To Be Hero X

The story of To Be Hero X is set in a world where “faith” turns people into superheroes, i.e. if people believe that someone can fly, then that person gains the ability to fly. Conversely, heroes lose their powers if people stop believing in them. The trust that people place in heroes is measured and collected as data, and the heroes are ranked according to the public's faith in them. Every two years, the top heroes gather to compete in a tournament and their trust rankings are adjusted accordingly. The number one hero at the top of the rankings is known as "X". ==Characters==

Protagonists ;Lin Ling / The Commoner :Voiced by: Gu Jiangshan (Chinese); Natsuki Hanae (Japanese); Mauricio Ortiz-Segura (English) :The 10th-ranked hero and the central character of episodes 1~4. He is an ordinary civilian who is forced to assume the identity of the hero Nice after the latter seemingly committed suicide. Gaining Nice's powers through the faith of the hero's fans, he pulls off the act for a while but ultimately concludes that he is not Nice and develops his own hero identity. :As Nice, he had multiple superpowers, including: flight, super strength, and increased endurance. As his own hero persona, he has shown enhanced strength. ;E-Soul / Yang Cheng :Voiced by: Yang Kaiqi :The 8th-ranked hero and the central character of episode 23. He is a Shar Pei who gained self-awareness and speech from the public's faith and wishes to be a hero for the sake of his young owner. :He has shapeshifting abilities. ;Lucky Cyan / Cyan :Voiced by: Zhao Shuang :The 6th-ranked hero and the central character of episodes 13~14. She is a genius engineer who has wanted to be a hero since childhood, but struggles to gather public faith due to her cute appearance not fitting the stereotype, prompting her to instead rely on gadgets of her own design. :She fights using a mechanical suit that she built herself. ;Little Johnny / Ah Johnny Big Johnny :Voiced by: Chen Jinwen :The 2nd-ranked hero and the central character of episodes 11~12. She is a prodigy who strives to become the #1 hero and abolish the current, corrupt hero system, unaware that her own father is the leader of the villainous Spotlight Organization—a terrorist group undermining society by turning civilians into villains empowered by public fear. :She fights using a spear and can create an "area" where she can dictate the laws of the world to a limited extent. ;X :Voiced by: Wei Chao (Chinese); Natsuki Hanae (Japanese); Branden Loera (English) :The 15th-ranked hero and a supporting character in multiple episodes. Publicly viewed as the "perfect hero," this perception resulted in him developing obsessive–compulsive disorder through his followers' faith, causing him to gradually become depressed with being a hero. This culminates in him seemingly committing suicide in episode 1, after which Lin Ling is forced to assume his identity. :He has multiple superpowers, including flight, super strength, and increased endurance. ==Media==

Music The opening theme song for the series titled "INERTIA", is performed by SawanoHiroyuki[nZk]:Rei with and lyrics by Benjamin, while the ending theme song, titled "KONTINUUM", is performed by SennaRin with lyrics also by Benjamin. Benjamin and mpi performed the series' main theme titled "JEOPARDY", while SawanoHiroyuki[nZk]:Rei & SennaRin performed the X version of "INERTIA" for the final episode. Character and insert songs In addition to the opening and ending themes, To Be Hero X features a variety of character songs, many of which appear as insert tracks during episodes or were released shortly before a character's arc aired. Popularity poll There is a popularity poll featuring each arc's focus character on Bilibili, which registered users can vote in; the number of votes each character receives will supposedly influence their performance during the second season. Episodes Chronology The first season of To Be Hero X is structured into eleven narrative arcs that are told out of chronological order. These arcs are chain-linked, with the focus character of the next arc appearing in the preceding one. The chronological order of the episodes in ''To Be Hero X's first season is roughly: Episodes 17~18 (first half) > Episodes 8~9 > Episode 11 > Episodes 5~7 > Episode 10 > Episodes 12~16 > Episode 18 (second half) > Episodes 19~23 > Episodes 1~4 > Episode 24''. Episode list ==Notes==