The Printemps 2025 Spring Season has been filled so far, and thanks to a new pleasant series like My university hero: vigilantThis is one of the most pleasant stretching for fans of recent memory anime. Fortunately for Mha fans, Vigilant Episode 5 maintains this momentum while adding one of the best bad guys in the original series to the story.

MHA: Vigilants Episode 5 – Entitled “Judgment” – Continue after the life of Koichi Haimawari as justicular while adding two major curve balls to the mixture. While the villain who appears in episode 5 is undoubtedly the most urgent matter, a little romance also occupies the front of the stage during the “judgment”, completely cropping the relationship between two Vigilant“The most important characters: Pop-Step and Koichi Haimawari.

The potential romance of Pop-Step & Koichi Haimawari occupies the front of the stage in MHA: Vigilante Episode 5

Haimawari’s heroic actions create a long -standing link between him and pop

MHA: Vigilants Episode 5 begins with a flashback on a funny social situation which, at the beginning, seems to have been able to have romantic implications for Koichi Haimawari. Although this plan quickly rises in flames (thanks to the Hilarious Hilarious Apartments complex), it sets the tone for a similar scenario in episode 5: the pop-step struggle to reconcile with its own feelings for Koichi Haimawari. As revealed during the episode, Pop-Step has a personal story with her new friend who dates back to time that Haimawari saved her life several years before the events of VigilantAnd overall, it is the strongest chapter in its history so far.

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Admittedly, it would be great to see an anime character solidifying his place in history without being placed in relevance for the main character’s journey to become a hero, but as regards Shonen Anime Go, the Pop-Step link with Koichi Haimawari is decidedly healthy. MHA: Vigilants Season 1 has always discussed his story with a more mature tone than his predecessor, My university heroAnd the romance in episode 5 proves that the program plans to continue this trend – whether Haimawari and pop -sep took place or not.

Koichi Haimawari and Pop-Step do not have to work for them to achieve their goals

The romance was not historically a strong costume of My university hero franchise, and for many reasons (including their dubious age gap), there is a solid chances that Koichi Haimawari and Pop-Vit will not find themselves as a couple at the end of Vigilant. However, episode 5 clearly indicates that, whatever the future for them, the two have been positive inspirations for each other. On the one hand, Pop-Step legitimately thinks of Koichi Haimawari as a hero, and despite her emotional explosions, it is clear that she wants to push Haimawari to her dream.

On the other hand, Koichi Haimawari deeply cares about pop-past as an Imi. Haimawari has undoubtedly saved her life twice, making it an important part of his trip as hero, and his street performances helped him keep optimistic about the oddities in general. Looking at the Pop Pop in the sky while she thinks of Koichi Haimawari is a beautiful scene that feels more comfortable in an anime of a picturesque slice of life than a series of Shonen action, and that arouses a lot of the same emotions as fans of pop -tp must live when they look at it. Well considered, Vigilant“ The representation of these captures captures their chemistry and their shared history without forcing the problem, showing an unexpected amount of balance and restraint for the Mha franchise. However, as sweet as this section of episode 5, it is a striking contrast with the dark events that follow.

The second half of MHA: Vigilante Episode 5 pivoted a familiar presence

Stendahl questions the idea of ​​Koichi Haimawari of what a vigilante is

MHA: Vigilants“ The extensive focus on pop-teeth is the driving force of the first half of episode 5, while the second half of the episode focuses on a much darker figure: Stendahl. The last vigilante to appear in the series is, without a doubt, the hardest extremist that Koichi Haimawari has met so far – even if he has saved Haimawari’s life in episode 5. Based on his ruthless treatment of criminals he appreciates, Stendahl really blurs the border between the hero, the vigilante and the villain in a way that few others Mha The characters have, and finally, they are exactly the type of character who Vigilant necessary to show the full range of vigilantism.

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Regarding My university hero The characters go, Knuckleduster is far from being the most sharp tool in the hangar; However, the graying veterinarian always has his moments, especially when it comes to discussing life as a justiculation. According to Knuckleduster’s own words, he is extremely dangerous for a vigilante to prioritize his own feeling of good and evil when it acts. This contrasts directly with the ideas of Stendahl, who performs the hardening criminal at the end of episode 5 with a ruthless conviction, setting up a potential confrontation of ideals between him and Knuckleduster in the near future. It remains to be seen what Stendahl has on the influence on the approach of Koichi Haimawari to vigilantism, but whatever, it seems that Vigilant Will legitimately force his cast to engage with the radical beliefs of Stendahl.

MHA: Vigilants Episode 5 is to his best when he adds nuances to his main trio, so it is great that he uses Stendahl’s ideology to challenge their beliefs. However, episode 5 also has another major thing that happens: the mystery of Stendahl’s true identity. Like seasoned anime fans are probably aware, the true identity of masked characters almost always becomes a scenario at some point after their introduction. Stendahl does not seem to be an exception, and a few moments from his introduction, a strange feeling of familiarity should settle for Mha fans. Although the character can be an entirely new figure, his radical perspective on justice, the global appearance and the shared vocal actor suggest a single answer: Hero Killer Stain.

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The stain is one of the My university heroThe best characters, and thanks to its difficult ideology, even characters like Tenya Iida and Izuku Midoriya were pushed into a darker place than they wanted. It remains to be seen how the stain / Stendahl will hold Vigilant“Global narrative (or if his radical change of appearance will be explained), but for the moment, he is an exciting character to potentially add to the mixture. Between his scenes, the social interactions of Koichi Haimwari, and the exploration of the feelings of pop-teting, MHA: Vigilants Episode 5 is everywhere with regard to tone, but in a way, it meets to form a completely coherent episode. Although the series will have to follow up by studying more in-depth (1) the link between Haimawari and Pop-Step and (2) the effect of Stendahl on the main trio of the show, it is on the way to become one of the best versions of 2025.

My university hero: vigilance episode 5 is now Available to broadcast on Crunchyroll

My university hero: vigilant

Release date

April 7, 2025

Network

Tokyo MX, BS Japanese TV

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  Shuichiro Umeda

  Koichi Haimawari / The Crawler (Voice)

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  Ikumi Hasegawa

  Kazuho Haneyama / Pop ☆ Step (voice)

Advantages and disadvantages

• Stendahl’s introduction adds nuances to MHA: the thematic narration of vigilants
• Action sequences perfectly incorporate comic strip visuals
• The pop background considerably deepens his character