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To Be Hero
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To Be Hero (凸变英雄) is a Chinese donghua experimental anthology action comedy media franchise. The first season of the show was produced by Emon and animated by Studio LAN and supervised by Shinichi Watanabe.[5][6] It premiered in October 2016, on Tokyo MX in Japan, and on video sharing website bilibili in China.[7][8]

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A second season named To Be Heroine premiered in 2018. The series was directed by Li Haoling and animated by Studio LAN and Haoliners Animation League.

A third season titled To Be Hero X, mainly animated by three studios (which too, included Studio LAN) under BeDream, premiered in 2025.

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Cast

Chinese cast

  • Tute Hameng (Chinese) as Ossan/Yashu[5][8]
  • Shan Xin (Chinese) as Min-chan/Chenmin Jiang[5][8] (姜 辰敏, Jiāng Chénmǐn)
  • Mie Mie (Chinese) as Futaba Hanaya/Yuye Hua (花 语叶, Huā Yǔyè)
  • Ding Dang (Chinese) as Hikaru Isago/Xiaoguang Sha (沙 小光, Shā Xiǎoguāng)
  • Liu Mingyue (Chinese) as Tōru Utsubari/Chao Liang (梁 超, Liáng Chāo)

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The production took place in China, with modifications to the show for the Japanese broadcast.[10] The first season aired from October 5[5] to December 21, 2016 on Tokyo MX.[citation needed] The anime has been licensed by Crunchyroll for its online release.[11] In China, the opening song is "Insistence" (执念), performed by Loki (刘畅).[12] Meanwhile, in Japan, the opening song is "Come to See You" (オープニングテーマ「アイニコイヨ」), performed by BRATS.[13] The ending song in both Japan and China is "My Dad Protects the Earth" (エンディングテーマ「私のパパが地球を守る 〜我爹守护地球〜」) by Lin Heye (林和夜).[14]

A second season of the show entitled To Be Heroine[15] was released on May 19, 2018.[16][17]

An animation project titled To Be Hero X had been announced by bilibili and Aniplex in 2022, serving as the show's third season. Animation studios Pb Animation Co Ltd., Studio LAN and Paper Plane Animation Studio (under the production company BeDream) went on to produce the series, which was again directed by Li Haoling.[18] The series premiered on April 6, 2025 on Fuji TV and other channels.[19][20][21] At Anime Expo 2023, Crunchyroll announced that they licensed the series outside of Asia.[22]

The series follows an anthological narrative. The storylines of each season are unrelated apart from sharing a universe and a common superhero theme.

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