“Timid 14-year-old Teru Momijiyama secretly becomes Japan's hero Shy, battling self-doubt while facing global threats alongside international heroes.”
Shy
シャイ
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Synopsis
Timid 14-year-old Teru Momijiyama secretly becomes Japan's hero Shy, battling self-doubt while facing global threats alongside international heroes.
In the middle of the 21st century, powerful individuals with superhuman strength appeared all across the world. These people who wore flashy clothes and performed incredible feats in the name of peace became known as heroes—symbolic figures of the nation they came from. In Japan, 14-year-old middle school student Teru Momijiyama is widely known by her secret identity as Japan's hero, Shy. As a young, timid girl, Shy is a fairly new hero with a lot to learn. She struggles with self-confidence and questions if she is worthy of the hero title. Even though she is unsure of herself, Shy works hard to save people and do the right thing. As new, powerful threats reveal themselves, Shy must cooperate with heroes around the world all while learning what it means to be a hero.
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 15 sampled reviews
What 15 viewers settled on.
Mostly aligned
σ 1.42 · some divergence
4.7 pts
Recommenders 7.7 · others 3.0
↓ 0.20
Running avg · Dec 2023 → Feb 2025
- 7 “Shy delivers engaging visuals and character design alongside an intriguing narrative that features exceptionally well-developed antagonists with humanized, sympathetic motivations. While the series...”
- 7 “Shy offers a refreshingly grounded take on the superhero shonen formula, centering on personal themes and a female protagonist who holds her own in a male-dominated genre. The premise may feel...”
- 8 “Shy brilliantly reimagines the superhero genre through a magical girl lens, delivering emotionally resonant storytelling through diverse character representation and unique perspectives. While the...”
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- Format 12 × 23′ eps × min
- Total runtime 4h 36m all episodes
- Aired Oct 2023 – Dec 2023 Fall 2023
- Source Tv media type
- Rated PG 13 - Teens 13 or older
- Ref. BS-22905 catalog
Produced by
- TV Tokyo Producer
- Akita Shoten Producer
- Bandai Spirits Producer
- ADK Marketing Solutions Producer
- Bandai Namco Filmworks Producer
- Bandai Namco Music Live Producer
- Yostar Producer