Vigilante: Boku no Hero Academia Illegals Season 2 • My Hero Academia: Vigilantes Season 2

Vigilante: Boku no Hero Academia Illegals Season 2 • My Hero Academia: Vigilantes Season 2 - Episode 1 discussion

*Vigilante: Boku no Hero Academia Illegals Season 2*, episode 1

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AnimeMod2026-01-05 15:02

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Mountain_Essay64662026-01-05 15:08

What a fun ep. Vigilantes and MHA:All's Justice will fill my MHA void until the special ep on May airs.

Mountain_Essay64662026-01-05 15:09

I miss these characters more than I expected.

21shadesofsavage2026-01-05 15:10

more mha after the main series wrapped up. hell yeah

MillenniumKing2026-01-05 15:57

Technically this series wrapped up before the main seris even hit its stride.

We are only just now getting to it.

Ideally it could have had its anime adaption years ago after the books finished.

guynumbers2026-01-05 16:39

There are things in both series that definitely would have benefited from the anime coming out in the same order as the manga

Reddragon3512026-01-06 00:19

yeah there's some stuff with Aizawa that comes up in the main series which doesn't really make sense without Vigilantes

Lex47092026-01-06 00:16

>Technically this series wrapped up before the main seris even hit its stride.

It didn't conclude THAT long ago. It finished publishing May 2022, on same day that chapter 353 of MHA came out. That chapter that got adapted in episode 9 of season 7. I think it would be more accurate to say that Vigilante concluded as MHA was beginning it's final arc.

avboden2026-01-05 16:04

Hot take: I like this one more than the main series

Ok-Cod52542026-01-05 16:11

Not the hottest of takes it seems because some people can't bring up spin-off without propping it up over the main series. lol

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Ok-Cod52542026-01-05 16:46

I'm just saying as something I've seen in general, so no need to take it seriously and personally if it doesn't literally apply.

Kooky-Bookkeeper-9352026-01-05 17:20

Yeah for some reason Vigilante fans constantly do comparisons like that (usually in a hostile way;) and I never understood why their behavior is like that.

Numerous vigilante fans seem to hate the main series and get extremely angry if somebody doesn't like Vigilantes the most. I've witnessed that.

NinjaOtter2026-01-05 19:11

Speaking as someone who tries to recommend this series to people that despise MHA, propping it over the main series is the best way to get people to try it.

Adult themes, main character is a college kid, no bloated cast, tightly written with minimal asspulls. It doesn't have the peaks of the original series but is a much better story because it knows where its going at all times.

Kooky-Bookkeeper-9352026-01-05 19:21

I can't control your behavior so if that's how feel and that's the best way for you to recommend this series to others, by all means, knock yourself out.

NinjaOtter2026-01-05 19:33

It's the best way to recommend this series to haters of the original series, yes. Don't read between the lines big guy

Kooky-Bookkeeper-9352026-01-05 19:53

Okay. 👍

Outlulz2026-01-05 19:51

I've made the same recommendations to friends that dropped MHA because the scope and cast got too big for them to follow or care about.

Ok-Cod52542026-01-05 20:36

Though I see some people overhype a bit how "dark" it was for S1, and then some people weren't expecting the fair amount of slice of life and comedy it has in particular at the beginning along with the idol stuff with Pop Step.

Grand_Escapade2026-01-05 19:37

Not exactly vigilante fans, but rather MHA went through a phase in which alot of people got complaining, during the villain arc and onwards. It wasn't just Vigilantes, but since this was the spinoff that returned to the city level, it naturally got most of the conversation.

What you're seeing now is just the remnants of that.

Toloran2026-01-05 22:54

> Yeah for some reason Vigilante fans constantly do comparisons like that (usually in a hostile way;) and I never understood why their behavior is like that.

It mostly is a strong feeling among a section of the community along the lines of "This! This is what I wanted!"

It's because, when Vigilantes was hitting its stride, there was a lot of dissatisfaction among MHA fans over how the series was progressing: Plot points being discarded or going in directions they didn't like, characters being thrown by the wayside or otherwise ignored, etc. etc.

For them, Vigilantes was everything they liked MHA and none of the bits they didn't. Combine that with the modern internet's tendency to hyper-polarize (if you don't love something, you have to HATE IT with every fiber of your being) and you end up with people's feelings over MHA and Vigilantes.

Kooky-Bookkeeper-9352026-01-05 22:58

That makes perfect sense

Lex47092026-01-06 03:16

Yeah, but that's a loud minority. Pretty much all reviews sites give MHA higher ratings than Vigilantes, whether you compare anime or the manga. So I think it still qualifies as a hot take.

dinliner082026-01-05 23:50

that's the most lukewarm basic take i ever heard considering how every single hot take i heard about this series is that "i love this more than the main series"

szalhi2026-01-05 15:15

Oh yes, we get more Nice Guy in our life.

*~~And apparently Crab People too.~~*

Frontier2462026-01-05 19:33

Crab idols, even!

Future_Vantas2026-01-05 22:18

Walk like Crab, joke like People

itsconsolefreaked2026-01-05 15:36

I was expecting a banger of an op. Was disappointed would be an overstatement.

Haha91haha2026-01-05 15:46

To be fair it's facing tough competition when the first Vigi OP was one of the bigger ones of last year. I think it's solid but wish there was more movement when the chorus hits, there is however a small chance for changes to the OP as the season goes along, MHA has done it before and considering this is the Jojo part 3 director.

MillenniumKing2026-01-05 16:12

Its perfectly fine.

Bushinyan212026-01-05 16:23

I’m kinda shocked there is no hints to what’s happening in the plot during the opening. It seems unusually generic

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MillenniumKing2026-01-05 19:05

Why was it removed? I didnt say any spoilers.

I just said a generic OP is the right call when it would otherwise have spoilers in it.

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shad792026-01-05 15:37

[It's great to be back with Vigilantes](https://imgchest.com/p/xny86jp954b), and I'm so happy to see [Pop☆Step](https://imgchest.com/p/a846o2r9o4x), [Koichi and others](https://imgchest.com/p/lqyelbjwq4d) again; I missed them so much! The first season was great and much better than I expected, so I'm glad we didn't have to wait too long for the sequel.

[Monika seems like an interesting addition to the cast](https://imgchest.com/p/ljyqkog6ny2). I was almost certain she'll turn out to be a villain because she was acting suspiciously, so when it turned out she's [an undercover cop](https://cdn.imgchest.com/files/110995b1beaf.png), I was quite surprised.

I'm also really glad [they kept the comic book art style in the OP, it looks great](https://imgchest.com/p/6eyrnorxk7p)! Although [the song in it](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bJFqYBcIMcc) definitely isn't as good as in [the first one](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PaXXwyA9aYE) IMO.

Here my screenshot albums from the episode:

* [OP](https://imgchest.com/p/6eyrnorxk7p)
* [Group scenes](https://imgchest.com/p/xny86jp954b)
* [Pop☆Step](https://imgchest.com/p/a846o2r9o4x)
* [Monika](https://imgchest.com/p/ljyqkog6ny2)
* [Koichi & Others](https://imgchest.com/p/lqyelbjwq4d)

*EDIT. I added my screenshot albums.*

Frontier2462026-01-05 19:34

Pop Step! Undercover cop idol with a crab theme! Midnight in a suit! This premier had it all!

clone692026-01-05 21:30

Oh, that was Midnight? I didn't realize.

Also, this contained some serious Kamen Rider references, down to the Inazuma Kick

Frostbitten_Moose2026-01-06 19:59

> Although the song in it definitely isn't as good as in the first one IMO.

No shame in not being as good as a 10/10.

Haha91haha2026-01-05 15:38

Another colorful and lovely styled OP, show leans into the comic aesthetic so well, really curious to see how it leans into it for some of the bits that will be coming up. Meme potential for Koichi sliding "inb4 the lock" at the end.

Also feel like most food products would draw more eyes and sales when peddled in mecha suits lol.

Magnafeana2026-01-05 15:43

They keep focusing on the window. Please be that Koichi comes into focus in the window.

Oh phew 😮‍💨

A new technique through rigorous training is nice and expected, but I love it when characters are doing random shit and unlocks a new power. No idea what that trope is called.

Fat Gum!

Ah. I did not expect noncon/dubcon food stuffing.

>Correct me if I’m wrong

Cassandra Lee Morris (EN Kyubey, *Madoka Magica*) has made me so nervous about that phrase now.

Aaaaahaaaaa Daddy Tsukauchi has returned, I have missed you 🙌🏾 Though this before your DILF status, so the cheer is a lot quieter. Still a tall drink of water.

What do you mean you remodeled warehouse equipment, what equipment makes a *mobile suit???*

Daddy Aizawa is here too 🤧

Oh wait *waaaaaaat*

Ah. They’re the baddies.

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Boooooo CR team for this, you didn’t include text overlays for the dub, booooooo

From the preview, Koichi gets to show off his new technique more. From S1, baby him could fly, so I hope he will get by that skill someday.

I hope we see Tensei soon.

marioquartz2026-01-05 23:33

They dont do the overlay in this episode in spanish subs either. But they do overlays in other series aired today. So the problem was that expecific overlay.

Magnafeana2026-01-06 01:06

Aw 😞

Yeah, the overlay consistency is just…wildly inconsistent with shows on CR. I’m always bewildered. One show can have *gorgeous* text overlays! Another does the Netflix shit where the “overlays” are all at the top of the screen in the same damn font as the dialogue. Another show has nothing there. *Or* you can see the overlays on your laptop but not on your Samsung TV app or Fire Stick app 🫠

Or worse! They halfway do the overlays, with some getting TL’ed, some don’t, and then they completely stop for the rest of the season!

Just weird quality all around. It’s bananas.

Gamerdadguy2026-01-05 15:43

Was fairly underwhelmed with season 1, not sure I'll come back for season 2.

MillenniumKing2026-01-05 15:55

Did you finish it?

S1 was amazing with a very solid finish.

What did you find "Underwheling" about it?

Gamerdadguy2026-01-05 15:59

I did finish season 1, just kinda felt lame, not sure how to describe it, i found the characters boring, i think it was off the back of mha, which i enjoyed a lot, just didn't feel or seem the same. I kinda had the same feeling with chainsaw man honestly, just didn't enjoy it.

MillenniumKing2026-01-05 16:08

Well its not the same, it is different.

This is more like Batman where My Hero is more like The Avengers.

One is a street level hero, the others are worldly heroes.

Also My Hero is more aimed at teens who like power shounen stuff while this show is more aimed towards a mature crowd with more mature topics like gangs and drug use and stuff.

So different people they are appealing to.

That said you can def enjoy both just fine, i do.

Ok-Cod52542026-01-05 16:14

>Also My Hero is more aimed at teens who like power shounen stuff while this show is more aimed towards a mature crowd

Ironically enough, both with the same demographic label as "shonen" though. lol

MillenniumKing2026-01-05 16:16

2 series can both be shounen yet they have vastely different tones.

Look at chainsaw man. A series for teens with more gore than most horror series.

Ok-Cod52542026-01-05 16:17

Oh yeah, I'm aware of that. The main series could peak higher being more physically visceral than spin-off (though the anime tones it down compared to the manga) due to Horikoshi's art.

MillenniumKing2026-01-05 16:22

Well regardless there are ratings (with fairly wide range) and from what i recall hearing this series had to dodge some bullets because of its drug use focus which was close to landing it a mature rating.

Gamerdadguy2026-01-05 16:35

And weirdly I did not like chainsaw man.. tbf ive been told s2 will be loads better, ive tried to watch the reze movie. But I just can't haha. God knows what's wrong with me.

Luck_Is_My_Talent2026-01-05 17:28

Nothing wrong with you. You shouldn't force yourself to enjoy shows that don't appeal to you. It's like thinking there is something wrong with me for not enjoying reading Fifty Shades of Gray despite knowing that it is popular to a certain demographic.

Kooky-Bookkeeper-9352026-01-05 17:24

Gore doesn't make a series mature. That's a mistake alot of people make because they believe "darker,, violence = more mature."

There's a good reason why CSM is sold in the same Shounen magazine as MHA, One Piece, Kny, Jjk, etc.
Different tone but same target demographic

As for Vigilantes, it feels more grounded but is very much of a similar tone as the main series

Gamerdadguy2026-01-05 16:14

Yeah, im deffo in the mature crowd, but it wasn't my cup of tea.

MillenniumKing2026-01-05 16:20

Not sure how a mature person finds a more mature anime "lame" and a more younger focused series "cool". Or rather has that train of thought that this is "lame" and the same sort thing but for younger poeple isnt lame.

Do tell then, what makes this "lame" to you since you called it that?
What did you find boring and why since you also said that?

Gamerdadguy2026-01-05 16:24

Well it doesn't really matter does it.. as i said I found the characters boring, it wasn't exciting for me, therefore i found it lame. My preferences my guy, not yours.

I do prefer more fight heavy shonen, which is probably why I didn't get on with this one.

MillenniumKing2026-01-05 16:35

What excites you then? Big explosions? People punching people to the moon? Big scary villians being scary?

My Hero had very little of that stuff, most of it was school and class, and a sports festival and school fair, training arcs and a glorified drivers liscense test, and a couple take your son to work arcs.

Then it had a gang arc abut bustin up local gangs and the finale of bustin up villians.

Vigalantes has had a lot of gang stuff too and villians also mixed in with undergound hero work and a concert or two. And even some punching people very cinematically just like MHA.

Not sure where your opinions of the two seperate and differ here though.
They both have a lot of the same things in them.

And Vig also only has 1 season with most of the topics MHA had in 8.
Give the series time to get to the "not lame" stuff like you gave MHA after 10 years of watching.

Gamerdadguy2026-01-05 16:39

Nah, mha has much more impact full fight scenes in my opinion. They linger in memory where as ive forgotten most of vigilantes only thing I really remember is where he starts to fly with his power. And stain being born, thats about it honestly.

And yes I prefer big explosions, powerful attacks and over the top action. As I said before its my preference, which is why I did l not get on with vigilantes

MillenniumKing2026-01-05 17:00

But how many of those full fight scenes full impact were in season 1 of my hero?

You had all might punch someone to the moon in season 1, other than that most the fights were not "full fight scenes" but more like the ones in Vigalantes, aka efficent use of run time.

Compare 1 season of My Hero to 1 season of Vigilantes and you will see a lot of the thigns you care about came later from other seasons. Even the sports festival and shoot style and stain arc were season 2. S1 of My hero had less explosions, powerful atatcks, and over the top action overall though.

Sure 10 years of My Hero is hard to beat, but this has only been 1 season of Vigilantes, your not giving it a fair chance or compairson. That said i would easily say its 1 season has My Hero's 1 season matched.

Traditional_Yam47502026-01-05 15:51

Its fun

MillenniumKing2026-01-05 15:52

#Man its like we neveer left, right back in!

[](#dekuhype)

Man this OP is great, love it for sure. Just as stylish as the last.
Was that some heroes we havent seen here yet like Fat gum?

Oh its the dance girl captian again yay shes great.
I guess the concert people stuck together?

Pop on Tour? And with roomba? OoOOooooo.

OH NO HE MISSED THE TRAIN OF COURSE!

Wait... did he go as fast as the train?
Oh he stuck to it? Reverse roomba mode? Cool.

ALL MIGHT TPOSE MAN! LETS GO! T

FAT GUM LETS GO THE BEST HERO IS HERE! OH NO HIS FOOD!
ROOMBA CAUGHT ALL THE TAKOYAKI! LETS GOOO!

We have a crab girl? Who is she? CrabRave?

Oh Fat is helpin the police? What are they doin?
Oh looks like there is some drugs going on there they are after?
They are sus of Pop? Damn... she nevr did any bad!

Pop with a hat just works. Who ever made that choice is a genuis.

Crab girl has a crab bot? IInteresting.
She aint feelin well? Is that aa cover or is she sick?

Eraserhead too this ep? Thats cool.
WAIT HES FIGHTING KAMEN RIDER THUGS!?
Hes also after the drug chain? Hmm hmmmmm.

So the Kamen boys can be off the recored if they act good.
Oh another bug man from s1 was their friend i see.
Eraser knows how to work people hes a good one.

Krab route? Drug rrout for crabs? Do they only go sideways?

Oh wait Krab Rave is a cop hero? Oh shes here investigateing too? KrabKop.

A solid start to the season ansd just feels like we jumped fight back into the things i liked about this series.

Ok-Cod52542026-01-05 15:53

Seeing the OP and ED with Knuckleduster, Koichi, and Pop Step promoted as main trio kinda makes you wish we had at least a little bit more time with them altogether as a unit before Knuckleduster left the group. Would have also been nice to see more mentorship moments and training between Knuckleduster and Koichi before he left too.

MillenniumKing2026-01-05 16:03

He just went out for milk and cigarettes, im sure he will be back soon...

[](#yousaidsomethingdumb)

Ok-Cod52542026-01-05 16:05

That's the worst sentence for someone to take some time to return if they're gone for milk and/or cigarettes. lol

Frontier2462026-01-05 19:29

Unfortunately he went to pick them up for his other family lol.

somacula2026-01-05 16:04

OP will grow on me. Also, the crab CGI was peak

Rodroller2026-01-05 23:29

The ending credits budget goes to crab

99anan992026-01-05 16:14

So happy that Vigilante is back!

ObvsThrowaway51202026-01-05 16:19

The Crawler’s got a new technique right off the bat! Very handy for catching falling takoyaki or missed trains lol.

Looks like our little duo have found themselves right smack dab in the middle of an undercover drug sting. I wonder who’s the one pushing the shit via this crab route or whatever?

RelativeMundane90452026-01-05 18:19

>The Crawler’s

I think you mean *The Cruller's*

Frontier2462026-01-05 19:30

>The Crawler’s got a new technique right off the bat! Very handy for catching falling takoyaki or missed trains lol.

Can he get any more Spider-Man? Let's add literal wall-crawling.

Rodroller2026-01-05 23:28

Peter Parker's power set doesn't exactly include self propulsion

RimeSkeem2026-01-07 01:16

Wall crawling and an homage to the Raimi Spiderman 1 scene.

alvenestthol2026-01-05 21:00

Haimawari "Huh, turns out I could do that all along" Koichi strikes again

Frostbitten_Moose2026-01-06 20:00

The repressive powers of La Chancla strike again.

BosuW2026-01-06 02:36

The Crawler discovered Reverse Quirk Technique

Anduril17762026-01-08 01:11

Can't wait until he hollow purples All for One.

PowerOhene2026-01-06 21:06

Reckless af tho!

What if he didn't stick the landind etc ( heh ) - dangerous!

LeonKevlar2026-01-05 17:06

We're only 6 minutes into the episode and [Koichi has already unlocked a new ability!](https://i.imgur.com/prA4hNv.png) Although it sounds like it's not really a new ability and [it's something he's been using this entire time subconsioiusly](https://i.imgur.com/rEIBFrH.png). It's just that this is the first time he managed to use it at will.

[I genuinely had a good laugh at All Might replacing the Glico Running Man](https://i.imgur.com/3uhJSxg.png) at the Dotonbori Bridge! And since we're in Osaka, [we get to see a younger Fatgum!](https://i.imgur.com/EKtckfr.png) I love how he's much more pissed [about losing his takoyaki](https://i.imgur.com/uT6Qopc.png) instead of getting shot at. xD

[Fatgum is lucky that Koichi was there to catch his Takoyaki](https://i.imgur.com/aSoPsSN.png) Also, that scene is definitely a reference to the first Sam Raimi Spider-Man movie.

[That's definitely Ueda Kana voicing Kaniya!](https://i.imgur.com/Q3Awxiq.png) I recognize that Kansai-ben anywhere! So far, I think [she's a ton of fun](https://i.imgur.com/o9g68m0.png), so I'm hoping she's not secretly a villain.

I love the Kamen Rider reference [with the grasshopper brothers](https://i.imgur.com/rqijJoZ.jpeg). They even did the backflip into [a double Rider Kick!](https://i.imgur.com/z8ouYh5.jpeg) Too bad Aizawa can just [undo their transformation with one look.](https://i.imgur.com/UXP4ZWT.jpeg) xD

It's pretty cool to see how [Aizawa went from capturing the grasshopper brothers](https://i.imgur.com/WMXfIhY.jpeg) to being chill [and having coffee with them one scene later.](https://i.imgur.com/a5DufwE.jpeg)

Man, they really had me going there [when Aizawa mentioned the crab route.](https://i.imgur.com/K9IpxW9.jpeg) Considering how Kaniya suddenly ran away to the bathroom, I thought she was actually a villain. [It turns out she's an undercover cop working with Fatgum!](https://i.imgur.com/iJXibGG.jpeg)

I'm so happy we get to see more My Hero Academia even after the main series ended. I'm not ready to say goodbye to this world and its characters.

Frontier2462026-01-05 19:32

It's funny how both Deku and Koichi's powers became more Spider-Man like over time.

Fat Gum can tank a bullet but his takoyaki can't. At least he was nice enough to recognize he messed up and shove a bunch of takoyaki into that unconscious crooks' mouth! Probably the last takoyaki he'll eat before prison.

Honestly an idol who is an undercover cop feels like a killer premise. Bonus points for being voiced by Kana Ueda.

HolyDragSwd25002026-01-05 20:37

Deku Spider Swinging

Koichi Wall Crawler

Perfection

Future_Vantas2026-01-05 22:15

I would sell my marriage to have a Deku-Crawler crossover movie. I need my boys to interact, timeline be damned.

Rodroller2026-01-05 23:34

When you think about it, both are deconstruction of spider-man. What will happened when we give two people powers similar to the web head.

mmcjawa_reborn2026-01-05 21:17

I'm actually kind of shocked that "idol cop" doesn't already exist as an anime...

BosuW2026-01-06 02:46

But the opposite, maid Yakuza does!

Golden_fsh2026-01-05 20:41

>Also, that scene is definitely a reference to the first Sam Raimi Spider-Man movie.

I believe this too! I like how Deku and Koichi overtime are slowly evolving into Spider-Man, lol.

Future_Vantas2026-01-05 22:16

> Also, that scene is definitely a reference to the first Sam Raimi Spider-Man movie.

Very fitting since Koichi just unlocked wallcrawling

MapoTofuMan2026-01-05 17:09

Main series might be over after a decade but this should fill the void for about 2-3 more years.

Nice bait-and-switch with the crab girl acting sus, guessing we haven't seen the actual villain yet. And Koichi's getting yet another power-up now. His growth from the start of S1 to now is pretty crazy for his age, he could legitimately become hero-tier in the future at this rate.

mucklaenthusiast2026-01-06 00:43

>he could legitimately become hero-tier in the future at this rate

I feel like he kinda is already.
He does a lot...mostly, actually.
He mostly fights villains, but if he was used for rescue and stuff where mobility is necessary, he could already be a support hero and side kick.
His quirk is quite strong in that regard and he just got a new power perfectly suited for that.
He is also very fast, much faster than you would expect - we saw last season that he is more or less on pro hero level.

spiderknight6162026-01-06 05:43

He could have already become a hero with proper training. That's the whole point of hero schools. To train you in better understanding and using your quirk in ways you'd never imagined

Armdel2026-01-05 17:24

saying goodbye to MHA less than a month ago just to head right back into it... well the same universe at least.

"My little grasshopper hasnt been jumping as high" LMAO.

I got a little suspecious of crab girl there for a bit, turns out i was half right, she wasn't who she said she was, but also not a bad guy.

i quite liked the first season so i'm sure this one will be just as good!

Niwaka_Samurai2026-01-05 18:06

The op and ed and are good but not quite catchy like season 1.

Koichi is growing by discovering new ways in which his quirk can be used. I really thought Kaniko was the villain but instead she turned out to be an undercover Officer investigating Trigger. So the man with the scar, is that Hachisuka ?

RelativeMundane90452026-01-05 18:09

I didn't realise Fat Gum was such a sadist.

If you've ever had takoyaki right off the grill, you'll know they're like molten lava inside those tasty octoball treats! It's like a right of passage for everyone to burn themselves the first time.

Also Crab girl idol/saleswoman/undercover cop/hero best girl.

Frontier2462026-01-05 19:33

>Also Crab girl idol/saleswoman/undercover cop/hero best girl.

She's a beautiful woman! She's made of multitudes!

goffer542026-01-05 23:56

Bruh, like 90% of pro heroes go overboard in this series. I know MHA is far from the only series where the good guys beat criminals to a pulp, but when they're literally part of the law enforcement, it really does leave a bad taste in my mouth.

BosuW2026-01-06 02:40

When half of the top ranked heroes in Japan jumped on the transformed "villains" last season bruuuuh they really looked like overeager police

Outrageous-Fortune702026-01-06 06:15

I can let that one go as an exception because you need to knock out those instant villains to dispell the effects of Trigger.

BosuW2026-01-06 06:17

There's logic to it it's just the way the scene was depicted. Like these are the heros you send to deal with city destroyers and they absolutely JUMPED on these mobs lol

Lex47092026-01-06 00:23

Yeah, Fat Gum committing mild hero brutality as gag definitely is a choice.

7se72026-01-05 18:11

Crunchyroll once again neglects to proofread their subs. I love monopolies

Wahruz2026-01-05 18:20

As it only season 2 e1, i wanna talk about something else.

Try to sell me the main series. I got hooked on Vigilante from the get go but never got into or interested in the main series. You can spoil the main series for me as long as I like it, tell me your selling points that make you love it.

Shadeofthestate2026-01-06 00:14

Honestly if Vigilants vs MHA, feels a lot like the discussion of DC vs Marvel. (Batman vs Spiderman)

Vigilantes is a more grounded to the street type story with things like drugs being the largest push for the story. It is fundamentally a Batman story, maybe early detective comics, just with a MHA twist. The underlying mysteries of who is the main criminal and the question of is being a vigilante, even if it is illegal by law, truly a bad thing. Just normal people wanting to be heroes

Main MHA feels like that intially for maybe the first 2 seasons, with the USJ arc in season 1 really being the point where it begins to shed the street tier skin. (Imagine the jump from Spiderman:Homecoming to Infinity war. It went from 0-100 in a single rocket) Of course it remains that, street tier-ish for up till like the major tipping point of the Forest Training Camp arc in the first half of the 3rd season. Then we find out the big bad (ala Thanos like), and now the rest of the series is focused on taking him down. And while i do acknowledge there were some arcs that were slow or didnt hold up much, id say the payoff at the end is great. In the largely worst recieved arc (School Festival), the appearance of a certain character paid of massively in the final arc. Like im talking dude cleared the debt, mortgage and student loan in a single appearance.

Because at the end of the day Vigilantes (at this point) is tackling a more mundane problem just with a superhero addition which is drugs and something most of us are aware of if not had some interaction with so we can relate better. MHA is about ideals of what is a hero? IS society to blame for villains? Is the current status quo the correct one? and honestly sometimes a meta commentary of that one line "But the one thing they love more than a hero, is to see a hero fail, fall, die trying." Its not as relatable as say "stop the drug lord" and not as in your face as "hey see this drug, it ruins peoples lives" so it does take some thinking at parts to understand what is trying to be conveyed. Just a lot of big topics whose conversation cannot be wrapped up in a single season. Id talk about the original question from the first episode which was "can anyone be a hero" but that is the overlying question to the whole series so ill just leave it.

(There was an attempt at racisim due to appearance quirks (i.e looking like a lizard or a octopus) but it got lost in the sauce.)

But at the end of the day it comes down to your personal preference. So if this did convince you to give it another go, ill treat myself to a coffee. If not...imma still get that coffee

BosuW2026-01-06 02:50

I mean, the main series is sometimes rough and sometimes incredible, and it varies a lot how much each viewer can tolerate.

The best thing that I can say in its favor is that if you manage to stick it through to the end the payoff for everything is absolutely worth it. If the primary role of an ending is to reward it's audience for investing their attention and emotions into the story then the main series understood the assignment perfectly.

NationalStrategy2026-01-05 18:36

The Hotta Brothers must've watched **Tojima Wants to Be a Kamen Rider**, and were inspired to become Kamen Riders too.

Frontier2462026-01-05 18:42

Imagine having a Double Rider Kick being stopped by some dude staring at you to undue your transformation until you're buck-naked lol.

HolyDragSwd25002026-01-05 20:38

Double Rider Kick Denied 🙅‍♀️

Skelthy2026-01-05 18:40

Crab girl seems like a fun character

AAA_BATT2026-01-05 18:46

not feeling this OP ngl

Frontier2462026-01-05 19:30

It feels like it has classic "second OP" syndrome.

Ok-Alternative73492026-01-05 20:24

This EN however i feel IT more powerfull than in the first season

Jack_KH2026-01-05 20:53

I almost fell asleep watching it

phasmy2026-01-05 21:19

1st OP set a high bar

PowerOhene2026-01-06 21:07

It even has that lil Pop & co dance in it! Hard to top that!

Horaji122026-01-05 22:20

First one was straight up fire, but I can vibe with this one too.

Huemun2026-01-06 22:24

It's super generic and boring sounding. Not good enough for this show but the animation is good so theres that at least.

kawaiinessa2026-01-05 18:47

and the winter season begins! (atleast for me this is the first anime im watching to air) chill first episode too

casss142026-01-05 18:59

There’s no way they slipped in a joke about erectile dysfunction oh my gosh. That one liner made the episode for me!

Frontier2462026-01-05 18:59

As sad as it is to see the main series end, it's really nice seeing Koichi and Pop again.

It's nice to see the shows' pop art style OP is still in full effect, featuring our Vigilante trio (and Captain Celebrity) battling a giant Porcupine together. Doesn't feel as effective as the first OP, but it gets the job done.

I see Makoto has really taken to managing performers to the point of helping coach all the girls from last season and also helping get Pop out there to the point where she's even visiting an idol festival in Osaka. Maybe even make it a bit of a date with Koichi.

Our hero the Cruller...I mean, Crawler is slowly evolving his powerset! Or recognizing how his powers actually work, because he can use them to stick to walls! The best way to catch a train! Nothing MHA loves more than making it's protagonists more like Spider-Man!

Oh hey, Fat Gum! With more armor! Remind me never to commit a crime in his presence OR mess with his takoyaki, lest I receive a severe beatdown that I might not even deserve because said takoyaki is okay courtesy of Koichi. At least Fat was nice enough to stuff hot takoyaki down an unconscious criminals' mouth. I'm sure he'll appreciate it before he ends up in prison.

Osaka idols are a little out there! Like Monica Kanayashi AKA Kaniya, with Kana Ueda supplying her iconic Kansai-ben accent, who really takes to being a chatty, upbeat, crab idol seriously. Even to the point of getting her crab face REALLY on.

Nice to get a new Pop Step performance! That red vest surprisingly completes her costumed look. Though Tsukauchi also recognizes her, so that might be trouble.

Wow, Kaniya's company takes the crab thing so seriously they've even got a crab mecha!

Meet the Hotta Brothers, Ichiro and Jiro! Not only can they transform into scarved grasshoper karate men (ala Kamen Rider) but they can even do a Double Rider Kick! Too bad the moment Eraser Head sees them he negates their power, reduces them to being buck-naked, and wraps them up. It's not easy being a Rider.

Seems like Trigger is still an issue, especially to the ones selling and distributing it and experimenting on people with it...creating "Villain Parties." And someone who can work on the seedier side of things than the police like Aizawa might be the best person to get to the bottom of things. Especially when the mantis guy from last season turns out to be a friend of the Hotta Brothers and who were aware that he was getting involved with the shadier Trigger variants...not the ones for hair growth and performance enhancing, at any rate.

"Crab Road?" If you're sensing a crab theme, and that Kaniya is connected to it, you'd be right. But not as a drug dealer: but as an undercover cop who is INVESTIGATING the distribution of Trigger and posing as an idol to do it. Though she doesn't seem to mind the whole idol thing, especially because she's pretty confident in her beauty, the one thing she'll never lie about.

Pretty straightforward ED with our Vigilante Trio in their daily lives as civilians AND as vigilantes.

DOOL777Luck2026-01-05 19:39

i liked the opening but the visuals didn't speak to me like the first opening did

LordVaderVader2026-01-05 19:40

They used Red Riot Theme when Fat Gum appeared, such nice detail

djthomp2026-01-05 19:45

Discovering an improvement to your quirk by clinging to the outside of the shinkensen seems kind of risky.

Crab girl was fun but also felt a little sus, I'm glad it was from being an undercover cop and not from being a villain there for the drug deal.

Poor Pop in that crab mecha, but surely it will go perfectly with no problems. I assume the police were keeping an eye on her in particular because they know if anything happens she'll probably be around for it intentionally or not.

BosuW2026-01-06 02:55

> Discovering an improvement to your quirk by clinging to the outside of the shinkensen seems kind of risky.

The air friction at 300 km/h on your face for hours _cannot_ be pleasant.

NanDemoKnaives2026-01-05 19:50

It's nice to see this back again, I'm glad Knuckleduster is in the OP and ED so it looks like he'll come back within this season, I don't want our trio to stay a duo. I was hoping the OP would be a catchy one just like the first season's but it wasn't bad which is good.

It's also nice to see the Pro heroes after saying goodbye to them in the final season of BNHA. I'm particularly glad to see Fatgum here. I do like how Aizawa is sort of chilling with those two Sentai Grasshoppers lol.

I like how the Kaniyashiki was either a red herring or part of the drug deal but I'm glad they cleared that up within the episode.

sir_darthcyan2026-01-05 19:51

Nice episode,
Koichi improves his skill set.

Pop step has (now) fans in Osaka. Would’ve been hilarious to see her the two special fans from last season (in the OP from Season 1).
But yeah understandable, that Osaka is far away from Tokyo.

And I like Crab girl, she seems like a bundle of fun.

Muffin-zetta2026-01-05 19:55

Man that one lady detective that got a close up for one second was so ridiculously beautiful

Gloomy_Savings_74542026-01-05 20:33

Happy because I have seen Aizawa with two eyes again.

HolyDragSwd25002026-01-05 20:35

Kamen Rider reference

Well Aizawa. In another universe you were a detective/investigator XD

Golden_fsh2026-01-05 20:44

Yay, Vigilantes is back! Looking forward to more Koichi heroics.

That takoyaki scene was obviously a reference to the Spider-Man movie with Tobey MacGuire and I love it!

Was suspicious about Kaniko but turns out she's just an undercover cop. I like her "heike crab" catch phrase, lol.

My goat Aizawa is in the scene collecting info about the trigger drug. Those grasshopper bros were funny. "My little grasshopper isn't jumping as high" 😂

KamenRiderQ2026-01-05 20:51

New powers for Koichi, a fresh locale for Pop’s performance, the return of Fat Gum and Eraser and a Kamen Rider homage to top it all off makes for a good season opener.

Queue_Jumping_Quack2026-01-05 20:53

Nice to see this series back so soon. I kinda liked it better at times than the main MHA, though it is cool seeing the actual big name pro heroes appear as well. This first episode was mostly setup, but pleasant enough to watch. Too bad mr Knuckleduster didn't get to make an appearance.

neilgilbertg2026-01-05 21:51

Dang dude's power evolved dude's literally Spiderman now.

Kquinox2026-01-05 21:58

Rider Kick!

SmallJon2026-01-05 23:27

I'm actually really happy the cops are being suspicious of Pop! Knuckleduster and Cruller were just secret identities on their own, but it kept sticking in my head last season that Pop was using her idol identity as her vigilante identity too.

You know, I thought they were about to turn this into the festival episode for Koichi and Kazuho, but instead they've jumped forward and made it the giving her crabs episode.

LordVaderVader2026-01-05 23:43

Unpopular opinion? I am really tried of Idol storyline, give me more superheroing

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NoHead17152026-01-06 04:33

What the Crab! More crabby puns please! Hope the translators are up for it.

Biggest mystery this season will be how KD makes his comeback. Will he even have any reason to?

CrimsonGear802026-01-06 04:48

it's only natural that after all-for-one's defeat we move into CRAB BATTLE!

Comfortable-Town-9852026-01-06 05:03

I literally just binge watched S1 and S2 is out now?

ohoni2026-01-06 06:12

Heh.

I hadn't fully considered that normies aren't allowed to use their Quirks at all, I figured they just couldn't use them to fight crime. That's unreasonable, and should change. There should be ways for normal people to use their powers freely, so long as they follow various safety regulations, like land speed powers would have to coexist with existing traffic like bikes or skateboards do, and flight powers would have to stay within reasonable flight corridors to avoid collisions, and laser eyes would have to avoid any situation where someone else could potentially be in the way of them.

asap_munem2026-01-06 14:45

They can use their quirks, just not in Non-quirk designated zones.

kevinthedot2026-01-06 16:05

The original series touched on the topic a little bit early on. You aren't supposed to use your quirk in public for general safety reasons. Though minor uses obviously aren't charged or anything, like Koichi using his power to go down the street casually.

For more evident uses of quirks, you need to get a license for them. Usually it's a work license. Not just hero ones, but even other professions can get quirks approved for use depending on the situation. Ochako originally thought about joining her dad's construction work when she was little, which could certainly use her anti-gravity quirk.

furbym2026-01-06 08:05

Just realizing now how much more obviously Japanese the setting is in vigilantes vs the main series. Like the main series always states that it takes place in Japan, but I don't remember it ever being so distinct with it's environments. Always kind of just felt like *some city*, rather than specifically Tokyo or Osaka like this episode. Not really a criticism, just interesting; I think it fits the smaller scope of this show to be more detailed with its depiction of the local environments.

Prontoz2026-01-06 12:39

The OP is a bit lackluster, but the art style is still solid.
The ED is peak though. Minimal animation, but I love seeing the trio on their daily vigilante acts, doing good out of their heart. Incredibly atmospheric accompanied by a great song.

Broken_DMG2026-01-06 13:29

Yo why Midnight's lips looks more seductive

gsurfer042026-01-06 15:24

New power unlocked - SUCC

The characters continue to be the best part of this franchise. I'm looking forward to Crab Cop doing her thing.

I'll be honest, not the most engaging of first episodes. Felt like the narrative flow wasn't steady with plot bits scattered around.

Top-Remote45232026-01-07 02:30

What I really liked about this spin-off was how it placed more of an emphasis on street level crime as opposed to the "higher stakes conflicts" in the main series. Don't get me wrong, I enjoy the main series for what it is, but Vigilantes is a great supplementary outlet that offers a more grounded perspective of the MHA universe, which I think the main series did not have the time to explore as much outside of some notable arcs like the Hero Killer and Shie Hassakai arcs.

Most of the fights happen in alleyways, rooftops, and cramped urban spaces. Our protagonists are not bound by the strict regulations that professional heroes are required to abide and can thus form mutually beneficial relationships with characters that would otherwise be classified as "villains" by the public. This episode is also another reason why I love Aizawa's character so much. While he is a professional hero, he operates in a "grey area" and has the prudence to assess a person's character traits for who they really are, rather than viewing things from a black and white stance.

ArchadianJudge2026-01-09 02:22

I missed this series so much! I enjoyed the original MHA series but I actually like Vigilantes a lot more. It feels like the story just goes straight where it wants to go instead of the usual, back and fourth / power up shenanigans. You also don't need "fate of the world" stuff to have a enjoyable story.

I'm really happy to see Pop Step and Koichi again, doing what they do best. Idol shows! Wait, what? Heh it was a fun episode all around and as usual, hearing Ikumi Hasegawa's voice is heavenly. Also, seeing our favorite pro heroes again is still a big treat for MHA fans. Then we got the cool new crap cop Rin Tohsaka lol.

I loved the ED a lot. It was just still images but it feels way more grounded. It was drawn in a perspective of every day people seeing heroes and vigilantes around them. It felt real in a way. Along with the very nostalgic sounding music. I can't wait for more episodes!