The anime adaptation of the My Hero Academia (Boku no Hero Academia) spin-off manga, titled My Hero Academia: Watchmen (Vigilante: Boku no Hero Academia Illegals), is less than 1 month away from airing in Japan. That is why the official media of the series are starting to prepare its upcoming premiere, so, to increase the enthusiasm of the fans, a new promotional video has been shared, which presents a fragment of the opening theme song of the series. Let’s remember that the anime My Hero Academia: Watchmen will premiere in Japan on April 7, 2025.
As previously mentioned, the new promotional video for the anime My Hero Academia: Watchmen presents a preview of its opening theme song. The opening will be performed by Kocchi no Kento and will be titled “Kekka Orai”. For the moment, there is no information about its ending theme song.
Additionally, the official media of the anime My Hero Academia: Watchmen has shared a new visual image for the series.
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:
Vigilante: Boku no Hero Academia Illegals, also known as My Hero Academia: Vigilantes 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 (Vigilante: 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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