Series synopsis
HEROMAN is a Japanese action & adventure animation sci-fi & fantasy television series that premiered on TV Tokyo on April 1, 2010. It ended on September 23, 2010. It stars Mikako Komatsu, Ryota Takeuchi, Ryohei Kimura and Cho.
An American kid named Joey lives in Center City, USA & has always wanted to become a hero. Unfortunately, he's just an orphan working part-time to support his grandma and himself. After he watched a commercial of a new robot action figure, Joey believe he'll gain strength if he obtains one. The only robot toy he can get his hands on is a broken one that was abandoned by a rich school bully. Feeling pity for the trashed action figure, Joey took it home to repair it. Little did he know, that once ...
Premise
An American kid named Joey lives in Center City, USA & has always wanted to become a hero. Unfortunately, he's just an orphan working part-time to support his grandma and himself. After he watched a commercial of a new robot action figure, Joey believe he'll gain strength if he obtains one. The only robot toy he can get his hands on is a broken one that was abandoned by a rich school bully. Feeling pity for the trashed action figure, Joey took it home to repair it. Little did he know, that once he repairs the toy, it'll make his hero dream become a reality.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Mikako Komatsu as Joseph "Joey" Carter Jones (voice)
- Ryota Takeuchi as Heroman (voice)
- Ryohei Kimura as Simon Kaina (voice)
- Cho as Matthew Denton (voice)
- Naomi Shindo as Vera Collins (voice)
- Mayu Obata as Lina Davis (voice)
- Makoto Yasumura as William Davis (voice)
- Akio Suyama as Nicholas de Carlo (voice)
Supporting cast
- Eri Miyajima as Keisha Jackson (voice)
- Sumie Sakai as Virginia Jones (voice)
- Arisa Ogasawara as Holly Virginia Jones (voice)
- Satsuki Yukino as Catherine may Jones (voice)
- Tessyo Genda as Brian Carter Jones (voice)
- Unsho Ishizuka as Gogorr (voice)
- Yasunori Matsumoto as Minami (voice)
- Ryoko Gi as Velonica (voice)
- Anri Katsu as Amanorich (voice)
- Masafumi Kimura as Stallion (voice)
- Bin Sasaki as President (voice)
- Hiroki Touchi as Axel Hughes (voice)
Episodes
This series spans 2 seasons with 29 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | 3 | September 22, 2010 | March 22, 2011 |
| Season 1 | 26 | April 1, 2010 | September 23, 2010 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Portent The first special is a 3 minute long short called "Portent" included in DVD/BD Volume 2. It will present an "unseen new side" of the main characters Joey and Lina. |
September 22, 2010 |
| 2 | Promise | December 22, 2010 |
| 3 | Monologue | March 22, 2011 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Beginning Center City, West Coast, USA. Joey loves heroes, and lives together in the city with his grandmother. While working a part-time job to support himself, he enjoys his life surrounded by Psy, his sarcastic lone-wolf friend, and Lina, a bright, cheerful girl from a well-to-do family. One day, Joey picks up a toy that was thrown away, repairs it, and names it "Heroman." But just then, a bolt of lightning strikes the toy! To Joey's surprise, a giant-sized "Heroman" is born before his eyes! |
April 1, 2010 |
| 2 |
Encounter Seeing Heroman's power before his own eyes, Joey wasn't able to hide his happiness or bewilderment. He worries about what he should do with this power and what Heroman really is. Meanwhile, the mysterious life forms called "The Skrugg" have begun their Earth invasion. When Joey hears of it, he runs to tell Prof. Denton who was broadcasting to them of the imminent danger. However, the Skrugg appear there with weapons in hand! And Lina encounters them as well!? |
April 8, 2010 |
| 3 |
Invasion The giant saucer that appeared in the skies of Center City begins sending tons of Skrugg down to the ground. Even with the military in wait, they were no match for the onslaught, and the people could do nothing but escape. After Joey stands in shock watching the neighborhoods being destroyed, he and Psy head to Joey's grandmother's house. However, the Skrugg show up and get in their way. Joey steels his determination, activates Heroman, and stands up, ready to face the enemy himself. |
April 15, 2010 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | TV Tokyo |
|---|---|
| First aired | April 1, 2010 |
| Last aired | September 23, 2010 |
| Runtime | 25 minutes |
| Status | Ended |
| Schedule | Thursday at 18:00:00 |