To Be Hero

*** General Points *** At 11 minutes an episode for 12 episodes, this show ends up being roughly the length of a movie. From the audacious (and perverse) characters and sometimes immature humor it isn't a show for everyone, but if by episode 4 you haven't been repulsed, then you will most likely continue to enjoy the show. By far, the greatest part about this show is the ending theme song, which is infinitely catchy. I would recommend spending the 1 minute of life on youtubing it. Even if you have no intention of watching the show it would be a pity to pass up thatcatchy tune. *** Story *** I found that the story was, in many places, metaphorical after you strip away the ridiculousness. For example, everyone has read in the synopsis that the main character is a toilet seat designer. This would otherwise be completely ridiculous, however, if you say, "He is a businessman and in the eyes of his family whom he neglects due to overwork, he might as well be selling toilet seats," things can make more sense. Another example is his drinking and chasing after women is a coping strategy for his stress and not his aloof nature portrayed humorously. This story is all about the depressed main character fighting to protect his daughter and his love for her. *** Animation *** This feels like a budget project. Things seem hastily drawn and there will be no scenes that truly scream, "Beautiful." Rather, this show really focuses on it's core, which is humour. The animation is a mere medium used to only convey the story. So if you watch shows mainly for good graphics like "Attack on Titan" this will leave you disappointed. On the other hand, if you like shows like "Kaiba" then this show seems to embody the concept of ... story > animation ... it will leave you satisfied. There are many places throughout the entire show where I couldn't help, but think, "Ah, the animators are breaking the fourth wall and trying to pass off their animator insider jokes to their colleagues." *** Characters *** The main character is a very loving and protective father placed in a desperate and depressing situation. The only character that isn't stupid, gross, perverted, depressing, or otherwise bizarre is Min-chan, the daughter of our main character. All the antagonists are gag characters, but they serve their purposes. Chicken, shrimp, monkey, "the wife", prince, demon king. *** Sound *** Once again, that ending them is just too wonderful. Besides that everything else is mediocrity. *** Enjoyment *** I cringed and laughed throughout this show. Sometimes the humor was hard to swallow and the characters too depressing, but overall it was a surprisingly okay story better than 6/10, but less than 8/10.

This is my first time writing a review and to be honest i enjoyed this anime it was really funny and the characters were really funny even if they had like 1 minute of screen time.However the ending to this anime was quite confusing (spoiler incoming) like when they said it was actually a other universe or something i was really confused but overall i really enjoyed this anime and looked forward to every next episode with full hype. I also think they should have added a little more episodes like 3 or 2 more but it did end with a fantastic but confusingending and i loved it.

Hey folks, this will be a review for To Be Hero. This show was a ton of fun to watch. From what I watched and from what I read, this show is one of those easily misunderstood shows. People quick to judge or brush off certain types of comedy or art will drop it quickly and deploy a cunning, yet inaccurate written assault to hopefully dissuade you from watching it. I on the other hand bid you to give it a chance. The story is a bit two fold. The first and more obvious story is Ossan becoming the superhero. A once handsome man whouses toilet knowledge to hit on countless women happens to fall into the toilet. This takes him to a mario esque person who bestows upon him the title of hero and sends him back to our world as a fat man. From here he must protect our world and his daughter from aliens. This side of the story is rather spoofy and though fun to watch not very interesting. The second fold of the story is the reasons behind Ossan's actions, and his connection to his daughter. They do make this side of the story lighthearted and even treat it as a joke when the show comes to and end, however it was still pretty interesting. The art was actually really well done. The soundtrack was alright, the ending song was super catchy. The characters are all pretty crazy and interesting. I enjoyed this show a lot. I was worried it was going to be one of those bad spoof shows, but instead it was a great one. Potty humor, and whether or not your too mature to enjoy the comedy aside the shows story and moral backbone is pretty decent. The art and sound both were pretty darn good and its only 11 minutes per episode which means you wouldn't even be wasting time. The comedy seems to be the biggest issue in this show. I happen to enjoy the fast paced over the top comedy the show presents. There are poop jokes, but that's not all the show has to offer. Though honestly, I'm not really sure why people are so adverse to that type of humor. The comedy sort of comes in waves, starting small and obvious and builds into more and more higher bar. Its all pretty filthy and sometimes twisted, but overall I feel like it enhances the experience. TLDR: Give it a shot, its short and funny. There is a hidden story, but also it can be viewed for straight comedy too.

I feel that this is one of those animes that only a few people will remember. This isn't an anime any regular anime watcher would really be into in my opinion. But I'm one of the few it clicked with and greatly enjoyed. It's the story of a father and his daughter with a lot of funny crazy moments. The ending even made me tear up a bit, and it's really hard for me to do that for any anime. Another great thing about the show is its animation and art style. I had just finished watching Mob Psycho 100 wondering if there were anyother shows out atm with such great animation like Mob. I just scrolled through Crunchyroll and found this show.