A goddess killer finds his match in the form of a mysterious new goddess in the heroic new anime adaptation of Rocket Shokai’s Sentenced to Be a Hero: The Prison Records of Penal Hero Unit 9004 light novel series. Final Weapon has everything you need to know about the Sentenced to Be a Hero anime, including release dates for new episodes, the cast and staff, and the weekly schedule.
Xylo Forbartz lives in a world where heroism is seen as a punishment, and Sentenced to Be a Hero makes it known that life is a cycle of resurrection and constant combat. However, fate has something different in store for Xylo, as he encounters a new goddess and forms an alliance that could change history forever.
Sentenced to Be a Hero Release Dates, Exact Premiere Time and Schedule
New Sentenced to Be a Hero episodes will release on Thursdays at 6:30 a.m. PT / 9:30 a.m. ET on Crunchyroll. There will be 12 episodes in total for the Sentenced to Be a Hero anime with English subtitles and same-day English dubs.
Here are the release dates and schedule for Sentenced to Be a Hero (subject to change):
- Episode 1 – January 3 – OUT NOW
- Early streaming debut
- Episode 2 – January 15 – OUT NOW
- Episode 3 – January 22 – OUT NOW
- Episode 4 – January 29 – OUT NOW
- Episode 5 – February 5 – OUT NOW
- Episode 6 – February 12 – OUT NOW
- Episode 7 – February 19 – OUT NOW
- Episode 8 – February 26 – OUT NOW
- Episode 9 – March 5 – OUT NOW
- Episode 10 – March 12 – OUT NOW
- Episode 11 – March 19 – OUT NOW
- Episode 12 – March 26 – OUT NOW
New episodes of Sentenced to Be a Hero will premiere at the following times (subject to change):
- Pacific Daylight Time: 6:30 a.m. PDT
- Mountain Daylight Time: 7:30 a.m. MDT
- Central Daylight Time: 8:30 a.m. CDT
- Eastern Daylight Time: 9:30 a.m. EDT
- Greenwich Mean Time: 1:30 p.m. GMT
OP/ED, Cast and Staff
SPYAIR performs the theme song “Kill the Noise.”
The Japanese and English cast and staff for the anime include:
Japanese Cast
- 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
- Shōya Chiba as Jayce
- Yōko Hikasa as Neely
- Yūichi Nakamura as Rhyno
- Saori Ōnishi as Frenci Mastibolt
Staff
- Director: Hiroyuki Takashima
- Studio: Studio KAI
- Assistant Director: Yoshitake Nakakōji
- Scriptwriter: Kenta Ihara
- Character Designer: Takeshi Noda
- Music Composer: Shunsuke Takizawa
- Worldbuilding: Nobutaka Ike
- Prop Designer: Kouta Sugawa
English Dub Cast
- David Matranga as Xylo
- Emi Lo as Teoritta
- Joshua Waters as Dotta
- Dawn M. Bennett as Kivia
- Jessie James Grelle as Venetim
- Nicholas Huber as Rajit
- Jim Foronda as Priest
- Naya Moreno as Siena
- Ethan Gallardo as Zofflec
- Additional Voices: Abigail Blythe, Kelly Greenshield, Peyton Howard, Joshua Hires, Tom Aglio, Mauricio Ortiz-Segura, Alex Hanback, Brandon Acosta, Eli Farmer, Abi Kumar, Conner Allison, Seth Magill
English Dub Crew
- Voice Director: Shawn Gann
- Producer: Susie Nixon
- Adaptation: Audrey Drake Rigg, Matthew Greenbaum
- Mixer: William Dewell
- Engineer: Victor Acosta
Where Can I Watch Sentenced to Be a Hero?
Crunchyroll will be streaming the Sentenced to Be a Hero anime in North America, Central America, South America, Europe, Africa, Oceania, the Middle East, CIS, Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia. In Japan, the anime will be airing on Tokyo MX and streaming on Amazon Prime Video.
What is Sentenced to Be a Hero About?
Rocket Shokai’s hit novel series debuted in October 2020 on Kadokawa’s Kakuyomu site. Since then, Kadokawa publishes the series with illustrations by Mephisto.
Lastly, here’s an overview of the novel series, via publisher Yen Press:
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…
