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TO BE HERO

Score

6.5 / 10

Status

Finished Airing

Episodes

12

Studio

Studio LAN

Official Streams

CrunchyrollBilibiliTencent Video

TO BE HERO

Also known as 凸变英雄 BABA | Tu Bian Yingxiong BABA | To Be Hero

ONASource OriginalPG-13 - Teens 13 or older
Comedy

6.5/10

Community score

#5201

Rank

73.3K

Members

195

Favorites

Synopsis

Handsome, divorced and with a teen daughter living with him, our hero is a “bad father” who works as a toilet seat designer. One day, as he was in the toilet, he founds himself sucked into the toilet seat and he is given the important task to save the planet. The price for being a super hero is quite huge: This Good-looking guy is transformed into an Ugly Dude…with Super Power! To protect the Earth and his daughter Min, his fight is about to begin…

(Source: Emon)

Production Notes

Initially, the title of the series was Tu Bian Yingxiong. With the release of the second season, the first season's title was changed to Tu Bian Yingxiong Baba. In order to fit the broadcasting slot, the Japanese version had to cut each episode down to eleven minutes.

Cast Highlights

Uncle

Uncle

Main

Voice: Tsuda, Kenjirou (Japanese)

Alien

Alien

Supporting

Voice: Maeda, Takeshi (Japanese)

First Prince

First Prince

Supporting

Voice: Inoue, Kazuhiko (Japanese)

Great Emperor

Great Emperor

Supporting

Voice: Iizuka, Shouzou (Japanese)

Jiang, Chenmin

Jiang, Chenmin

Supporting

Voice: Tsukino, Moa (Japanese)

Prince

Prince

Supporting

Voice: Sugita, Tomokazu (Japanese)

Yamada-san

Yamada-san

Supporting

Voice: Aoyama, Yutaka (Japanese)

Core Staff

Lu, Xingcheng

Lu, Xingcheng

Producer

Li, Haoling

Li, Haoling

Director, Script, Storyboard, Editing, Creator, Series Composition

Muramatsu, Hisashi

Muramatsu, Hisashi

Sound Director

LAN

LAN

Episode Director, Chief Animation Director, Character Design, Key Animation, Color Design

BRATS

BRATS

Theme Song Performance

Lin, Heye

Lin, Heye

Theme Song Composition, Theme Song Performance

Theme Songs

Openings

"Ainikoiyo (アイニコイヨ)" by BRATS

Endings

"Watashi no Papa ga Chikyuu o Mamoru (私のパパが地球を守る ~我爹守护地球~)" by Kazuyo Lin

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Related Titles

Sequel

Tu Bian Yingxiong Leaf

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Episode 2

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Episode 3

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4.51/5

Episode 4

Fourth Day as a Superhero "Eight Different Types of Screams"

4.4/5

Episode 5

Fifth Day as a Superhero: "Quit Patching It Up With Tape"

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Episode 6

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4.46/5

Episode 7

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Episode 8

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Full episode listing

Quick Facts

FormatONA
Episodes12
Duration13 min per ep
SourceOriginal
RatingPG-13 - Teens 13 or older
SeasonUnknown
AiredOct 5, 2016 to Dec 21, 2016
StatusFinished Airing
Recommended
Monetizing Content

Ranking And Reach

Popularity#2914
Scored by31.7K
BroadcastUnknown
ApprovedYes

Title Variants

English title

To Be Hero

Romaji title

Tu Bian Yingxiong BABA

Japanese title

凸变英雄 BABA

Synonyms

Tu Bian Yingxiong Baba

Production Team

Main studio

Studio LAN

Producers

Haoliners Animation, Emon

Licensors

Discotek Media

Japanese title

凸变英雄 BABA