A brand-new trailer was released today for the Sentenced to Be a Hero anime, announcing a January 3 at 22:00 JST premiere for Japanese television and previewing the fantasy action series' opening song, "Kill the Noise" by SPYAIR ( Haikyu!! OP). The first episode will run for one hour, and Crunchyroll will stream soon after . Furthermore, Yuichi Nakamura (Andy in Undead Unluck ) and Saori Onishi (Amaryllis in Dr. STONE ) join the cast as Rhyno and Frenci Mastibolt, respectively. The first location visual was also unveiled, showcasing Couveunge Forest. Sentenced to Be a Hero Main Trailer Sentenced to Be a Hero Location Visual — Couveunge Forest RELATED: Sentenced to Be a Hero Anime Fights to the Death in New Key Visual Hiroyuki Takashima ( Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation animation director) directs Sentenced to Be a Hero at Studio KAI, with series composition by Kenta Ihara ( Saga of Tanya the Evil ), character designs by Takeru Noda and music by Shunsuke Takizawa ( Kemono Michi: Rise Up ). Yoshitake Nakakoji serves as assistant director and creature designer, Nobutaka Ike serves as world designer and Kota Sugawa serves as prop designer. Crunchyroll describes the story: 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. Source: Press Release
