Yūsha Yoshihiko

*Yūsha Yoshihiko*
Yūsha Yoshihiko
Genre	Comedy, Fantasy, Parody
Written by	福田雄一; (Yūichi Fukuda)
Directed by	福田雄一; (Yūichi Fukuda)
Starring	山田孝之; (Takayuki Yamada); 木南晴夏; (Haruka Kinami); ムロツヨシ; (Tsuyoshi Muro); 岡本あずさ; (Azusa Okamoto); 佐藤二朗; (Jirô Satô); 宅麻伸; (Shin Takuma)
Opening theme	Season1; Mihimaru GT "Evo ★ Revolution"; Season2; Straightener "From Noon Till Dawn" (feat.TabuZombie&KunikazuTanaka); Season3; Jam Project "The Brave"
Ending theme	Season1; Tee "Aishi Tsudzukerukara"; Season2; Moumoon "Doko e mo ikanai yo"; Season3; 7!! "Kimi ga irunara"
Composer	Eishi Segawa
Country of origin	Japan
Original language	Japanese
No. of seasons	3
No. of episodes	35
Production
Running time	40 minutes
Original release
Network	TV Tokyo
Release	Season1; July 9 –; September 24, 2011; Season2; October 13, 2012–December 22, 2012; Season3; October 8, 2016–December 2016

Yūsha Yoshihiko to Maō no Shiro (勇者ヨシヒコと魔王の城, lit. "The Hero Yoshihiko and the Demon King's Castle") is a 2011 Japanese television Parody comedy about Yoshihiko, an inept hero who sets out to find the cure to a plague, but ends up fighting a larger evil. Yoshihiko is guided by a comedic Buddha, and accompanied by an incompetent wizard, a woman who wants to kill Yoshihiko because she thinks he killed her father, and a warrior who will kill Yoshihiko as soon as the warrior finishes telling Yoshihiko his stories. Yūsha Yoshihiko is heavily influenced by the RPG game series Dragon Quest, with most of the monsters being directly lifted from the series. It also contains references to other fantasy series and comedies, such as Monty Python.

The second season Yūsha Yoshihiko to Akuryou no Kagi (勇者ヨシヒコと悪霊の鍵, lit. "The Hero Yoshihiko and the Evil Spirit's Key") was broadcast in 2012. A third season was announced titled Yūsha Yoshihiko to Michibikareshi Shichinin (勇者ヨシヒコと導かれし七人, "The Hero Yoshihiko and the Seven Chosen Ones") with filming planned in the later half of 2016, and it broadcasts in 2016.

Plot

Yūsha Yoshihiko is a young, adventurous child who inevitably becomes The Hero Yoshihiko after the Hero Teruhiko, who went searching for a miracle herb to cure a plague which struck the village, never returned. He pulls a sacred sword from a stone within his village, which determines him as the next Hero. Due to these events, Yoshihiko must embark on a journey to the Evil King's castle to find a cure for the plague that has stricken his village. Along the way, he finds many new companions and allies, who help Yoshihiko reach his ultimate goal.

Episodes

Season 1

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No.	Yūsha Yoshihiko to Maō no Shiro (The Hero Yoshihiko and the Demon King's Castle) (12 episodes)	Original airdate

Season 2

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No.	Yūsha Yoshihiko to Akuryō no Kagi (The Hero Yoshihiko and the Key of the Evil Spirit) (11 episodes)	Original airdate

Season 3

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No.	Yūsha Yoshihiko to Michibikareshi Shichinin (The Hero Yoshihiko and the Seven Chosen Ones) (12 episodes)	Original airdate

Cast

Takayuki Yamada - Yoshihiko (Hero)
Azusa Okamoto - Hisa (Hero's Sister)
Shin Takuma - Danjo (Warrior)
Haruka Kinami - Murasaki (Fighter)
Tsuyoshi Muro - Merebu (Wizard)
Jirô Satô - Hotoke (Buddha)

Kitarô - Teruhiko
Kôtarô Shiga - Ozaru
Ryôji Isoyama - Caveman
Kôji Nomura - Caveman
Narushi Ikeda - Ninja
Naomi Shiraishi - Obaba
Naomi Watanabe - Oshina
Tomoya Nakamura - Sauda
Nobue Iketani - Sauda's Mother
Yûichi Fukuda - Mountain God
Ken Yasuda - Thief A
Daisuke Kobayashi - Kojima
Nana Rokusha - Kirana Village Woman
Meikyô Yamada - Gantesai
Kôji Abe - Thief B
Eiko Koike - Angel
Takafumi Ozeki - Kappa
Ikki Sawamura - Thief
Shin'ya Kaneko - Nakamo
Hidekazu Nagae - Igaruya
Hajime Taniguchi - Shimuda
Arata Furuta - Thief E
Haruna Uechi - Thief E's Wife
Takuma Otoo - Thief F
Shizuka Nakamura - Lienne
Junpei Takiguchi - Evil Sorcerer
Takao Toji - Old Man Lienne
Tanaka Naoki - Sir Morgan
Shun Oguri - Baquas, the Demon King's gatekeeper (Season 1, ep 10)^[1]

Music

The opening to the first series was performed by mihimaru GT, while the closing credits is by TEE. The audio was composed by anime and video game composer Eishi Segawa. A soundtrack CD was bundled with the first series DVD.^[2]^[3] A new release containing additional tracks from the other seasons was sold separately in 2017.^[4]

Yūsha Yoshihiko to Maō no Shiro Original Soundtrack
No.	Title	Japanese title	Length
1.	"Hero Yoshihiko Main Theme"	勇者ヨシヒコメインテーマ	2:52
2.	"The Heroes' Battle Begins"	勇者達の戦いが始まる	2:29
3.	"Get Ready"	準備万端	0:41
4.	"Ancient Scroll"	古い巻物	0:50
5.	"The Heroes' Plan of Strategy"	勇者達の作戦計画	1:30
6.	"Fanfare in Honor of the Hero"	勇者を讃えるファンファーレ	2:25
7.	"Buddha's Divine Message"	仏のお告げ	1:13
8.	"Buddha Appears"	仏現る	1:09
9.	" "	ここはヤバイヨ	1:19
10.	"The Name is Danjo"	俺の名はダンジョー	1:35
11.	" "	勇者フニャフニャ	1:15
12.	"Bandit"	盗賊	0:59
13.	" "	まるで朝の連ドラのような日替わりバンパー	0:21
14.	" "	次へ行く感じのバンパー甲	0:20
15.	" "	次へ行く感じのバンパー乙	0:17
16.	" "	次へ行く感じのバンパー丙	0:16
17.	" "	登場のバンパー松	0:10
18.	" "	登場のバンパー梅	0:10
19.	"Hero Yoshihiko Main Theme · Piano Solo"	勇者ヨシヒコメインテーマ・ピアノソロ	1:31
20.	" "	井戸を覘くヨシヒコ	0:45
21.	"Legendary Weapon"	伝説の武器	0:17
22.	"Hopeless Desire"	叶わぬ願い	1:35
23.	"Run for the Sake of Lienne!"	リエンの為に走れ!	1:13
24.	"Hero Yoshihiko Main Theme · Marimba Performance"	勇者ヨシヒコメインテーマ・マリンバ演奏	1:05
25.	" "	マナブーの呪文	0:40
26.	"Murasaki's Love"	ムラサキの恋	1:29
27.	"Adorable Murasaki"	かわいいムラサキ	1:32
28.	"Ninja Entrance Bumper"	忍者登場のバンパー	0:07
29.	"Bandit Hip Hop"	盗賊ヒップホップ	0:58
30.	"Bandit Tedium"	盗賊徒然	0:37
31.	" "	恐怖の驚怖	1:11
32.	" "	アフターでチョチョッと	1:54
33.	"Wizard Merebu"	魔法使いメレブ	1:03
34.	"Demon King Galius"	魔王ガリアス	2:14
35.	"The Heroes' Ballad"	勇者達のバラード	2:03
36.	"Minstrel"	吟遊詩人	0:41
37.	"Minstrel Karaoke"	吟遊詩人カラオケ	0:41
38.	" "	渡り廊下 de 魔物倒し隊	1:21
39.	" "	渡り廊下 de 魔物倒し隊カラオケ	1:22
40.	"You Are My Angel"	君こそ僕の天使	1:46
41.	"You Are My Angel Karaoke"	君こそ僕の天使カラオケ	1:45

References

^ "First teaser pictures revealed of Oguri Shun's guest appearance in "Yuusha Yoshihiko"". tokyohive. August 25, 2011. Retrieved September 20, 2018. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
^ "Yūsha Yoshihiko to Maō no Shiro DVD". TV-Tokyo. Retrieved 2017-04-14.
^ "Yuusha Yoshihiko to Maoh no Shiro Original Soundtrack". Game-OST. Retrieved 2017-04-14.
^ "Yūsha Yoshihiko to Michibikareshi Shichinin music". TV-Tokyo. Retrieved 2017-04-14.

External links

[1] "First teaser pictures revealed of Oguri Shun's guest appearance in "Yuusha Yoshihiko"". tokyohive. August 25, 2011. Retrieved September 20, 2018. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)

[2] "Yūsha Yoshihiko to Maō no Shiro DVD". TV-Tokyo. Retrieved 2017-04-14.

[3] "Yuusha Yoshihiko to Maoh no Shiro Original Soundtrack". Game-OST. Retrieved 2017-04-14.

[4] "Yūsha Yoshihiko to Michibikareshi Shichinin music". TV-Tokyo. Retrieved 2017-04-14.

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