How a Realist Hero Rebuilt the Kingdom
2021 1 season · 26 ep live_tv Scripted Japan

How a Realist Hero Rebuilt the Kingdom

現実主義勇者の王国再建記

How a Realist Hero Rebuilt the Kingdom is a Japan–Taiwan co-production — one of only a handful of such cross-border series titles indexed here.

Synopsis

現実主義勇者の王国再建記

Suddenly summoned to a fantasy world and betrothed to the princess, Kazuya Souma is crowned the new king. Unlike the royalty before him, he won’t be using swords and magic to rule; will administrative reform really get this kingdom back on track?

Japan × Taiwan Co-Production

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Also On Tokyo MX

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The 2020–2022 Japan Window

How a Realist Hero Rebuilt the Kingdom holds position #111 of 452 Japan seriess in the 2020–2022 window, below highlighted by audience rating.

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    ★ 8.6 · 2020
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    #6

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    ★ 8.6 · 2022
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    ★ 8.6 · 2022
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The 2020s Japan Landscape

2021 was the decade’s peak output year for Japan — 170 titles released, including How a Realist Hero Rebuilt the Kingdom. Bars below show how the 2020s stacked up year by year (539 total).

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Position in Catalog

Released alongside 169 other Japan seriess in 2021.

The 4286th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).

Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (1,671 seriess).

Audience Engagement

114
Reviews
78th
Review-volume percentile
82nd
Popularity percentile

114 audience reviews — more than 78% of Japan seriess in our index.

Popularity sits at the 82th percentile among Japan seriess.

Broadcast Timeline

First Air Date
July 4, 2021
Last Air Date
April 3, 2022
Broadcast Span
9 months
Total Episodes
26 across 1 season
Format
Scripted
Total Runtime
≈ 10.4 hours

Reception Benchmarks

7.9
TMDB Rating
114
Audience Reviews
Highly Rated
Critical Tier

Ranked #681 of 4,579 Japan seriess indexed here (85th percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is +1.0 points above the Japan average of 6.9/10.

Among Japan Animation productions specifically: #569 of 2,532 (top 22%).

Production Details

Primary CountryJapan
All Production CountriesJapan, Taiwan
Original LanguageJapanese
Production CompaniesJ.C.STAFF, WOWMAX, Yostar, King Records, Mighty Media
Series TypeScripted
Seasons / Episodes1 / 26
Release DateJuly 4, 2021
Official Sitegenkoku-anime.com

Questions Answered

When did How a Realist Hero Rebuilt the Kingdom end?

How a Realist Hero Rebuilt the Kingdom finished its run with its final episode airing on April 3, 2022.

Where did How a Realist Hero Rebuilt the Kingdom air?

How a Realist Hero Rebuilt the Kingdom aired on Tokyo MX, which has broadcast 8+ other Asian series indexed in this catalog.