My Hero Academia season 8 won't be impacted by the Vigilantes anime, and it's wrong to say otherwise

My Hero Academia season 8 is a very important project for fans of the franchise since Studio Bones is adapting the final portion of the story, so everyone wants this to be a product of the highest quality possible. However, there are concerns that the recent Vigilantes anime, which is coming out in April 2025, is going to affect the quality of the eighth season since it is the same studio.

Fans of the original series can rest assured that the Vigilantes spinoff anime is not going to be a problem for My Hero Academia season 8 because of the teams involved and the schedules of both projects. There is also the precedent of the 2024 You're Next! movie which came out during the seventh season of the anime, which shows this scenario not being a rarity for Studio Bones.

Disclaimer: This article contains spoilers for the series. Any opinion expressed here belongs to the author and not Sportskeeda as a publication.

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Explaining why My Hero Academia season 8 won't be affected by the Vigilantes anime

Deku as seen in the last season of the anime (Image via Bones).

The first thing that needs to be understood is that while Studio Bones is going to be in charge of both productions, that is going to be the responsibility of different creative teams. This means that the people working on My Hero Academia season 8 are not going to be the same on Vigilantes, thus keeping one project from affecting the other.

It is also worth pointing out that, as of this writing, the Vigilantes anime adaptation is already going through post-production, which means that this spinoff is almost done, hence why it has an April 2025 release date. On the other hand, My Hero Academia season 8 is going through pre-production, so this makes a difference in the schedule and progress of each project.

As mentioned earlier, there shouldn't be a lot of concerns regarding My Hero Academia season 8 when the seventh one wasn't affected greatly in 2024 by the production of You're Next! movie, which came out at the same time. Therefore, Studio Bones has had experience in situations like this one, especially considering the time they had preparing the Vigilantes anime since it was rumored to happen for almost two years.

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More about this topic

The main reason why a lot of fans are worried about the future of My Hero Academia season 8 is because, as mentioned earlier, is the final installment of the anime adaptation and is in charge of covering author Kohei Horikoshi's conclusion from the manga.

That is something that has made a good portion of the fandom nervous because Studio Bones has been hit and miss for the franchise, with the inclusion of the My Hero Academia: Vigilantes anime being conflictive to some.

However, this franchise has been a significant success for Bones and the franchise itself benefitted greatly in terms of exposition. This eighth season is going to be a massive moment for the entirety of the series, which is why the studio is going to have to deliver the goods.

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Final thoughts

My Hero Academia season 8 is going to be a pivotal moment for the franchise in the grand scheme of things, which is why the concern for the My Hero Academia: Vigilantes anime is a bit valid. However, when analyzing the context, fans should rest assured that is going to get the attention it deserves.

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