Another new character concept video has been released for the upcoming To Be Hero X donghua animated series, highlighting the number two ranked hero, Queen. The series will begin broadcasting in Japan on Fuji TV in 2025.
The new concept video also previews the character’s main theme song “Queen of the stars” by one of the series music composers Ryuichi Takada (MONACA).
Li Haolin is credited with the original work and is directing the donghua, in collaboration with bilibili and Aniplex. Hiroyuki Sawano is composing the series’ main theme song “Jeopardy.” Sawano, Kohta Yamamoto, Kenmochi Hidefumi, DAIKI (AWSM.), Shuhei Mutsuki, Hideyuki Fukasawa, Misaki Umase, and Takada are all credited as music composers. BeDream is handling the animation production for the series.
Meanwhile, the Japanese voice cast of To Be Hero X includes:
- • Mamoru Miyano as X
- • Natsuki Hanae as Nice
- • Nobunaga Shimazaki as E-Soul
- • Koichi Yamadera as Ahu
- • Inori Minase as Lucky Cyan
- • Ayane Sakura as Loli
- • Yoshitsugu Matsuoka as Little Johnny
- • Yuichi Nakamura as Ghostblade
- • Koki Uchiyama as Dragon Boy
- • Kana Hanazawa as Queen
The first To Be Hero series aired in Japan for 12 episodes from October to December 2016, with Studio LAN handing the animation production. Crunchyroll also streamed the series as it aired in Japan, with each episode running for 11 minutes.
The sequel series, To Be Heroine, aired in May 2018, with Studio LAN and Haoliners Animation League handling the animation production. Haolin previously directed both of these series.
Bilibili (translation via MyAnimeList) describes the main synopsis of To Be Hero X as:
This is a world where heroes are created by people’s trust, and the hero who has received the most trust is known as – X. In this world, people’s trust can be calculated by data, and these values will be reflected on everyone’s wrist. As long as enough trust points are obtained, ordinary people can also have superpowers and become superheroes that save the world. However, the ever-changing trust value makes the hero’s path full of unknowns…
Source: To Be Hero X Official Twitter
