The Legendary Hero Is Dead!
2023 1 season · 12 ep live_tv Scripted Japan

The Legendary Hero Is Dead!

勇者が死んだ!

Synopsis

勇者が死んだ!

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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The 2020s Japan Landscape

Catalog density by release year across the 2020s in Japan, 539 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when The Legendary Hero Is Dead! premiered alongside 86 others.

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Position in Catalog

Released alongside 86 other Japan seriess in 2023.

The 4538th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).

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

Audience Engagement

14
Reviews
23rd
Review-volume percentile
77th
Popularity percentile

14 audience reviews — more than 23% of Japan seriess in our index.

Popularity (77th percentile) outruns review volume (23th) — a trending, discussed title among Japan seriess.

Broadcast Timeline

First Air Date
April 7, 2023
Last Air Date
June 23, 2023
Broadcast Span
3 months
Total Episodes
12 across 1 season
Format
Scripted
Total Runtime
≈ 4.8 hours

Reception Benchmarks

6.8
TMDB Rating
14
Audience Reviews
Well Received
Critical Tier

Ranked #2,650 of 4,579 Japan seriess indexed here (42nd percentile by TMDB audience score).

Among Japan Animation productions specifically: #1,750 of 2,532 (top 69%).

Production Details

Primary CountryJapan
Original LanguageJapanese
Production CompaniesLIDENFILMS, TFC, Pony Canyon, WOWMAX
Series TypeScripted
Seasons / Episodes1 / 12
Release DateApril 7, 2023
Official Siteheroisdead.com

Questions Answered

Who created The Legendary Hero Is Dead!?

The Legendary Hero Is Dead! was created by Subaruichi.

When did The Legendary Hero Is Dead! end?

The Legendary Hero Is Dead! finished its run with its final episode airing on June 23, 2023.