The Legendary Hero Is Dead! (2023)

Action · Adventure · Animation

Touka is just your average (slightly perverted) farmer in the village of Cheza. While he daydreams about being a hero and getting the girl, the real hero, Sion, is out battling demons that threaten to invade the world! But one day, Touka accidentally kills the hero…?! With the Legendary Hero dead, who's going to save the world now?! Touka quickly buries Sion's body to hide the evidence, but wakes up the next day to discover he is no longer in his own body…!!

IMDb rating: 6.3 (945 votes)
Episode average: 7.1 +0.8 vs IMDb
Seasons: 1
Streaming (US): Crunchyroll
Language: JA
Type: TV series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 1 season indexed

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Seasons

Season 1 (2023)

7.13 avg 12 episodes 7.2 → 7.5 23 min avg

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	The Legendary Hero Is Dead?!	7.2	79
2	The Legendary Hero Imposter	7.2	71
3	The Legendary Hero is a Skeleton	7.0	63
4	The Legendary Hero and Bride	7.1	61
5	The Legendary Hero is Revived	7.1	60
6	The Legendary Hero is a Girl	6.9	61
7	A New Legendary Hero	6.7	57
8	The Legendary Hero is a Student!	6.9	56
9	Into the Legendary Hero's Past	7.3	56
10	The Raid of the Legendary Hero	7.4	62
11	The Legendary Hero Fights to the Death!	7.3	57
12	The Legendary Hero is a Duo	7.5	65