Japanese anime television series
Heroines Run the Show: The Unpopular Girl and the Secret Task Key visual
ヒロインたるもの!~嫌われヒロインと内緒のお仕事~ (Hiroin Tarumono! Kiraware Hiroin to Naisho no Oshigoto )Genre Comedy [ 1] Created by HoneyWorks Anime television series Directed by Noriko Hashimoto Written by Yoshimi Narita Music by Moe Hyūga Studio Lay-duce Licensed by Crunchyroll Original network Tokyo MX ,BS Fuji ,MBS ,AT-X Original run April 7, 2022 – June 23, 2022 Episodes 12 Manga Illustrated by Ruia Shimakage Published by Futabasha Original run June 16, 2022 – presentVolumes 3 Anime and manga portal
Heroines Run the Show: The Unpopular Girl and the Secret Task (Japanese :ヒロインたるもの!~嫌われヒロインと内緒のお仕事~ ,Hepburn :Hiroin Tarumono! Kiraware Hiroin to Naisho no Oshigoto ) is a Japaneseanime television series produced byLay-duce . It is based on the song "Heroine Tarumono!", part of theKokuhaku Jikkō Iinkai: Ren'ai Series Vocaloid song project byHoneyWorks .[ 2] The series aired from April to June 2022.
Amanga adaptation was illustrated by Ruia Shimakage published byFutabasha on June 16, 2022.
After leaving her rural hometown to pursue a career in track-and-field by enrolling in Tokyo's Sakuragaoka High School, Hiyori Suzumi becomes manager-in-training for the high school idol duo LIP×LIP, who happen to be her classmates. Hijinks ensue as she tries to balance track, schoolwork, making new friends, and working in secret to manage Lip×Lip.
Hiyori Suzumi (涼海 ひより ,Suzumi Hiyori ) Voiced by:Inori Minase [ 3] (Japanese);Sarah Wiedenheft [ 4] (English) Hiyori is a first-year student and a newcomer to Tokyo. She transferred there from the countryside in order to pursue track and field. She becomes an apprentice manager to Lip×Lip after she met them during her first day at school. Yūjirō Someya (染谷 勇次郎 ,Someya Yūjirō ) Voiced by:Koki Uchiyama [ 3] (Japanese); Kyle Igneczi[ 4] (English) Yūjirō is a first-year student and Hiyori's classmate. He and Aizō are both members of Lip×Lip. Aizō Shibasaki (柴崎 愛蔵 ,Shibasaki Aizō ) Voiced by:Nobunaga Shimazaki [ 3] (Japanese);Aaron Campbell [ 4] (English) Aizō is a first-year student and Hiyori's classmate. He and Yūjirō are both members of LIP×LIP. Juri Hattori (服部 樹里 ,Hattori Juri ) Voiced by:Ayane Sakura [ 3] (Japanese);Morgan Lauré [ 4] (English) Juri is a first-year student and Hiyori's classmate and friend. She is agyaru . Chizuru Nakamura (中村 千鶴 ,Nakamura Chizuru ) Voiced by:Saori Hayami [ 3] (Japanese);Megan Shipman [ 4] (English) Chizuru is a first-year student in Hiyori's class. She is a big fan of Lip×Lip. At one point, Chizuru became jealous of Hiyori after discovering she had become close to them. Nagisa Shiranami (白波 渚 ,Shiranami Nagisa ) Voiced by:Junya Enoki [ 5] Nagisa is a former colleague and current love interest of Hiyori Suzumi who is a track-and-field runner. Hina Setoguchi (瀬戸口 雛 ,Setoguchi Hina ) Voiced by:Momo Asakura [ 5] (Japanese);Jill Harris [ 4] (English) Hina is a second-year student who is close friends with Kotaro and becomes friend with Hiyori. She debuted inZutto Mae Kara Suki Deshita . Kotarō Enomoto (榎本 虎太朗 ,Enomoto Kotarō ) Voiced by:Natsuki Hanae [ 5] (Japanese);Dallas Reid [ 4] (English) Kotarō is a second-year student who is close friends with Hina. He debuted inZutto Mae Kara Suki Deshita . Ken Shibasaki (柴崎 健 ,Shibasaki Ken ) Voiced by:Takuya Eguchi [ 5] (Japanese);Ricco Fajardo [ 4] (English) Arisa Takamizawa (高見沢 アリサ ,Takamizawa Arisa ) Voiced by:Nao Tōyama [ 5] Kōdai Yamamoto (山本 幸大 ,Yamamoto Kōdai ) Voiced by:Yoshitsugu Matsuoka [ 5] (Japanese);Anthony Bowling [ 4] (English) Sena Narumi (成海 聖奈 ,Narumi Sena ) Voiced by:Sora Amamiya [ 6] Mona Narumi (成海 萌奈 ,Narumi Mona ) Voiced by:Shiina Natsukawa [ 6] YUI Voiced by:Soma Saito [ 7] RIO Voiced by:Yuma Uchida [ 7] MEGU Voiced by:Tetsuya Kakihara [ 7] DAI Voiced by:Toshiki Masuda [ 7] IV Voiced by:Jun Fukuyama [ 7] Trailer for the anime The anime project was announced on August 28, 2021. It is produced byLay-duce and directed by Noriko Hashimoto, with Yoshimi Narita overseeing the series' scripts, Kaori Ishii designing the characters and serving as chief animation director, and Moe Hyūga composing the music. The series aired from April 7 to June 23, 2022, onTokyo MX ,BS Fuji ,MBS , andAT-X .[ 3] [ 8] The opening theme song is "Julietta" by the in-story group LIP×LIP, while the ending theme song is "Tokyo Sunny Party" byInori Minase ,Ayane Sakura , andSaori Hayami .[ 5] [ 9] Crunchyroll streamed the series.[ 10]
On April 11, 2022, Crunchyroll announced that the series would receive an English dub. It premiered on April 21 and is produced by thein-house cast in Texas .[ 11] [ 4]
No. Title [ 12] [ 13] Directed by [ a] Written by [ a] Storyboarded by [ a] Original release date [ 14] 1 "I Don't Understand Idols!" Transliteration: "Aidoru nante Yō Wakaran! " (Japanese :アイドルなんてようわからん! ) Noriko Hashimoto Yoshimi Narita Noriko Hashimoto April 7, 2022 (2022-04-07 ) 2 "The Manager-in-Training Job!" Transliteration: "Manējā Minarai no Oshigoto! " (Japanese :マネージャー見習いのお仕事! ) Takurō Tsukada Yoshimi Narita Namimi Sanjō April 14, 2022 (2022-04-14 ) 3 "Nonfantasy" Transliteration: "Non-fantajī " (Japanese :ノンファンタジー ) Naoki Murata Yoshimi Narita Tomoe Makino April 21, 2022 (2022-04-21 ) 4 "What I Can Do" Transliteration: "Uchi ni Dekiru Koto " (Japanese :うちにできること ) Kōji Kobayashi Yoshimi Narita Namimi Sanjō April 28, 2022 (2022-04-28 ) 5 "Idols Are Amazin'!" Transliteration: "Aidoru tte Sugoi! " (Japanese :アイドルってすごい! ) Takurō Tsukada Deko Akao Hitomi Ezoe May 5, 2022 (2022-05-05 ) 6 "Producing Hiyori." Transliteration: "Hiyori o Purodyūsu. " (Japanese :ひよりをプロデュース。 ) Akira Toba Yoshimi Narita Namimi Sanjō May 12, 2022 (2022-05-12 ) 7 "My Childhood Friend" Transliteration: "Uchi no Osananajimi " (Japanese :うちの幼なじみ ) Hisashi Isogawa Yoshimi Narita Namimi Sanjō May 19, 2022 (2022-05-19 ) 8 "Idols Run the Show!" Transliteration: "Aidoru Tarumono! " (Japanese :アイドルたるもの! ) Akiko Seki Deko Akao Satomi Nakamura Namimi Sanjō May 26, 2022 (2022-05-26 ) 9 "Scandal" Transliteration: "Sukyandaru " (Japanese :スキャンダル ) Keisuke Ōnishi Deko Akao Namimi Sanjō June 2, 2022 (2022-06-02 ) 10 "I'm Quittin' My Manager Job!" Transliteration: "Uchi, Manējā Minarai Yamemasu! " (Japanese :うち、マネージャー見習いやめます! ) Naoki Murata Yoshimi Narita Tomoe Makino June 9, 2022 (2022-06-09 ) 11 "Battle of the Hated Heroine" Transliteration: "Kiraware Hiroin no Tatakai " (Japanese :嫌われヒロインの戦い ) Makoto Sokuza Deko Akao Namimi Sanjō June 16, 2022 (2022-06-16 ) 12 "Passion Is Unbeatable!" Transliteration: "Daisuki tte Yappa Saikyō! " (Japanese :大好きってやっぱ最強! ) Noriko Hashimoto Yoshimi Narita Namimi Sanjō June 23, 2022 (2022-06-23 )
Volume Release date[ 15] Included episodes Standard product number BD DVD 1 July 29, 2022 Episodes 1 - 3 HPXR-1801 HPBR-1801 2 August 26, 2022 Episodes 4 - 6 HPXR-1802 HPBR-1802 3 September 28, 2022 Episode 7 - Episode 9 HPXR-1803 HPBR-1803 4 October 28, 2022 Episode 10 - Episode 12 HPXR-1804 HPBR-1804
Amanga adaptation was illustrated by Ruia Shimakage. The first volume was published byFutabasha on June 16, 2022.[ 16] As of May 2023, the manga has published three volumes.[ 17]
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