The My Hero Academia anime stage event at KYOMAF 2025 today announced that the second season of street-level spin-off My Hero Academia: Vigilantes will begin airing in January 2026 . A new character visual featuring The Crawler, Pop☆Step and Knuckleduster was also shared. Crunchyroll previously confirmed that it will stream the much-anticipated sequel. My Hero Academia: Vigilantes Season 2 Character Visual RELATED: My Hero Academia: Vigilantes Is The Perfect Gateway to the Franchise Written by Hideyuki Furuhashi and illustrated by Betten Court, the My Hero Academia: Vigilantes manga was first published in Jump GIGA in August 2016 before transferring to online imprint Shonen Jump+ later that year. The series concluded in May 2022 and spans 15 collected volumes. Kenichi Suzuki ( JoJo's Bizarre Adventure chief director) directs the anime adaptation at bones film, with series composition by Yosuke Kuroda ( My Hero Academia ), character designs by Takahiko Yoshida ( Cells at Work! ) and music by Yuki Hayashi, Shogo Yamashira and Yuki Furuhashi. Crunchyroll currently streams the first season and describes the story: Koichi Haimawari is a dull college student who aspires to be a hero but has given up on his dream. Although 80% of the world’s population has superhuman powers called Quirks, few are chosen to become heroes and protect people. Everything changes for Koichi when he and Pop☆Step are saved by the vigilante Knuckleduster and get recruited to become vigilantes themselves! Source: Official Website
