Aliases
トゥ・ビー・ヒーロー, Tu Bian Yingxiong BABA, TO BE HERO, 凸变英雄BABA, 凸变英雄 BABA, 凸变英雄
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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)
(Source: Emon)
Last updated
Jul 27, 2026, 07:16 PM
Evidence
Announcement status
Official announcement records with supporting citations.
Confirmed
TV seasonOfficial announcement logged Jan 1, 2018, 12:00 AM.
Franchise overview
Franchise timeline
Review every Courcast-tracked season for this series and jump between entries.
Renewal pulse
Courcast score breakdown
CourScore is the probability of an official sequel announcement within 18 months, blending attention velocity, completion strength, and catalogue health.
Confirmed
CourScore is the probability of an official sequel announcement within 18 months.
Signal coverage: 100% • Signal freshness: High • Updated 19 hours ago
Top reasons
- Strong renewal expectation - Strong signals suggest renewal is expected.
Runway
Anime original
This is an anime original, not an adaptation, so there is no source material to run down - renewal turns on sales and popularity rather than runway.
Financial & Commercial0
Production Feasibility0
Audience Reception0
Strategic Priors0
Fandom Engagement0
CourScore history
CourScore over time
Last analysedJul 27, 2026, 07:16 PM
Next scheduled18 hours ago
Renewal FAQ
TO BE HERO renewal questions
Common questions about this title's renewal prospects, answered by Courcast's daily analysis.
- Is TO BE HERO getting a new season?
- Yes - TO BE HERO has an officially confirmed continuation. See the Announcement Status section above for the full details and citations.
- Will TO BE HERO be renewed?
- TO BE HERO has already been confirmed for a new entry - it has cleared the renewal hurdle. See the Announcement Status section for the source citation.
- What is TO BE HERO's renewal probability?
- TO BE HERO's CourScore is 100 as of the latest update. CourScore is Courcast's proprietary metric that aggregates over a dozen renewal signals - from source-material runway to social buzz - into a single daily-updated probability out of 100.
Latest signals
Fresh telemetry
Courcast watches every connected signal to surface the freshest indicators of momentum.
| Source | Metric | Geo | Value | Collected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| kitsu | member count | GLOBAL | 3,582 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | plan to watch | GLOBAL | 23,218 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mentions 1d | GLOBAL | 3 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| shikimori | score mean | GLOBAL | 69.2 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| score 7d | GLOBAL | 822 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| anilist | trending | GLOBAL | 0 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mentions 7d | GLOBAL | 27 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| simkl | score mean | GLOBAL | 66 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| comments 7d | GLOBAL | 1,814 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| mal | completed | GLOBAL | 38,540 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangaupdates | bayesian rating | GLOBAL | 6.06 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | popularity | GLOBAL | 8.46 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | members | GLOBAL | 73,543 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | watching | GLOBAL | 4,631 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest weekly | GLOBAL | 10 | Jul 12, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | rating rank | GLOBAL | 46 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| x official jp | silent days | JP | 2,321 | Jul 20, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangadex | chapters total | GLOBAL | 8.5 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | member count | GLOBAL | 15,060 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | score mean | GLOBAL | 84.54 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangadex | source status code | GLOBAL | 3 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangadex | volumes total | GLOBAL | 2 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| ann | rating | GLOBAL | 6.64 | Jul 18, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| thread count | GLOBAL | 27 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| crunchyroll | episode count | GLOBAL | 8 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | series available | GLOBAL | 1 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode views | JP | 1,363,834 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode comments | JP | 64,767 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode likes | GLOBAL | 2,161 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode dislikes | GLOBAL | 68 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode mylists | JP | 13,357 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest daily | GLOBAL | 55 | Jul 16, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | vote count | GLOBAL | 23 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | popularity | GLOBAL | 21,794 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| threads 7d | GLOBAL | 27 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| shikimori | completion ratio | GLOBAL | 0.61 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | average score | GLOBAL | 65 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | favorites | GLOBAL | 39 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | goods total | GLOBAL | 598 | Jul 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | merch total | GLOBAL | 622 | Jul 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | media total | GLOBAL | 14 | Jul 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | entry likes | GLOBAL | 75 | Jul 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| filmarks | score mean | JP | 68 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | merch added 30d | GLOBAL | 0 | Jul 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | figures total | GLOBAL | 10 | Jul 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| filmarks | mark count | JP | 36 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | favorites | GLOBAL | 178 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |