My Hero Academia: Vigilantes, Vol. 1 (My Hero Academia: Vigilantes, #1)

by Hideyuki Furuhashi

Kohei Horikoshi (Creator), Court Betten (Illustrator), and Betten Court (Illustrator)

In the world of My Hero Academia, not everyone needs a license to fight for justice!

In a superpowered society, there is nothing ordinary about evil anymore. Heroes, trained and licensed to protect and defend the public against supervillains, stand above all the rest. However, not everyone can be an official hero, and there are those who would use their powers to serve the people without legal sanction. But do they fight for justice in the shadows or for reasons known only to themselves? Whatever they fight for, they are called…vigilantes.

Koichi Haimawari couldn’t make the cut to become an official hero, so he uses his modest Quirk to do good deeds in his spare time. Then one day, a fateful encounter with some local thugs leads him to team up with two other unlikely heroes. None of them really know what they’re doing, but they’ve got the courage—or foolishness—to try. But they soon discover fighting evil takes more than just being brave…

A dark comedy set in the world of the hit Shonen Jump superhero series My Hero Academia.
 

• ISBN10: 197470159X
• ISBN13: 9781974701599
• Publish Date: 26 July 2018
• Publish Status: Active
• Publish Country: US
• Imprint: Viz Media, Subs. of Shogakukan Inc
• Format: Paperback (US Trade)
• Pages: 208
• Language: English

Reviews

[Quirky Cat]

I don't think I like this series as much as the main one - yet, but I do think it has potential. And it certainly isn't afraid to have fun either, which is a bonus!
This was a great introduction to our heroes...er...vigilantes. I like that none of them have much in common, other than their goals (and even then, some of them are doing this for different reasons). It'll make for a more interesting series, in the long run.
Also, I absolutely love that some of the heroes we've come to know and love from MHA made appearances here. It was a nice touch, and really made the world feel more cohesive. And it lent credibility to this series too, so that was a nice call.
I'm going to keep reading this series, I hope I end up liking it more/as much as the original.