The story of Koichi Haimawari and his journey as an unlicensed hero continues this winter, as My Hero Academia: Vigilantes Season 2 moves forward with its weekly episode releases. The spin-off series, which takes place before the events of the main My Hero Academia timeline, has been delivering new adventures every Monday since January 2026. Fans following the illegal heroes of Naruhata are now looking ahead to the next installment, Episode 12, as the season approaches its finale.
The second season of My Hero Academia: Vigilantes consists of 13 episodes, continuing directly from where the first season left off. The anime adapts the popular spin-off manga written by Hideyuki Furuhashi and illustrated by Betten Court, giving viewers a closer look at the street-level heroes who operate without official licenses.
My Hero Academia Vigilantes Season 2 Episode 12 Release Date
My Hero Academia Vigilantes Season 2 Episode 12 is scheduled to release on Monday, March 23, 2026. The episode will follow the consistent weekly pattern that the season has maintained since its January premiere.
For international audiences, the release times vary by time zone. Here is when you can expect Episode 12 to become available:
- Pacific Standard Time: 6:00 AM on Monday, March 23
- Mountain Standard Time: 7:00 AM on Monday, March 23
- Central Standard Time: 8:00 AM on Monday, March 23
- Eastern Standard Time: 9:00 AM on Monday, March 23
- Greenwich Mean Time: 2:00 PM on Monday, March 23
Viewers in Japan can watch the episode on Tokyo MX, BS NTV, and Yomiuri TV at 10:00 PM JST on Monday, March 23.
Where to Watch My Hero Academia Vigilantes Season 2
Crunchyroll serves as the primary streaming platform for My Hero Academia Vigilantes Season 2 across most territories worldwide. The service carries the series in North America, Central America, South America, Europe, Africa, Oceania, the Middle East, the CIS region, the Indian subcontinent, and Southeast Asia.
Episodes typically appear on Crunchyroll within a few hours of the Japanese broadcast. North American viewers can expect episodes to be available by around 5 AM PT (8 AM ET) on Mondays, though processing times may occasionally cause minor delays.
The series is also available on Netflix in select regions, though Crunchyroll remains the primary global distributor for simulcast episodes.
What to Expect in Episode 12
As My Hero Academia Vigilantes Season 2 moves past its midpoint, the story has been building toward major confrontations. The season has introduced new characters and deepened the connections between the vigilantes and the official hero community.
Recent episodes have shown Koichi and PopโStep traveling to Osaka, where they encountered Pro Hero Fat Gum and local celebrity Monica Kani. The storyline has also featured significant flashbacks exploring Eraser Head’s past during his U.A. High School days, including his friendship with Oboro Shirakumo.
Episode 12 will likely continue advancing the main plot involving the mysterious Scarred Man villain, who was prominently featured in the season’s teaser visual. The visual shows the antagonist alongside Koichi, PopโStep, and Knuckleduster, suggesting that major conflicts are approaching as the season heads toward its finale on March 30.
Recap of Season 1 Finale and Season 2 Setup
The first season of My Hero Academia Vigilantes concluded with Episode 12, which aired on June 23, 2025. That episode delivered an emotional conclusion to the Knuckleduster arc, showing his final confrontation with Kuin Hachisuka, the villain who had taken control of his daughter Tamao Oguro’s body using the Queen Bee Quirk.
In that memorable episode, Knuckleduster fought fiercely to save his daughter while PopโStep performed at the Marukane event, helping to control the crowd during a power outage. The episode showed Knuckleduster using a defibrillator built into his gloves to restart his daughter’s heart after extracting the Queen Bee from her body.
The finale also introduced a mysterious new villain working behind the scenes, collecting data from the Trigger drug incidents. This figure, who muttered about “all being one,” hinted at connections to the larger My Hero Academia universe and the All For One storyline.
Immediately after the first season’s final episode, a teaser visual and announcement video confirmed that Season 2 would arrive in 2026. The teaser visual depicted Koichi walking forward with a tense expression, PopโStep watching him with concern, Knuckleduster walking away, and the Scarred Man villain with a mysterious scarred face.
Cast and Production Details
The voice cast for My Hero Academia Vigilantes Season 2 brings back the main performers from the first season. Shลซichirล Umeda returns as Koichi Haimawari (The Crawler), Ikumi Hasegawa voices PopโStep, and Yasuhiro Mamiya continues as Knuckleduster.
The supporting cast includes Kenta Miyake as All Might, Junichi Suwabe as Eraser Head, Hiroyuki Yoshino as Present Mic, and Akeno Watanabe as Midnight. New additions to the cast for Season 2 include Taku Yashiro as the mysterious Scarred Man.
Kenichi Suzuki directs the anime at BONES FILM, with Yลsuke Kuroda handling series composition and scripts. Takahiko Yoshida serves as character designer, and Yuki Hayashi composes the music alongside Shลgo Yamashiro and Yลซki Furuhashi.
The opening theme song “CATCH!!!” is performed by THREEE, while the ending theme “Miss you” is performed by shytaupe.
English Dub Information
For viewers who prefer dubbed anime, Crunchyroll is releasing English dubbed episodes simultaneously with the subtitled versions for My Hero Academia Vigilantes Season 2.
The English dub cast includes Jack Broadbent as Koichi, Macy Anne Johnson as Pop, Christopher Wehkamp as Aizawa, Kyle Hebert as Fat Gum, Elizabeth Maxwell as Midnight, and Alejandro Saab as Tsukauchi. Manuel Aragon serves as the voice director for the English adaptation.
This marks a change from Season 1, where the English dub was released several weeks after the subtitled version. The simultaneous release allows international fans to enjoy the series in their preferred language without delay.
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Story So Far in Season 2
My Hero Academia Vigilantes Season 2 began on January 5, 2026, with an episode titled “In the Naniwa Business District!” The season sent Koichi and PopโStep on a business trip to Osaka, where they teamed up with local heroes and dealt with drug-related crimes targeting performers.
Throughout January and February, the season explored multiple storylines. Episode 4, titled “A Man of Principles,” showed Eraser Head teaming up with vigilantes to stop a villain causing chaos in Naruhata. Episodes 5 through 8 focused heavily on Eraser Head’s past, depicting his U.A. High School days, his partnership with Hizashi Yamada, and his friendship with Oboro Shirakumo.
Episode 9, which released on March 2, began shifting focus back to the present, with Makoto Tsukauchi announcing the upcoming return of Captain Celebrity to his home country. This setup suggests that the remaining episodes will feature more involvement from the flamboyant American hero.
As of early March 2026, with only five episodes remaining in the season, the story appears to be building toward major confrontations involving the Scarred Man and potentially larger connections to the main My Hero Academia storyline.
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