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“Trust quantified as superpower currency; fluctuating wrist-scores decide who becomes the hero "X".”
To Be Hero X
凸变英雄X
8.69
70 rank · 237,858 viewers · 5,021 favorites
Action
Super Power
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Synopsis
Trust quantified as superpower currency; fluctuating wrist-scores decide who becomes the hero "X".
This is a world where heroes are created by people's trust, and the hero who has received the most trust is known as "X." In this world, people's trust can be calculated by data, and these values will be reflected on everyone's wrist. As long as enough trust points are obtained, ordinary people can also have superpowers and become superheroes that save the world. However, the ever-changing trust value makes the hero's path full of unknowns... (Source: Bilibili, translated)
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 41 sampled reviews
8.9
/10
What 41 viewers settled on.
97%
recommend
Score distribution
median 9
mode 10
σ 1.26
Agreement
Mostly aligned
σ 1.26 · some divergence
The polarity gap
2.2 pts
Recommenders 9.2 · others 7.0
Yes
No
Score over time
↓ 0.07
Running avg · Sep 2025 → Oct 2025
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 10 “This Chinese animation blew past my usual 3D skepticism with seamless 3D/2D work, a killer story twist, and slick character focus on x. A few episodes drag, but the bulk is superb. It’s the first...”
- 8 “When I first saw that it would only be 3D and out of nowhere when the animation changed in the third arc, if I'm not mistaken, I thought "what?", only at the end did I understand why the change,...”
- 10 “The whole thing is really well made, the most interesting parts are definitely the start and the end. I did enjoy all the hero’s story’s however I don’t think some deserve that many eps. I really...”
Verbosity
Short · 34%
Medium · 37%
Long · 29%
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- Format 24 × 23′ eps × min
- Total runtime 9h 12m all episodes
- Aired Apr 2025 – Sep 2025
- Source Ona media type
- Rated PG 13 - Teens 13 or older
- Ref. BS-23006 catalog