To Be Hero
To Be Hero | |
![]() Japanese title card of the show | |
Genre | Comedy |
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Anime television series | |
Directed by | Li Haoling[1] |
Produced by | Lu Xingcheng |
Written by | Li Haoling |
Studio | STUDIO.LAN! |
Licensed by | |
Original network | Tokyo MX (Japan), bilibili (China) |
Original run | October 5, 2016 – December 21, 2016 |
Episodes | 12[3] |
Anime television series | |
To Be Heroine | |
Directed by | Li Haoling[4] |
Produced by | Li Haoling |
Written by | Li Haoling |
Studio |
Haoliners Animation League STUDIO.LAN! |
Original network | Tokyo MX (Japan),bilibili (China) |
Original run | May 19, 2018 |
Episodes | 7[5] |
To Be Hero (トゥ・ビー・ヒーロー/凸变英雄) is a Japanese-Chinese animated comedy television series produced by Emon and animated by Studio.Lan! and supervised by Shinichi Watanabe.[6][7] The production was produced in China, with modifications to the show for the Japanese broadcast.[8] The show premiered on the same day on October 5, 2016 on Tokyo MX in Japan, and on a video sharing website bilibili in China.[9][10] The anime has been licensed by Crunchyroll for its online release.[11]
In China, the opening song was Insistence (执念), performed by Loki (刘畅).[12] Meanwhile in Japan, the opening song was 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 both in Japan and China were My Dad is Protecting the Earth (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, unrelated to the first, named To Be Heroine, premiered in 2018. The series was directed by Li Haoling and animated by Studio.LAN! and Haoliners Animation League.
Cast
Chinese Cast
Japanese Cast
- Kenjiro Tsuda (Japanese)
- Moa Tsukino (Japanese)
- Yutaka Aoyama /Li Lu as Yamada[15]
- Tomokazu Sugita[15]
- Takeshi Maeda[15]
List of Episodes
The first season started on October 5, 2016 and ended on December 21, 2016.
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 |
Second Season
A second season of the show entitled To Be Heroine[16] was released on May 19, 2018. [17][18]
References
- ↑ "'To Be Hero' Baidu". September 8, 2016. Retrieved September 25, 2016.
- ↑ "Crunchyroll Announces Winter 2017 Anime Lineup". Anime News Network. January 20, 2017. Retrieved April 17, 2017.
- ↑ "'To Be Hero' to be Aired on October 5th (Wed) on Tokyo MX1". Anime News Network. September 8, 2016. Retrieved September 25, 2016.
- ↑ To Be Hero’ Season 2 Release Date Confirmed For 2018: ‘To Be Heroine’ Trailer Shows Anime Sequel’s Story - inquisitr.com
- ↑ To Be Hero’ Season 2 Release Date Confirmed For 2018: ‘To Be Heroine’ Trailer Shows Anime Sequel’s Story - inquisitr.com
- 1 2 3 "Emon Unveils Original Anime 'To Be Hero' With Excel Saga's Shinichi Watanabe". Anime News Network. September 6, 2016. Retrieved September 25, 2016.
- ↑ "トゥー・ビー・ヒーロー (TO BE HERO)(2016)". allcinema (in Japanese). Stingray. Retrieved September 25, 2016.
- ↑ "Haoliners, Anime, and the Future of Chinese Animation". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
- ↑ "「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). Retrieved 2018-05-06.
- 1 2 3 "凸变英雄 BABA". Bilibili. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
- ↑ "Crunchyroll to Stream To Be Hero, Cheating Craft Anime". Anime News Network. October 4, 2016.
- ↑ l wb (2016-10-21), TO BE HERO "Insistence" Opening, retrieved 2018-05-06
- ↑ 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
- ↑ _qebase (2016-10-05), TO BE HERO 「My dad protects the earth」 ENDING, retrieved 2018-05-06
- 1 2 3 "Staff". tobe-hero.com (in Japanese). Archived from the original on September 27, 2016. Retrieved September 25, 2016.
- ↑ "'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.
- ↑ https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-03-22/to-be-hero-anime-sequel-reveals-title-staff-may-19-premiere/.129331
- ↑ "Emon: 2nd Seasons of To Be Hero, Hitori no Shita the outcast Anime in Production". Anime News Network. April 1, 2016.
External links
- Official website (in Japanese)
- To Be Hero (anime) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia