Hero Bank (ヒーローバンク) 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]
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.
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]
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) by Nobuaki Kakuda, whilst the ending theme is "Sayonara Mata Itsuka" (サヨナラマタイツカ) 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) by Kakuda featuring Kamen Joshi, whilst the ending theme is "SARB" by High speed boyz.
