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“Timid hero Toto unknowingly teams with three assassins who compete to kill him while he tries to protect them.”
The Shy Hero and the Assassin Princesses
気絶勇者と暗殺姫
6.61
6,996 rank · 56,766 viewers · 109 favorites
Action
Comedy
Fantasy
Shounen
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Synopsis
Timid hero Toto unknowingly teams with three assassins who compete to kill him while he tries to protect them.
Toto has been dreaming about adventuring with other people for as long as he can remember. Despite his hero title, he still remains without allies due to his timid personality. Therefore, when three women: Ciel, Anemone, and Goa suddenly request to join him, Toto is overjoyed. Unbeknownst to him, they are all assassins assigned to eliminate him! While Toto resolves to protect his would-be killers, the women fight over who can finish off the hero. As Toto remains oblivious of his new party members' true intentions and finds himself passing out every time he gets flustered, the four of them embark on their peculiar adventure into the greater world.
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 30 sampled reviews
6.6
/10
What 30 viewers settled on.
83%
recommend
Score distribution
median 7
mode 7
σ 1.76
Agreement
Mostly aligned
σ 1.76 · some divergence
The polarity gap
4.5 pts
Recommenders 7.5 · others 3.0
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No
Score over time
↓ 1.43
Running avg · Jul 2025 → Jan 2026
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 8 “The story and character interactions are compelling, offering significant growth and self-discovery alongside high-quality manga content that features surprisingly dark plot points. While the...”
- 7 “This series stands out as a refreshing, genuine fantasy that avoids tired isekai tropes, featuring intelligent characters and a harem dynamic where the women maintain their own agency. While the...”
- 9 “This show is a top-tier summer pick, boasting hilarious, senseless comedy, stunning 2D visuals, an underrated banger of an opening, and meaningful character growth. There are no notable flaws to...”
Verbosity
Short · 47%
Medium · 47%
Long · 7%
Watch Order & Related
A self-contained story.
No sequels, spin-offs or alternate tellings — The Shy Hero and the Assassin Princesses begins and ends here.
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A Tv Production · Summer 2025
Connect.
in association with
Pony Canyon · Hakuhodo DY Music & Pictures
- Format 12 × 23′ eps × min
- Total runtime 4h 36m all episodes
- Aired Jul 2025 – Sep 2025 Summer 2025
- Source Tv media type
- Rated PG 13 - Teens 13 or older
- Ref. BS-28047 catalog
Produced by
- Pony Canyon Producer
- Hakuhodo DY Music & Pictures Producer
- Akita Shoten Producer
- BS11 Producer
- AbemaTV Producer
- Bushiroad Move Producer