In this episode we introduce To Be Hero X, a new Chinese-Japanese anime collaboration with an original story and star-studded Japanese voice cast. We examine the mash-up of visual styles (which mixes 2D and 3D), talk about its time slot in Japan (replacing One Piece!), and opine on the series’ central conceit, which is that a hero’s social media popularity and people’s faith in them is what determines their power(s). Learn about the Japanese term for hero and where we think the show might go next!
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0:00 Opening
01:24 To Be Hero X Introduction
03:43 Animation Styles - 3DCG and Regular 2D
06:18 To Be Hero X Replaces One Piece?!
07:26 S-Rank Japanese Voice Actors in To Be Hero X
09:17 Hero Rankings and Social Media Influence in Modern Society
18:56 OTTACK! Word of the Day! ー英雄 / Eiyuuー
21:55 Final Thoughts and Future Expectations
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