{"id":116754,"date":"2025-03-22T22:28:20","date_gmt":"2025-03-23T05:28:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/?p=116754"},"modified":"2025-11-09T23:55:16","modified_gmt":"2025-11-10T07:55:16","slug":"sentenced-to-be-a-hero-reveals-trailer-visual-october-start","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/2025\/03\/22\/sentenced-to-be-a-hero-reveals-trailer-visual-october-start\/","title":{"rendered":"Sentenced to Be a Hero Reveals 1st Trailer, Visual, October Start"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">The <i>Sentenced to Be a Hero: The Prison Records of Penal Hero Unit 9004<\/i> anime has received an over 90-second trailer, a <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/yushakei_PJ\/status\/1903673060475216014\">visual<\/a>, an October premiere window, and new details.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">The show&#8217;s director is <strong>Hiroyuki Takashima <\/strong>(<em>Symphogear XV<\/em> co-action director, <em>The Idolmaster Cinderella Girls U149<\/em> assistant director). Other staff include:<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">\u2022 Assistant director and creature designer: <strong>Yoshitake Nakaoji<\/strong> (<em>Symphogear XV<\/em> co-action director)<\/span><br><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">\u2022 Series composer and scriptwriter:<strong> Kenta Ihara<\/strong> (<em>Ishura<\/em>)<\/span><br><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">\u2022 Character designer: <strong>Noda Takeshi<\/strong> (<em>DAN DA DAN<\/em> sub-character designer on Episode 1, 5, 6 et al.)<\/span><br><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">\u2022 Setting designer: <strong>Nobutaka Ike<\/strong> (<em>Belle<\/em> background art director)<\/span><br><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">\u2022 Music composer: <strong>Shunsuke Takizawa<\/strong> (<em>Studio Apartment, Good Lighting, Angel Included<\/em>)<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"TV\u30a2\u30cb\u30e1\u300e\u52c7\u8005\u5211\u306b\u51e6\u3059\u300fPV\u7b2c1\u5f3e\uff5cTV\u30a2\u30cb\u30e1\u653e\u9001\u6c7a\u5b9a\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/B6Y_7_EFvBw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; 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KADOKAWA publishes the series under the Dengeki no Shinbungei label. Yen Press describes the light novels\u2019 premise as:<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"content-heading-txt\">\n<p class=\"paragraph fs-16\" style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><em>Heroism\u2014a punishment for only the worst criminals. Those sentenced to the fate of a hero are forced to fight on the front lines against deadly centers of contagion that rot the land and turn its creatures into roving armies of violent beasts. And if a hero dies, their only reward is being brought back to life so they can continue the never-ending battle. But when Xylo Forbartz, a member of Penal Hero Unit 9004 and a convicted goddess killer, comes face-to-face with a new goddess, the pact they forge might just be enough to change the world\u2026<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><i>Sentenced to Be a Hero&nbsp;<\/i>was originally a web novel that debuted on Kakuyomu in 2020. It has a manga adaptation by&nbsp;<strong>Natsumi Inoue<\/strong>. The anime is produced by <strong>Studio KAI<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;font-size: 12pt\">Cast<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">\u2022&nbsp;<strong>Yohei Azakami<\/strong>&nbsp;as Xylo Forbartz<\/span><br><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">\u2022&nbsp;<strong>Mayu Izuka<\/strong>&nbsp;as Teoritta<\/span><br><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">\u2022&nbsp;<strong>Shizuka Ishigam<\/strong>i as Patausche Kivia&nbsp;<\/span><br><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">\u2022&nbsp;<strong>Shun Horie<\/strong> as Dotta Luzulas&nbsp;<\/span><br><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">\u2022&nbsp;<strong>Shunichi Toki<\/strong> as Venetim Leopool&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><strong>Source: <\/strong><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\">@yushakei_PJ<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Sentenced to Be a Hero: The Prison Records of Penal Hero Unit 9004 anime has received an over 90-second trailer, a visual, an October premiere window, and new details. The show&#8217;s director is Hiroyuki Takashima (Symphogear XV co-action director, The Idolmaster Cinderella Girls U149 assistant director). 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