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A fresh chapter in the My Hero Academia universe is read to hit the airwaves this Spring! The official website for My Hero Academia: Vigilantes has unveiled a new teaser trailer along with main casting info and a premiere date for the upcoming anime series, set to launch on April 7 in Japan. The show is based on the manga by Hideyuki Furuhashi and Betten Court.
Per English-language manga publisher VIZ Media, the story begins:
Koichi Haimawari couldn’t make the cut to become an official hero, so he uses his modest Quirk to do good deeds in his spare time. Then one day a fateful encounter with some local thugs leads him to team up with two other unlikely heroes. None of them really know what they’re doing, but they’ve got the courage — or foolishness — to try. But they soon discover fighting evil takes more than just being brave…
The anime series stars:
Shūichirō Umeda (Akira in Zom 100) as Kōichi Haimawari, a college freshman who cannot give up his dream of becoming a hero, and starts doing vigilante activities after meeting Knuckleduster.
Ikumi Hasegawa (Ikuyo in Bocchi the Rock!) as Pop☆Step, a self-proclaimed freelance idol performing guerilla live shows, who does vigilante activities with Kōichi and Knuckleduster
Yasuhiro Mamiya (Gigantomachia and Briareos in My Hero Academia) as Knuckleduster, who is unqualified as a hero but boasts hero-level fighting power. He sees hero potential in Kōichi and involves him to join in his vigilante activities.
My Hero Academia: Vigilantes is being produced by BONES FILM, the new outfit established by studio BONES. Kenichi Suzuki (Cells at Work!, JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure) is directing, with My Hero Academia‘s Yōsuke Kuroda overseeing scripts. The freshly announced creative crew also includes character designer Takahiko Yoshida (Cells at Work!), art director Yukihiro Watanabe (Love Live! School Idol Project) and composers Yuki Hayashi, Shōgo Yamashiro and Yūki Furuhashi.
Vigilantes builds on My Hero Academia, created by manga-ka Kōhei Horikoshi, which has turned into a global hit anime franchise through its popular series (ongoing from 2016) and big screen feature films, most recently last year’s You’re Next. The story is set in a world where individuals are born with special “Quirks” empowering them to become superheroes — or villains. The My Hero Academia anime is available to stream through Crunchyroll, Netflix, Hulu and other platforms.
In addition to the digital and print publications from VIZ, English readers can keep up with Vigilantes through Shueisha’s MANGA Plus digital platform.
[Sources: vigilante-anime.com / Anime News Network]
