Netflix acquires rights to My Hero Academia: Vigilantes
The prequel to the main series finally arrives on the platform in most regions.
The video this brief is aboutNetflix has acquired the streaming rights to the anime My Hero Academia: Vigilantes. The series, which takes place before the events of the main manga, follows Koichi Haimawari, a shy student who becomes the protégé of the vigilante Knuckleduster, alongside idol PopStep. The two seasons, totalling 26 episodes, are now streaming in Japanese with English subtitles. After an initial release on Crunchyroll in April 2025, the title is available in the United States and most Netflix territories, while it had already been accessible in several Asian countries since 2025. According to What's on Netflix, the My Hero Academia franchise has amassed 728.5 million hours of viewing and over 100 million views on the platform.
