is a Japanese-Chinese animated

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television series produced by Emon and animated by Studio LAN and supervised by

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. The production was produced in China, with modifications to the show for the Japanese broadcast. The show premiered on the same day on October 5, 2016, on

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, and on a video sharing website

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. The anime has been licensed by

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for its online release. In China, the opening song was "Insistence" (执念), performed by Loki (刘畅). Meanwhile, in Japan, the opening song was "Come to See You" (オープニングテーマ「アイニコイヨ」), performed by BRATS. The ending song in both Japan and China was "My Dad Protects the Earth" (エンディングテーマ「私のパパが地球を守る〜我爹守护地球〜」) by Lin Heye (林和夜). A second season named ''To Be Heroine'' premiered in 2018. The series was directed by Li Haoling and animated by Studio.LAN! and Haoliners Animation League.

Cast

Chinese cast

*Tute Hameng (Chinese) as Ossan/Yashu *

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(Chinese) as Min-chan/Chenmin Jiang (姜辰敏, Jiāng Chénmǐn) *Mie Mie (Chinese) as Futaba Hanaya/Yuye Hua (花语叶, Huā Yǔyè) *Ding Dang (Chinese) as Hikaru Isago/Xiaoguang Sha (沙小光, Shā Xiǎoguāng) *Liu Mingyue (Chinese) as Tōru Utsubari/Chao Liang (梁超, Liáng Chāo)

Japanese cast

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(Japanese) as Ossan/Yashu *Moa Tsukino (Japanese) as Futaba Hanaya/Yuye Hua (花屋二葉, Hanaya Futaba) *

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/Li Lu as Yamada *

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*Takeshi Maeda *

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(Japanese) as Hikaru Isago/Xiaoguang Sha (沙光, Isago Hikaru) *

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(Japanese) as Tōru Utsubari/Chao Liang (梁超, Utsubari Tōru) *

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(Japanese) as Min-chan/Chenmin Jiang (ミンちゃん, Min-chan)

List of episodes

The first season started on October 5, 2016, and ended on December 21, 2016.

Second season

A second season of the show entitled ''To Be Heroine'' was released on May 19, 2018.

References

External links

* * 2010s animated comedy television series Chinese adult animated comedy television series Chinese web series Comedy anime and manga Crunchyroll anime Haoliners Animation League Japanese adult animated comedy television series Tokyo MX original programming {{anime-stub