My Hero Academia: Vigilantes

My Hero Academia: Vigilantes (ヴィジランテ -僕のヒーローアカデミア ILLEGALS(イリーガルス)-, Vijirante -Boku no Hīrō Akademia Irīgarusu-) is a Japanese superhero manga series written by Hideyuki Furuhashi and illustrated by Betten Court. It is both a spin-off and a prequel to Kōhei Horikoshi's manga series My Hero Academia. It was serialized in Shueisha's Jump GIGA in August 2016, but was transferred to Shueisha's online magazine, Shōnen Jump+, in October of the same year, with its chapters additionally collected into a total of fifteen tankōbon volumes which was completed as of July 2022.

My Hero Academia: Vigilantes
First volume of My Hero Academia: Vigilantes, released on April 4, 2017, in Japan
ヴィジランテ -僕のヒーローアカデミア ILLEGALS(イリーガルス)-
(Vijirante -Boku no Hīrō Akademia Irīgarusu-)
Genre
Manga
Written byHideyuki Furuhashi
Illustrated byBetten Court
Published byShueisha
English publisher
ImprintJump Comics+
Magazine
DemographicShōnen
Original runAugust 20, 2016 – May 28, 2022
Volumes15
Sequel

Publication
Main article: List of My Hero Academia chapters § My Hero Academia: Vigilantes

Written by Hideyuki Furuhashi and illustrated by Betten Court, My Hero Academia: Vigilantes began being published on Jump GIGA on August 20, 2016, but was transferred to Shōnen Jump+ after Jump GIGA ceased publication in October of that year.[1][2][3] The series ended on May 28, 2022.[4] Shueisha has collected its chapters into individual tankōbon volumes. The first volume was released on April 4, 2017.[5] As of July 4, 2022, fifteen volumes have been released.[6] The series is licensed for the English-language release in North America by Viz Media.[7]

Reception

In July 2018, Barnes & Noble listed My Hero Academia: Vigilantes on their list of "Our Favorite Manga of 2018".[8] Anime News Network also listed My Hero Academia: Vigilantes among the six "Best New Manga for Kids/Teens".[9]

In July 2019, Anime News Network listed My Hero Academia: Vigilantes on their list of "Underrated but Awesome Manga".[10]

References
  1. Mateo, Alex (December 8, 2016). "My Hero Academia Spinoff Manga Vigilante Relaunches on Shonen Jump +". Anime News Network. Retrieved March 19, 2021.
  2. Ressler, Karen (July 19, 2016). "My Hero Academia Gets 'Vigilante' Spinoff Manga". Anime News Network. Retrieved March 19, 2021.
  3. "My Hero Academia: Vigilantes". Shonen Jump. Retrieved March 19, 2021.
  4. Hodgkins, Crystalyn (May 13, 2022). "My Hero Academia: Vigilantes Spinoff Manga Ends in Next Chapter on May 28". Anime News Network. Retrieved May 14, 2022.
  5. ヴィジランテ 1 ―僕のヒーローアカデミアILLEGALS― (in Japanese). Shueisha. Retrieved March 19, 2021.
  6. ヴィジランテ 15―僕のヒーローアカデミアILLEGALS― (in Japanese). Shueisha. Retrieved July 6, 2022.
  7. Antonio Pineda, Rafael (November 17, 2017). "Viz Media Licenses That Blue Sky Feeling Manga for Summer 2018 Release". Anime News Network. Retrieved March 19, 2021.
  8. Alverson, Brigid (December 20, 2018). "Our Favorite Manga of 2018". Barnes & Noble. Archived from the original on December 21, 2018. Retrieved June 26, 2020.
  9. "Best and Worst Manga of 2018 Results - Comic-Con International". Anime News Network. July 24, 2018. Retrieved January 11, 2021.
  10. Loveridge, Lynzee (July 22, 2019). "Best and Worst Manga of 2019 Results - Comic-Con International". Anime News Network. Retrieved March 19, 2021.
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