{"id":151725,"date":"2026-03-27T20:58:56","date_gmt":"2026-03-28T03:58:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/?p=151725"},"modified":"2026-03-27T21:12:01","modified_gmt":"2026-03-28T04:12:01","slug":"sentenced-to-be-a-hero-gets-2nd-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/2026\/03\/27\/sentenced-to-be-a-hero-gets-2nd-season\/","title":{"rendered":"Sentenced to Be a Hero Gets 2nd Season"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px\">Fantasy anime&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/2025\/12\/13\/sentenced-to-be-a-hero-reveals-main-trailer-january-3-premiere\/\"><i>Sentenced to Be a Hero: The Prison Records of Penal Hero Unit 9004<\/i>&nbsp;<\/a>is continuing with a second season. An ultra teaser visual and announcement trailer have been released.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px\">Following the news, Crunchyroll announced that it had acquired the new season for streaming.<\/span><\/p>\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\/2026\/03\/Sentenced-to-Be-a-Hero-Season-2-ultra-teaser-visual.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"984\" data-attachment-id=\"151735\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/2026\/03\/27\/sentenced-to-be-a-hero-gets-2nd-season\/sentenced-to-be-a-hero-season-2-ultra-teaser-visual\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Sentenced-to-Be-a-Hero-Season-2-ultra-teaser-visual.jpg?fit=849%2C1200&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"849,1200\" 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 Season 2 ultra teaser visual\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Sentenced-to-Be-a-Hero-Season-2-ultra-teaser-visual.jpg?fit=212%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Sentenced-to-Be-a-Hero-Season-2-ultra-teaser-visual.jpg?fit=696%2C984&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Sentenced-to-Be-a-Hero-Season-2-ultra-teaser-visual.jpg?resize=696%2C984&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-151735\" style=\"width:578px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Sentenced-to-Be-a-Hero-Season-2-ultra-teaser-visual.jpg?resize=724%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 724w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Sentenced-to-Be-a-Hero-Season-2-ultra-teaser-visual.jpg?resize=212%2C300&amp;ssl=1 212w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Sentenced-to-Be-a-Hero-Season-2-ultra-teaser-visual.jpg?resize=768%2C1086&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Sentenced-to-Be-a-Hero-Season-2-ultra-teaser-visual.jpg?resize=696%2C984&amp;ssl=1 696w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Sentenced-to-Be-a-Hero-Season-2-ultra-teaser-visual.jpg?resize=297%2C420&amp;ssl=1 297w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Sentenced-to-Be-a-Hero-Season-2-ultra-teaser-visual.jpg?w=849&amp;ssl=1 849w\" 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: 16px\">A <i>Sentenced to Be a Hero&nbsp;<\/i>game subtitled <em>-Game of the GODDESS-<\/em>, developed by mobile game studio VIC GAME STUDIOS, was also revealed.<\/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\u7b2c2\u671f\u5236\u4f5c\u6c7a\u5b9aPV\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ODTx1GDqQ_U?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: 16px\"><em>Sentenced to Be a Hero <\/em>adapts the light novels written by <b>Rocket Shokai&nbsp;<\/b>and illustrated by&nbsp;<strong>MEPHISTO<\/strong>. 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: 16px\"><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: 16px\">The anime&#8217;s first season <a href=\"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/2025\/12\/23\/sentenced-to-be-a-hero-episode-1-review\/\">began airing<\/a> on January 3 (JST). It was&nbsp;originally meant to start in October 2025.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px\">The <em>Sentenced to Be a Hero&nbsp;<\/em>books began in 2021 and have eight volumes as of January 2026. They are published under KADOKAWA\u2019s Dengeki no Shinbungei label\/imprint. There is a manga by <strong>Natsumi Inoue<\/strong>.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px\">The story previously debuted as a web novel on Kakuyomu in 2020.&nbsp;<\/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\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px\">Staff (Season 1)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px\">\u2022 Director:&nbsp;<strong>Hiroyuki Takashima&nbsp;<\/strong>(<em>Symphogear XV<\/em>&nbsp;co-action director,&nbsp;<em>The Idolmaster Cinderella Girls U149<\/em>&nbsp;assistant director)<\/span><br><span style=\"font-size: 16px\">\u2022 Assistant director and creature designer:&nbsp;<strong>Yoshiki Nakaoji<\/strong>&nbsp;(<em>Symphogear XV<\/em>&nbsp;co-action director)<\/span><br><span style=\"font-size: 16px\">\u2022 Series composer and scriptwriter:<strong>&nbsp;Kenta Ihara<\/strong>&nbsp;(<em>Ishura<\/em>)<\/span><br><span style=\"font-size: 16px\">\u2022 Character designer:&nbsp;<strong>Takeshi<\/strong>&nbsp;<strong>Noda&nbsp;<\/strong>(<em>DAN&nbsp;DA DAN<\/em>&nbsp;sub-character designer on Episode 1, 5, 6 et al.)<\/span><br><span style=\"font-size: 16px\">\u2022 Setting designer:&nbsp;<strong>Nobutaka Ike<\/strong>&nbsp;(<em>Belle<\/em>&nbsp;background art director)<\/span><br><span style=\"font-size: 16px\">\u2022 Music composer: TRYTONELABO\u2019s&nbsp;<strong>Shunsuke Takizawa<\/strong>&nbsp;(<em>Studio Apartment, Good Lighting, Angel Included<\/em>)<\/span><br><span style=\"font-size: 16px\">\u2022 Animation production:&nbsp;<strong>Studio KAI<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;font-size: 16px\">Cast (current)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px\">\u2022&nbsp;<strong>Yohei Azakami<\/strong>&nbsp;as Xylo Forbartz<\/span><br><span style=\"font-size: 16px\">\u2022&nbsp;<strong>Mayu Izuka<\/strong>&nbsp;as Teoritta<\/span><br><span style=\"font-size: 16px\">\u2022&nbsp;<strong>Shizuka Ishigam<\/strong>i as Patausche Kivia&nbsp;<\/span><br><span style=\"font-size: 16px\">\u2022&nbsp;<strong>Shun Horie<\/strong>&nbsp;as Dotta Luzulas&nbsp;<\/span><br><span style=\"font-size: 16px\">\u2022&nbsp;<strong>Shunichi Toki<\/strong>&nbsp;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: 16px\"><strong>Source:<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/yushakei-pj.com\/news\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> <em>Sentenced to Be a Hero\u00a0<\/em>anime website<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fantasy anime&nbsp;Sentenced to Be a Hero: The Prison Records of Penal Hero Unit 9004&nbsp;is continuing with a second season. An ultra teaser visual and announcement trailer have been released. Following the news, Crunchyroll announced that it had acquired the new season for streaming. A Sentenced to Be a Hero&nbsp;game subtitled -Game of the GODDESS-, developed [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":151737,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[14,12325,10718],"class_list":["post-151725","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-anime","tag-anime","tag-animejapan-2026","tag-sentenced-to-be-a-hero-the-prison-records-of-penal-hero-unit"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Sentenced-to-Be-a-Hero-Season-2-ultra-teaser-visual-1-e1774670782477.jpg?fit=845%2C480&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p8n4QV-Dtb","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/151725"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=151725"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/151725\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":151743,"href":"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/151725\/revisions\/151743"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/151737"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=151725"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=151725"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=151725"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}