Stand My Heroes

Stand My Heroes (Japanese: スタンドマイヒーローズ, Hepburn: Sutando Mai Hīrōzu) is a Japanese mobile game. An anime television series adaptation aired from October 2019 to December 2019. An original video animation was released in May 2023.

Stand My Heroes
スタンドマイヒーローズ
(Sutando Mai Hīrōzu)
Game
DeveloperColy
GenreOtome
PlatformiOS, Android
ReleasedSeptember 5, 2016
Anime television series
Stand My Heroes: Piece of Truth
Directed byHideyo Yamamoto
Written bySayaka Harada
Music byFox Capture Plan
StudioM.S.C
Licensed byCrunchyroll
Original networkTokyo MX
Original run October 7, 2019 – December 23, 2019
Episodes12
Original video animation
Stand My Heroes: Warmth of Memories
Directed byHitomi Ezoe
Written bySayaka Harada
Music byFox Capture Plan
StudioM.S.C
Licensed byCrunchyroll
ReleasedMay 24, 2023

Media

Video game

The mobile game was developed by Coly and released on iOS and Android on September 5, 2016.[1][2]

Anime

An anime television series adaptation of the mobile game was announced in September 2018.[3] It was produced by M.S.C and directed by Hideyo Yamamoto, with Sayaka Harada writing the scripts, Yuki Takayama designing the characters, and Fox Capture Plan composing the music. The cast from the original mobile game reprised their roles.[4] The series premiered on October 7, 2019.[5] Internationally, the series was licensed by Funimation outside of Asia.[6] An English dub premiered one week after the original release of the first episode.[7]

A new original video animation (OVA) was announced in May 2021.[8] Titled Stand My Heroes: Warmth of Memories, it is directed by Hitomi Ezoe, with the main staff from the TV series returning.[9] The OVA was released in Japan on May 24, 2023.[10]

Reception

The anime series' first episode garnered poor reviews from Anime News Network's staff during the Fall 2019 season previews. Rebecca Silverman felt it was a poor adaptation that makes Rei come across as a "useless otoge heroine" and its only major goal was to introduce the game's fan favorite characters, concluding that she will continue to watch it but with low expectations. Nick Creamer was critical of the thin narrative only propping up the similarly designed male cast to attract female viewers and the "fairly mediocre" animation being "largely functional", concluding that: "Ultimately, Stand My Heroes just feels like a reverse harem with extra steps - the police drama framework chafes awkwardly against the quasi-dating sim tone, making for an oddly stilted experience." James Beckett gave it credit for being an adult driven plot that's outside of the fantasy and sci-fi genres but criticized Rei for being a "limp and featureless" protagonist that's barely part of her own story and felt the male love interests carried "indistinguishable characterizing features", concluding that: "If you're looking for hard-boiled investigative drama this season, stick with something like Babylon. Only diehard genre fans will be able to get much out of this one." Theron Martin found the narrative to be "painfully contrived" by dating sim standards and the character of Rei to be a bland audience stand-in with unconvincing characteristics, concluding that: "Maybe this series might work for dedicated fans of otome games, but even on that judging standard I find it quite weak."[11] Silverman reviewed the complete anime series in 2020 and gave it a C− rating.[12] She criticized the adaptation for having "sloppy storytelling" and a "general lack of coherency" when combining various character routes and telling its overarching drug-crime plot, a bloated male cast with similar features and "lackluster production values", concluding that: "It isn't painful to watch, but that's almost too bad, because even if it had failed spectacularly, it would still have been more memorable than it ultimately is."[12]

References
  1. "イケメンが動いて喋るパズルアプリ「スタンドマイヒーローズ」が配信開始". 4Gamer.net (in Japanese). September 6, 2016. Retrieved October 2, 2021.
  2. "読み始めたら止まらない珠玉の物語を。祝・二周年「スタンドマイヒーローズ」の魅力を徹底解説". 4Gamer.net (in Japanese). August 29, 2018. Retrieved October 3, 2021.
  3. Loo, Egan (September 15, 2018). "Stand My Heroes Game App for Female Players Gets TV Anime". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on October 5, 2021. Retrieved October 3, 2021.
  4. Pineda, Rafael Antonio (December 17, 2018). "Stand My Heroes Anime Reveals Staff, More Designs". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on September 9, 2021. Retrieved October 3, 2021.
  5. Pineda, Rafael Antonio (October 3, 2019). "Stand My Heroes Anime's New Video, Visual Unveiled". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on October 3, 2021. Retrieved October 3, 2021.
  6. Hodgkins, Crystalyn (September 29, 2019). "Funimation Adds 7 More Anime to Fall 2019 Simulcast Lineup". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on October 3, 2021. Retrieved October 3, 2021.
  7. Mateo, Alex (October 15, 2019). "Stand My Heroes Anime's English Dub Cast Revealed". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on October 8, 2021. Retrieved October 3, 2021.
  8. Loo, Egan (May 9, 2021). "Stand My Heroes Otome Game Gets New Original Video Anime". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on November 6, 2021. Retrieved October 3, 2021.
  9. Loo, Egan (September 5, 2022). "Stand My Heroes Original Video Anime Unveils Main Staff, Title, 2023 Release". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on September 5, 2022. Retrieved September 5, 2022.
  10. Pineda, Rafael Antonio (March 17, 2023). "Stand My Heroes Original Video Anime Ships in Japan on May 24". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on March 17, 2023. Retrieved March 17, 2023.
  11. "Stand My Heroes: Piece of Truth – The Fall 2019 Anime Preview Guide". Anime News Network. October 7, 2019. Archived from the original on October 5, 2021. Retrieved November 15, 2021.
  12. Silverman, Rebecca (January 16, 2020). "Stand My Heroes: Piece of Truth 1-12 Streaming". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on October 3, 2021. Retrieved October 3, 2021.
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