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?ロ?アカデミア ILLEGALS ( イリ?ガルス ) -
( Vijirante -Boku no H?r? Akademia Ir?garusu- )
Genre
Manga
Written by Hideyuki Furuhashi
Illustrated by Betten Court
Published by Shueisha
English publisher
Imprint Jump Comics+
Magazine
Demographic Sh?nen
Original run August 20, 2016 ? May 28, 2022
Volumes 15 ( List of volumes )
Sequel
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My Hero Academia: Vigilantes ( ヴィジランテ -僕のヒ?ロ?アカデミア ILLEGALS ( イリ?ガルス ) - , Vijirante -Boku no H?r? Akademia Ir?garusu- ) 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 K?hei 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 , Sh?nen Jump+ , in October of the same year, with its chapters additionally collected into a total of fifteen tank?bon 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 Sh?nen 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 tank?bon 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 . Archived from the original on August 10, 2023 . Retrieved August 9, 2023 .
  2. ^ Mateo, Alex (December 8, 2016). "My Hero Academia Spinoff Manga Vigilante Relaunches on Shonen Jump +" . Anime News Network . Archived from the original on December 16, 2020 . Retrieved March 19, 2021 .
  3. ^ Ressler, Karen (July 19, 2016). "My Hero Academia Gets 'Vigilante' Spinoff Manga" . Anime News Network . Archived from the original on July 21, 2016 . Retrieved March 19, 2021 .
  4. ^ "My Hero Academia: Vigilantes" . Shonen Jump . Archived from the original on July 8, 2018 . 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 . Archived from the original on May 27, 2022 . Retrieved May 14, 2022 .
  6. ^ ヴィジランテ 1 ―僕のヒ?ロ?アカデミアILLEGALS― (in Japanese). Shueisha . Archived from the original on September 24, 2021 . Retrieved March 19, 2021 .
  7. ^ ヴィジランテ 15―僕のヒ?ロ?アカデミアILLEGALS― (in Japanese). Shueisha. Archived from the original on May 19, 2022 . 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 . Archived from the original on January 13, 2021 . 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 .

External links [ edit ]

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