The Legendary Hero Is Dead!

The Legendary Hero Is Dead! (勇者が死んだ! 村人の俺が掘った落とし穴に勇者が落ちた結果。, Yūsha ga Shinda! Murabito no Ore ga Hotta Otoshiana ni Yūsha ga Ochita Kekka.) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Subaruichi. It was serialized in Shogakukan's Ura Sunday website and MangaONE app from December 2014 to December 2020, with its chapters collected into twenty tankōbon volumes. An anime television series adaptation by Liden Films premiered in April 2023.

The Legendary Hero Is Dead!
Cover of the first tankōbon volume
勇者が死んだ! 村人の俺が掘った落とし穴に勇者が落ちた結果。
(Yūsha ga Shinda! Murabito no Ore ga Hotta Otoshiana ni Yūsha ga Ochita Kekka.)
GenreAdventure, fantasy[1]
Manga
Written bySubaruichi
Published byShogakukan
English publisher
ImprintUra Sunday Comics
Magazine
  • Ura Sunday
  • MangaONE
DemographicShōnen
Original runDecember 16, 2014 – December 14, 2020
Volumes20
Manga
Yūsha ga Shinda! Kami no Kuni-hen
Written bySubaruichi
Published byShogakukan
MagazineMangaONE
DemographicShōnen
Original runMay 9, 2022 – present
Anime television series
Directed byRion Kujo
Written byYū Satō
Music by
  • Kana Utatane
  • Yūki Nara
  • Yamazo
  • Kayo Konishi
  • Yukio Kondо̄
StudioLiden Films
Licensed byCrunchyroll
Original networkTokyo MX, BS11, Family Gekijo
Original run April 7, 2023 – present
Episodes1

Premise

Sion Bladen sealed away the Demon King and his army at Hell's Gate. Now with the Demon King ready to rise again, Sion jumps back into battle to face his sworn enemy. Unfortunately, he ends up getting killed in a pig trap dug by farmer Touka Scott who was trying to defend himself from the demons. With no other option, necromancer Anri Haysworth puts Touka's perverted soul in the deceased body of Sion to pose as him. Along with Touka's childhood friend Yuna Eunice, the three mismatched heroes must rise to the challenge.

Characters
Touka Scott (トウカ・スコット, Tōka Sukotto)
Voiced by: Wataru Katō, Shun'ichi Toki[2]
Sion Bladan (シオン・ブレイダン, Shion Bureidan)
Voiced by: Shun'ichi Toki[2]
Anri Haysworth (アンリ・ヘイズワース, Anri Heizuwāsu)
Voiced by: Ayana Taketatsu[3]
Yuna Eunice (ユナ・ユニス, Yuna Yunisu)
Voiced by: Hibiku Yamamura[3]
Marguerit Farom (マルグリット・ファロム, Maruguritto Faromu)
Voiced by: Yurika Kubo[3]
Kyle Osment (カイル・オズメント, Kairu Ozumento)
Voiced by: Yuichi Nakamura[4]
Millie Eunice (ミリィ・ユニス, Mirī Yunisu)
Voiced by: Sakura Shinfuku[4]
Esel Borgnine (エセル・ボーグナイン, Eseru Bōgunain)
Voiced by: Sayaka Ohara[5]
Belarco (ベラーコ, Berāko)
Voiced by: Wataru Hatano[5]
Isaac Gardner (アイザック・ガードナー, Aizakku Gādonā)
Voiced by: Takashi Aoki[5]
Leland Tallman (リーランド・トールマン, Rīrando Tōruman)
Voiced by: Chikahiro Kobayashi[5]
Friedrich Norstein (フリードリヒ・ノルシュテイン, Furīdorihi Norushutein)
Voiced by: Kensho Ono[5]
Diego Valentine (ディエゴ・ヴァレンタイン, Diego Varentain)
Voiced by: Shintarō Asanuma[5]

Media

Manga

Written and illustrated by Subaruichi, The Legendary Hero Is Dead! was serialized in Shogakukan's Ura Sunday website and MangaONE app from December 16, 2014,[6] to December 14, 2020.[7] Twenty tankōbon volumes have been published from May 2015 to March 2021.[8][9] In Southeast Asia, the series is licensed by Shogakukan Asia.[10]

A sequel titled Yūsha ga Shinda! Kami no Kuni-hen (勇者が死んだ！ 神の国編) began serialization in the MangaONE app on May 9, 2022.[2]

Volume list
No. Japanese release date Japanese ISBN
1 May 12, 2015[8]978-4-09-126139-7
2 September 11, 2015[11]978-4-09-126434-3
3 November 12, 2015[12]978-4-09-126628-6
4 February 12, 2016[13]978-4-09-127023-8
5 May 12, 2016[14]978-4-09-127258-4
6 September 9, 2016[15]978-4-09-127380-2
7 January 12, 2017[16]978-4-09-127477-9
8 April 12, 2017[17]978-4-09-127585-1
9 August 10, 2017[18]978-4-09-127747-3
10 November 10, 2017[19]978-4-09-128016-9
11 March 12, 2018[20]978-4-09-128158-6
12 July 12, 2018[21]978-4-09-128410-5
13 October 12, 2018[22]978-4-09-128634-5
14 December 19, 2018[23]978-4-09-128730-4
15 April 12, 2019[24]978-4-09-129099-1
16 August 19, 2019[25]978-4-09-129383-1
17 January 10, 2020[26]978-4-09-129538-5
18 May 12, 2020[27]978-4-09-850110-6
19 October 12, 2020[28]978-4-09-850293-6
20 March 18, 2021[9]978-4-09-850483-1

Anime

An anime television series adaptation was announced on April 28, 2022.[1] It is produced by Liden Films and directed by Rion Kujo, with scripts supervised by Yū Satō, character designs by Yosuke Yabumoto, monster and prop designs by Akito Fujiwara, and music composed by Kana Utatane, Yūki Nara, Yamazo, and MOKA☆, a group composed of Kayo Konishi and Yukio Kondо̄.[2][4][29] The series premiered on April 7, 2023, on Tokyo MX and BS11.[30] The opening theme song is "Shinda!" (死んだ！, "Dead!") by Masayoshi Ōishi, while the ending theme song is "Kawaikutte Ijiwaru Shichau" (可愛くって意地悪しちゃう, "So Cute That I'll Be Mean to You") by Yurika Kubo.[31][5] The series has been licensed by Crunchyroll outside Asia, and by Muse Communication in South- and Southeast Asia.[32][33]

Episode list
No.Title [34]Directed by [lower-alpha 1]Written by [lower-alpha 1]Storyboarded by [lower-alpha 1]Original air date [35]
1"The Legendary Hero Is Dead?!"
Transcription: "Yūsha ga Shinda!?" (Japanese: 勇者が死んだ！？)		Rion KujoYū SatōRion KujoApril 7, 2023 (2023-04-07)
Three years after the hero Sion sealed the Gates of Hell the demons have somehow returned. Touka harbours a crush on childhood friend Yuna and protects his home from demons by digging spike filled traps. A demon attacks Yuna but it is slain by Sion who abruptly blunders right into Touka’s trap and dies, leaving the world without a hero. To protect themselves from blame, the villagers secretly bury Sion. The next morning Touka awakens in Sion’s body and necromancer Anri Haysworth reveals she swapped Touka’s soul into Sion’s corpse so Touka can save the world, holding his original body hostage to ensure obedience. On the journey Touka is challenged by one of Sion’s acquaintances and accused of impersonating the real Sion due to his inability to use Sion’s holy sword. Anri explains the situation to Sion’s old teammate Kyle, who rescues Touka from the mob. Yuna wagers Touka can prove himself by completing a quest to slay demons. Anri confirms Touka lacks the spiritual power to use the sword or even stop Sion’s body from continuing to rot. Kyle challenges Touka for the right to replace Touka’s soul with his own and take over the role of hero.
2"The Legendary Hero Impostor"
Transcription: "Nise no Yūsha" (Japanese: 偽の勇者)		TBATBATBAApril 14, 2023 (2023-04-14)

Notes
  1. Information is taken from the ending credits of each episode.

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