Hero Mask | |
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Genre | Crime, action[1] |
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Original net animation | |
Directed by | Hiroyasu Aoki |
Written by | Hiroyasu Aoki |
Music by | Hisaki Kato |
Studio | Pierrot |
Licensed by | Netflix |
Released | December 3, 2018 (#1–15) August 23, 2019 (#16–24) |
Runtime | 24 minutes |
Episodes | 24 |
Manga | |
Hero Mask: A lost memory | |
Written by | Yuuki Kodama |
Published by | LINE |
Magazine | LINE Manga |
Demographic | Seinen |
Original run | July 7, 2020 – present |
Hero Mask (stylized as HERO≠MASK) is a Japanese original net animation (ONA) series produced by Pierrot for Netflix. The series is written and directed by Hiroyasu Aoki, and premiered worldwide on December 3, 2018. A second season premiered on August 23, 2019.
In June 2020, it was announced that Hero Mask would receive a manga spin-off titled Hero Mask: A lost memory which would be serialized on the LINE Manga app starting on July 7, 2020.[2] The anime aired on Tokyo MX from July 2, 2020, to December 10, 2020, making it the first true Netflix original anime to broadcast on linear television in Japan.[3]
Set in a fictional version of London, James Blood is a hot-blooded officer working for the elite "Special Service of Crime" (SSC) division within the Capital Police Department. Sarah Sinclair is a subordinate to Crown Prosecutor Monica Campbell, whose witness suddenly drops dead while working on a high-profile case involving the LIVE Corporation. Shortly thereafter, the police station is attacked by an enemy James thought long dead. James ends up teaming with Sarah to uncover the perpetrators behind these events, dragging them into a conspiracy involving LIVE, escaped prisoners who supposedly died years ago, and masks that give their wearers superhuman abilities.
The series is written and directed by Hiroyasu Aoki and is animated by Studio Pierrot.[7] Takahisa Katagiri is providing the series' character designs, and Hisaki Kato is composing the music.[7] The 15-episode first season premiered worldwide on Netflix on December 3, 2018.[1] The 9-episode second season premiered on August 23, 2019. The main cast and staff members reprised their roles.[6]
Hero Mask was released in North America by Sentai Filmworks.[8]
The manga Hero Mask: A lost memory was first serialized in Japan on July 7, 2020, with new chapters made every week.[3] Serialization was completed on September 15, 2020.[9]
It was published in paperback in Japan on March 15, 2021.[10]
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date |
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1 | 1 | "Episode 01" | Hiroyasu Aoki | Hiroyasu Aoki | December 3, 2018 |
2 | 2 | "Episode 02" | Hiroyasu Aoki | Hiroyasu Aoki | December 3, 2018 |
3 | 3 | "Episode 03" | Hiroyasu Aoki | Hiroyasu Aoki | December 3, 2018 |
4 | 4 | "Episode 04" | Hiroyasu Aoki | Hiroyasu Aoki | December 3, 2018 |
5 | 5 | "Episode 05" | Hiroyasu Aoki | Hiroyasu Aoki | December 3, 2018 |
6 | 6 | "Episode 06" | Hiroyasu Aoki | Hiroyasu Aoki | December 3, 2018 |
7 | 7 | "Episode 07" | Hiroyasu Aoki | Hiroyasu Aoki | December 3, 2018 |
8 | 8 | "Episode 08" | Hiroyasu Aoki | Hiroyasu Aoki | December 3, 2018 |
9 | 9 | "Episode 09" | Hiroyasu Aoki | Hiroyasu Aoki | December 3, 2018 |
10 | 10 | "Episode 10" | Hiroyasu Aoki | Hiroyasu Aoki | December 3, 2018 |
11 | 11 | "Episode 11" | Hiroyasu Aoki | Hiroyasu Aoki | December 3, 2018 |
12 | 12 | "Episode 12" | Hiroyasu Aoki | Hiroyasu Aoki | December 3, 2018 |
13 | 13 | "Episode 13" | Hiroyasu Aoki | Hiroyasu Aoki | December 3, 2018 |
14 | 14 | "Episode 14" | Hiroyasu Aoki | Hiroyasu Aoki | December 3, 2018 |
15 | 15 | "Episode 15" | Hiroyasu Aoki | Hiroyasu Aoki | December 3, 2018 |
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date |
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16 | 1 | "Episode 16" | Hiroyasu Aoki | Hiroyasu Aoki | August 23, 2019 |
17 | 2 | "Episode 17" | Hiroyasu Aoki | Hiroyasu Aoki | August 23, 2019 |
18 | 3 | "Episode 18" | Hiroyasu Aoki | Hiroyasu Aoki | August 23, 2019 |
19 | 4 | "Episode 19" | Hiroyasu Aoki | Hiroyasu Aoki | August 23, 2019 |
20 | 5 | "Episode 20" | Hiroyasu Aoki | Hiroyasu Aoki | August 23, 2019 |
21 | 6 | "Episode 21" | Hiroyasu Aoki | Hiroyasu Aoki | August 23, 2019 |
22 | 7 | "Episode 22" | Hiroyasu Aoki | Hiroyasu Aoki | August 23, 2019 |
23 | 8 | "Episode 23" | Hiroyasu Aoki | Hiroyasu Aoki | August 23, 2019 |
24 | 9 | "Episode 24" | Hiroyasu Aoki | Hiroyasu Aoki | August 23, 2019 |