The second season of the hit spin-off "My Hero Academia: Vigilantes" is currently taking the winter 2026 season by storm! As we head into the climax of the Naruhata arc, Episode 23, titled "Zero Hour," is just around the corner.
Fresh off the press, we’ve got the latest preview stills and a synopsis that promises exciting action and undercover intrigue.
<The following content is quoted from the official announcement>
Episode 23: "Zero Hour"
Synopsis
Fat Gum and Kaniko have officially arrived in Naruhata! To dismantle the distribution network of the dangerous Quirk-boosting drug "Trigger," Kaniko joins forces with none other than Eraser Head for a high-stakes undercover operation.
Meanwhile, the curtains are finally rising on Captain Celebrity’s Final Stage! While the crowd is buzzing with excitement inside the venue, a shadow looms outdoors—the mysterious "Scar-faced Man" has his sights set on the iconic Tokyo Sky Egg...
About Anime "My Hero Academia: Vigilantes"
The New Season Premieres Monday, January 5, 2026!
Check out the new trailer here!
Introduction
They couldn't become official heroes... but they still want to save people! A down-to-earth story of growth featuring illegal heroes!
"My Hero Academia," created by Kohei Horikoshi, has been serialized in Weekly Shonen Jump for 10 years and has gained explosive popularity worldwide.
Now, its official spin-off series "My Hero Academia: Vigilantes" is finally getting an anime adaptation Written by Hideyuki Furuhashi and illustrated by Betten Court, this series was serialized in Shonen Jump+ and takes place a few years before the events of "My Hero Academia."
The story is set in a superhuman society where about 80% of the world's population possesses superpowers, known as "Quirks." In this chaotic world, the "chosen" profession of Heroes protects people from accidents, disasters, and Villains who misuse their Quirks.
However, there are also those who weren't "chosen" but still can't help saving people right in front of them. This is the story of those heroes - the Vigilantes.
Story
Koichi Haimawari is an unremarkable college student who once dreamed of becoming a hero but has since given up on that aspiration.
His secret pleasure is wandering the streets dressed as All Might, pretending to be a pro hero and helping people in need.
While living his ordinary life, Koichi encounters Pop☆Step, a self-proclaimed idol who performs guerrilla concerts without permission, and Knuckleduster, a mysterious masked man who calls himself a "cleaner specializing in scum." These encounters draw Koichi into the world of vigilantism.
As they illegally save people, are they criminals disrupting order or a righteous group taking justice into their own hands?
The curtain rises on the story of the "Vigilantes," heroes operating outside the law!
Staff
Original Work: "My Hero Academia: Vigilantes" (Published by Shueisha Jump Comics)
Hideyuki Furuhashi, Betten Koto, Kohei Horikoshi
Director: Kenichi Suzuki
Series Composition & Screenplay: Yosuke Kuroda
Character Design: Takahiko Yoshida
Art Director: Yukihiro Watanabe
Color Design: Haruko Nobori
Director of Photography: Zhang Yingying
3DCG Director: Mizuki Sasaki
Editor: Kiyoshi Hirose
Music: Yuki Hayashi, Shogo Yamashiro, Yuki Furuhashi
Sound Director: Masafumi Mima
Opening Theme: Threee “CATCH!!!”
Ending Theme: Shytaupe “Miss You”
Production Supervisor: BONES
Animation Production: BONES Film
Cast
Koichi Haimawari: Shuichiro Umeda
Pop☆Step: Ikumi Hasegawa
Knuckleduster: Yasuhiro Mamiya
Captain Celebrity: Toshiyuki Morikawa
Makoto Tsukauchi: Masami Seto
Naomasa Tsukauchi: Tokuyoshi Kawashima
Monika Kaniyashiki: Kana Ueda
Fat Gum: Kazuyuki Okitsu
Best Jeanist: Hikaru Midorikawa
Edgeshot: Kenta Kamakari
All Might: Kenta Miyake
Scarred Man: Taku Yashiro
Shota Aizawa: Junichi Suwabe
Oboro Shirakumo: Kenshow Ono
Hizashi Yamada: Hiroyuki Yoshino
Official Site
Official X (@vigilante_mha)
Official Instagram
Official TikTok
© H. Furuhashi, BETTEN. C, K. Horikoshi/SHUEISHA, Vigilante Project
© Animate Times
*Some parts of this text have been translated using machine translation
