TO BE HERO X animated series revealed a special character story trailer introducing E-Soul, the Rank 9 hero. The trailer features E-Soul’s theme song “NEON RAIN,” which was composed and arranged by Hidefumi Kenmochi. It was written by Benjamin and features vocals from Eliana. The orchestra was arranged by Misaki Umase.
The series is co-produced by Aniplex, Bilibili, and BeDream, with Studio LAN and Paper Plane Animation animating. It is a sequel to 2016’s TO BE HERO. E-Soul is voiced by Nobunaga Shimazaki, and you can watch his new character trailer below.
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The main voice cast of TO BE HERO X includes:
- Natsuki Hanae as Nice
- Nobunaga Shimazaki as E-Soul
- Koichi Yamadera as Ahu
- Inori Minase as Lucky Cyan
- Ayane Sakura as Loli
- Yoshitsugu Matsuoka as Little Johnny
- Yuichi Nakamura as Ghostblade
- Koki Uchiyama as Dragon Boy
- Kana Hanazawa as Queen
- Mamoru Miyano as X
You can see the top 10 ranking heroes on the visual below.
Li Haoling, founder of Haoliners Animation League and the director of Link Click, is directing TO BE HERO X. Hiroyuki Sawano is composing the music. The official synopsis for the series:
This is a world where heroes are created by people’s trust, and the hero who gains the most trust is known as X. In this world, people’s trust can be quantified through data, and these values are reflected on everyone’s wrist. As long as one gains enough trust points, an ordinary person can possess superpowers and become a superhero who saves the world. However, the constantly changing trust values make the path of a hero full of uncertainties…
Source: Aniplex YouTube Channel
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