“My Hero Academia: Vigilantes” Season 2 Sets January 5 Premiere in New Trailer Revealing Theme Song Artists, THREEE and shytaupe

The Smash Hit My Hero Academia Prequel Anime Series Will Stream Its Second Season Exclusively on Crunchyroll Worldwide, Excluding Asia
My Hero Academia: Vigilantes, the hit prequel to the beloved anime series My Hero Academia, is leaping back into action with all-new key art featuring characters from the upcoming season and a brand-new trailer announcing that Season 2 will premiere on January 5, 2026. As new episodes broadcast from Japan each week, My Hero Academia: Vigilantes Season 2 will stream exclusively on Crunchyroll worldwide, excluding Asia except the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia.
Additionally, the opening and ending theme song artists have been announced. THREEE will perform “CATCH!!!” as the opening theme, while shytaupe will perform the ending theme, “Miss you.”
Based on the manga created by Hideyuki Furuhashi, Betten Court, and Kohei Horikoshi, My Hero Academia: Vigilantes Season 2 is directed by Kenichi Suzuki (JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders; Cells at Work!). Series composition and script are written by Yosuke Kuroda (My Hero Academia; Trigun), with animation produced by Bones Film (My Hero Academia; Gachiakuta).
Additional key staff includes character design by Takahiko Yoshida (Cells at Work!); art direction by Yukihiro Watanabe (SSSS.Gridman); color design by Haruko Nobori (The Faraway Paladin); director of photography Eiei Cho (The Case Study of Vanitas); 3DCG director Mizuki Sasaki (My Hero Academia); editing by Kiyoshi Hirose (Fire Force); music composed by Yuki Hayashi (My Hero Academia; Haikyu!!), Shogo Yamashiro, and Yuki Furuhashi; and sound direction by Masafumi Mima (My Hero Academia; Attack on Titan).
Main Characters and Cast
The My Hero Academia: Vigilantes Season 2 cast includes:
- Koichi Haimawari / The Crawler — Shuichiro Umeda / Jack Broadbent
- Kazuho Haneyama / Pop☆Step — Ikumi Hasegawa / Macy Anne Johnson
- Knuckleduster — Yasuhiro Mamiya / Jason Marnocha
- Christopher Skyline / Captain Celebrity — Toshiyuki Morikawa / Sean Schemmel
- Makoto Tsukauchi — Asami Seto / Molly Searcy
- Naomasa Tsukauchi — Tokuyoshi Kawashima / Alejandro Saab
- Monika Kaniyashiki / Kaniko — Kana Ueda
- Taishiro Toyomitsu / Fatgum — Kazuyuki Okitsu
- Tsunagu Hakamada / Best Jeanist — Hikaru Midorikawa
- Shinya Kamihara / Edgeshot — Kenta Kamakari
- Toshinori Yagi / All Might — Kenta Miyake
- Scarred Man — Taku Yashiro / Aaron Campbell
- Shota Aizawa / Eraserhead — Junichi Suwabe / Christopher Wehkamp
- Oboro Shirakumo / Loud Cloud — Kensho Ono
- Hizashi Yamada — Hiroyuki Yoshino
Official Synopsis
Koichi Haimawari is an ordinary college student who dreams of becoming a hero but has long since given up on the idea. Although 80% of the population possesses superhuman powers known as Quirks, only a select few ever become heroes. Koichi’s life changes forever when he and Pop☆Step are saved by Knuckleduster, a vigilante who recruits them to join his cause.
Stream all episodes of My Hero Academia: Vigilantes Season 1 on Crunchyroll: Watch Season 1 on Crunchyroll.
For more information on My Hero Academia: Vigilantes, visit the official website: vigilante-anime.com.
My Hero Academia FINAL SEASON is currently streaming on Crunchyroll worldwide (excluding Asia except the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia). Learn more at heroaca.com.
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