Sentenced to Be a Hero
Sentenced to Brave Punishment
Yuusha-kei ni Shosu: Choubatsu Yuusha 9004-tai Keimu Kiroku
Genres
- Action
- Adventure
- Fantasy
Tags
all 12- Main CastAnti-Hero92
- TimeMedieval88
- Main CastMale Protagonist84
- TraitsDemons83
- OtherGore81
- TraitsGods80
- OrganisationsMilitary74
- OtherCrime70
- ActionSwordplay52
- ScenePrison37
- TraitsTsundere36
- TechnicalCGI33
Genres: Action, Adventure, Fantasy. Tags: Anti-Hero, Medieval, Male Protagonist, Demons, Gore, Gods, Military, Crime, Swordplay, Prison, Tsundere, CGI.
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- Premiered
- Winter 2026
- Aired
- Jan 3, 2026 –
- Broadcast
- Thursday · 22:30:00
- Duration
- 25 min
- Studio
- Studio KAI
Alternative Titles
en-x-romajiYuusha-kei ni Shosu: Choubatsu Yuusha 9004-tai Keimu Kiroku
ja勇者刑に処す 懲罰勇者9004隊刑務記録
enSentenced to Brave Punishment
enPunishment for Brave Hero: 9004 Corps Prison Record
enSentenced to Hero Punishment: The Service Records of the 9004th Penitent Hero Corps
enHero Punishment
enSentenced to Be a Hero: The Prison Records of Penal Hero Unit 9004
ja-LatnYuusha Kei ni Shosu: Choubatsu Yuusha 9004-tai Keimu Kiroku
ja勇者刑に処す 懲罰勇者9004隊刑務記録
enผู้กล้าโทษประหาร : บันทึกการรับโทษของหน่วยผู้กล้าต้องโทษ 9004
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Synopsis
"Hero" is the worst punishment in the world. Those convicted of heinous crimes are sentenced to become "Heroes" and forced to enter the mandatory military service in the war against the Demon Lords. These convicts are not even allowed to die—if killed, they will be resurrected to fight another day.
Hero Xylo Forbartz, former head of the Order of the Holy Knights, leads a penal unit of deplorables
"Hero" is the worst punishment in the world. Those convicted of heinous crimes are sentenced to become "Heroes" and forced to enter the mandatory military service in the war against the Demon Lords. These convicts are not even allowed to die—if killed, they will be resurrected to fight another day.
Hero Xylo Forbartz, former head of the Order of the Holy Knights, leads a penal unit of deplorables fighting on the front lines. It is in these direst of circumstances that he meets Teoritta, one of the world's strongest weapons. "When every last enemy has been defeated, you are to shower me with praise and pat my head." In order to survive and to take revenge on those who wronged him, he makes a pact with the goddess and launches headfirst into a maelstrom of war and intrigue.
(Source: Official site, edited)
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"Hero" is the worst punishment in the world. Those convicted of heinous crimes are sentenced to become "Heroes" and forced to enter the mandatory military service in the war against the Demon Lords. These convicts are not even allowed to die—if killed, they will be resurrected to fight another day. Hero Xylo Forbartz, former head of the Order of the Holy Knights, leads a penal unit of deplorables
"Hero" is the worst punishment in the world. Those convicted of heinous crimes are sentenced to become "Heroes" and forced to enter the mandatory military service in the war against the Demon Lords. These convicts are not even allowed to die—if killed, they will be resurrected to fight another day. Hero Xylo Forbartz, former head of the Order of the Holy Knights, leads a penal unit of deplorables fighting on the front lines. It is in these direst of circumstances that he meets Teoritta, one of the world's strongest weapons. "When every last enemy has been defeated, you are to shower me with praise and pat my head." In order to survive and to take revenge on those who wronged him, he makes a pact with the goddess and launches headfirst into a maelstrom of war and intrigue. (Source: Official site, edited)
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- Type
- TV
- Status
- Airing
- Premiered
- Winter 2026
- Aired
- Jan 3, 2026 –
- Broadcast
- Thursday · 22:30:00
- Episodes
- 5 / 12
- Duration
- 25 min
- Studio
- Studio KAI
Alternative Titles
en-x-romajiYuusha-kei ni Shosu: Choubatsu Yuusha 9004-tai Keimu Kiroku
ja勇者刑に処す 懲罰勇者9004隊刑務記録
enSentenced to Brave Punishment
enPunishment for Brave Hero: 9004 Corps Prison Record
enSentenced to Hero Punishment: The Service Records of the 9004th Penitent Hero Corps
enHero Punishment
enSentenced to Be a Hero: The Prison Records of Penal Hero Unit 9004
ja-LatnYuusha Kei ni Shosu: Choubatsu Yuusha 9004-tai Keimu Kiroku
ja勇者刑に処す 懲罰勇者9004隊刑務記録
enผู้กล้าโทษปร ะหาร : บันทึกการรับโทษของหน่วยผู้กล้าต้องโทษ 9004
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