My Hero Academia: Vigilantes Season 2 Episode 5: Release Date and Everything We Need to Know

My Hero Academia Vigilantes Season 2 Episode 5
My Hero Academia: Vigilantes Season 2 Episode 5 (Image Source: Studio Bones Film)

Koichi is venturing into uncharted territory in the upcoming My Hero Academia: Vigilantes Season 2 Episode 5, destined to be aired next week. Although this episode has been hyped because of its mixer invitation, which leads to potential romance, Pop Step is also gearing up to do her investigative work.

My Hero Academia: Vigilantes Season 2 Episode 5 will come out on February 2, 2026, at 5 a.m. Pacific Time (PT) and 8 a.m. Eastern Time (ET), following Studio Bones Film's regular Monday release schedule. The episodes air in Japan on Sundays at 10 p.m. JST, but many international regions will have access to them through various streaming services shortly after they premiere in Japan.

New characters in My Hero Academia: Vigilantes Season 2 Episode 5 (Image Source: Studio Bones Film)
New characters in My Hero Academia: Vigilantes Season 2 Episode 5 (Image Source: Studio Bones Film)

Crunchyroll is the only service with the right to stream My Hero Academia: Vigilantes Season 2 Episode 5 outside of Japan. When we release new episodes, subscribers will be the first to watch them as soon as we release them, though free-tier users will have to watch through ads while they watch episodes.

This platform is available in North America, Europe, and many other locations on the planet. People in Southeast Asia and the Indian Subcontinent have access to the same release dates, while Japanese audience members have access to the content through domestic broadcasting.


What Can You Expect from My Hero Academia: Vigilantes Season 2 Episode 5?

Koichi as seen during the Mixer (Image Source: Studio Bones Film)
Koichi as seen during the Mixer (Image Source: Studio Bones Film)

My Hero Academia: Vigilantes Season 2 Episode 5 focuses on friendships and their importance to each character. It also showcases the difficulties that can arise from having a bad reputation, as we see Koichi receive an invitation to a Mixer from his former classmates. It will likely be an awkward situation for Koichi because of everything that's happened with him over the last few months.

According to the latest teaser videos for this episode, it appears Pop Step will take on some characteristics similar to those of a spy in this latest episode. The fact that she is using surveillance technology may be interpreted as her expressing her feelings of jealousy and frustration regarding Koichi’s upcoming plans to find a mixer.

On the other hand, his romantic-comedy-esque vibe and Pop Step’s covert spy operations couldn’t be further apart from one another.

Detective Tsukauchi has still been actively pursuing vigilantes. In Episode 4, Koichi is assisted by the police (Eraser Head's protection) and is able to avoid capture during this encounter. If Koichi or a different vigilante is apprehended, these encounters (detaining of vigilantes) present a significant risk in My Hero Academia: Vigilantes Season 2 Episode 5.


What Happened in My Hero Academia: Vigilantes Season 2 Episode 4?

Rampage of the Octoid (Image Source: Studio Bones Film)
Rampage of the Octoid (Image Source: Studio Bones Film)

In My Hero Academia: Vigilantes Season 2 Episode 4, we see Aizawa working with The Crawler to stop the crazy rampage that Octoid is causing within the town. Because Octoid is so much larger than Aizawa, he could not properly use his Erasure Quirk against the octopus-like creature.

Koichi introduced his Shooty-Go-Blam signature move. It allows Koichi to run into an enemy and create a huge amount of energy that will knock them back through the air when they're hit. This mechanic is powerful enough to distract an enhanced evil mutant, but not powerful enough to finish off the mutant.

So Speedster Villain, to try to get everything O'Clock does, ran a whole bunch of Trigger enhancements on Octoid. And the Speedster has one main thing about him, and that is the scarred face he gave himself. The Speedster was even crazier about the scars he gave himself. But then, when Octoid went and messed that pattern up by making some scars for himself, the Speedster had nearly killed him until Koichi stepped in to stop him.

While Tsukauchi was searching for potential vigilantes, he encountered Aizawa, who feigned ignorance of Koichi's presence on the street. With this action, Aizawa provided The Crawler with enough cover from detection following an illegal act. As a result of the battle, Kamayan became homeless, while the Hotta Brothers were left with nothing but a broken-down storage shed as a result of their involvement in vigilante activities.

My Hero Academia: Vigilantes Season 2 Episode 5 will highlight some of the drama that develops among the characters when Koichi mistakenly attends a mixer with Pop Step, who is upset by his presence. Expect a lot of humorous misunderstandings and genuine emotion in this episode.

Edited by Akihito Chakma