Heroine Tarumono! Kiraware Heroine to Naisho no Oshigoto

Heroines Run the Show: The Unpopular Girl and the Secret Task / ヒロインたるもの！〜嫌われヒロインと内緒のお仕事〜 / To Become a Real Heroine!

Genres: Idols (Male), School
Themes: Idols (Male), School
Studios: Lay-duce
Producers: Alice, flaggs, Futabasha, INCS toenter, Laulea Works, Lawson Entertainment, Marui Group, Movic, MusicRay’n, tamakoshi, U-NEXT
Licensors: Crunchyroll
Rating: 7.26 / 10
Rank: #3136
Popularity: #2761
Users Listed: 74,411
Users Scored: 27,050
NSFW: No
Last Updated: 02/13/2023
Aired: April 7, 2022 – June 23, 2022 (Spring)
Type: tv
Source: music
Age Rating: PG 13
Episodes: 12
Broadcast: Thursday at 22:30 (JST)

Synopsis:

Hiyori Suzumi’s transition to high school in Tokyo presents unexpected challenges. Driven by a passion for track and field, she quickly finds herself navigating the complexities of city life while juggling academic pursuits and financial responsibilities. A chance opportunity lands her a position as an event staff member for LIPxLIP, a burgeoning idol group. The surprising aspect? The group's charismatic members, Yuujirou Someya and Aizou Shibasaki, are also Hiyori’s classmates.

The series explores the delicate balance between personal aspirations and unexpected circumstances, depicting Hiyori's efforts to manage her demanding schedule as a student and attendant. It examines themes of ambition, friendship, and navigating unconventional paths toward achieving one’s goals within the vibrant world of idol culture. The narrative offers a slice-of-life perspective on pursuing dreams while contending with unforeseen realities.

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Episodes:

Episode 1: I Don't Understand Idols! (Aired: 04/07/2022)
Episode 2: The Manager-in-Training Job! (Aired: 04/14/2022)
Episode 3: Nonfantasy (Aired: 04/21/2022)
Episode 4: What I Can Do (Aired: 04/28/2022)
Episode 5: Idols Are Amazin'! (Aired: 05/05/2022)
... and 7 more episodes

Characters:

Hattori, Juri (Main) - Voice Actors: Sakura, Ayane, Garrett, Morgan
Nakamura, Chizuru (Main) - Voice Actors: Hayami, Saori, Shipman, Megan
Shibasaki, Aizou (Main) - Voice Actors: Shimazaki, Nobunaga, Campbell, Aaron
Someya, Yuujirou (Main) - Voice Actors: Uchiyama, Kouki, Igneczi, Kyle
Suzumi, Hiyori (Main) - Voice Actors: Minase, Inori, Wiedenheft, Sarah
Akechi, Saku (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Midorikawa, Hikaru
Dai (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Masuda, Toshiki
Enomoto, Kotarou (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Hanae, Natsuki, Reid, Dallas
Hiyori's Mother (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Mugiho, Anna, Van Sistine, Natalie
Hiyori's Father (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Oohata, Shintarou
Iv (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Fukuyama, Jun, Chapin, Clifford
Megu (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Kakihara, Tetsuya
Narumi, Sena (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Amamiya, Sora
Narumi, Mona (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Natsukawa, Shiina
Rio (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Uchida, Yuuma, Bangle, Josh
Setoguchi, Hina (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Asakura, Momo, Harris, Jill
Shibasaki, Ken (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Eguchi, Takuya, Fajardo, Ricco
Shiranami, Nagisa (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Enoki, Junya
Someya, Kouichirou (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Snow, Derick, Toki, Shunichi
Suzumi, Sora (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Saxton, Jad
Suzumi, Naho (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Takeuchi, Emiko, Seidel, Lindsay
Suzumi, Saho (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Yamada, Marina, Walstrom, Helena
Takamizawa, Arisa (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Touyama, Nao
Tamura, Rei (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Sawashiro, Miyuki, Clinkenbeard, Colleen
Uchida, Mayu (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Kayano, Ai, Clark, Leah
Yamamoto, Koudai (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Matsuoka, Yoshitsugu, Bowling, Anthony
Yui (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Saitou, Souma, Baugus, Bryson
Yumeru (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Serizawa, Yuu

Staff:

Ichinose, Osamu (Producer)
Kananiwa, Kozue (Producer)
Maeda, Yoshiteru (Producer)
Morita, Gou (Producer)
Nishiura, Youichi (Producer)
Saitou, Shunsuke (Producer, Planning)
Sotokawa, Akihiro (Producer)
Yonai, Noritomo (Producer)
Hashimoto, Noriko (Director)
Nagasaki, Yukio (Sound Director)
Deai, Kotomi (Episode Director, Storyboard)
Narita, Yoshimi (Script, Series Composition)
Amamiya, Sora (Theme Song Performance)
Eguchi, Takuya (Theme Song Performance)
Hanae, Natsuki (Theme Song Performance)
Hayami, Saori (Theme Song Performance)
LIPxLIP (Theme Song Performance, Inserted Song Performance)
Minase, Inori (Theme Song Performance)
Natsukawa, Shiina (Theme Song Performance)
Sakura, Ayane (Theme Song Performance)
shito (Theme Song Lyrics, Theme Song Composition)
Aono, Masahiro (Executive Producer)
Gem (Key Animation)
HoneyWorks (Original Creator, Music)
Hyuuga, Moe (Music)
Ishii, Kaori (Chief Animation Director, Character Design)
Kunieda, Shingo (Executive Producer)
Minoura, Katsushi (Executive Producer)
Murano, Yomogiko (Director of Photography)
Nishijima, Shouhei (Key Animation)
Obokata, Ryousuke (Art Director)
Ozawa, Kazunori (Key Animation)
Sadamatsu, Gou (Editing)
Saitou, Souma (Inserted Song Performance)
Takagi, Hironori (Executive Producer)
Tsutsumi, Tenshin (Executive Producer)
Uchida, Yuuma (Inserted Song Performance)
Walstrom, Helena (ADR Director)
Watanabe, Akihito (Executive Producer)
Yamazaki, Tomoko (Color Design)

News:

Spring 2022 Simulcast List [Update 6/1] (03/29/2022)
Spring 2022 Preview (03/21/2022)
PV Collection for Feb 28 - Mar 6 (03/06/2022)
'Heroine Tarumono!: Kiraware Heroine to Naisho no Oshigoto' Announces Additional Cast (02/17/2022)
PV Collection for Jan 31 - Feb 6 (02/06/2022)
'Heroine Tarumono!: Kiraware Heroine to Naisho no Oshigoto' Reveals Supporting Cast, First Promo (12/27/2021)
HoneyWorks' Song 'Heroine Tarumono!' Adapted for TV Anime in Spring 2022 (08/28/2021)

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