It has been announced that Toshiyuki Morikawa Morikawa will be appearing as a voice actor in the TV anime "Vigilante: My Hero Academia My Hero Academia ILLEGALS", an official spin-off of Kohei Horikoshi 's popular manga "My Hero Academia". Morikawa will play Captain Celebrity, a top-ranked professional hero from America. Captain Celebrity will appear in the 8th episode "MAJOR", which will air on May 26th.
Captain Celebrity's "quirk" is "flight," and he performs dynamic actions from the air. Morikawa commented, "I've come all the way from America with great anticipation, so I hope to show everyone a performance that lives up to their expectations. I'm sure that anyone who sees him in action will become a Captain Celebrity fan! We're looking for cheerleaders!" Captain Celebrity's visual was also released.
"Vigilante -My My Hero Academia ILLEGALS-" is a manga written by Hideyuki Furuhashi and illustrated by Arahito Bete, which was serialized on Shueisha's manga app "Shonen Jump+" from 2017 to 2022. Set in Japan several years before the main story of "My Hero Academia", the drama depicts the drama of illegal heroes, the Vigilantes, who cannot help but save those in front of them, even if they are not "chosen" heroes, who protect people from enemies (villains) who abuse their "quirks". Currently airing on TOKYO MX, Yomiuri TV, and other networks.
