Sentenced to Be a Hero (TV)
Alternative title:
Sentenced to Be a Hero: The Prison Records of Penal Hero Unit 9004
Yūsha-kei ni Shosu: Chōbatsu Yūsha 9004-tai Keimu Kiroku (Japanese)
勇者刑に処す 懲罰勇者9004隊刑務記録 (Japanese)
Themes:
aristocracy,
betrayal,
conspiracy,
crime,
dark fantasy,
demons,
dragons,
explosions,
factions,
goddesses,
gore,
knights,
medieval,
military,
monsters,
religious sect,
resurrection,
revenge,
social stigma,
sorcery,
superpowers,
trauma
Objectionable content:
Intense
Plot Summary:
In a world where heroism is a punishment, Xylo Forbartz, a condemned goddess killer, battles endless hordes of monstrous abominations as part of Penal Hero Unit 9004. Death is no escape, only a cycle of resurrection and relentless combat. But when Xylo encounters a mysterious new goddess, their unlikely alliance sparks a rebellion that could shatter the chains of eternal punishment.
Watch Yûsha-kei ni Shosu Chôbatsu Yûsha 9004-tai Keimu Kiroku on:
Netflix
Netflix
Running time:
23 minutes
Episode titles: We have 5
Vintage:
2026-01-03
Opening Theme:
"Kill the Noise" by SPYAIR
Official website:
TVアニメ『勇者刑に処す 懲罰勇者9004隊刑務記録』公式サイト (Japanese)
Reviews:
Sentenced to Be a Hero ‒ Episode 5 (Feb 9, 2026)
Sentenced to Be a Hero ‒ Episode 4 (Feb 2, 2026)
Sentenced to Be a Hero ‒ Episode 3 (Jan 24, 2026)
Sentenced to Be a Hero ‒ Episodes 1-2 (Jan 18, 2026)
Sentenced to Be a Hero (Jan 15, 2026)
News: Show:
Crunchyroll Reveals English Dub Cast, Same-Day Release for Sentenced to Be a Hero Anime (Jan 2, 2026)
Sentenced to Be a Hero Anime's New Video Reveals January 3 Debut, Spyair's Theme Song (Dec 13, 2025)
Crunchyroll Streams 'Anyway, I'm Falling in Love with You' 2nd Season, Screens Premieres at Anime Frontier (Nov 12, 2025)
Convention report:
Sentenced to Be a Hero Anime is Worth the Wait (Aug 24, 2025)
Press Releases:
TV Anime 'Sentenced to Be a Hero' and 'Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World-' Special Stage Announced for AGF Korea 2025 (Nov 17, 2025)
TV Anime 'Sentenced to Be a Hero' The Premiere Screening of Episode 1 Announced for Anime Frontier (Nov 13, 2025)
Other article:
You can contribute information to this page, but first you must login or register |
Director: Hiroyuki Takashima Series Composition: Kenta Ihara Script: Kenta Ihara Storyboard: Fumiaki Kouta (ep 3) Hiroyuki Takashima (OP; eps 1-4) Shin Mita (ep 5) Shunsuke Machitani (ep 4) Takumi Narita (ep 2) Episode Director: Fumiaki Usui (ep 3) Hiroyuki Takashima (ep 1) Ōri Yasukawa (ep 1) Shin Mita (ep 5) Taisuke Tsukuda (ep 1) Takanari Hirayama (ep 2) Tsuyoshi Tobita (ep 4) Unit Director: Hiroyuki Takashima (OP) Original creator: Rocket Shokai Original Character Design: Mephisto Character Design: Takeshi Noda Art Director: Yūsuke Watanabe Chief Animation Director: Chikashi Kadekaru (eps 3, 5) Hiroshi Yakou (ep 4) Masaru Obata (eps 1-3) Meng Shu Cai (ep 1 NC) Pin Qiao Zeng (ep 1) Takeshi Noda (ep 1) Yasutaka Kimura (eps 1-2) Animation Director: Atsushi Suzuki (eps 1-3) Chikashi Kadekaru (ep 5) Daiki Yonei (eps 1-2) Falco Suzuki (ep 4) Hao Lang (ep 2) Hiromi Ogata (ep 3) Hiroyuki Takashima (ep 3) Hunter (ep 2) Jia Gu (ep 3) Jing Jing Du (eps 3, 5) Jun Nakajima (ep 1) KAGO (ep 1) Kai Tsukui (ep 4) Kazuhito Tominaga (ep 1) Keita Fukuda (eps 1-2) Kōta Sugawa (ep 1) Masaki Kiritani (ep 5) Mayumi Fukushi (eps 1-2) Meloma (ep 2) Meng Yun Lin (ep 2) Min Ji Kang (ep 5) Qi Ju (ep 2) Rai (ep 2) Seiji Kunimatsu (eps 2, 5) Shinpei Kobayashi (eps 1-2) Sora Ishitsuka (ep 4) Takayuki Sugiura (ep 4) Takeshi Noda (OP) Tenkai (ep 2) TigerWasabi (eps 1-2) Wataru Hirabayashi (ep 1) Yasutaka Kimura (eps 1-2) Yaya (ep 2) Yoshifumi Terai (ep 3) Yoshitake Nakakōji (ep 1) Yue Liang (eps 3, 5) Yuka Fujiwara (ep 5) Yukiyoshi Shikiji (ep 1) Yūma Yokomatsu (ep 2) Sound Director: Yūichi Morita 2D Graphics: Marina Tosaka (GA-CREW) Animation producer: Masashi Masuo Assistant Animation Director: Daiki Yonei (ep 3) Hiroyuki Takashima (eps 1-2, 4-5) Kōta Sugawa (ep 3) Meloma (ep 5) Meng Shu Cai (ep 1) Ryōken Toida (eps 1, 3) Seiji Kunimatsu (eps 1, 3) Shinpei Kobayashi (ep 5) Takeshi Noda (eps 4-5) Yasutaka Kimura (ep 3) Yoshitake Nakakōji (ep 3) Assistant Chief Animation Director: Shinpei Kobayashi (ep 2) Assistant Director: Yoshitake Nakakōji Background Art: Eri Kaneko (ENGI; ep 1) Hazuki Nakamura (ENGI; ep 1) Hiromi Wakabayashi (ENGI; ep 1) Misuzu Yoshida (ENGI; ep 1) Rina Sakai (ENGI; ep 1) Background Art Assistant: Airi Hayashi (Y.A.P. Ishigaki Production; ep 1) Dung Van (Bihou; ep 1) Duy Khac (Nakakuki Art; ep 1) Hau Minh (Bihou; ep 1) Phung Ngan (Nakakuki Art; ep 1) Phuong Ngoc (Bihou; ep 1) Sang Dinh (Nakakuki Art; ep 1) Sang Le (Bihou; ep 1) Shunichirō Yoshihara (Bihou; ep 1) Takamasa Nakakuki (Nakakuki Art; ep 1) Thao Thu (Nakakuki Art; ep 1) Color design: Hiroko Umezaki Creature Animation Director: Gen Asano (ep 1) Kazuhito Tominaga (ep 3) Naomichi Namita (eps 2, 5) Yasutaka Kimura (ep 5) Yoshitake Nakakōji (eps 1-2, 4-5) Creature Design: Yoshitake Nakakōji Editing: Rina Koguchi Effects Design: Fumiaki Kouta In-Between Animation: Akira Nakayama (A-1 Pictures Fukuoka Studio; ep 4)  Chiko Kawazoe (A-1 Pictures Fukuoka Studio; ep 4) Mayu Komatsu (A-1 Pictures; ep 4) Key Animation: Akira Amemiya (Trigger; OP) Amu Ai (ep 4) Aoisora (ep 2) Artur Cepakov (ep 4) Atsuko Hikimoto (eps 2-3, 5) Atsushi Suzuki (eps 1, 3) Ayu Fukue (eps 2, 5) Ayume Kuroshima (ep 2) Ayumi Tsukamoto (ep 2) Bo Yuan Chen (OP) Chie Hashimoto (ep 4) Daiki Yonei (eps 1, 5) Daisuke Ishibashi (ep 3) Eriko Kotobuki (ep 4) EVAKOI (eps 1-2) Fumiaki Kouta (eps 1, 3) Fumihiko Sakata (ep 2) Fūya Komano (ep 1) Gen Asano (OP) Hajime Umeki (ep 4) HaoD (eps 1, 5) Haruo Haga (ep 1) Hayato Kurosaki (eps 1, 3, 5) Hidekazu Ebina (OP) Hinata Narumi (eps 1, 3) Hironori Tanaka (ep 3) Hirotaka Tokuda (ep 3) Hong Yian (ep 2) Houwa (ep 1) Isao Nanba (OP) Jia Mei Deng (eps 1, 3) Jun Nakajima (ep 1) Kai Tsukui (ep 4) Kaoru Satō (eps 2-3) Katsushi Suzuki (ep 4) Kazu Inoue (ep 5) Kazuhiro Miwa (OP) Kazuhito Tominaga (ep 5) Keiichirō Honjō (ep 1) Keinosuke Ami (OP) Keisuke Yoshida (ep 4) Kento Takahashi (ep 4) Kōhei Takahashi (ep 2) Kōji Kataoka (ep 4) Kōsuke Yoshida (OP; eps 1-3) Kōta Sera (OP) Kōta Sugawa (ep 1) Kouya Uemichi (ep 3) Lamoon (eps 1-2, 5) Larry Wariebi (eps 1, 3) Mahmoud Moftah (ep 1) Maria Ichino (eps 1-3, 5) Masahiro Yufune (OP; eps 1, 5) Masaki Kiritani (ep 5) Masaru Obata (eps 1, 3, 5) Masashi Yamada (eps 1-3) Masaya Sekizaki (ep 4) Masayo Okuzumi (eps 2-3) Meng Shu Cai (ep 1) Michelle Sugimoto (ep 3) Misako Izumi (ep 5) Mitsuteru Kubo (ep 1) Naomichi Namita (eps 2-3, 5) Naoya Sonoda (ep 4) Nobuhiro Nagata (OP; ep 1) Pin Qiao Zeng (ep 1) Ranko Nakabayashi (ep 3) Ri Yao (ep 5) Ritsuko Taniguchi (eps 2-3, 5) Ryōken Toida (OP; ep 1) Ryōun Tsuchiya (ep 4) Seiji Kunimatsu (eps 1-3) Shiki Kadowaki (ep 4) Shinpei Kobayashi (eps 1, 3, 5) Shinya Uchida (ep 5) Shōta Sannomiya (ep 1) Shunichirō Taniguchi (eps 2-3, 5) Shunpei Notsu (eps 2-3, 5) Shuntarō Yamada (ep 2) Takenori Tsukuma (eps 2-3) Takumi Sanada (ep 2) Takurō Naka (ep 4) TARABAN (ep 2) Tatsuya Miki (ep 1) TigerWasabi (ep 1) Tomoaki Hirauchi (ep 5) Tomoki Ogawa (eps 1-3) Tomoyuki Niho (ep 2) Toshinori Unetani (ep 1) Toshiyuki Satō (ep 1) Wataru Hirabayashi (ep 1) Wataru Omori (eps 2, 5) Wei Wo Zheng (eps 2-3) Xinxiong Ceng (ep 1) Yan Xin Fan (eps 1, 5) Yasutaka Kimura (ep 5) Yooto (ep 3) Yoshifumi Terai (ep 1) Yoshihiro Taniguchi (ep 4) Yū Funakura (eps 2-3, 5) Yuitsu Kusakabe (ep 4) Yuka Fujiwara (eps 1, 5) Yukari Saka (eps 2, 5) Yukie Oda (eps 2-3, 5) Yukiyoshi Shikiji (eps 1, 3) Yūma Yokomatsu (eps 1-2) Yūto Okumura (ep 3) Zayd Ghassan (ep 4) Zi Hang Mo (OP) Prop Design: Kōta Sugawa Theme Song Composition: UZ Theme Song Lyrics: MOMIKEN Theme Song Performance: SPYAIR World View Setting: Nobutaka Ike | Jun Fukushima as Mayu Iizuka as Shizuka Ishigami as Shōya Chiba as Shun Horie as Shunichi Toki as Yōhei Azakami as Yōji Ueda as Yoshitsugu Matsuoka as Yūichi Nakamura as Saori Ōnishi as Yōko Hikasa as Aira Iryo as Akinori Egoshi as Amika Tosa as Aya Naruse as Ema Kishimoto as Eriko Kadokura as Hina Tachibana as Hiroshi Naka as Hitoshi Bifu as Ikuto Kanemasa as Kayo Yanase as Keiko Watanabe as Kenji Hamada as Kōdai Inaoka as Kōji Kiryū as Marie Miyake as Masafumi Kobatake as Masashi Okano as Mizuki Minamori as Moe Ehara as Nozomi Furuki as Ryō Sugisaki as Saki Yonemoto as Sakira Kawakami as Takahiro Shimada as Takahiro Sumi as Teppei Uenishi as Tokuyoshi Kawashima as Tomohiro Ōno as Toshihiko Seki as Yuga Sato as Yūji Kameyama as | |||
2D Graphics: GA-CREW 2nd Key Animation: A-1 Pictures (ep 4) A-1 Pictures Fukuoka Studio (ep 1) A-Real (ep 3) Akatsuki (eps 1, 3) Art Base Bam (ep 1) Candy Box (eps 3, 5) Chiptune (ep 3) Drive (ep 5) East Fish Studio (eps 1, 3) FAI International (eps 1, 3) Gallop (ep 1) Geno Studio (ep 5) Gift-o’-Animation (eps 1-3) GK Sales (eps 1, 3, 5) Grain (ep 2) Hadashi Pro (ep 5) J.C. Staff (eps 1-2, 5) Kamiiru Animation Studio (ep 1) Kyushu Animation (ep 5) Laplace Animation (ep 2) LIDEN FILMS (ep 5) lolroute (ep 5) Luv Letter Studios (ep 1) M.S.J Musashino Production (eps 1, 3, 5) Nakamura Production (ep 1) NUT (eps 1-3) Oh! Production (eps 1-2) Okuruto Noboru (ep 5) One Order (eps 2, 5) PINE JAM (ep 1) PRA (ep 5) Production I.G (eps 1, 3) project No.9 (eps 1, 5) R.I.C (ep 3) RadPlus (ep 1) Reboot (eps 2-3) Rebuilding Quanta (ep 1) REGRIM (eps 1, 3, 5) Revival (eps 1-3) ROLL2 (ep 1) Shadow Media (ep 3) Shanghai Phantom (ep 3) Snow Light Staff (ep 3) Studio Angle (ep 5) Studio CL (eps 1-3, 5) Studio Colorido (ep 5) Studio Eight Colors (ep 3) Studio Gimlet (eps 1-2, 5) Studio Kagayaki (eps 1, 3) Studio KAI (eps 1-3) Studio Lings (ep 1) Studio Massket (ep 1) Studio Mindo (eps 1, 5) Studio PaTHoS (ep 3) Studio Peacock (eps 2, 5) Studio Pierrot (ep 2) Studio Tokoro (ep 1) Studio μ (ep 1) Teddy (eps 1, 3, 5) Triple A (eps 3, 5) WHITE FOX Izukōgen Studio (eps 1, 3) Wish (ep 1) Wuxi Huaxian Animation Production (eps 1-5) xenron (ep 1) Yostar Pictures (eps 2-3) ZEXCS (eps 1, 3) Animation Director: Fincrossed Studio (ep 1) Animation Production: Studio KAI Art Board: TOWER CRANE (eps 1-5) Art Board Cooperation: ENGI (eps 1, 5) Art Production: Bihou, Inc. (eps 1, 5) Background Art: Bihou, Inc. (ep 5) CoMix Wave Films (OP) ENGI (eps 1, 4-5) Hoshi-Vn (ep 4) Kinema Citrus (ep 4) Nakakuki Art (eps 4-5) Wit Studio (ep 2) Y.A.P. Ishigaki Production (ep 4) Background Art Cooperation: Bihou, Inc. (ep 1) Hoshi-Vn (ep 1) Nakakuki Art (ep 1) Y.A.P. Ishigaki Production (ep 1) Color Check Assistance: C2C (ep 1) Color Specification Assistance: C2C (ep 1) Finish Animation: 01 (eps 1, 5) Akatsuki (eps 1, 3) Bird (ep 4) C2C (ep 4) FAI International (eps 1, 3, 5) GK Sales (eps 1, 3) Grain (ep 2) Kamiiru Animation Studio (ep 1) M.S.J Musashino Production (eps 3, 5) Nam Hai (ep 4) One Order (eps 1, 4-5) PT.Kreasi Studio Ubud (ep 4) R.I.C (eps 1, 3) RadPlus (ep 1) Rakun Digital (ep 4) Reboot (eps 1, 3) Revival (eps 1, 3) Seven Seas (eps 1, 5) Shadow Media (ep 3) Shanghai Honghuang Art (ep 3) Shanghai Phantom (ep 3) SILVER LINK. (ep 4) Studio Elle (ep 5) Studio Gram (ep 1) Studio PaTHoS Overseas Studio (ep 3) Studio Tokoro (ep 1) Studio μ (ep 1) Triple A (eps 3, 5) Wish (OP; eps 1, 4-5) Wuxi Huaxian Animation Production (OP; eps 1, 3-5) xenron (ep 1) Finish Animation Management: Wuxi Huaxian Animation Production (eps 4-5) In-Between Animation: 01 (eps 1, 5) A-1 Pictures (ep 4) A-1 Pictures Fukuoka Studio (ep 4) Actas (ep 4) Akatsuki (eps 1, 3) Candy Box (eps 1, 5) Drive (ep 5) EMT Squared (ep 1) ENGI (ep 4) FAI International (OP; eps 1-3, 5) Geno Studio (eps 3-4) Gift-o’-Animation (ep 1) GK Sales (eps 1, 3) Grain (ep 2) Kamiiru Animation Studio (ep 1) Kinema Citrus (eps 2, 4) lolroute (eps 1, 3-4) M.S.C (eps 1, 5) M.S.J Musashino Production (eps 1, 3, 5) Nam Hai (ep 4) OLM (eps 4-5) One Order (OP; eps 1-2, 4-5) PINE JAM (ep 1) PRA (ep 5) Production +h. (ep 1) project No.9 (eps 2, 4) PT.Kreasi Studio Ubud (ep 4) R.I.C (eps 1, 3) RadPlus (ep 1) Rakun Digital (ep 4) Reboot (eps 1-3) Revival (eps 1-3, 5) Rising Force (ep 1) Satelight (OP) Seven Seas (ep 5) Shadow Media (ep 3) Shanghai Honghuang Art (ep 3) Shanghai Phantom (ep 3) Shuka (ep 5) SILVER LINK. (ep 5) St.Signpost (eps 4-5) Studio CL (ep 5) Studio Colorido (eps 3-5) Studio Gokumi (ep 1) Studio Gram (ep 1) Studio KAI (OP; eps 1-3) Studio Lings (OP) Studio PaTHoS (ep 4) Studio PaTHoS Overseas Studio (ep 3) Studio Tokoro (ep 1) Studio μ (ep 1) Sunshine Corporation (OP) SynergySP (eps 4-5) team Yamahitsuji (eps 4-5) Tezuka Productions (ep 1) TNK (ep 1) Trigger (eps 1, 4) Triple A (eps 3, 5) WHITE FOX Izukōgen Studio (ep 5) Wuxi Huaxian Animation Production (eps 1-5) xenron (ep 1) Yumeta Company (ep 4) ZEXCS (OP; ep 3) In-Between Animation Management: Wuxi Huaxian Animation Production (eps 4-5) Key Animation: Trigger (OP) Overseas Production Management: A-1 Pictures Overseas Creative Business Department (ep 4) Photography: Graphinica Photography Assistance: Asahi Production (OP; eps 1-2, 5) Asura Film (OP) FAI International (ep 3) GK Sales (eps 1, 3, 5) Grain (ep 1) Ignaz Studio (ep 1) One Order (ep 1) RadPlus (ep 1) REVWING (ep 1) Studio Elle (ep 1) Photography Direction: Graphinica Production Cooperation: A-1 Pictures (ep 4) Production Management: A-1 Pictures (ep 4) Sound Production: Bit Grooove Promotion special effects: Graphinica Video Editing: IMAGICA Entertainment Media Services | ||||
ADR Director: Shawn Gann ADR Engineer: Victor Acosta ADR Producer: Susie Nixon Casting Director: Shawn Gann Mix Engineer: William Dewell | Ben Stegmair as David Matranga as Dawn M. Bennett as Emi Lo as Jason Marnocha as Jessie James Grelle as Joshua Waters as Marcus D. Stimac as Brad Foster as Chase Kloza as Ethan Gallardo as Greg Dulcie as Jim Foronda as John Burgmeier as Kent Williams as Meggie-Elise as Naya Moreno as Nick Huber as Reagan Murdock as Rebecca Danae as Seth Magill as | |||
Internet Streaming: Crunchyroll | ||||
Delphine Moriau as Fabian Finkels as Lionel Bourguet as Nicolas Matthys as Raphaëlle Bruneau as Simon Duprez as Sophia Atman as Valentin Vanstechelman as Jonathan Simon as Sophie Pyronnet as Alain Eloy as Benjamin Thomas as Bruno Mullenaerts as Gregory Praet as Jean-François Rossion as Martin Spinhayer as Michel Hinderyckx as Nancy Philippot as Simon Duprez as Sophie Landresse as Sophie Pyronnet as | ||||
Dubbing: VSI Group | ||||
ADR Director: Graciela Gámez ADR Engineer: Abril Martinez ADR Mixing: Carlos Gomez Production: Gerardo Torres | Circe Luna as Diego Alegría as Ferran Uribe as Graciela Gámez as Jorge Badillo as | |||
| DISCLAIMER | add information | report an error | lookup sources |
Compare this anime's credits with others
# A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
Anime anthology