My Hero Academia: Vigilantes
Series, 2025, Before U.A., Set in Five years before Izuku
My Hero Academia: Vigilantes is #12 of 13 in release order and #1 of 13 in chronological order in the My Hero Academia.
The story
After a life-changing incident, timid college student Koichi Haimawari accepts an offer from revered vigilante Knuckleduster to train as his protégé.
My Hero Academia: Vigilantes recap
My Hero Academia: Vigilantes (2025) follows Koichi Haimawari, a college student who uses his gliding Quirk to help people without a Hero license. Set five years before Izuku Midoriya enters U.A., the Bones Film series aired on Tokyo MX from April to June 2025 and from January to March 2026, 26 episodes in all, directed by Kenichi Suzuki and based on the spin-off manga by Hideyuki Furuhashi and Betten Court. After thugs attack Koichi and the street performer Kazuho Haneyama, the brutal vigilante Knuckleduster saves them and takes them on as his crew, with Koichi as The Crawler and Kazuho as Pop Step. In the Naruhata district they fight dealers of a Quirk-boosting drug that turns users into monsters, cross paths with All Might and the detective Naomasa Tsukauchi, and uncover the people behind the drug. The prequel shows the street-level world the main series only glimpses and works best after it.
My Hero Academia: Vigilantes ending explained
My Hero Academia: Vigilantes ends with the episode "Graduation and Career Path", after All Might saves the collapsing Sky Egg tower and Knuckleduster faces the villain known as Number 6, who carries the speed Quirk of Knuckleduster's old enemy. Detective Tsukauchi lets Koichi off for his vigilantism in thanks for his help. The story then jumps two years: Koichi is a respected figure in Naruhata as The Crawler and is in his final year of college.
Where to watch My Hero Academia: Vigilantes
My Hero Academia: Vigilantes is streaming on Netflix and Crunchyroll in the US. You can rent or buy it on Amazon, Apple TV, and Fandango At Home.
Ratings
IMDb 7.2/10, MyAnimeList 7.57
Where it fits
- Release order: after My Hero Academia: You're Next, before My Hero Academia Season 8.
- Chronological order: first, before My Hero Academia Season 1.
What to watch before My Hero Academia: Vigilantes
In release order, 7 My Hero Academia essentials come before My Hero Academia: Vigilantes (2025), from My Hero Academia Season 1 (2016) to My Hero Academia Season 7 (2024). My Hero Academia: Vigilantes itself is optional in the My Hero Academia order.
Cast
- Shuichiro Umeda as Koichi Haimawari (voice)
- Ikumi Hasegawa as Pop☆Step (voice)
- Yasuhiro Mamiya as Knuckleduster (voice)
- Sayaka Senbongi as Tamao Oguro (voice)
- Hinako Takahashi as Caster (voice)
- Anri Katsu as Jube Namimaru (voice)
- Hiroaki Okuda as Ichimoku Samazu (voice)
- Asami Seto as Makoto Tsukauchi (voice)
- Kohsuke Toriumi as Soga Kugizaki (voice)
- Tokuyoshi Kawashima as Naomasa Tsukauchi (voice)
- Hiroyuki Yoshino as Narration (voice)
- Masato Sugiyama as Citizen (voice)