)
Licensors: None found, add some
Studios: Bones Film
Source: Manga
Genre: ActionAction
Theme: Super PowerSuper Power
Demographic: ShounenShounen
Duration: 23 min. per ep.
Rating: PG-13 - Teens 13 or older

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Score: 7.591 (scored by 6685966,859 users)
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Ranked: #17282
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Popularity: #1652
Members: 160,049
Favorites: 491

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Synopsis

In a world filled with superpowered Quirk users, college student Kouichi Haimawari's dream is to become a hero just like the ones he so admires. Unfortunately for him, he finds out that there is only so much he can do with a sliding ability that gives him about as much speed as a bicycle. Thus, he is drawn to extra-legal, simpler work and takes on various local tasks beyond the grasp of the police and licensed heroes.

However, a chance encounter with two misfits, a brash brawler vigilante who goes by Knuckleduster and the online sensation Pop☆Step, gives Kouichi the opportunity he has always dreamed about. With a dangerous new Quirk-enhancing drug turning ordinary people into instant villains, Kouichi finds himself accompanying the two in a quest to stop the drug from spreading. As the trio tries to get to the bottom of the case, the chaotic team looks to put a stop to wrongdoers that go overlooked by the law.

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Characters & Voice Actors


Staff

Kondou, Anna
Producer
Suzuki, Kenichi
Director, Episode Director, Storyboard
Mima, Masafumi
Sound Director
Hori, Motonobu
Episode Director


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"Kekka Alright (けっかおーらい)" by Kocchi no Kento (こっちのけんと)
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Ending Theme

"Speed (スピード)" by yutori

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Reviews

Nov 10, 2025
A spin-off that expands the world of My Hero Academia!

I wouldn't say I loved this spin-off because I'm not such a big fan of My Hero Academia anymore, but as a separate series, I can't deny that it makes the world of My Hero Academia feel more alive.

A long time ago I thought about collecting the Illegals manga, but I ended up letting it go. However, what matters is the reason for this interest. It came at a time when My Hero Academia was receiving a lot of criticism (at least here in Brazil) about the main plot, and people were comparing the main story ...
Aug 16, 2025
Mixed Feelings
the show has potential. The main characters have all have limited power and will have to use them efficiently. They don't have the training from a proper school like Hero Academia. So it would make sense if they are not that good at fighting as pro heros.
The vigilantes are not that strong and take on smaller villains. I like that. My favorite character is the buffed dude who doesn't have any quirk but is so tough he is the strongest of the Vigilantes. He has Batman vibes, maybe he was inspired by Batman?
One of my minor gripes with the show is this. {Spoilers} ...
Jul 12, 2025
What a let down.

In a series that has had a serious rollercoaster in quality every season, Vigilantes is a chapter that is a low point in a completely different way than the main series.

The idea behind the show is a good one. A chance to have a hero plot like the main series, but lower stakes in small city. But instead it gets distracted constantly. The main plot was supposed to be the instant villains popping up and finding who's behind the distribution of the drug trigger, but it quickly shoved that to the side. It focused much more on the other characters and ...

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