The second season of the official My Hero Academia spinoff anime My Hero Academia: Vigilantes will begin airing on Monday, January 5, 2026 at 10:00 PM JST. The announcement was made on December 7 during a special talk show held at Tokyo Comic Con 2025 at Makuhari Messe in Chiba. Along with the broadcast date, the new key visual, the main trailer, information on the opening and ending themes, and new cast members were all revealed.

The newly released key visual features Koichi at the center, depicted in a striking upside down composition, surrounded by the major characters set to appear in season 2. In addition to the vigilantes, the visual highlights this season's main villain known as the Scarred Man, as well as pro heroes familiar to My Hero Academia fans including All Might, Shota Aizawa, Fat Gum, Best Jeanist and Edgeshot. The silhouette of Oboro Shirakumo, who was a high school classmate of Aizawa and Hizashi Yamada, also appears.

The main trailer is packed with the latest footage from the series. It showcases scenes of the now more mature Koichi gliding through the city, appearances from Fat Gum who is well known from the main My Hero Academia series and debuts in season 2, and new character Monika Kaniyashiki. The trailer culminates in a series of intense action sequences featuring the season's main villain the Scarred Man.

The mid section of the trailer features the newly announced opening theme CATCH by the artist Surii, who began their career as a Vocaloid producer in 2018 and has created numerous hits surpassing 100 million views such as Telecaster B Boy and Ego Rock. The trailer concludes with the first reveal of scenes depicting the student days of Shota Aizawa, Oboro Shirakumo and Hizashi Yamada. The ending theme Miss You will be performed by the rising three piece band Shytope. New characters appearing in the key visual and trailer will be voiced by Kazuyuki Okitsu as Fat Gum and Kana Ueda as Monika Kaniyashiki.

On stage, additional broadcast and streaming details for season 2 were also announced. Beginning January 5, 2026, episodes will air every Monday on TOKYO MX at 10:00 PM, BS Nippon TV at 11:00 PM and Yomiuri TV at 1:59 AM. Episodes will stream across various services starting at 10:30 PM, immediately after the broadcast.

Vigilante is an official My Hero Academia spinoff created by writer Hideyuki Furuhashi and artist Betten Court. It was serialized on the Shonen Jump+ app from 2017 to 2022 and released in 15 collected volumes. The story takes place in Japan several years before the events of the main series and follows vigilantes who act outside the law. Even without recognition or approval, they cannot stop themselves from saving others.

My Hero Academia is set in a world where supernatural abilities known as Quirks are commonplace. It follows Izuku Midoriya as he trains at U.A. High School with his classmates to become a hero who protects society from villains who abuse their Quirks. The manga began serialization in Weekly Shonen Jump in July 2014 and concluded on August 5, 2024. The series has surpassed 100 million copies in print. The television anime began airing in April 2016, with multiple films released and season 8 currently airing.

Cast Comments

■Fat Gum: Kazuyuki Okitsu
“Season 2 of Vigilante is kicking off. And it starts with the Osaka arc. Since the story takes place a bit before the events of the main My Hero Academia series, fans will get to meet Fat back when he was a full on fighter. I cannot wait. I am also looking forward to the sharp comedic timing of my partner Kani ko or Monika Kaniyashiki. I will continue to voice Fat Gum in Vigilante. Please look forward to it.”

■Monika Kaniyashiki: Kana Ueda
“This is a series I had read long before this casting and when I was told I would be joining Vigilante I immediately thought to myself that I must have been chosen for Kani chan and could not help but grin. I go to the Sea of Japan every year to eat crab and I am confident in my crab cracking skills. I recorded with my Kansai spirit fully unleashed alongside my partner. Please look forward to her debut.”

Source : ORICON NEWS