{"product_id":"sentenced-to-be-a-hero-vol-3-blu-ray","title":"Sentenced to Be a Hero Vol. 3 Blu-ray","description":"\u003cp\u003eAre they heroes who will save the world, or extraordinary sinners? The long-awaited television anime adaptation of a much-discussed, award-winning work arrives on Blu-ray!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRocket Shokai's novel Sentenced to Be a Hero: The Prison Records of Penal Hero Unit 9004 is a dark fantasy about criminals condemned to the punishment called Hero, and their battles against the Demon King's army. Serialisation began on the Kakuyomu fiction site in October 2020; the first book, illustrated by Mephisto, was published by KADOKAWA's Dengeki no Shin Bungei in September 2021.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe work placed first in the user-recommendation division of the Kakuyomu User Award at Kakuyomu Awards 2020 and second overall in the Next Light Novel Award 2021. Takarajimasha's This Light Novel Is Amazing!2023 ranked it third in the standalone-book and novels category and fifth among new works overall, making it the highest-ranking new standalone-book title. Its long-awaited television anime adaptation begins the penal heroes' fierce battle against despair.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStory Becoming a hero is the worst punishment in this world. Those who commit grave crimes are made heroes and sentenced to fight the Demon King. They are revived even after being killed, denied even the freedom to die.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFormer Holy Knight commander Xylo Forbartz, sentenced to this punishment, leads a penal unit of damaged personalities through the front lines. Under these harsh conditions he encounters Teoritta, the sword goddess and one of the world's most powerful living weapons. After he annihilates the enemy, she demands praise and a pat on the head. To survive and avenge himself on those who framed him, Xylo contracts with the goddess and plunges into fierce warfare and conspiracy in a hopeless world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eContents and regular extras Episodes 8–12. Web previews for episodes 8–12 feature narration newly written by original author Rocket Shokai. Episode 12 includes commentary with Yohei Azakami as Xylo Forbartz, Shizuka Ishigami as Patausche Kivia, and sound director Yuichi Morita. A promotional video announcing season 2 is also included.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFirst-production bonuses The first production offers an outercase newly illustrated by original illustrator Mephisto, an anime-illustrated digipak, a special booklet and a visual book. These physical bonuses are conditional and are not guaranteed with standard copies. Across the three-volume Blu-ray\/DVD release, extras include author-written web-preview narration, audio commentaries and clean theme-song sequences; this volume's regular contents are specified above.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOriginal broadcast information Broadcast began on January 3,2026, on Tokyo MX, Kansai TV, BS Nippon Television and twenty-eight stations nationwide, with the first episode presented as an expanded special. Subsequent episodes aired weekly on Thursdays from January 15. Prime Video was announced for the earliest exclusive streaming, followed by other services. Broadcast and distribution schedules were subject to change.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"KADOKAWA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67622347080045,"sku":"HT-BD-4935228215713","price":105.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0997\/9700\/8749\/files\/hobbytiger-media-sentenced-to-be-a-hero-vol-3-blu-ray-01.jpg?v=1791253517","url":"https:\/\/www.hobbytiger.net\/fr\/products\/sentenced-to-be-a-hero-vol-3-blu-ray","provider":"HobbyTiger.net","version":"1.0","type":"link"}