Sentenced to Be a Hero

Sentenced to Be a Hero
	First light novel volume cover
勇者刑に処す懲罰勇者9004隊刑務記録; (Yūsha-kei ni Shosu: Chōbatsu Yūsha 9004-tai Keimu Kiroku)
Genre	Adventure; Dark fantasy
Novel series
Written by	Rocket Shokai
Published by	Kakuyomu
Original run	October 28, 2020 – present
Light novel
Written by	Rocket Shokai
Illustrated by	Mephisto
Published by	ASCII Media Works
English publisher	NA: Yen Press;
Imprint	Dengeki no Shin Bungei
Demographic	Male
Original run	September 17, 2021 – present
Volumes	5
Manga
Written by	Rocket Shokai
Illustrated by	Natsumi Inoue
Published by	ASCII Media Works
English publisher	NA: Kadokawa;
Imprint	Dengeki Comics NEXT
Magazine	Dengeki Comic Regulus
Demographic	Seinen
Original run	March 25, 2022 – present
Volumes	1
Anime

Sentenced to Be a Hero (勇者刑に処す懲罰勇者9004隊刑務記録, Yūsha-kei ni Shosu: Chōbatsu Yūsha 9004-tai Keimu Kiroku) is a Japanese light novel series written by Rocket Shokai and illustrated by Mephisto. It began serialization as a web novel published on Kakuyomu in October 2020. It began publication as a light novel under ASCII Media Works' Dengeki no Shin Bungei light novel imprint in September 2021. A manga adaptation began serialization in ASCII Media Works' Dengeki Comic Regulus web magazine in March 2022. An anime adaptation has been announced.

Characters

Xylo Forbartz (ザイロ・フォルバーツ, Zairo Forubātsu): Voiced by: Yuichi Nakamura (PV)
Teoritta (テオリッタ, Teoritta): Voiced by: Tomori Kusunoki (PV)

Media

Light novel

Written by Rocket Shokai, Sentenced to Be a Hero began serialization as a web novel published on the Kakuyomu website. It was later acquired by ASCII Media Works who began publishing it as a light novel with illustrations by Mephisto under their Dengeki no Shin Bungei light novel imprint. Five volumes have been released as of August 17, 2023. The light novels are licensed in English by Yen Press.

No.	Original release date	Original ISBN	English release date	English ISBN
1	September 17, 2021	978-4-04-913903-7	August 22, 2023	978-1-97-536826-5
2	January 17, 2022	978-4-04-914103-0	December 12, 2023	978-1-97-536828-9
3	August 17, 2022	978-4-04-914443-7	—	—
4	December 16, 2022	978-4-04-914672-1	—	—
5	August 17, 2023	978-4-04-915168-8	—	—

Manga

A manga adaptation began serialization in ASCII Media Works' Dengeki Comic Regulus web magazine on March 25, 2022. It has been collected in a single volume as of December 9, 2022. The manga adaptation is published digitally in English on Kadokawa's BookWalker website.

No.	Japanese release date	Japanese ISBN
1	December 9, 2022	978-4-04-914726-1

Anime

An anime adaptation was announced at the Dengeki Bunko 30th Anniversary event on July 16, 2023.

Reception

In the Kono Light Novel ga Sugoi! guidebook, the series ranked third in the tankōbon category.