Overview
- My Hero Academia: Vigilantes made its debut on April 7, 2025, featuring a simultaneous English dub and additional language options.
- The anime brings back beloved voice actors from the original series while introducing newcomers to the cast.
- The English voice production team has been announced, and the series is available for streaming on Crunchyroll.
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Created by Hideyuki Furuhashi and Betten Court, My Hero Academia: Vigilantes (also referred to as Illegals) launched on April 7. This is particularly exciting for viewers in English-speaking regions, as the anime features a simultaneous English dub, along with versions in Latin American Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, French, German, and Italian.
The announcement also came with the revelation of the English dub cast, while original creator Kohei Horikoshi celebrated the anime adaptation with a special illustration depicting the main character Koichi Haimawari in a pose reminiscent of Marvel’s Spider-Man.
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Staff & Cast Details for My Hero Academia: Vigilantes
Returning Voice Actors for Episode 1
The anime adaptation of My Hero Academia: Vigilantes is produced by Studio Bones’ subsidiary, Bones Film, directed by Kenichi Suzuki. The script is penned by Yōsuke Kuroda, while Takahiko Yoshida oversees character designs. Art direction is managed by Yukihiro Watanabe, with photography led by Yingying Zhang. The series’ vibrant color palette is designed by Haruko Nobori, and the score features contributions from Shōgo Yamashiro, Yūki Furuhashi, and Yuki Hayashi.
Today marks the launch of my new spin-off series “Vigilantes.”Thank you for your support! pic.twitter.com/xVCxooY2si — Kohei Horikoshi (@horikoshiko) April 7, 2025
The main Japanese cast features:
- Shūichirō Umeda as Koichi Haimawari (Alias: The Crawler | Quirk: Slide ‘n’ Glide)
- Ikumi Hasegawa as Kazuho Haneyama (Alias: Pop☆Step | Quirk: Leap)
- Yasuhiro Mamiya as Iwao Oguro (Alias: Knuckleduster | Quirk: These Hands)
The English dub cast includes:
- Jack Broadbent as Koichi Haimawari
- Jason Marnocha as Knuckleduster
- Macy Anne Johnson as Pop☆Step
- Joshua Waters as Souga Kugizaki
- Justin Briner reprises his role as Izuku Midoriya
- Christopher R. Sabat as Toshinori Yagi (All Might | Quirk: One For All)
- Dave Trosko as Hizashi Yamada (Present Mic | Quirk: Voice)
- Christopher Wehkamp as Shota Aizawa (Eraser Head | Quirk: Erasure)
- Aaron Campbell as No. 6
- Kamen Casey as Tokage
- Mike Smith as Tochi
- Dakota Farnsworth as Kugutsu
- Additional voices by Davon Oliver and Adam Rowe
The English ADR production team consists of:
- ADR Director & Producer: Zach Bolton (PSYCHO-PASS; Soul Eater)
- Script Adaptation: Matthew Greenbaum
- ADR Mixer: Nathanael Harrison
- ADR Engineer: Tina Son
You can catch My Hero Academia: Vigilantes on Crunchyroll, with the initial episode airing at 8:15 AM PT on April 7. Dubbed versions will be released shortly after the subtitled episodes.
In celebration of Season 7’s nomination for Best Continuing Series at the Anime Awards, the original series, My Hero Academia, is available for free viewing with ads on Crunchyroll.
Source: Press release