Summary
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Makoto Tsukauchi, a new character in MHA Vigilantes, has a “dirty secret” bound to her quirk, polygraf.
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Pop Step seems jealous of Makoto who both fight for Koichi's heart and put excitement in the story.
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The series leaves fans questioning who will ultimately win Koichi's heart – Makoto or Pop Step.
The following article contains spoilers for my Hero Academia: Vigilantes.
My hero Academia: Vigilantes is a fantastic spin-off series as a hat deep in lore of My hero Academy. With the first season now aired, fans who have not read manganese have the opportunity to watch this series. Some even think that this spin-off is better than the original series.
The latest episode, “Episode 7: Makoto/Truth”, introduced Makoto Tsukauchi, a new character that quickly won the hearts of many fans and is considered a potential romantic partner for Koichi Haimawari – which means she is Pop Steps rival in this regard. But who is exactly Makoto?

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Of course, Vigilantes Trio gathered, or was it more to Pop Step's attitude towards Koichi in Vigilantes?
Who is Makoto Tsukauchi in MHA Vigilantes?
Makoto Tsukauchi is introduced as a beautiful and intelligent university student who wants to help Koichi Haimawari with his upcoming exams. In exchange, she asks Koichi to help her with her research on vigilantism, especially Naruhata Vigilantes. Koichi seems to be attracted to her, but his Vigilantes partners ask him to reject her proposal because it is risky. Yet he accepts it, which adds more tension to the story.
It is important to note that Koichi is considered a posted at the university due to a misunderstanding that occurred during his first semester. Thus, he is surprised to be contacted by Makoto, whom he probably sees as an attractive woman. This puts Makoto and Pop Step as rivals in love.
Makoto Tsukauchi's “Dirty Secret”
Makoto Tsukauchi is actually younger sister of detective naomasa tsukauchia recurring supporting character in My hero Academy. IN MHA: VigilantesNaomasa investigates the latest events related to Vigilantes – it is not clear if Makoto intends to help him, but it seems likely. She seems really interested in Vigilantes as a research subject.
But Makoto has another dirty little secret: Her cruel, polygraf, makes her can tell if someone is lying – But she must have direct physical contact with the goal to activate it. She suspects that Koichi is one of the Vigilants and asks him if he is “The Hauler” while he shakes his hand. Surprisingly, Koichi denies it and passes the Lie Detector test, probably because she used the wrong name. Koichi considers himself Crawler. Makoto later seems disappointed to know that he is not “The Hauler.”
Pop steps seem envious of makoto
To help Koichi prepare for his exams, Makoto went to his house to study with him. However, Pop Step was at home at that time. When she realized that Koichi would come home with someone else, Pop Step hid so that Makoto would not notice her, but she listened to their conversation.
Although they had no compromising conversations, Pop Step quickly realized that Koichi was impressed to be around a beautiful woman, which made her jealous of Makoto. Despite this bad start, Kazuho and Makoto will be closer in the story. Makoto will even help the POP step move on in his career as an idol. However, it can take a few seasons before they end up on good conditions.
Who will win Koichi's heart?
Pop Step and Makoto are undoubtedly Koichi Haimawari's two most popular potential romantic partners. Since Pop Step is a few years younger than Koichi and still in school, some fans Makoto prefers his romantic partner-inactically, Koichi's mother also considers Makoto as the perfect swarm.
I am still looking for what it is I can do, exactly. Besides … there is a person I wanted to hear these songs. The one who needed to hear everything … I was!
Later Makoto leaves to the United States to study. When she returns to Japan, she confesses her feelings and captures Koichi off guard. But she gives him time to think because she knows he can have feelings for pop steps. Unfortunately, The series does not reveal if any of the girls have won Koichi's heart.

My hero Academia: Vigilantes
- Release date
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April 7, 2025
- Network
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Tokyo MX, BS Nippon TV
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Shuichiro Umeda
Koichi Haimawari / The Crawler (Voice)
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Ikumi Hasegawa
Kazuho Haneyama / Pop ☆ Step (Voice)