{"id":142226,"date":"2025-12-13T07:48:10","date_gmt":"2025-12-13T15:48:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/?p=142226"},"modified":"2025-12-14T07:49:05","modified_gmt":"2025-12-14T15:49:05","slug":"sentenced-to-be-a-hero-reveals-main-trailer-january-3-premiere","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/2025\/12\/13\/sentenced-to-be-a-hero-reveals-main-trailer-january-3-premiere\/","title":{"rendered":"Sentenced to Be a Hero Reveals Main Trailer, January 3 Premiere"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">The\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/2025\/09\/19\/sentenced-to-be-a-hero-unveils-2nd-trailer\/\"><i>Sentenced to Be a Hero: The Prison Records of Penal Hero Unit 9004<\/i><\/a> TV anime has received a main trailer, January 3 premiere date, and its first location visual. Aside from new cuts, the trailer also previews the newly announced theme song by <strong>SPYAIR, <\/strong>&#8220;Kill the Noise.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">There are also new cast announcements:<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">\u2022 <strong>Yuichi Nakamura<\/strong> as Rhyno<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">\u2022 <strong>Saori Onishi<\/strong> as French Mastibolt<\/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\u300f\u30e1\u30a4\u30f3PV\uff5c2026\u5e741\u67083\u65e5(\u571f)\u3088\u308a\u9806\u6b21\u653e\u9001\u958b\u59cb\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/GcRs1JC7xeg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><em>Sentenced to Be a Hero\u00a0<\/em>is an adaptation of the light novel series written by <b>Rocket Shokai <\/b>and illustrated by\u00a0<strong>MEPHISTO<\/strong>, which began in 2021 and has seven volumes as of January 2025. Yen Press describes the light novel series as such:<\/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<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Sentenced-to-Be-a-Hero-location-visual-1.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"984\" data-attachment-id=\"142228\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/2025\/12\/13\/sentenced-to-be-a-hero-reveals-main-trailer-january-3-premiere\/sentenced-to-be-a-hero-location-visual-1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Sentenced-to-Be-a-Hero-location-visual-1.jpg?fit=848%2C1200&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"848,1200\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Sentenced to Be a Hero location visual 1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Sentenced-to-Be-a-Hero-location-visual-1.jpg?fit=212%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Sentenced-to-Be-a-Hero-location-visual-1.jpg?fit=696%2C984&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Sentenced-to-Be-a-Hero-location-visual-1.jpg?resize=696%2C984&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-142228\" style=\"width:539px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Sentenced-to-Be-a-Hero-location-visual-1.jpg?resize=724%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 724w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Sentenced-to-Be-a-Hero-location-visual-1.jpg?resize=212%2C300&amp;ssl=1 212w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Sentenced-to-Be-a-Hero-location-visual-1.jpg?resize=768%2C1087&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Sentenced-to-Be-a-Hero-location-visual-1.jpg?resize=696%2C985&amp;ssl=1 696w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Sentenced-to-Be-a-Hero-location-visual-1.jpg?resize=297%2C420&amp;ssl=1 297w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Sentenced-to-Be-a-Hero-location-visual-1.jpg?w=848&amp;ssl=1 848w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">\u00a92024 \u30ed\u30b1\u30c3\u30c8\u5546\u4f1a\/KADOKAWA\/\u52c7\u8005\u5211\u306b\u51e6\u3059\u88fd\u4f5c\u59d4\u54e1\u4f1a<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">The <em>Sentenced to Be a Hero <\/em>light novels are published under KADOKAWA\u2019s Dengeki no Shinbungei label. The story was originally a web novel that debuted on Kakuyomu in 2020. <em>Sentenced to Be a Hero\u00a0<\/em>also has\u00a0a manga adaptation by\u00a0<strong>Natsumi Inoue<\/strong>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">The anime was originally meant to premiere in October 2025.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Sentenced-to-Be-a-Hero-French.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"928\" data-attachment-id=\"142230\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/2025\/12\/13\/sentenced-to-be-a-hero-reveals-main-trailer-january-3-premiere\/sentenced-to-be-a-hero-french\/\" 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\u30ed\u30b1\u30c3\u30c8\u5546\u4f1a\/KADOKAWA\/\u52c7\u8005\u5211\u306b\u51e6\u3059\u88fd\u4f5c\u59d4\u54e1\u4f1a<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\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;\">Staff<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">\u2022 Director:\u00a0<strong>Hiroyuki Takashima\u00a0<\/strong>(<em>Symphogear XV<\/em>\u00a0co-action director,\u00a0<em>The Idolmaster Cinderella Girls U149<\/em>\u00a0assistant director)<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">\u2022 Assistant director and creature designer:\u00a0<strong>Yoshiki Nakaoji<\/strong>\u00a0(<em>Symphogear XV<\/em>\u00a0co-action director)<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">\u2022 Series composer and scriptwriter:<strong>\u00a0Kenta Ihara<\/strong>\u00a0(<em>Ishura<\/em>)<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">\u2022 Character designer:\u00a0<strong>Takeshi<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>Noda\u00a0<\/strong>(<em>DAN\u00a0DA DAN<\/em>\u00a0sub-character designer on Episode 1, 5, 6 et al.)<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">\u2022 Setting designer:\u00a0<strong>Nobutaka Ike<\/strong>\u00a0(<em>Belle<\/em>\u00a0background art director)<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">\u2022 Music composer: TRYTONELABO\u2019s\u00a0<strong>Shunsuke Takizawa<\/strong>\u00a0(<em>Studio Apartment, Good Lighting, Angel Included<\/em>)<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">\u2022 Animation production:\u00a0<strong>Studio KAI<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Cast<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">\u2022\u00a0<strong>Yohei Azakami<\/strong>\u00a0as Xylo Forbartz<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">\u2022\u00a0<strong>Mayu Izuka<\/strong>\u00a0as Teoritta<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">\u2022\u00a0<strong>Shizuka Ishigam<\/strong>i as Patausche Kivia\u00a0<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">\u2022\u00a0<strong>Shun Horie<\/strong>\u00a0as Dotta Luzulas\u00a0<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">\u2022\u00a0<strong>Shunichi Toki<\/strong>\u00a0as Venetim Leopool\u00a0<\/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><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/yushakei_PJ\/status\/1999811553273819260\"><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-1tl8opc\">@yushakei_PJ<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The\u00a0Sentenced to Be a Hero: The Prison Records of Penal Hero Unit 9004 TV anime has received a main trailer, January 3 premiere date, and its first location visual. 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