New Original Anime TO BE HEROINE
Official Website: tobe-hero.com Official Tweeter: @to_be_hero
Hashtag: #TBH2 #トゥ・ビー・ヒーローイン #凸变英雄 Leaf
Copyright: ©TO BE HEROINE Production Committee
Introduction:
Emon's first original short anime series from the Haoliners brand “TO BE HERO” was
broadcasted from October to December 2016 (12 episodes of 10minutes). Its fresh contents
managed to be loved by fans and made it rank up to 7th in the Tokyo Anime Award Festival
2017 best 100 shows. Even now, its popularity is still going up in China's streaming service
bilibili.
Is TO BE HEROINE a sequel of TO BE HERO or is it a brand new original story?
We will let you discover it by watching the first episode which will be broadcast on Tokyo MX1
on May 19th!
Official Website, Key Visual, Story, Characters and musics are revealed today with also the Cast of TO BE HEROINE, joined by Veteran Voice Actors and Popular Underground Idols!
TO BE HEROINE will also be the first hybrid original anime creation in history mixing Japanese and Chinese language!
TO BE HEROINE
On Air May 19th 2018 on TOKYO MX1 Every Saturdays at 21:00 (JST). The series will
contains 7 episodes.
Story:
What is 「TO BE HERO」?
The protagonist “Ossan” is a handsome man but a pretty sloppy father. Divorced and living
together with his daughter Min-Chan, he is one day sucked by his toilet and transported into
an other world. There, he is given the power of a hero and has the task to save earth from
villains. However, as he gets a hero's power, his body turns into one a old fat guy ! Will he be
able to save earth and defend Min-chan from villains?
What is 「TO BE HEROINE」?
The heroine”Futaba” is a clever high school girl. One day, she is suddenly sucked into another
world. This dark world is a world without light and the inhabitants are only children wearing
pants. Arriving there, Futaba is the only one wearing clothes and she will become the heroine
of this world where clothes are the strongest weapons!
Futaba Hanaya
17 years old. Main heroine。
High school Student.
She looks very adult at the first glance but she's a very careful person.
Raised in an elite family she learned English since she was a young child.
Cause to an unexplainable mystery she was sent in a 2D world and has to save it.
Hikaru Isago
17 years old. Student. He was raised in a happy family but lost his father when he was only 7,
his mother is struggling against illness. He looks always happy and dynamic but he hides a
dark secret.
Tooru Utsubari
17 years old. Close friend of Hikaru and Futaba.
Raised in a rich family, he's the most serious and reliable between the three friends.
He loves secretly Futaba since they were young.
Minchan
17 years old.
She's a student in the same high school as Futaba.
She's Futaba's best friend.
She was the heroine of the first series “To Be Hero” and she's aware about 2D world.
Hikaru-kun, the boy with the golden pants.
Lives in the 2D world.
3 years old.
He's a mysterious character. His body can produce light when he's emotionally
shacked.
Futaba appeared in front of him when he pledged from help in a temple.
He seems to have a mysterious link with Hikaru Isago.
Chou Oji , child from the 2D world
3 years old.
Cool and self-confident at first glance, he still looks like a baby.
He seems to have a mysterious relation with Hikaru-kun
He's the alter ego of Tooru Utsubari in this 2D world.
Simon Fubuki
He's one of Futaba's “Spiclo” (Spirit Cloth). He's a handsome and talented Swordsman.
His heart is pure and his arm very strong.
His skills with a sword are incredible.
He has a laser sword and considers Futaba as “his master”.
Minchan
Minchan's version in the 2D world.
Strong minded character, she looks like a bad person but
she's a trustful friend.
She's a warm-hearted person too.
CASTING
| CHARACTERS | CAST | |
| 2D World (Japanese) | 3D World (Chinese) | |
| Hanaya Futaba 花屋 二葉 | CV: Tsukino Moa | CV: 咩咩(Mie Mie) |
| Isago Hikaru | CV: Kumai Motoko | CV: 叮当(Ding Dang) |
| Utsubari Tooru | CV: Minami, Omi | CV:劉明月(Liu Mingyue) |
| Touin Touichi | CV: Ryu Seira | — |
| Hattori Hanzo | CV: Seki Toshihiko | — |
| Chinese Tohoku Muffler | CV: Seki Toshihiko | — |
| Simon Fubuki | CV: Sasaki Nozomu | — |
| Juuichi | CV: Kugimiya Rie | — |
| Bouichi | CV: Tanaka Marika | — |
| Chuuichi/ Ryuichi | CV: Kakazu Yumi | — |
| Min-chan | CV: Minagawa Junko | CV:山新(Shan Xin) |
| Oo Paipai | CV: Kawamura Maria | — |
| Sweater Beast / Electro Beast | CV: Maeda Takeshi | — |
| Street Vendor | CV: Maeda Takeshi | — |
| Hong Kong Police | CV: Tokumoto Yukitoshi | — |
| Selfish Governor | CV: Hayami Shou | — |
| Shifu (Mentor) | CV: Aoyama Yutaka | — |
Synopsis of the 1st episode
Futaba Hanaya, a young girl not happy of her life falls accidentally in a parallel world.
There, she meets a child who only wear gold panties and asked her help calling her “Miss Heroin, because he is in great danger chased by an assassin.
Futaba tried at this time to escape from this weird and dangerous world but just as she lost her boot, it became a mysterious swordsman struggling with the assassin.
Music
Opening Theme song “Ray” by Passcode
▼Official HP/SNS
http://passcode-official.com
https://twitter.com/passcodeO
https://www.instagram.com/passcodeo/
Ending Theme Song: (恋花恋慕(コイバナレンボ)) by Re-connect (リコネクト)
Re-connect Official Website
http://reconnect-music.com
Re-connect Official Twitter
https://twitter.com/Re_conect2
STAFF
Planning : Li Haolin / Li Ni
Chief Executive Producer: Dong Zhiling/ Luo Yanyan/Zhang Shengyan
Planning Producer: Tang Yunkang/ Kang Jun
Executive Producer Jiu Ye / Li Fangyu
Director/Screenplay/Scenario: Li Haolin
Chief Animator Director : LAN
Staging : LAN
Storyboard : Li Haolin
Japanese Version Executive Director : Ando Ken
Animation Producer: Tang Yunkang
Production Coordination: 小 A
Editing : Hida Aya/Li Haolin
Art Director: Huang Xueting
Director of Photography: Nakamura Shintaro
Japanese script: Ando Ken
Adviser: Yabe Atsushi Konno Tatsuro Iwasaki Yoshihiro
Japan Promotion : Tang Yunkang Li Fang Yuu Xu Jiahe
International Business: Widad Noureddine
