To Be Hero
| To Be Hero | |
| File:To Be Hero logo.svg Japanese title card of the show | |
| Created by | Li Haoling |
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| Produced by | Lu Xingcheng |
| Written by | Li Haoling |
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| Original network | Tokyo MX (Japan) Bilibili (China) |
| Original run | October 5, 2016 – December 21, 2016 |
| Episodes | 12[2] |
| Anime television series | |
| To Be Heroine | |
| Directed by | Li Haoling[3] |
| Produced by | Li Haoling |
| Written by | Li Haoling |
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| Original network | Tokyo MX (Japan) Bilibili (China) |
| Original run | May 19, 2018 |
| Episodes | 7 (Japan)[4] 12 (China) |
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To Be Hero (Japanese: トゥー・ビー・ヒーロー; Chinese: 凸变英雄) is a Japanese-Chinese animated television series and media franchise created by Li Haoling. The first season of the show was co-produced and animated by Studio LAN and Haoliners Animation League's Japanese branch Emon under the supervision of Shinichi Watanabe.[5][6] It premiered in October 2016, on Tokyo MX in Japan, and on video sharing website bilibili in China.[7][8]
A second series named To Be Heroine premiered in 2018. The series was directed by Li Haoling and animated by Studio LAN and Haoliners Animation League.
A third series titled To Be Hero X, primarily animated by three studios (Studio LAN, Pb Animation Co., Ltd., and Paper Plane Animation Studio) under BeDream, premiered in April 2025. The series was co-produced by BeDream, Bilibili, and Aniplex.
Cast
[edit | edit source]Chinese cast
[edit | edit source]- Tute Hameng (Chinese) as Ossan/Yashu[5][8]
- Shan Xin (Chinese) as Min-chan/Chenmin Jiang[5][8] (姜 辰敏, Jiāng Chénmǐn)
Japanese cast
[edit | edit source]- Kenjiro Tsuda (Japanese) as Ossan/Yashu
- Moa Tsukino (Japanese) as Futaba Hanaya/Yuye Hua (花屋 二葉, Hanaya Futaba)
- Yutaka Aoyama/Li Lu as Yamada[9]
- Tomokazu Sugita[9]
- Takeshi Maeda[9]
- Motoko Kumai (Japanese) as Hikaru Isago/Xiaoguang Sha (沙 光, Isago Hikaru)
- Omi Minami (Japanese) as Tōru Utsubari/Chao Liang (梁 超, Utsubari Tōru)
- Junko Minagawa (Japanese) as Min-chan/Chenmin Jiang (ミンちゃん, Min-chan)[5][8]
Media
[edit | edit source]The production in general took place in Japan & China, with modifications to the show for both of the Japanese and Chinese broadcasts.[10] The first season aired from October 5[5] to December 21, 2016 on Tokyo MX.[citation needed] The anime has been licensed by Crunchyroll for its online release.[11] In China, the opening song is "Insistence" (执念), performed by Loki (刘畅).[12] Meanwhile, in Japan, the opening song is "Come to See You" (オープニングテーマ「アイニコイヨ」), performed by BRATS.[13] The ending song in both Japan and China is "My Dad Protects the Earth" (エンディングテーマ「私のパパが地球を守る 〜我爹守护地球〜」) by Lin Heye (林和夜).[14]
A second season of the show entitled To Be Heroine[15] was released on May 19, 2018.[16][17]
An animation project titled To Be Hero X had been announced by bilibili and Aniplex in 2022, serving as the show's third season.[18] The series premiered on April 6, 2025 on Fuji TV and other channels.[19][20][21] At Anime Expo 2023, Crunchyroll announced that they licensed the series outside of Asia.[22]
The series follows an anthological narrative. The storylines of each season are unrelated apart from sharing a universe and a common superhero theme.
Episodes
[edit | edit source]| No. | Title | Original air date |
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| 1 | "First Day as a Superhero" | October 5, 2016 |
| 2 | "Second Day as a Superhero: Brutal, Brutal, Brutal Death" | October 12, 2016 |
| 3 | "Third Day as a Superhero: A Leader Really Must" | October 19, 2016 |
| 4 | "Fourth Day as a Superhero: Eight Different Types of Screams" | October 26, 2016 |
| 5 | "Fifth Day as a Superhero: Quit Patching It Up With Tape" | November 2, 2016 |
| 6 | "Sixth Day as a Superhero: A Somewhat Heart-Racing Development" | November 9, 2016 |
| 7 | "Seventh Day as a Superhero: Inhabitant of the Other World" | November 16, 2016 |
| 8 | "Eighth Day as a Superhero: I Want Multiple Girlfriends at Once!" | November 23, 2016 |
| 9 | "Ninth Day as a Superhero: If You'll Do It, I'll Take off My Underwear Right Away" | November 30, 2016 |
| 10 | "Tenth Day as a Superhero: This Episode Is Low on Laughs and Salt Content" | December 7, 2016 |
| 11 | "Eleventh Day as a Hero: I am a loser. Please let me die." | December 14, 2016 |
| 12 | "Stay With Me, Daddy!" | December 21, 2016 |
References
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- ^ To Be Hero’ Season 2 Release Date Confirmed For 2018: ‘To Be Heroine’ Trailer Shows Anime Sequel’s Story - inquisitr.com
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Official website (in Japanese)
- To Be Hero (anime) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
- 2016 anime television series debuts
- 2010s animated comedy television series
- Chinese adult animated comedy television series
- Chinese web series
- Comedy anime and manga
- Crunchyroll anime
- Haoliners Animation League
- Japanese adult animated comedy television series
- Tokyo MX original programming
- Aniplex
- Bilibili original programming
- Anime and manga stubs