SENTENCED TO BE A HERO / YUSHA-KEI NI SHOSU CHOBATSU YUSHA 9004-TAI KEIMU KIROKU Anime Series Trailer, Images and Posters

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"Sentenced to Be a Hero: The Prison Records of Penal Hero Unit 9004" ("Yûsha-kei ni Shosu Chôbatsu Yûsha 9004-tai Keimu Kiroku") is a new anime series based on the Japanese light novel series written by Rocket Shoukai and illustrated by Mephisto. ASCII Media Works publishes the original light novels in Japan under their Dengeki no Shin Bungei imprint. An English language version of the series is also available from Yen Press.

The anime is directed by Hiroyuki Takashima at Studio KAI, with Yoshitake Nakakoji providing assistant direction and creature designs, Kenta Ihara providing the series composition and scripts, and Takeru Noda providing the character designs. Shunsuke Takizawa composed the music.

The opening song is ""Kill the Noise" by SPYAIR. The voice cast includes Yuichi Nakamura, Yōhei Azakami, Tomori Kusunoki, Mayu Iizuka, Shizuka Ishigami, Shun Horie and Shun'ichi Toki. The show premiered on January 3, 2026 and also streams on Crunchyroll.

The English dub was also released and features David Matranga, Emi Lo, Joshua Waters, Dawn M. Bennett, Jessie James Grelle, Nicholas Huber, Jim Foronda, Naya Moreno and Ethan Gallardo.

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"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."