Netflix Unexpectedly Snags Rights to Hit Anime 'My Hero Academia: Vigilantes'
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Netflix Unexpectedly Snags Rights to Hit Anime ‘My Hero Academia: Vigilantes’
By Kasey Moore • @kasey__moore October 6th, 2026 - 6:24 pm
Picture Credit: Bones [VERIFY]
Netflix has added My Hero Academia: Vigilants to its library in many regions today, October 6th, with both seasons of the spin-off now available to stream. This includes the US, UK, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand.
Netflix has been steadily expanding its My Hero Academia catalog over the past year. We've recently covered:
- The arrival of missing seasons of the main series
- The multi-country release of My Hero Academia: You’re Next
- The upcoming live-action adaptation (hopefully still?)
Vigilants is the latest addition to this growing franchise.
What is My Hero Academia: Vigilantes?
Set before the events of the main series, Vigilants follows Koichi Haimawari (voiced by Shuichiro Umeda), a timid college student whose dreams of becoming a pro hero never materialized. After a life-changing incident, he accepts an offer from the hulking vigilante Knuckleduster (Yasuhiro Mamiya) to train as his protégé. Alongside pop-idol vigilante PopStep (Ikumi Hasegawa), they take on street-level crimes overlooked by licensed pro heroes.
Where is Vigilantes Streaming on Netflix?
As of today, Vigilants is streaming in:
- United States
- United Kingdom
- Canada
- Australia
- New Zealand
The series premiered on Crunchyroll in April 2025, which is why it hadn't been available on Netflix in these regions until now.
However, Netflix subscribers in parts of Asia have been able to watch Vigilants for some time:
- India: April 8, 2025
- South Korea: April 14, 2025
- Japan, Hong Kong, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand: October 17, 2025
How Popular is My Hero Academia on Netflix?
Netflix's bi-annual engagement reports (January 2023 - June 2026) show My Hero Academia has been one of the streamer's most consistent anime performers. Across 14 seasons and movies:
- The franchise has racked up 728.5 million hours viewed.
- It has just over 100 million views, despite regional differences in availability.
Season 1 has drawn the most views of any entry at 18.1 million, while Season 2 leads in watch time with 151.6 million hours. Vigilants figures so far come only from Asian territories where it was previously available; expect a significant jump once major regions are factored into the next report.
Performance Metrics:
- My Hero Academia Season 1: 102.7M hours viewed, 18.1M views
- My Hero Academia Season 2: 151.6M hours viewed, 14.5M views
- My Hero Academia Season 3: 115.4M hours viewed, 11.8M views ... (and so on for subsequent seasons)