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TO BE HERO X
TO BE HERO X
TV ShowReturning Series

TO BE HERO X

8.7 / 10
2025
2 seasons
24 episodes
AnimationAction & AdventureSci-Fi & Fantasy

In a world full of brilliant heroes, it’s the trust of fans that turns heroes into superheroes. If a hero loses the people’s trust, they lose their special abilities. Trust value is collected, quantified, and used to determine a hero’s ranking, displayed on their wrist. Every two years, the top heroes go to a tournament to fight, determine new trust values, and earn their rankings.

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Cast

Nie Xiying

Gu Jiangshan

Yang Kaiqi

Zhang Fuzheng

Shuang Zhao

Liu Beichen

Shuang Zhao

Chang Rongshan

Titus Jin

Qiao Shiyu

Liu Xiaoyu

Jinwen Chen

Seasons

In a world full of brilliant heroes, it’s the trust of fans that turns heroes into superheroes. If a hero loses the people’s trust, they lose their special abilities. Trust value is collected, quantified, and used to determine a hero’s ranking, displayed on their wrist. Every two years, the top heroes go to a tournament to fight, determine new trust values, and earn their rankings.

  • NICE

    1.NICE

    7.3
    06-04-202523m

    Lin Ling finds himself filling the role of superhero Nice when he witnesses the unthinkable.

  • Moon

    2.Moon

    7.3
    13-04-202523m

    Nice and Moon work together to live up to fans' expectations while devising a plan to regain their freedom.

  • The Ever-Standing Hero

    3.The Ever-Standing Hero

    6.8
    20-04-202523m

    Nice (Lin Ling) aims to defeat the Ever-Standing Hero in order to rank up into the top ten.

  • The Commoner

    4.The Commoner

    9.2
    27-04-202523m

    Nice (Lin Ling) faces off with God Eye to save Moon.

  • One Actor

    5.One Actor

    7.4
    04-05-202523m

    Yang Cheng, an E-Soul stage actor, struggles with gaining popularity while juggling work and romance.

  • Two E-Souls

    6.Two E-Souls

    6.6
    11-05-202523m

    Yang Cheng gains public trust after footage of him saving Pomelo makes its way around social media.

  • Three Seats

    7.Three Seats

    7.6
    18-05-202523m

    Yang Cheng seeks revenge for what happened to Shang Chao.

  • The Cyan Girl

    8.The Cyan Girl

    6.2
    25-05-202523m

    A girl who is luckier than usual survives a plane crash and is taken to an orphanage.

  • Loss and Gain

    9.Loss and Gain

    7.2
    01-06-202523m

    After escaping the orphanage, Cyan is forced to fend for herself until she's presented with an opportunity.

  • The Truth Behind Luck

    10.The Truth Behind Luck

    6.4
    08-06-202523m

    After Cyan's departure, both the orphanage and its surroundings are plunged into bad luck.

  • Road to the Crown

    11.Road to the Crown

    6.8
    15-06-202523m

    The young Liu Yuwei enters the top 10 rankings as the hero Queen and is on her way to becoming a top hero.

  • Fall of the Star

    12.Fall of the Star

    7.2
    22-06-202523m

    Queen loses to an anonymous man in the hero tournament. The public begins to associate misfortune with Lucky.

  • Tough Girl

    13.Tough Girl

    5.4
    29-06-202523m

    Genius youth inventor Loli dreams of becoming a hero, but her looks prevent her from gaining Trust Value.

  • Impromptu Counterattack

    14.Impromptu Counterattack

    6.2
    06-07-202523m

    Loli and Nuonuo face previous top hero DJ Shindig who launched an assault on the Glimmer Laboratory.

  • Affective Disorder

    15.Affective Disorder

    8.7
    13-07-202523m

    Ghostblade reflects on what led him to become a hero, and vows to fill a role he wasn't able to before.

  • The Cure

    16.The Cure

    9.0
    20-07-202523m

    Ghostblade uses the mission to get closer to Nuonuo, but danger lurks just around the corner.

  • Whisper Flower

    17.Whisper Flower

    8.5
    27-07-202523m

    Little Johnny's past and his father's ties to other heroes is revealed.

  • Died-Out Flame

    18.Died-Out Flame

    7.8
    03-08-202523m

    Little Johnny becomes a young hero to find out the truth surrounding his father's death.

  • Breaking the Balance

    19.Breaking the Balance

    8.6
    10-08-202523m

    The exploration team prepares to enter the alien ship, but they are not the only ones.

  • The Ruins Incident

    20.The Ruins Incident

    9.5
    17-08-202523m

    Inside the spaceship there is a showdown between different camps.

  • Nurturing God

    21.Nurturing God

    8.2
    24-08-202523m

    Nice tries to keep his smile and Dragon Boy begins his mission.

  • The Last Smile

    22.The Last Smile

    9.0
    31-08-202523m

    Nice appears in the middle of Smile and Dragon's fight. But is he friend or foe?

  • Lie

    23.Lie

    8.5
    07-09-202523m

    Ahu grew up in the circus and doesn't like children, but everything changes when he meets Xin Ya.

  • X

    24.X

    9.5
    14-09-202523m

    The heroes go after X, Ahu discovers the truth and the tournament is about to begin.

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