My Hero Academia: Vigilantes

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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 (List of volumes)
Sequel
icon Anime and manga portal

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.

Plot[edit]

See also: My Hero Academia and List of My Hero Academia characters

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 being an unlicensed Hero. After he and a street performer Kazuho Haneyama, are attacked by the group of thugs, they are saved by the strong vigilante, Knuckleduster, who recruits Koichi to become a vigilante himself.

Publication[edit]

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.[2][3][4] The series ended on May 28, 2022.[5] Shueisha has collected its chapters into individual tankōbon 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]

Reception[edit]

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 International 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]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Valdez, Nick (December 9, 2019). "My Hero Academia Reveals its Most Direct Tie-In to Vigilantes Spin-Off Yet". ComicBook.com. Retrieved August 9, 2023.
  2. ^ Mateo, Alex (December 8, 2016). "My Hero Academia Spinoff Manga Vigilante Relaunches on Shonen Jump +". Anime News Network. Retrieved March 19, 2021.
  3. ^ Ressler, Karen (July 19, 2016). "My Hero Academia Gets 'Vigilante' Spinoff Manga". Anime News Network. Retrieved March 19, 2021.
  4. ^ "My Hero Academia: Vigilantes". Shonen Jump. Retrieved March 19, 2021.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (November 17, 2017). "Viz Media Licenses That Blue Sky Feeling Manga for Summer 2018 Release". Anime News Network. Retrieved March 19, 2021.
  9. ^ Ressler, Karen (April 12, 2017). "Japanese Comic Ranking, April 3–9". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on April 17, 2023. Retrieved August 14, 2023.
  10. ^ Ressler, Karen (September 13, 2017). "Japanese Comic Ranking, September 4–10". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on April 15, 2023. Retrieved August 14, 2023.
  11. ^ Ressler, Karen (February 7, 2018). "Japanese Comic Ranking, January 29–February 4". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on July 13, 2023. Retrieved August 14, 2023.
  12. ^ Ressler, Karen (April 11, 2018). "Japanese Comic Ranking, April 2–8". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on February 9, 2023. Retrieved August 14, 2023.
  13. ^ Ressler, Karen (September 12, 2018). "Japanese Comic Ranking, September 3–9". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on December 12, 2022. Retrieved August 14, 2023.
  14. ^ Loo, Egan (February 14, 2019). "Japanese Comic Ranking, February 4–10". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on March 27, 2023. Retrieved August 14, 2023.
  15. ^ BookScan's ranking for each month:
  16. ^ BookScan's Manga Graphic Novels ranking list:
  17. ^ Loveridge, Lynzee (July 24, 2018). "Best and Worst Manga of 2018 Results - Comic-Con International". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on November 9, 2020. Retrieved January 11, 2021.
  18. ^ Loveridge, Lynzee (July 22, 2019). "Best and Worst Manga of 2019 Results - Comic-Con International". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on April 1, 2022. Retrieved March 19, 2021.
  19. ^ Alverson, Brigid (December 20, 2018). "Our Favorite Manga of 2018". Barnes & Noble. Archived from the original on December 21, 2018. Retrieved June 26, 2020.

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