Yuusha Kei ni Shosu: Choubatsu Yuusha 9004-tai Keimu Kiroku, Sentenced to Be a Hero, 勇者刑に処す 懲罰勇者9004隊刑務記録, Yuusha-kei ni Shosu: Choubatsu Yuusha 9004-tai Keimu Kiroku, Sentenced to Brave Punishment, Punishment for Brave Hero: 9004 Corps Prison Record, Sentenced to Hero Punishment: The Service Records of the 9004th Penitent Hero Corps, Hero Punishment, Sentenced to Be a Hero: The Prison Records of Penal Hero Unit 9004, 勇者刑に処す 懲罰勇者9004隊刑務記録, Punishment for Brave Hero: 9004 Corps Prison Record, Sentenced to Hero Punishment: The Service Records of the 9004th Penitent Hero Corps, ผู้กล้าโทษประหาร : บันทึกการรับโทษของหน่วยผู้กล้าต้องโทษ 9004, 용사형에 처함
(Source: Crunchyroll)
Notes:
- The first episode aired with a runtime of ~58 minutes as opposed to the standard 24 minute long episode.
- Initially scheduled to air in October, 2025
Last updated
Sep 11, 2026, 12:10 PM
Announcement status
Official announcement records with supporting citations.
Official announcement logged Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM.
Franchise timeline
Review every Courcast-tracked season for this series and jump between entries.
Courcast score breakdown
CourScore is the probability of an official sequel announcement within 18 months, blending attention velocity, completion strength, and catalogue health.
CourScore is the probability of an official sequel announcement within 18 months.
Signal coverage: 100% • Signal freshness: High • Frozen 9 hours ago
Top reasons
- Source runway - Source material runway assessed as 'ok'
- Cross-platform popularity index - Aggregate reach of ~166,369 followers
- Cross-platform audience rating - Weighted audience rating 78.3
Source runway looks healthy for a continuation.
CourScore history
CourScore over time
Sentenced to Be a Hero renewal questions
Common questions about this title's renewal prospects, answered by Courcast's daily analysis.
- Is Sentenced to Be a Hero getting a new season?
- Yes - Sentenced to Be a Hero has an officially confirmed continuation. See the Announcement Status section above for the full details and citations.
- Will Sentenced to Be a Hero be renewed?
- Sentenced to Be a 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 Sentenced to Be a Hero's renewal probability?
- Sentenced to Be a Hero's CourScore is 84 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.
Fresh telemetry
Courcast watches every connected signal to surface the freshest indicators of momentum.
| Source | Metric | Geo | Value | Collected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| anilist | average score | GLOBAL | 81 | Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | favorites | GLOBAL | 4,681 | Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | popularity | GLOBAL | 159,690 | Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | trending | GLOBAL | 15 | Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| cdjapan | bd rank | JP | 3 | Jul 5, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode count | GLOBAL | 12 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode dislikes | GLOBAL | 451 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode likes | GLOBAL | 127,661 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | series available | GLOBAL | 1 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| filmarks | mark count | JP | 2,459 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| filmarks | score mean | JP | 74 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest daily | GLOBAL | 38 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest weekly | GLOBAL | 2 | Aug 30, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| justwatch | jp platform count | JP | 2 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | favorites | GLOBAL | 42 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | member count | GLOBAL | 3,792 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | rating rank | GLOBAL | 566 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | score mean | GLOBAL | 81.2 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | completed | GLOBAL | 169,968 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | members | GLOBAL | 352,003 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | plan to watch | GLOBAL | 77,768 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | rating | GLOBAL | 6.82 | Sep 3, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | source members | GLOBAL | 3,344 | Sep 3, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | source status code | GLOBAL | 2 | Sep 3, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | watching | GLOBAL | 81,936 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangadex | chapters total | GLOBAL | 8.5 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangadex | source status code | GLOBAL | 3 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangadex | volumes total | GLOBAL | 2 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangaupdates | bayesian rating | GLOBAL | 6.06 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode comments | JP | 123,995 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode mylists | JP | 1,634 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode views | JP | 1,328,294 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| comments 7d | GLOBAL | 6 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| mentions 1d | GLOBAL | 1 | Sep 5, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| mentions 7d | GLOBAL | 1 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| score 7d | GLOBAL | 27 | Sep 8, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| thread count | GLOBAL | 1 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| threads 7d | GLOBAL | 1 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| shikimori | completion ratio | GLOBAL | 0.55 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | member count | GLOBAL | 40,140 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | score mean | GLOBAL | 81.4 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| simkl | score mean | GLOBAL | 81 | Sep 8, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | popularity | GLOBAL | 12.95 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | vote count | GLOBAL | 120 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| wikipedia | pageviews daily | EN.WIKIPEDIA | 1 | Aug 5, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| x | followers count | GLOBAL | 42,773 | Sep 2, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| x | followers delta | GLOBAL | -146 | Sep 2, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| x official jp | posts 7d | JP | 1 | Aug 14, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| x official jp | silent days | JP | 157 | Sep 2, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | channel views total | GLOBAL | 21,304,556 | Jul 3, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | subscribers total | GLOBAL | 28,900 | Jul 3, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | trailer likes | GLOBAL | 10,760 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | trailer views | GLOBAL | 917,104 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | uploads 30d | GLOBAL | 7 | Jul 3, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | uploads 7d | GLOBAL | 3 | Jul 3, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | views 30d | GLOBAL | 20,399 | Jul 3, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | views 7d | GLOBAL | 3,705 | Jul 3, 2026, 12:00 AM |