It has been announced that Ayana Taketatsu and Sayumi Suzushiro will be appearing as voice actors in the TV anime "Vigilante - My Hero Academia ILLEGALS -", an official spin-off of Kohei Horikoshi's popular manga "My Hero Academia (Hiroaka)". Taketatsu and Suzushiro will play Miu and Yuu, respectively, of the twin "closed room" idol group "FeatherS", who form a unit with Pop at the "Naru Fes", the grand opening event for the Marukane Department Store. Miu and Yuu will appear in the 11th episode, "The Day of the Performance", which will air on June 16th.
It was also announced that Masumi Tazawa will be appearing as the dance club captain, and Yuki Shin will be appearing as the leader of MAD HATTER.
The full version of the commercial for the Marukane Department Store, which was featured in episode 10, "Event Held!", aired on Getsuku, has been released on YouTube. The song used in the commercial, "The Marukane Department Store Song," has also started streaming on various music streaming services.
Taketatsu commented, "Miu is a competitive girl with strong will. She sees Pop as a rival, so at first her behavior may make her seem a little mean. But in reality she is a passionate, hard-working girl. I will do my best to portray Miu, who shows all the human emotions of joy, anger, sadness and happiness, so I hope you will enjoy her! I hope you will look forward to seeing FeatherS in action!"
Suzushiro said, "I can't believe I have the opportunity to take part in the world of My Hero Academia...! I am very happy and honored. Yuwa works with her twin sister Miu as part of the closed-door idol group FeatherS, but I wonder how she will be involved in the main story...! Yuwa has the sparkle of an idol, but also has a somewhat calm aura about her. I hope you will watch to see how she works with the somewhat headstrong Miu, as well as pay attention to her interactions with Pop! Thank you!"
Tazawa commented, "I myself have served as a department manager in the past, so I felt I could empathize with the role. I hope you will look forward to seeing how this straightforward and responsible department manager will be involved in the story! Thank you very much!"
Arata said, "I played the role hoping that the leader of MAD HATTER would be a beloved character along with the other charming characters who are vigilantes and active in the vigilante group. I think the leader is a passionate and straightforward character, so I would be happy if everyone could convey his passion. Please look forward to seeing how he will be involved in the future! Thank you very much!"
"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.
