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
Oct 28, 2026, 06:18 AM
Announcement status
Official announcement records with supporting citations.
Official announcement logged Mar 28, 2026, 12:00 AM.
Franchise timeline
Review every Courcast-tracked season for this series and jump between entries.
Courcast score breakdown
CourScore weighs signals for an official sequel announcement within 18 months, blending attention velocity, completion strength, and catalogue health.
CourScore measures renewal signals out of 100. It is not a calibrated probability of an official sequel announcement within 18 months.
Signal coverage: 100% • Signal freshness: High • Frozen 3 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 signal score 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 | 80 | Oct 28, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | favorites | GLOBAL | 4,660 | Oct 28, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | popularity | GLOBAL | 167,073 | Oct 28, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | trending | GLOBAL | 10 | Oct 28, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| cdjapan | bd rank | JP | 3 | Jul 5, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode count | GLOBAL | 12 | Oct 28, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode dislikes | GLOBAL | 459 | Oct 28, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode likes | GLOBAL | 129,113 | Oct 28, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | series available | GLOBAL | 1 | Oct 28, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| filmarks | mark count | JP | 2,613 | Oct 28, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| filmarks | score mean | JP | 74 | Oct 28, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest daily | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest weekly | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 18, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | momentum log ratio | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 18, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| justwatch | jp platform count | JP | 2 | Oct 28, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | favorites | GLOBAL | 43 | Oct 28, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | member count | GLOBAL | 4,011 | Oct 28, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | rating rank | GLOBAL | 585 | Oct 28, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | score mean | GLOBAL | 81.17 | Oct 28, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | completed | GLOBAL | 179,469 | Oct 28, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | members | GLOBAL | 362,391 | Oct 28, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | plan to watch | GLOBAL | 79,113 | Oct 28, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | rating | GLOBAL | 6.81 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | source members | GLOBAL | 3,449 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | source status code | GLOBAL | 2 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | watching | GLOBAL | 79,635 | Oct 28, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangadex | chapters total | GLOBAL | 8.5 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangadex | source status code | GLOBAL | 3 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangadex | volumes total | GLOBAL | 2 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangaupdates | bayesian rating | GLOBAL | 6.06 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | entry likes | GLOBAL | 37 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | figures total | GLOBAL | 5 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | goods total | GLOBAL | 171 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | media total | GLOBAL | 14 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | merch added 30d | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | merch total | GLOBAL | 190 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode comments | JP | 124,540 | Oct 28, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode mylists | JP | 1,675 | Oct 28, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode views | JP | 1,339,030 | Oct 28, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| comments 7d | GLOBAL | 23 | Oct 28, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| mentions 1d | GLOBAL | 1 | Oct 24, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| mentions 7d | GLOBAL | 1 | Oct 28, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| score 7d | GLOBAL | 272 | Oct 24, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| thread count | GLOBAL | 1 | Oct 28, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| threads 7d | GLOBAL | 1 | Oct 28, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| shikimori | completion ratio | GLOBAL | 0.56 | Oct 28, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | member count | GLOBAL | 41,511 | Oct 28, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | score mean | GLOBAL | 81.1 | Oct 28, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| simkl | score mean | GLOBAL | 81 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | popularity | GLOBAL | 11.72 | Oct 28, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | vote count | GLOBAL | 128 | Oct 28, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| wikipedia | pageviews daily | EN.WIKIPEDIA | 433 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| x | followers count | GLOBAL | 43,356 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| x | followers delta | GLOBAL | 8 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| x official jp | engagement 7d jp | JP | 2,600 | Oct 7, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| x official jp | posts 7d | JP | 1 | Oct 7, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| x official jp | silent days | JP | 19 | Oct 23, 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 | 10,861 | Oct 28, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | trailer views | GLOBAL | 930,987 | Oct 28, 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 |