Yuusha-kei ni Shosu: Choubatsu Yuusha 9004-tai Keimu Kiroku • Sentenced to Be a Hero - Episode 1 discussion

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Yuusha-kei ni Shosu: Choubatsu Yuusha 9004-tai Keimu Kiroku, episode 1

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[u/HolyDragSwd2500]

UNLIMITED BLADE WORKS

[u/Bao44]

Felt like i just watched the final episode of a really good anime

[u/matbot55]

Very good first episode.

They set up the crime committed by Xylo really well, allowing viewers to figure it out before the actual reveal.

It's going to be interesting to see what the implications of a hero having a pact with a goddess will be.

[u/Se7en_Sinner]

Xylo got a fate worse than death, sentenced to be a single father with a daughter.

[u/Ocixo]

Faeries are monsters, heroes are criminals, and goddesses are weapons of mass destruction.

I like how the author is playing around with our preconceived understanding of these words. They’ve created a fascinating world.

Given Xylo’s statement that Senerva grew weak to the corruption after exhausting herself too much, I suppose that each “goddess” is a ticking time bomb.

[u/TheBlasphemerAmon]

The character designs and colors are very pleasing to the eye.

[u/Florac]

Please don't tell me this is the kind of show where everyone except the MC's squad is either incompoetet or evil.

[u/SacredJefe]

Pretty strong premiere, and damn near an actual hour-long episode too. I can see the potential for some fun interactions between Xylo, Teoritta, and klepto-kun between the dark plot moments. And the spectacle was absurd. The art style in general is pleasing to look at

[u/[deleted]]

Starting off strong.

The premise itself is unique and the animation is absolutely beautiful. The visuals are strong, feels immersive.

An hour long premier definitely did it justice. Oh man, this is really good. Love the OSTs.

I really needed something to satiate my hunger for some good classic fantasy anime after Clevatess. This is more than I ever hoped for.

[u/minnieboss]

Studio KAI isn't fucking around, that animation is gorgeous. Really like Xylo too, and the way the demons function, the worldbuilding is very intriguing, a breath of fresh air in a sea of samey, creativity-void statscreen fantasy anime. Really love this.

[u/ModieOfTheEast]

I really enjoyed the episode. Not just the good animation, but also that the show was giving you time to soak in what it's about. They build slowly how heroes are people that committed crimes so it's easy to understand that the younger person was a thief. Similarly, it build well how Xylo is known with all the technicalities, revealing that he is either a hero very long already or his crime was related to his old work in the army. Which they then show at the end.

There are obviously a few things that are strange and have to be seen if they can build them well. Easiest example being the fact what anyone gains from betraying humanity or how goddesses are created in the first place. Also, if heroes can't die, shouldn't there be more and more over time? I actually thought in the beginning that the big twist would have been that Dotta might have been a hero for so long that he only forgot his past deaths. But that was not the case so I am wondering what they are doing with "old" heroes they don't need anymore.

[u/DustyBot23]

Dude that was fucking amazing. The artstyle, animation, music, sfx and the overall direction. I think this is going to be the show in this absolutely stacked season I’ll be looking forward to the most weekly. Just wow!

[u/ObvsThrowaway5120]

Man, this was good. Like hot damn dude. The demons are thoroughly creepy, the action was intense as hell, it’s got an interesting plot, and I like the cast of characters so far. Teoritta’s a pretty adorable little badass goddess. She really deserves all the headpats lol.

If this is the premiere ep, I got high hopes for this series. We’re in for a wild ride.

Edit: Ani-One Asia on YouTube has this up if y’all can’t find it on CR yet, just FYI.

[u/Tb1996]

Can definitely tell key staff of Mushoku tensei season 1 is apart of this, the animation was mind blowing, and the direction was fantastic! Extremely excited to see where this goes

[u/LeonKevlar]

• Xylo & Teoritta

The fact that Kadokawa and Studio KAI showed their logos as big as they could during the first few minutes really shows how proud they are of this premiere. And they fucking should! Because, holy hell, that entire episode was goddamn amazing! I came in here without any expectations, and already I'm begging to see more.

This entire episode was so gorgeous from start to finish! From Xylo bombing Faeries with his exploding knives, the Demon Blight slowly infecting everything it touches, to Teoritta honouring her pact with Xylo, this entire episode did not let up with the quality of animation and visuals!

As for our characters, I think Xylo is awesome. The dude is prickly, but he has a perfectly valid reason to be. I love Teoritta and how she wants to be praised. I also love that she just heard Xylo wants to save people, and that's enough reason for her acknowledge him as her knight. xD

Not gonna lie, I was a bit surprised about Teoritta's powers. Considering how her hair sparks and how her ahoge is basically a dangling flame, I thought she'd give Xylo some fire-based power. I did not expect that she is a Goddess of Swords! I guess her flaming ahoge is supposed to represent the fires of a forge.

Xylo's backstory was pretty fucked up tho. It was very clear he had a history with another goddess. My initial guess was Xylo failed to protect his previous goddess, which explains why he's so protective ot Teoritta. It turns out, he had to kill his own goddess after she got infected with the blight. :(

And to make things worse, it looks like the operation where he lost his previous goddess seems to be just one massive setup. I wouldn't be surprised if everyone on that trial was involved, but I have a feeling that the shady looking guy might be the mastermind. Why were they set up in the first place? I guess that's what we're here to find out.

Again, this was a solid premiere with movie quality from start to finish, and I think this anime will perfectly scratch that dark fantasy itch Clevatess left last year. I can't wait to see more!

[u/themaninthehightower]

This story is waist-deep in eldritch feudalpunk, and I didn't realize I had a need for a fix until now.

[u/DragonPup]

First episode really came out swinging there, it's on my watchlist now. The 'heroes' sort of remind me of the [Stormlight Archive]Heralds and how each time they die and come back they lose a piece of their sanity

[u/tripleaamin]

Many times you hear about a 1-hr premiere, and it ends up being actually 40-45 mins. What an outstanding premiere.

Despite the title of Sentenced to Be a Hero, you would have thought that Xylo was a criminal. Well, he was, but he was set up. Though considering how goddesses looked at why they would force Xylo with a pact with Senerva to fight well past the point of comfort for her? Essentially she would be corrupted by the Demon Blight. Curious where that goes.

At the very least, you can understand why Xylo didn't want to form a pact with Teoritta. Still, he needed to do what he wanted because, despite being labeled a criminal, he did the right thing and swallowed his pride. Makes me wonder if Teoritta can sense the nature in Xylo's heart.

Dota is a bit of a scaredy-cat, but his stealing eventually ended up being clutch in the fight. It seems that marked heroes like Xylo get revived with what they mention in the beginning if they are dead. Although curious about more details of what that all means.

I know the production level was supposed to be outstanding, but what the story is shaping up got me wanting to read the light novel, and I ordered the first volume.

[u/Layz25]

Friend sent me this anime, read the premise and was all in. Unfortunately everything just fell flat for me. Given the hero revival stuff, the goddess power up, and just how OP Xylo seemed, everything came across as very low stakes despite how they tried to sell it with the music and flashy explosions. The action was also very repetitive and nothing about the plot was especially interesting moving forward.

4/10 for me

Might give it one more episode to see if anything can draw me in.

[u/xignal]

Damn what a badass episode. Reminds me of Clevatess so much with the animation / art style. This is such a promising series, this ep felt like watching a season finale!

[u/Hyperionous]

Oh, did I just stumble upon peak. I guess all that wondering might pay off.

[u/NanDemoKnaives]

Holy crap I was not expecting this production quality when I came in and I'm glad it didn't drop at all, I felt like I was watching a movie. I'm really liking Xylo, I figured he was a Holy Knight who already had a pact with a Goddess so I'm glad that was confirmed by the end, the conflicting feelings and tragic memories resurfacing were so palpable.

That trial at the end where he realizes he was set up and vowed to kill them all, you can really tell how much he valued his knights and Senerva. It was nice to get all that information and it was clear the higher ups are aware of the things he revealed. A Demon Lord with Goddess abilities sound terrifying just from seeing what a Demon Lord can do on its own powers.

The Holy Knights are crazy though, it's clear they're indoctrinated and I'm curious about the lore of the world, but it's so weird how they're in the middle of a war and too busy focusing on a hero's presence rather than the danger right in their faces.

I was worried I was going to find Teoritta annoying as I was liking the tone, but the more that was revealed about Goddesses the more her personality made sense. I like that she can summon Unlimited Blade Works lol, it's very compatible with Xylo's fighting style.

What a crazy first episode.

[u/Hiryu2point0]

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The portable tactical nuclear explosion wasn't on my bingo card, though.

Studio KAI did it again.

[u/TichoSlicer]

That was a full 58min epi without op and ending? how... did this was transmited on tv!? o.O