The upcoming Sentenced to Be a Hero anime has been officially delayed to January 2026, with its first episode confirmed as a 60-minute special. The series was originally scheduled to begin airing in October 2025.
According to the official statement, the release was postponed to allow additional time for improving the show’s overall quality in order to deliver a better final product to the fans.
To provide updates ahead of the rescheduled premiere, a special livestream event will be held on July 26 via the KADOKAWA Anime Channel on YouTube. Cast members confirmed to appear include:
- Yohei Azakami as Xylo Forbat
- Mayu Iizuka as Teoritta
- Shizuka Ishigami as Patausche Kivia
- Shun Horie as Dotta Luzulas
- Shunichi Toki as Venetim Leopool
The first voiced trailer was revealed earlier this year at Anime Japan in March, and you can check it out below.
Sentenced to Be a Hero (Yusha-kei ni Shosu: Chobatsu Yuusha 9004-tai Keimu Kiroku) is a light novel series by Rocket Shokai, and it began in October 2020 on the self-publishing website kakuyomu.jp. By September 2021, it received an official release with illustrations by MEPHISTO in Kadokawa’s Dengeki no Shin Bungei Imprint.
It has won several accolades, including first place in the User Recommendations category in the 2020 Kakuyomu Awards and second place overall in the Tsugirano Awards for up-and-coming light novel series. Yen Press licensed the novel in English.
Source: Sentenced to Be a Hero Official X
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