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To Be Hero

Name: To Be Hero
Genre: Animation, Comedy, Action & Adventure
Released: 2016-10-05
Cast: Yang Ning, Ding Dang, Liu Mingyue, Shan Xin, Omi Minami

2016 | 2 seasons | 13 min | Animation, Comedy, Action & Adventure

Weeknight Watchearly rating

Why it’s a Weeknight Watch

With a short run with a modest audience and little lasting buzz, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it: Made for anyone who wants a laugh, action fans and animation lovers. If you loved Archer, start here.
The mood: Light and funny.
The pace: 2 seasons: a few weeks of evenings, short, snackable episodes, about 5 hours in all.
What might put you off: Rated TV-14. Probably too much for younger kids.
It's in Chinese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).

Our main character, Uncle, is a no-good father with a messy appearance even though he looks nice, and decorates restrooms. He is a divorced, single-dad and lives with his daughter Min, who is good at both studying and sport. One day, Uncle has been sucked into the toilet that he finished using, and becomes a hero to save the Earth! The price is he lost his ikemen appearance and becomes a fat person!! Uncle's battle to protect the Earth and Min has begun…

How it earned its rating

CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
Reach & staying powerBelow par
Ran for 2 seasons and reached a small audience so far
Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 89K people sought it out in the past year

Season by season

The show overall is a Weeknight Watch. Here's how each season stacks up; To Be Hero is the high point.

To Be Hero2016 · 12 episodes · 10.0 out of 10
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To Be Heroine2018 · 12 episodes · 10.0 out of 10
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Cast & crew

Created by Li Haoling

Yang Ning花语叶 Hua Yuye (voice)
Ding DangSha Xiaoguang/Baldie (voice)
Liu MingyueLiang Chao/Uncle Chao (voice)
Shan XinJiang Chenmin/Xiaomin (voice)
Omi MinamiTooru Utsubari (voice)
Seira RyuTōichi Tōin (voice)
Maria KawamuraOo Paipai (voice)
Show HayamiSelfish Governor (voice)
Rie KugimiyaJūichi (voice)
Marika KounoBōichi (voice)