| Episode #8 “Sentence: Undercover Investigation in District of Sodrick 1” Based on the assassins’ skill, Xylo suspects that the Adventurers Guild is pulling the strings behind the scenes and suggests investigating the guild leader, Lideo Sodrick. Patausche and Xylo disguise themselves as a noblewoman and her lover, and infiltrate the guild under the pretense of requesting the assassination of her husband.Script: Kenta IharaStoryboard: Jun FujiwaraDirection: Jun FujiwaraChief animation director: Yasutaka KimuraAnimation director: KAGO, Yuki Kikuchi, Che Hao, Tomoya Naganuma, Noriko Makita |
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| The online trailer is now available on the KADOKAWA Anime YouTube channel! Online trailer:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NKT5NSUXwksÄb0 |
| <Introduction>The “Sentenced to Be a Hero” novel series by Rocket Shokai is a dark fantasy where Heroes—criminals sentenced to heroism service in a penal military unit—must wage war against a demon king’s army.The series began in October 2020 on the self-publishing site kakuyomu.jp, and by September 2021 it had received an official release with illustrations by MEPHISTO under Kadokawa’s Dengeki no Shin Bungei imprint.After winning a string of accolades, including first place in the User Recommendations category in the 2020 Kakuyomu Awards and second place overall in the Tsugirano Awards for up-and-coming light novel series, “Sentenced to Be a Hero” is soon to become an anime! The curtain is about to rise on these compulsory Heroes’ fierce battle against despair… <Story>“Hero” is the worst punishment in the world.For those convicted of heinous crimes, they are sentenced to become a “Hero” and forced to enter the mandatory military service in the war against the Demon Blight.These convicts are not even allowed to die—if killed, they will be resurrected to fight another day.Hero Xylo Forbartz, former head of the Order of the Holy Knights, leads a penal unit of deplorables fighting on the front lines. It’s in these direst of circumstances that he meets Teoritta, one of the world’s the strongest weapons.”When every last enemy has been defeated, you are to shower me with praise and pat my head.”In order to survive and to take revenge on those who wronged him, he makes a pact with the GODDESS and launches headfirst into a maelstrom of war and intrigue. |
| <Cast>Xylo Forbartz: Yohei AzakamiTeoritta: Mayu IizukaPatausche Kivia: Shizuka IshigamiDotta Luzulas: Shun HorieVenetim Leopool: Shunichi TokiNorgalle Senridge: Yoji UedaTatsuya: Yoshitsugu MatsuokaTsav: Jun FukushimaJayce Partiract: Shoya ChibaNeely: Yoko HikasaRhyno: Yuichi NakamuraFrenci Mastibolt: Saori Onishi<Staff>Original Author: Rocket Shokai(Dengeki no Shin Bungei/KADOKAWA)Original Illustration: MEPHISTODirector: Hiroyuki TakashimaSeries Composition/ Story Editor: Kenta IharaAssistant Director / Creature Design: Yoshiki NakakojiCharacter Design: Takeru NodaWorld Concept : Nobutaka IkeProp Design: Kota SugawaEffect Design: Fumiaki KotaMain Animator: Kota Sugawa, Koki Shikiji, Hayato Kurosaki, Wataru Hirabayashi, Ryoken ToidaArt Director: Yusuke WatanabeColor Director: Hiroko UmezakiDirector of Photography: Yoshihiro Sekiya3DCG: ENGI2D Graphic: Marina Tosaka (GA-CREW)Editing: Rina OguchiSound Director: Yuichi MoritaSound Production: Bit grooove promotion Inc.Music: Shunsuke Takizawa (TRYTONELABO)Animation Producer: Masashi MasuoAnimation Production: Studio KAIProduction : Project Sentenced to Be a HeroTheme Song: SPYAIR “Kill the Noise” |
| <Official Information> TV Anime “Sentenced to Be a Hero” Website: https://yushakei-pj.com/ “Sentenced to Be a Hero” Official X: https://x.com/yushakei_PJPlease include the following copyright in all published articles: ©2024 Rocket Shokai/KADOKAWA/Project Sentenced to Be a Hero |
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