Hero Bank

Hero Bank (ヒーローバンク, Hīrō Banku) is a role-playing video game developed and published by Sega for the Nintendo 3DS. It was released in Japan on March 20, 2014.^{[1][2][3][4][5]} A sequel, Hero Bank 2, was released in Japan on November 27, 2014. An anime television series adaptation by TMS Entertainment began airing from April 7, 2014, and ended on March 30, 2015.^{[6][7][8][9][10][11]}

Hero Bank
ヒーローバンク (Hīrō Banku)
Video game
Developer	Sega
Publisher	Sega
Genre	RPG
Platform	Nintendo 3DS
Released	March 20, 2014
Anime television series
Directed by	Yasutaka Yamamoto
Written by	Atsuhiro Tomioka
Studio	TMS Entertainment 8PAN
Original network	TXN (TV Tokyo)
Original run	April 7, 2014 – March 30, 2015
Episodes	51 (List of episodes)
Video game
Hero Bank 2
Developer	Sega
Publisher	Sega
Genre	RPG
Platform	Nintendo 3DS
Released	November 27, 2014

Plot

In this world, players participate in a futuristic cyber sport called "Hero Battle" using Bankfon Gs or "Hero Gi", which allows them to rent powerful hero suits and fight battles against other players, receiving power boosts from the public. Kaito Gōshō, a young elementary school student who is always eager to help others, ends up hastily signing a contract to rent the powerful hero suit, Enter the Gold, from a mysterious priest named Sennen. However, he soon learns that this suit comes with a debt with 10 billion yen, which Kaito must now pay back by winning Hero Battles.

Characters

Kaito Gōshō (豪勝 カイト, Gōshō Kaito)

Voiced by: Yūko Sanpei (1-26;32-51) Marie Mizuno (27-31)^[12]

The main protagonist, a hot-headed elementary school student who sports a regent hairdo and is known for making all sorts of crude jokes. He is the company president of the Gappori Company, which helps out others with various tasks. He obtains the powerful hero suit Enter the Gold (エンター・ザ・ゴールド, Entā za Gōrudo) from Sennen, but winds up with a 10 billion yen debt as a result.

Nagare Amano (天野 ナガレ, Amano Nagare)

Voiced by: Hiroshi Kamiya

Gappori Company's 'head of whatever' (or "Jack of all trades" to be more accurate) who often feels inferior to Kaito. Wanting to surpass him, he forms a contract with the Money Ghost, erasing his previous identity and granting him the power hero suit, The Dominion Dollar (ザ・ドミニオン・ダラー, Za Dominion Dorā).

Sekito Sakurada (桜田 セキト, Sakurada Sekito)

Voiced by: Kaito Ishikawa

Credit Loan Wolf (クレジット・ローンウルフ, Kurejito ron Urufu).

Mitsuo Zaizen (財前 ミツオ, Zaizen Mitsuo)

Voiced by: Miyuki Sawashiro

Gappori Company's managing director who is short and wears swirly glasses. His main hero suit is Game Console Beep Boop (ゲームキピコピコ, Gēmuki Pikopiko).

Fukuta Kanemaru (兼丸 フクタ, Kanemaru Fukuta)

Voiced by: Kazuya Nakai

Gappori Company's prophecy chief, who has a Frankenstein-esque appearance and often ends his sentences with "though" (ケド, kedo). He has a pet mouse named Platina (プラチナ, Purachina) who can predict the future, with Fukuta being the only one who can translate his readings. His main hero suit is Tea Picking Cat (チャツミネコ, Chatsumi Neko).

Boochokin (ブーチョッキン, Boochokin)

Voiced by: Mayumi Tanaka

A Pig.

Sennen (銭念)

Voiced by: Banjō Ginga

A mysterious priest who gave Kaito his Enter the Gold suit, along with his massive debt.

Money Ghost (マネーゴースト, Manē Gōsuto) / Sumimori Adachi (安立 純守, Adachi Sumimori)

Voiced by: Kenyu Horiuchi

A mysterious being who gave Nagare his The Dominion Dollar suit. He is soon revealed be Sumimori Adachi, the creator of Hero Battles, who vows revenge against money for the evils it has done.

Ai Gōshō (豪勝 アイ, Gōshō Ai)

Voiced by: Houko Kuwashima

Kaito's elder sister.

Zōan Gōshō (豪勝 蔵安, Gōshō Zōan)

Voiced by: Bin Shimada

Kaito's grandfather.

Isshin Uminari (海鳴 一心, Uminari Isshin)

Voiced by: Yū Kobayashi

A passionate boy who works in Big Money Bay's fishing district. His hero suit is Piscesamurai (ウオザムライ, Uozamurai).

Tetsunosuke "Kintetsu" Kanagata (金形 "キンテツ" 鉄之助, Kanagata "Kintetsu" Tetsunosuke)

Voiced by: Tetsu Inada

The son of a factory owner in Iron Town. As a result of protecting his father from an explosion, most of his body has been replaced with robotic parts. His hero suit is Karate Deiku (カラテデェーク, Karate Dēku).

Shishio Torai (虎井 獅子男, Torai Shishio)

Voiced by: Hisao Egawa

A bulky bully type who has a crush on Ai.

Deborah Kizaki (デボラ 貴崎, Debora Kizaki)

Voiced by: Ryōtarō Okiayu

The head of the Cyber Emperor company, which seeks to pave over the industrial parts of town. He uses the hero suit Baron the Euro (バロン・ザ・ユーロ, Baron za Yūro). He is defeated by Kaito and his company ends up bankrupt.

Rohan Yuri (由利 露藩, Yuri Rohan)

Voiced by: Ryōta Takeuchi

Li-Chi Long (龍 里千, Ron Rīchi)

Voiced by: Ayumi Fujimura

Hikari Takarano (宝乃 ヒカリ, Takarano Hikari)

Voiced by: Yuka Komatsu

A Hero Bank researcher who works alongside Sennen in fighting against Money Ghost.

Maki Kashii (香椎 真城, Kashii Maki)

Voiced by: Shiori Izawa

A TV reporter, whose name Kaito often mispronounces.

Announcer (実況, Jikkyō)

Voiced by: Shintarō Ōta

Media

Video games

The video game, developed and published by Sega, was released in Japan on March 20, 2014. An arcade game has also been produced. A sequel, Hero Bank 2, was released on November 27, 2014.^[13]

Anime

See also: List of Hero Bank episodes

An anime television series produced by TMS Entertainment began airing in Japan from April 7, 2014, and is being simulcast by Crunchyroll.^[14] The opening theme is "Kasege! Jarinko Hero!" (かせげ！ジャリンコヒーロー, Rake It In! Money Hero) by Nobuaki Kakuda, whilst the ending theme is "Sayonara Mata Itsuka" (サヨナラマタイツカ, Goodbye, Like Always) by Meg for the first 26 episodes. From episodes 27 to 51, The opening theme is "Kasege! Jarinko Hero!" (かせげ！ジャリンコヒーロー, Rake It In! Money Hero) by Kakuda featuring Kamen Joshi, whilst the ending theme is "SARB" by High speed boyz.

See also

• Rent a Hero

References

1. "「ヒーローバンク」の「クロスメディア プロジェクト発表会」開催。名越稔洋氏が意気込みを語り，角田信朗さんが主題歌を熱唱した会場の模様をレポート". 4Gamer.net (in Japanese). January 11, 2014. Retrieved January 11, 2020.
2. "『ヒーローバンク』のアーケードゲームとアニメ化など今後の展開が発表！ トレーディングカードゲームも発売へ" (in Japanese). January 14, 2014. Retrieved January 14, 2020.
3. "クロスメディア展開発表！｜ヒーローバンク｜株式会社セガ" (in Japanese). Retrieved January 14, 2020.
4. "セガ、"お金"がテーマの3DS「ヒーローバンク」をテレビアニメなど多方面展開" (in Japanese). January 12, 2014. Retrieved January 14, 2020.
5. "アニメ化にTCGなどの発表相次ぐ『ヒーローバンク』、プロモーションムービーも公開に" (in Japanese). January 14, 2014. Retrieved January 14, 2020.
6. "Hero Bank DS Game's Anime Staff, Cast Announced". February 18, 2014. Retrieved February 18, 2014.
7. "Sega's Hero Bank 'Money Battle RPG' Listed With Anime". January 8, 2014. Retrieved January 8, 2020.
8. "「ヒーローバンク」の公式サイトに4コマ漫画コーナーがオープント" (in Japanese). January 7, 2014. Retrieved January 14, 2020.
9. "「ヒーローバンク」の「クロスメディア プロジェクト発表会」開催。名越稔洋氏が意気込みを語り，角田信朗さんが主題歌を熱唱した会場の模様をレポート" (in Japanese). January 11, 2014. Retrieved January 14, 2020.
10. "Hero Bank 3DS Game's Promo Announces TV Anime Adaptation". January 8, 2014. Retrieved January 8, 2020.
11. "'Hero Bank' Game Lists Planned Anime Adaptation". January 8, 2014. Retrieved January 10, 2020.
12. "Yuko Sanpei Leads 2014 Spring TV Anime "Hero Bank"". January 14, 2014. Retrieved January 14, 2020.
13. "Sega's Hero Bank 2 3DS RPG's Teaser Streamed".
14. "Hero Bank TV Anime 1st Promo Streamed".

External links

• Official website (in Japanese)