Series synopsis
The Legendary Hero Is Dead!, also known as 勇者が死んだ！ is a Japanese animation comedy sci-fi & fantasy television series that premiered on Tokyo MX on April 7, 2023. It ended on June 23, 2023. It stars Wataru Katoh, Shunichi Toki, Ayana Taketatsu and Hibiku Yamamura.
Touka is just your average (slightly perverted) farmer in the village of Cheza. While he daydreams about being a hero and getting the girl, the real hero, Sion, is out battling demons that threaten to invade the world! But one day, Touka accidentally kills the hero…?! With the Legendary Hero dead, who's going to save the world now?! Touka quickly buries Sion's body to hide the evidence, but wakes up the next day to discover he is no longer in his own body…!!
Premise
Touka is just your average (slightly perverted) farmer in the village of Cheza. While he daydreams about being a hero and getting the girl, the real hero, Sion, is out battling demons that threaten to invade the world! But one day, Touka accidentally kills the hero…?! With the Legendary Hero dead, who's going to save the world now?! Touka quickly buries Sion's body to hide the evidence, but wakes up the next day to discover he is no longer in his own body…!!
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Wataru Katoh as Touka Scott (voice)
- Shunichi Toki as Sion Bladan / Touka Scott (voice)
- Ayana Taketatsu as Anri Haynesworth (voice)
- Hibiku Yamamura as Yuna Yunis (voice)
- Yurika Kubo as Margaret Farom (voice)
- Yuichi Nakamura as Kyle Osment (voice)
- Sayaka Ohara as Esel Borgnine (voice)
- Wataru Hatano as Belarco (voice)
Supporting cast
- Munetaka Aoki as Isaac Gardner (voice)
- Shintaro Asanuma as Diego Valentine (voice)
- Sakura Shinfuku as Millie Eunice (voice)
- Hiroki Touchi as Fieri Younis (voice)
Guest cast
- Chikahiro Kobayashi as Leland Tallman (voice)
- Kensho Ono as Friedrich Norstein (voice)
- Hiroshi Mikami as Village Chief (voice)
- Volcano Ota as Store Manager (voice)
- Kenji Kitamura as Bouncer (voice)
- Binbin Takaoka as Feudal Lord (voice)
- Shuuei Ikawa as Villager (voice)
- Taichi Takeda as Villager (voice)
- Hikari Tomio as Girl (voice)
- Masaaki Ihara as Villager (voice)
- Rio Sato as Girl (voice)
- Shuki Sato as Punitive Force (voice)
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 12 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 12 | April 7, 2023 | June 23, 2023 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
The Legendary Hero Is Dead?! Touka Scott doesn't care much about the devils supposedly ravaging the world... until a visit from the legendary hero changes everything. |
April 7, 2023 |
| 2 |
The Legendary Hero Impostor The new hero's party heads out on a devil-hunting quest, but questions arise about new companion Kyle's motivations. |
April 14, 2023 |
| 3 |
The Legendary Hero Is a Skeleton! Touka might have thought that his situation couldn't get any worse now that he's a zombie, but he was wrong. |
April 21, 2023 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | Tokyo MX |
|---|---|
| First aired | April 7, 2023 |
| Last aired | June 23, 2023 |
| Runtime | 24 minutes |
| Status | ended |