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To Be Hero X is what modern anime has lost
HOLY MOLY this show was insane from the first episode to the last. This is my anime of the year straight up.
__Story__
The plot hands you pieces and expects you to fit them together (although they did fit it together later, but that's not the point). It doesn’t explain everything out loud and expec…
Read full review on AniList →Exciting concept that struggles against it's ambitious format
__Introduction__
To be a Hero X is the third entry into the anthology series To Be Hero, with no relation to previous works. This means that the show consists of “arcs” consisting of 1-4 episodes in a character's point of view before moving to the next one. Each arc centers around a hero and their r…
Read full review on AniList →Absurdity, Heart, and the True Meaning of a Hero
It is rare that an anime comes by that reminds me of a parody itself, which, however, has something really touching in it. To Be Hero X is just such kind of show. It combines all the absurd, hyper-charged art you would hope to find in a gag comedy and somehow makes it a melancholy drama and a clever…
Read full review on AniList →To Be Hero X – A Bold Step Forward for Chinese Animation, but Not Without Flaws
I recently finished To Be Hero X (《凸变英雄X》),directed by Li Haoling (李豪凌), the acclaimed creator behind Link Click (《时光代理人》),Flavors of Youth (《肆式青春》), and the earlier To Be Hero series. Upon its release, the series created a major cultural wave in China, trending across Bilibili (哔哩哔哩) and Weibo (微博)…
Read full review on AniList →Why I think TO BE HERO X is worth your time.
"TO BE HERO X" is a chinese anime, and it comes from the director of Link Click (Haoling Li). This guy is pretty much the one spearheading chinese anime's insertion into the broad, western market. His stuff is slick, gripping and extremely high quality (both Link Click and TO BE HERO X are juggernau…
Read full review on AniList →To be Hero - A Gray puzzle which needs to be connected
__Non-Spoiler Summary__
To Be Hero X Season 1 covers our 10 MCs and the supporting crew, which was extraordinary for a few characters and could have been better for others.
The To Be Hero X world operates on a trust system that mostly determines the powers of individuals and their ranking in societ…
Read full review on AniList →Unfortunately, a disappointing mess
<center>**Original Work / Director / Script Composition**: Haoling Li 李豪凌
**Chief Character Design**: Lei Zhang 张磊, OTY
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