Image: Rocket Shokai, Mephisto, Kadokawa
AMBot | 10/24/2023 | Reading Time: 2 Min.
Kadokawa has announced that the TV anime adaptation of Rocket Shokai's light novel series "Sentenced to Be a Hero: The Prison Records of Penal Hero Unit 9004" will premiere in 2025. The light novel series was first released in October 2020 on Kadokawa's Kakuyomu website and was published in print in September 2021. As of August 17, Kadokawa has released five volumes of the series.
The story revolves around a penal battalion of people who have been "sentenced" to become heroes as punishment for heinous crimes. They are forced to fight on the front lines against the Demon King's army. Even in death, they are revived to continue the battle. The story takes a turn when their leader, convicted of killing a goddess, encounters another goddess, leading to a pact that could change the fate of the world.
The story revolves around a penal battalion of people who have been "sentenced" to become heroes as punishment for heinous crimes. They are forced to fight on the front lines against the Demon King's army. Even in death, they are revived to continue the battle. The story takes a turn when their leader, convicted of killing a goddess, encounters another goddess, leading to a pact that could change the fate of the world.
This article was originally published in German. It was translated with technical support and editorially reviewed before publication.
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