Sentenced to Be a Hero

About Sentenced to Be a Hero

In a world where heroism is a punishment, Xylo Forbartz, a condemned goddess killer, battles endless hordes of monstrous abominations as part of Penal Hero Unit 9004. Death is no escape, only a cycle of resurrection and relentless combat.

Sentenced to Be a Hero is an action-adventure, animation, and science fiction series that airs on TOKYO MX. Its themes are god, prison, anti hero, and sword and sorcery.

Since January 2026 it has reached 2 seasons and 12 episodes. It is still in production. Seasons run to about 6 episodes.

Yohei Azakami appears as Xylo Forbartz (voice), Mayu Iizuka as Teoritta (voice), Shizuka Ishigami as Patouche Kivia (voice), and Shun Horie as Dotta Luzlas (voice). Production companies include KADOKAWA, Kansai Television, and Sammy.

It streams on Crunchyroll and Crunchyroll Amazon Channel in the United States. Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation, The Rising of the Shield Hero, and That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime make useful companions to Sentenced to Be a Hero, all filed under high fantasy and based on light novel. TMDB voters put it at 8.3 out of 10 across 130 votes and it carries a TV-MA rating.