Sep 21, 2025 13:45:00

New visuals revealed for anime 'Vigilante: My Hero Academia Illegals' to begin broadcasting in January 2026

The second season of the anime '

Vigilante -My Hero Academia ILLEGALS-', an official spin-off of 'My Hero Academia ', has been scheduled to begin in January 2026, and a new visual has been released.

The announcement was made at the Kyoto International Manga and Anime Fair (Kyomaf) 2025 , where Shuichiro Umeda, who plays Haimawari Koichi in Vigilante, appeared as a secret guest on the My Hero Academia stage.

'My Hero Academia' #Kyomaf2025 Stage,
Thank you for coming and watching! #Yamashita Daiki , #Okamoto Nobuhiko , #Uchiyama Kouki , and secret guest #Umeda Shuichiro from #Vigilante appeared in kimono.

Streaming archive ▶️ https://t.co/KEqKZW6TOE #HeroAca #heroaca_a pic.twitter.com/gigN3FO87w

— My Hero Academia/HeroAca Anime Official (@heroaca_anime) September 21, 2025

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TV anime ' #Vigilante '
Season 2 to air in January 2026, new character visuals revealed

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Please enjoy it together with #MyHeroAcademiaFINALSEASON, which will finally be broadcast from October 4th 💥

🔽Video announcing the second season's production https://t.co/vRqHohZ8cj #MyHeroAcademia ... pic.twitter.com/ZeOrENJX2f

— 'Vigilante -My Hero Academia ILLEGALS-' Anime Official: Season 2 to air in 2026! (@vigilante_mha) September 21, 2025

The visual released shows Pop☆Step, Koichi, and Knuckleduster standing side by side. Umeda commented, 'The second season of 'Vigilante' will finally start in January 2026! I've been looking forward to seeing Koichi and the others again. Deku and his friends' story is finally reaching its climax, but I hope that as a side story, you can continue to immerse yourself in the world of My Hero Academia through Koichi and the others. Thank you for your support!'

The production of the second season of the anime was announced in June 2025.

2nd season production announcement video | TV anime 'Vigilante -My Hero Academia ILLEGALS-' 2nd season to be broadcast in 2026! - YouTube


'My Hero Academia FINAL SEASON' is scheduled to air from October 2025.

List of new anime starting in the fall of 2025 - GIGAZINE

◆ 'Vigilante -My Hero Academia ILLEGALS-' Season 2
·staff
Original story: Hideyuki Furuhashi, Arata Betsuki, Kohei Horikoshi
Director: Kenichi Suzuki
Series composition and script: Kuroda Yosuke
Character design: Takahiko Yoshida
Art director: Yukihiro Watanabe
Color design: Nobori Haruko
Director of Photography: Zhang Yingying
3DCG Director: Mizuki Sasaki
Edited by: Kiyoshi Hirose
Music: Hayashi Yuki, Yamashiro Shogo, Furuhashi Yuki
Sound Director: Masafumi Mima
Production Supervision: Bones
Animation Production: Bones Film

·cast
Haimawa Koichi: Umeda Shuichiro
Pop☆Step: Ikumi Hasegawa
Knuckleduster: Yasuhiro Mamiya
Scarred Man: Taku Yashiro

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