Sentenced to Be a Hero has a 12-episode first season that ended in March and a second season in production. A smartphone game, Sentenced to Be a Hero -Game of the GODDESS-, is in development for Android and iOS with a second teaser out.
The anime Sentenced to Be a Hero finished its first season in March with 12 episodes and a second season already announced. The director is Hiroyuki Takashima, a first-time director who previously worked as an animator on Re:ZERO and SSSS.Gridman, and the screenwriter is Kenta Ihara. The two have described an approach where action sequences advance the plot rather than pause it, and monster designs drawn from FromSoftware games.
For the second season, producer Masashi Masuo has said the show will add more characters and more unreasonable, chaotic situations than the first. Assistant director Yoshiki Nakakoji credited the director's vision and talent for the success of season one. An interview covered the season without giving a release window or a specific episode count.
Outside the anime, Kadokawa is building the series across media. A smartphone game titled Sentenced to Be a Hero -Game of the GODDESS- is in development for Android and iOS by VIC GAME STUDIOS, with light novel author Rocket Shokai supervising the original scenario. The second teaser key visual and second teaser video have been released. The game keeps the anime cast, including Yohei Azakami, Mayu Iizuka, Shizuka Ishigami and Shun Horie, and adds Miyu Tomita as Noi Marjella and Fuka Izumi as Lisabella.
On the publishing side, the manga adaptation debuted in North America during the week of June 21-27, appearing in a weekly release roundup of new volumes.
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5d ago
Kadokawa unveiled the second teaser key visual and second teaser video for Sentenced to Be a Hero -Game of the GODDESS-, a smartphone game for Android and iOS developed by VIC GAME STUDIOS. Light novel author Rocket Shokai supervises the original scenario. Returning anime cast include Yohei Azakami, Mayu Iizuka, Shizuka Ishigami, and Shun Horie. New original characters are Miyu Tomita as Noi Marjella and Fuka Izumi as Lisabella.
Aug 6
In an interview with Anime Herald, producer Masashi Masuo and assistant director Yoshiki Nakakoji discussed the upcoming second season of Sentenced to Be a Hero. Masuo said the new season will feature more characters and more unreasonable, chaotic situations than the first. Nakakoji credited the director's vision and talent for the success of season one.
Jun 27
Anime News Network's weekly roundup lists anime and manga releases hitting North American shelves the week of June 21-27. The anime slate includes the complete collection of Chivalry of a Failed Knight and the first season of I Left My A-Rank Party to Help My Former Students Reach the Dungeon Depths!. The manga list features dozens of new volumes, including debuts for Sentenced to Be a Hero and The Daughter of the Demon Lord Is Too Kind!. The column will pause for the week of July 7-13 and return in mid-July.
May 27
In an interview with Anime News Network, Sentenced to Be a Hero director Hiroyuki Takashima and screenwriter Kenta Ihara discussed the show's action sequences, monster designs influenced by FromSoftware games, and their approach to integrating story into action. Takashima, a first-time director, emphasized that action should advance the plot, not pause it, and drew on his experience as an animator on series like Re:ZERO and SSSS.Gridman. The 12-episode first season ended in March with a second season announced.