My Hero Academia: Vigilantes Explained

Ja Kanji:ヴィジランテ -僕のヒーローアカデミア ILLEGALS-
Ja Romaji:Vijirante: Boku no Hīrō Akademia Irīgarusu
Creator:Kōhei Horikoshi
Type:manga
Author:Hideyuki Furuhashi
Illustrator:Betten Court
Publisher:Shueisha
Imprint:Jump Comics+
First:August 20, 2016
Last:May 28, 2022
Volumes:15
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is a Japanese 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 volumes.__TOC__

Plot

My Hero Academia: Vigilantes takes place five years before the events of the main series.[1] The story follows Koichi Haimawari, a young man who uses his Quirk to help others despite not being a licensed Hero. After he and the street performer Kazuho Haneyama are attacked by a group of thugs, they are saved by the strong vigilante Knuckleduster, who recruits Koichi and Kazuho to become vigilantes themselves.

Publication

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.[2] [3] [4] The series ended on May 28, 2022.[5] Shueisha has collected its chapters into individual volumes. The first volume was released on April 4, 2017.[6] As of July 4, 2022, fifteen volumes have been released.[7] The series is licensed for the English-language release in North America by Viz Media.[8]

Volumes

Reception

The first volume of the manga sold 18,909 copies on the weekly Oricon's manga chart;[9] volume 2 sold 21,123 copies in September 2017;[10] volume 3 sold 11,468 copies in February 2018;[11] volume 4 sold 15,725 copies in April;[12] volume 5 sold 16,251 copies in September;[13] and volume 6 sold 16,118 copies in February 2019.[14] In North America, the volumes of the manga were ranked on NPD BookScan's monthly top 20 adult graphic novels list since July 2018,[15] while it was among the top 20 manga graphic novels list in September and October 2018.[16]

My Hero Academia: Vigilantes was chosen as one of the Best Manga in 2018,[17] while it was listed in the "Underrated but Awesome Manga" category in 2019 at the San Diego Comic-Con Best and Worst Manga panel.[18] Barnes & Noble named the series on their list of "Our Favorite Manga of 2018", stating that it may be more entertaining than the original. The website also wrote: "While some of the characters of the original series drop in from time to time, Vigilantes is really a whole new story set in the world of the original, exploiting a different set of possibilities, and completely enjoyable on its own."[19]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Valdez. Nick. My Hero Academia Reveals its Most Direct Tie-In to Vigilantes Spin-Off Yet. ComicBook.com. August 9, 2023. December 9, 2019. August 10, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230810225312/https://comicbook.com/anime/news/my-hero-academia-chapter-253-vigilantes-tie-in-shirakumo-aizawa/. live.
  2. Web site: Mateo. Alex. My Hero Academia Spinoff Manga Vigilante Relaunches on Shonen Jump +. Anime News Network. March 19, 2021. December 8, 2016. December 16, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201216154313/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-12-08/my-hero-academia-spinoff-manga-vigilante-relaunches-on-shonen-jump/.109661. live.
  3. Web site: Ressler. Karen. My Hero Academia Gets 'Vigilante' Spinoff Manga. Anime News Network. March 19, 2021. July 19, 2016. July 21, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160721034609/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-07-19/my-hero-academia-gets-vigilante-spinoff-manga/.104358. live.
  4. Web site: My Hero Academia: Vigilantes. Shonen Jump. March 19, 2021. July 8, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180708155740/https://www.shonenjump.com/j/rensai/list/vigilante.html. live.
  5. Web site: Hodgkins. Crystalyn. My Hero Academia: Vigilantes Spinoff Manga Ends in Next Chapter on May 28. Anime News Network. May 14, 2022. May 13, 2022. May 27, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220527170748/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-05-13/my-hero-academia-vigilantes-spinoff-manga-ends-in-next-chapter-on-may-28/.185661. live.
  6. Web site: https://books.shueisha.co.jp/items/contents.html?isbn=978-4-08-881093-5. ja:ヴィジランテ 1 ―僕のヒーローアカデミアILLEGALS―. Shueisha. March 19, 2021. Japanese. September 24, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210924052900/https://books.shueisha.co.jp/items/contents.html?isbn=978-4-08-881093-5. live.
  7. Web site: https://www.shueisha.co.jp/books/items/contents.html?isbn=978-4-08-883177-0. ja:ヴィジランテ 15―僕のヒーローアカデミアILLEGALS―. Shueisha. July 6, 2022. Japanese. May 19, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220519141805/https://www.shueisha.co.jp/books/items/contents.html?isbn=978-4-08-883177-0. live.
  8. Web site: Pineda. Rafael Antonio. Viz Media Licenses That Blue Sky Feeling Manga for Summer 2018 Release. Anime News Network. March 19, 2021. November 17, 2017. January 13, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210113092548/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-11-17/viz-media-licenses-that-blue-sky-feeling-manga-for-summer-2018-release/.124155. live.
  9. Web site: Ressler. Karen. Japanese Comic Ranking, April 3–9. Anime News Network. April 12, 2017. August 14, 2023. April 17, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230417220113/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-04-12/japanese-comic-ranking-april-3-9/.114717. live.
  10. Web site: Ressler. Karen. Japanese Comic Ranking, September 4–10. Anime News Network. September 13, 2017. August 14, 2023. April 15, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230415002633/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-09-13/japanese-comic-ranking-september-4-10/.121317. live.
  11. Web site: Ressler. Karen. Japanese Comic Ranking, January 29–February 4. Anime News Network. February 7, 2018. August 14, 2023. July 13, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230713045223/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-02-07/japanese-comic-ranking-january-29-february-4/.127494. live.
  12. Web site: Ressler. Karen. Japanese Comic Ranking, April 2–8. Anime News Network. April 11, 2018. August 14, 2023. February 9, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230209022236/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-04-11/japanese-comic-ranking-april-2-8/.130241. live.
  13. Web site: Ressler. Karen. Japanese Comic Ranking, September 3–9. Anime News Network. September 12, 2018. August 14, 2023. December 12, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221212025555/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-09-12/japanese-comic-ranking-september-3-9/.136699. live.
  14. Web site: Loo. Egan. Japanese Comic Ranking, February 4–10. Anime News Network. February 14, 2019. August 14, 2023. March 27, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230327133840/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2019-02-14/japanese-comic-ranking-february-4-10/.143373. live.
  15. BookScan's ranking for each month:
  16. BookScan's Manga Graphic Novels ranking list:
  17. Web site: Loveridge. Lynzee. Best and Worst Manga of 2018 Results - Comic-Con International. Anime News Network. July 24, 2018. January 11, 2021. November 9, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201109102145/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2018-07-24/best-and-worst-manga-of-2018-results-comic-con-international/.134599. live.
  18. Web site: Loveridge. Lynzee. Best and Worst Manga of 2019 Results - Comic-Con International. Anime News Network. July 22, 2019. March 19, 2021. April 1, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220401101450/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2019-07-22/best-and-worst-manga-of-2019-results-comic-con-international/.149230. live.
  19. Web site: Alverson. Brigid. Our Favorite Manga of 2018. Barnes & Noble. December 20, 2018. June 26, 2020. December 21, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181221081410/https://www.barnesandnoble.com/blog/sci-fi-fantasy/best-manga-of-2018/. dead.

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