The opening movie for the anime "Vigilante" has been viewed over 10 million times on YouTube

It has been revealed that the number of views on YouTube of the opening movie of the TV anime "Vigilante - My Hero Academia ILLEGALS -", which is an official spin-off of the popular manga " My Hero Academia (Hiroaka)" by Kohei Horikoshi Horikoshi, has exceeded 10 million. The opening theme "Kekka O-rai" by artist Kocchi no Kento is played in the video, and the dance scene of the B-melody Pop☆Step is also a hot topic on SNS.

Kocchi no Kento commented, "Congratulations on reaching 10 million views, and thank you so much for listening and watching! It was an anime adaptation of my favorite manga, so I couldn't take my eyes off it the whole time and enjoyed it. I was constantly overwhelmed by the exhilaration of the battle scenes, the sense of speed of moving around in the moonlight, and the beautiful lighting. My favorite part of the opening video is the final scene with the three vigilantes standing in front of a neon sign that says "ALL RIGHT." I was thrilled by how cool it was, the sense of security that comes from knowing that everything will be fine if I leave it to these three!"

To celebrate the 10 million views, an illustration by Director Kenichi Suzuki was released. A dance video recreating the Pop☆Step dance scene from the opening movie, performed by Shuichiro Umeda ( Koichi), Ikumi Hasegawa(Pop), and Yasuhiro Mamiya (Knuckle), was also released on YouTube.

"Vigilante: My Hero Academia ILLEGALS" is a manga written by Hideyuki Furuhashi and illustrated by Arahito Bete, which was serialized in "Shonen Jump+" from 2017 to 2022. It is an official spin-off of the "My Hero Academia" series, and has been gaining popularity not only in Japan but also overseas.

Set in Japan several years before the main story of "My Hero Academia," the drama depicts the drama of illegal heroes, vigilantes, who cannot help but save those in front of them, even if they are not "chosen" heroes, who protect people from villains who abuse their "quirks." The anime is directed by Suzuki, who has worked on "Cells at Work" and "JOJO'S BIZARRE ADVENTURE Bizarre Adventure: Stone Ocean," and is produced by Bones Films, the same company that produced "My Hero Academia." It is currently airing on TOKYO MX, Yomiuri TV, and other networks.