Sentenced to be a Hero TV Anime Reveals 2nd Promo Video, 2 More Cast Members
Shōya Chiba, Yōko Hikasa join cast for anime debuting in January
On Saturday at the KyoMAF event, there was a stage show featuring the TV anime adaptation of Rocket Shokai's Sentenced to Be a Hero series. During this show, they unveiled a new promotional video and introduced two new actors who will be part of the cast.
The new cast includes:
Shōya Chiba as Jayce Partiract
Yōko Hikasa as Neely
The anime's staff had revealed a new visual on September 6.
The anime was initially planned to air in October, however it has been postponed until January 2026. Its first episode will be a one-hour special.
Crunchyroll will stream the series as it airs.
The anime stars:
- Yōhei Azakami as Xylo Forbartz
- Mayu Iizuka as Teoritta
- Shizuka Ishigami as Patausche Kivia
- Shun Horie as Dotta Luzulas
- Shunichi Toki as Venetim Leopool
- Yōji Ueda as Noragalle Senridge
- Yoshitsugu Matsuoka as Tatsuya
- Jun Fukushima as Tsav
Hiroyuki Takashima ( Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation episode director, The IDOLM@STER Cinderella Girls U149 OVA assistant director) is directing the anime at Studio KAI . Yoshitake Nakakōji is the assistant director, and is also credited as creature designer. Kenta Ihara ( Tsukimichi -Moonlit Fantasy- , Ishura , Nukitashi the Animation ) is writing and supervising the series' scripts. Takeshi Noda ( DAN DA DAN sub-character designs) is designing the characters. Shunsuke Takizawa is composing the music. Nobutaka Ike is credited for worldbuilding. Kouta Sugawa is the prop designer.
Yen Press is releasing the novel series in English, and it describes the story:
Heroism—a punishment for only the worst criminals. Those sentenced to the fate of a hero are forced to fight at the front lines against the demon king's army—and if they die, they can expect to be revived and continue the battle. But when their leader, convicted of killing a goddess, meets another goddess himself, the contract they forge may be enough to change the world...
In October 2020, Shokai started their light novel series on Kakuyomu, which is hosted by Kadokawa. In September 2021, Kadokawa began printing the series with illustrations by Mephisto. They released the seventh volume of the series on January 17th.
In March 2022, Natsumi Inoue started adapting her novel into a manga series on Kadokawa 's Dengeki Comic Regulus website. In April 2024, Kadokawa released the second volume of the compiled manga. BookWalker Global is now publishing the manga digitally in English.
Sources: Stage presentation at KyoMAF event, Press release
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