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The Legendary Hero Is Dead!

The Legendary Hero Is Dead!

TV-142023•24m•6.3/10
AnimationComedySci-Fi & Fantasy

Ratings

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6.3/10(38)

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…!!

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Production

LIDENFILMS, TFC, Pony Canyon, WOWMAX

Language

JA

Status

Ended

First Aired

April 7, 2023

Last Aired

June 23, 2023

Networks

Tokyo MX

Trailers & Videos

Where to Watch
Region US · Lang EN
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Seasons & Episodes
Select a season to view episodes. Reddit links may contain spoilers.
Season
The Legendary Hero Is Dead?!
E1
The Legendary Hero Is Dead?!
Air date: 2023-04-07
Touka Scott doesn't care much about the devils supposedly ravaging the world... until a visit from the legendary hero changes everything.
The Legendary Hero Impostor
E2
The Legendary Hero Impostor
Air date: 2023-04-14
The new hero's party heads out on a devil-hunting quest, but questions arise about new companion Kyle's motivations.
The Legendary Hero Is a Skeleton!
E3
The Legendary Hero Is a Skeleton!
Air date: 2023-04-21
Touka might have thought that his situation couldn't get any worse now that he's a zombie, but he was wrong.
The Legendary Hero and Bride
E4
The Legendary Hero and Bride
Air date: 2023-04-28
Touka tries to keep up his masquerade around the princess, while a sinister plot moves into motion beneath the capital.
The Legendary Hero Is Revived
E5
The Legendary Hero Is Revived
Air date: 2023-05-05
Touka and his makeshift party tackle the true terror haunting the capital.
The Legendary Hero Is a Girl
E6
The Legendary Hero Is a Girl
Air date: 2023-05-12
A strange spell turning the townspeople into monsters forces some hard decisions from the hero's party.
A New Legendary Hero
E7
A New Legendary Hero
Air date: 2023-05-19
As Touka and his friends pursue the entity enslaving the townspeople, an encounter with another adventurers' party raises new questions.
The Legendary Hero Is a Student!
E8
The Legendary Hero Is a Student!
Air date: 2023-05-26
The wicked necromancers hire a deadly mercenary to slow the party down, as new revelations arise about Touka's past.
Into the Legendary Hero's Past
E9
Into the Legendary Hero's Past
Air date: 2023-06-02
Touka awakens in a familiar place—Is it the past? Is it a dream? Whatever it is, he’ll need to solve the mystery before time runs out for him and Yuna!
The Raid of the Legendary Hero
E10
The Raid of the Legendary Hero
Air date: 2023-06-09
The legendary hero's party finally reaches Elvania, while the king makes his own plans to stop the necromancers' plot.
The Legendary Hero Fights to the Death!
E11
The Legendary Hero Fights to the Death!
Air date: 2023-06-16
It's all coming down to the big climactic battle. Can Touka defeat Diego and save Yuna before time runs out?!
The Legendary Hero Is a Duo!
E12
The Legendary Hero Is a Duo!
Air date: 2023-06-23
The situation is dire Touka still won't wake up, even as time ticks down. Will the day be saved, or will the legendary hero end up dead—again?

Cast

Wataru Katoh

Wataru Katoh

Touka Scott (voice)

Shunichi Toki

Shunichi Toki

Sion Bladan / Touka Scott (voice)

Ayana Taketatsu

Ayana Taketatsu

Anri Haynesworth (voice)

Hibiku Yamamura

Hibiku Yamamura

Yuna Yunis (voice)

Yurika Kubo

Yurika Kubo

Margaret Farom (voice)

Yuichi Nakamura

Yuichi Nakamura

Kyle Osment (voice)

Sayaka Ohara

Sayaka Ohara

Esel Borgnine (voice)

Wataru Hatano

Wataru Hatano

Belarco (voice)

Munetaka Aoki

Munetaka Aoki

Isaac Gardner (voice)

Chikahiro Kobayashi

Chikahiro Kobayashi

Leland Tallman (voice)

Kensho Ono

Kensho Ono

Friedrich Norstein (voice)

Shintaro Asanuma

Shintaro Asanuma

Diego Valentine (voice)

Sakura Shinfuku

Sakura Shinfuku

Millie Eunice (voice)

Hiroki Touchi

Hiroki Touchi

Fieri Younis (voice)

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