With the reveal of the new official trailer for the anime adaptation of the manga My Hero Academia: Watchmen (Watchman: Boku no Hero Academia Illegals), new updates were announced regarding the series’ broadcast outside of Japan. Fortunately for fans subscribed to the Crunchyroll platform, it was reported that the anime My Hero Academia: Watchmen will be legally broadcast in the territories of North America, Central America, South America, Europe, Africa, Oceania, the Middle East and the CIS through Crunchyroll.
Let’s remember that the anime My Hero Academia: Watchmen is scheduled to begin broadcasting in Japan on April 7, 2025. In recent months, new updates about the anime have been presented, among which the production team, voice cast members, etc. stand out.
The production team for the series is as follows: Kenichi Suzuki will be in charge of directing. The animation studio BONES FILM is in charge of the production of the anime. Yousuke Kuroda is in charge of script supervision. Takahiko Yoshida is in charge of character design. Yuki Hayashi will be the main composer of the soundtrack and will be accompanied by Shougo Yamashiro and Yuki Furuhashi.
Voice Cast Members:
- Shuuchirou Umeda As Kouichi Haimawari
- Yasuhiro Mamiya As Knuckleduster I
- kumi Hasegawa As Kazuho Haneyama
- Kenta Miyake As Toshinori Yagi (All Might)
- Junichi Suwabe As Shouta Aizawa (Eraser Head)
- Hiroyuki Yoshino As Hizashi Yamada (Present Mic)
- Akeno Watanabe As Nemuri Kayama (Midnight)
- Masamichi Kitada As Tensei Iida (Ingenium)
- Tokuyoshi Kawashima As Naomasa Tsukauchi
- Sayaka Senbongi As Kuin Hachisuka
Information about My Hero Academia: Watchmen:
Watchman: Boku no Hero Academia Illegals, also known as My Hero Academia: Watchmen in the West, is a spin-off manga of the My Hero Academia manga that is written by Hideyuki Furuhashi and illustrated by Betten Court. The work began its publication in Jump GIGA in August 2016. However, in October of that same year it was transferred to the Shonen Jump+ service of the Shueisha publishing house, place where it ended its serialization in May 2022, counting 15 compilation volumes.
On December 22, 2024, it was announced that the manga My Hero Academia: Watchmen (Watchman: Boku no Hero Academia Illegals) will have its respective anime adaptation.
The manga My Hero Academia: Watchmen has the following description: Living in a superhero society is difficult. Even more so when the spotlight only shines on professional heroes, those legally allowed to use their special powers known as Quirks in public for the greater good.
Kouichi Haimawari grew up aspiring to be a hero, but with a mediocre Quirk as the “slip” that tethers him to the ground, he soon came to the conclusion that he could only admire them from below. Despite this, Kouichi takes satisfaction in using his Quirk to perform everyday good deeds, such as returning lost items and helping the elderly cross the street.
However, Kouichi’s peaceful life takes a turn for the turbulent when he is rescued from an alley fight by the Vigilante, or illegal hero, Knuckleduster. Knuckleduster, who sees Kouichi as a potential hero, enlists his help in discovering the source of a dangerous drug known as Trigger, which boosts the user’s Quirk at the expense of his rationality.
Set in a time before the events of the original story, Vigilante: Boku no Hero Academia Illegals follows Kouichi as he decides to take on the reputation of a villain and become a Vigilante, operating in the shadow of the law to prevent crimes from surfacing.
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