To Be Hero

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To Be Hero
Japanese title card of the show
Anime television series
Directed by
  • Li Haoling
  • Shinichi Watanabe (supervision)
Produced byLu Xingcheng
Written byLi Haoling
Music by
  • Kyōichi Miyazaki
  • Takagō Azuma
  • Hisayuki Shimizu
  • Lin Heye
StudioStudio LAN
Licensed by
Original networkTokyo MX (Japan), Bilibili (China)
Original run October 5, 2016 – December 21, 2016
Episodes12[2]
Anime television series
To Be Heroine
Directed byLi Haoling[3]
Produced byLi Haoling
Written byLi Haoling
Music by
  • Kyōichi Miyazaki
  • Takagō Azuma
  • Hisayuki Shimizu
  • Gui Ziyou
  • Shi Yin
  • Fang Wen
  • Chen Ji
  • Yang Bingyin
  • Li Muye
Studio
Licensed by
Original networkTokyo MX (Japan), Bilibili (China)
Original runMay 19, 2018
Episodes7[4]
Anime television series
To Be Hero X
Directed byLi Haoling
Studio
  • BeDream
Licensed byCrunchyroll
Original networkBilibili (China)
Original run2023

To Be Hero (凸变英雄) is a Chinese-Japanese animated comedy television series produced by Emon and animated by Studio LAN and supervised by Shinichi Watanabe.[5][6] The show premiered in October 2016, on Tokyo MX in Japan, and on video sharing website bilibili in China.[7][8]

A second season named To Be Heroine premiered in 2018. The series was directed by Li Haoling and animated by Studio.LAN! and Haoliners Animation League.

Cast[edit]

Chinese cast[edit]

  • Tute Hameng (Chinese) as Ossan/Yashu[5][8]
  • Shan Xin (Chinese) as Min-chan/Chenmin Jiang[5][8] (姜 辰敏, Jiāng Chénmǐn)
  • Mie Mie (Chinese) as Futaba Hanaya/Yuye Hua (花 语叶, Huā Yǔyè)
  • Ding Dang (Chinese) as Hikaru Isago/Xiaoguang Sha (沙 小光, Shā Xiǎoguāng)
  • Liu Mingyue (Chinese) as Tōru Utsubari/Chao Liang (梁 超, Liáng Chāo)

Japanese cast[edit]

Media[edit]

The production took place in China, with modifications to the show for the Japanese broadcast.[10] The first season started on October 5, 2016,[5] and ended on December 21, 2016.[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 has been announced by bilibili and Aniplex. The studio BeDream produces the animation, which is again directed by Li Haoling.[18] At Anime Expo 2023, Crunchyroll announced that they licensed the series outside of Asia.[19]

Episode list[edit]

No. Title Original air date
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[edit]

  1. ^ "Crunchyroll Announces Winter 2017 Anime Lineup". Anime News Network. January 20, 2017. Retrieved April 17, 2017.
  2. ^ "'To Be Hero' to be Aired on October 5th (Wed) on Tokyo MX1". Anime News Network. September 8, 2016. Retrieved September 25, 2016.
  3. ^ To Be Hero’ Season 2 Release Date Confirmed For 2018: ‘To Be Heroine’ Trailer Shows Anime Sequel’s Story - inquisitr.com
  4. ^ To Be Hero’ Season 2 Release Date Confirmed For 2018: ‘To Be Heroine’ Trailer Shows Anime Sequel’s Story - inquisitr.com
  5. ^ a b c d e "Emon Unveils Original Anime 'To Be Hero' With Excel Saga's Shinichi Watanabe". Anime News Network. September 6, 2016. Retrieved September 25, 2016.
  6. ^ "トゥー・ビー・ヒーロー (TO BE HERO)(2016)". allcinema (in Japanese). Stingray. Retrieved September 25, 2016.
  7. ^ "「アイニコイヨ」TOKYO MXのアニメ番組『TO BE HERO』の主題歌に決定 – BRATS Official". brats-official.com (in Japanese). Archived from the original on May 6, 2018. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
  8. ^ a b c d "凸变英雄 BABA". Bilibili. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
  9. ^ a b c "Staff". tobe-hero.com (in Japanese). Archived from the original on September 27, 2016. Retrieved September 25, 2016.
  10. ^ "Haoliners, Anime, and the Future of Chinese Animation". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
  11. ^ "Crunchyroll to Stream To Be Hero, Cheating Craft Anime". Anime News Network. October 4, 2016.
  12. ^ l wb (2016-10-21), TO BE HERO "Insistence" Opening, retrieved 2018-05-06
  13. ^ 黒宮れい率いるBRATS、アニメ『TO BE HERO』OP曲を担当 - BARKS、2016年9月30日配信
  14. ^ _qebase (2016-10-05), TO BE HERO 「My dad protects the earth」 ENDING, retrieved 2018-05-06
  15. ^ "'To Be Hero' Season 2 Release Date Confirmed For 2018: 'To Be Heroine' Trailer Shows Anime Sequel's Story". The Inquisitr. 2018-04-04. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
  16. ^ "To Be Hero Anime Sequel Reveals Title, Staff, May 19 Premiere (Update)".
  17. ^ "Emon: 2nd Seasons of To Be Hero, Hitori no Shita the outcast Anime in Production". Anime News Network. April 1, 2016.
  18. ^ Loo, Egan (March 25, 2023). "Aniplex, bilibili Launch 'To Be Hero X' Animated Project". Anime News Network. Retrieved April 6, 2023.
  19. ^ Mateo, Alex (July 3, 2023). "Crunchyroll Licenses The Apothecary Diaries, Goblin Slayer Season 2, Black Butler, More Anime". Anime News Network. Retrieved July 3, 2023.

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