To Be Hero X
ExperimentalFormally adventurous television that breaks the rules.This show: 8/10Stylized directionBold, signature formal choices.This show: 8/10Social commentaryDeliberate critique of how society works.This show: 8/10Visually strikingComposition and imagery worth pausing for.This show: 8/10PhilosophicalBig questions of meaning, ethics and existence.This show: 7/10Deep worldbuildingDense lore that rewards immersion.This show: 7/10Morally grayNo clean heroes or villains anywhere in sight.This show: 7/10Ensemble castMany characters carrying equal weight.This show: 7/10
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Starring
Ai IshikawaYûki ItôTakuma HiraoMike SmithHiromi KawakamiYu Haruichi
Written by
Haoling Li
Starring
Ai IshikawaYûki ItôTakuma HiraoMike SmithHiromi KawakamiYu Haruichi
Written by
Haoling Li
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To Be Hero X Episode Ratings Heatmap
| Avg | E1 | E2 | E3 | E4 | E5 | E6 | E7 | E8 | E9 | E10 | E11 | E12 | E13 | E14 | E15 | E16 | E17 | E18 | E19 | E20 | E21 | E22 | E23 | E24 | ||
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| S1 | 8.8 | 8.8 | 8.8 | 8.2 | 9.5 | 8.8 | 8.8 | 9.4 | 8.3 | 7.9 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 9.2 | 7.2 | 7.3 | 9.1 | 8.7 | 8.2 | 8.0 | 9.2 | 9.7 | 8.9 | 9.6 | 8.8 | 9.7 |
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About
"belief as currency, heroism as performance anxiety"
In a world where public trust and belief literally generate power, a reluctant hero named Nice finds his abilities rising and falling with how much the crowd believes in him. The story turns celebrity worship, social media validation, and mob sentiment into a literal power system, then asks what happens to a person who has to perform heroism to survive. Tone swings from stylish action to melancholy character drama, and the show constantly changes its animation style scene to scene, mirroring its themes of shifting perception and fractured identity.
Watch it for
the wildly shifting animation styles that visually embody the show's ideas about perception and belief.
Maybe skip if
you find tonal whiplash or heavy media-commentary allegory more exhausting than compelling.
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Season 12025
8.865K242h 22m
In a world full of brilliant heroes, it’s the trust of fans that turns heroes into superheroes. If a hero loses the people’s trust, they lose their special abilities. Trust value is collected, quantified, and used to determine a hero’s ranking, displayed on their wrist. Every two years, the top heroes go to a tournament to fight, determine new trust values, and earn their rankings.
| Ep | Title | Rating | Yours | Votes | Runtime | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ▶ | 1 | Nice | 8.8 | 4K | 23 min | |
| ▶ | 2 | Moon | 8.8 | 3K | 23 min | |
| ▶ | 3 | The Ever-Standing Hero | 8.2 | 3K | — | |
| ▶ | 4 | The Commoner | 9.5 | 4K | — | |
| ▶ | 5 | One Actor | 8.8 | 3K | — | |
| ▶ | 6 | Two E-Souls | 8.8 | 3K | — | |
| ▶ | 7 | Three Seats | 9.4 | 3K | — | |
| ▶ | 8 | The Cyan Girl | 8.3 | 2K | — | |
| ▶ | 9 | Loss and Gain | 7.9 | 2K | — | |
| ▶ | 10 | The Truth Behind Luck | 8.5 | 2K | — | |
| ▶ | 11 | Road to the Crown | 8.5 | 2K | — | |
| ▶ | 12 | Fall of the Star | 9.2 | 3K | 24 min | |
| ▶ | 13 | Episode #1.13 | 7.2 | 2K | 24 min | |
| ▶ | 14 | Impromptu Counterattack | 7.3 | 2K | 24 min | |
| ▶ | 15 | Affective Disorder | 9.1 | 2K | 24 min | |
| ▶ | 16 | The Cure | 8.7 | 2K | — | |
| ▶ | 17 | Whisper Flower | 8.2 | 2K | — | |
| ▶ | 18 | Died-Out Flame | 8.0 | 2K | — | |
| ▶ | 19 | Breaking the Balance | 9.2 | 3K | — | |
| ▶ | 20 | The Ruins Incident | 9.7 | 4K | — | |
| ▶ | 21 | Nurturing God | 8.9 | 2K | — | |
| ▶ | 22 | The Last Smile | 9.6 | 3K | — | |
| ▶ | 23 | Lie | 8.8 | 3K | — | |
| ▶ | 24 | X | 9.7 | 5K | — |
Full Cast & Crew
Cast
Ai Ishikawa Ken, Boy, Village Children
Yûki Itô Alexander, Announcer, Reporter
Takuma Hirao Announcer, Oliver, Captain
Mike Smith Rock, Additional Voices
Hiromi Kawakami Boy, Nice (Young), Nice Fan
Yu Haruichi Researcher, MG Manager Representative, Customer
Reimi Yaneshita Boy, Konden (young), Announcer
John Burgmeier Shand
Alexis Tipton Wang Nuonuo
Kent Williams Micky
Crew
Haoling Li
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