Sentenced to Be a Hero anime’s official website unveiled the preview and synopsis for the series’ upcoming 8th episode.
Watch the preview below:
Synopsis for the episode is as following:
“From the assassin’s skillful efficiency, Zairo suspects that the Adventurer’s Guild is pulling the strings behind the scenes, and proposes an investigation into Guild Master Rideo Soderic. Patouche and Zairo disguise themselves as a noblewoman and her lover, and infiltrate the guild under the pretense of requesting the husband’s assassination.”
Cast includes:
- Shōya Chiba as Jayce Partiract
- Yōko Hikasa as Neely
Stars of the anime include:
- 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
Sentenced to be a Hero anime premiered on January 3, 2026.
Staff of the anime include:
- Hiroyuki Takashima as Director
- Animation Studio: Studio KAI
- Yoshitake Nakakōji as Assistant Director, and Creature Designer
- Kenta Ihara as Script Supervisor, and Writer
- Takeshi Noda as Character Designer
- Shunsuke Takizawa as Music Composer
- Nobutaka Ike is credited for Wordbuilding
- Kouta Sugawa as Prop Designer
Crafted by writer Rocket Shokai and brought to life with illustrations by Mephisto, Sentenced to Be a Hero: The Prison Records of Penal Hero Unit 9004 is a gripping Japanese light novel series. It first emerged as a web novel on Kakuyomu in October 2020, captivating readers with its unique premise. The series transitioned into a published light novel under ASCII Media Works’ Dengeki no Shin Bungei imprint starting in September 2021. A manga adaptation, expanding the story’s reach, began serialization in ASCII Media Works’ Dengeki Comic Regulus web magazine in March 2022.
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