The story and preview images for Episode 1 of the TV anime Sentenced to Be a Hero: The Prison Records of Penal Hero Unit 9004 (JP: 勇者刑に処す 懲罰勇者9004隊刑務記録) have been revealed. This episode will air on Saturday, January 3, from 10:00 PM to 11:00 PM (JST), and will later be available on various international streaming platforms. Episode 2 is scheduled to stream on January 15 at 10:30 PM (JST).

Episode 1 Story

Xylo Forbartz, a penal hero, is assigned to a mission to support the retreat of the Holy Knight Order.

During the operation, he rescues fellow squad member Dotta Luzulas from a dire situation, only to discover that Dotta has stolen a massive coffin from the Holy Knight Order.

Inside lies the anti Demon King weapon known as the “Goddess,” resting in slumber.

Introduction

A hero is the worst punishment in this world.

Those who commit grave sins are sentenced to become “heroes” and are forced to fight the Demon King as their punishment. Even if they are killed, they are revived, never permitted the mercy of death.

Xylo Forbart, a former captain of the Holy Knight Order who has been condemned to hero punishment, leads a penal hero unit made up of deeply flawed individuals as they charge through the front lines of battle.

Amid these brutal conditions, Xylo encounters one of the strongest living weapons in existence, the “Goddess of the Sword,” Theoritta.

“When the enemy is annihilated, you shall praise me… and then stroke my head.”

In order to survive, and to exact revenge on those who cast him into this fate, Xylo enters into a contract with the “goddess.” Throwing himself into a hopeless world, he plunges headlong into a vortex of fierce battles and dark conspiracies.

Source : Sentenced to Be a Hero Official Web Site