

Episodes
25 episodes · 2011
Sternbild City is home to people called "Next," who use their special abilities to protect the people as superheroes. These heroes solve cases and save lives so they can wear sponsor logos or acquire "hero points." Their activities are documented on the popular program "Hero TV," which picks the "King of Heroes" in a yearly ranking. The veteran hero Wild Tiger has always preferred to work alone, but now he's been assigned the rookie Barnaby Brooks Jr., who has a different perspective on being a superhero. (Source: Anime News Network)
E01All's Well That Ends Well
★4.5Aging superhero Kotetsu, known as Wild Tiger, worries that he may lose his job on the show "Hero TV" when his sponsor company changes hands.
E02A Good Beginning Makes a Good Ending.
★4.5Kotetsu and Barnaby are paired up, but their differing methods prevent them from working as a team, leading to danger for Kotetsu's daughter.
E03Many a True Word is Spoken in Jest
★4.5Kotetsu reluctantly participates in a documentary about Barnaby, and they're both forced into action when they learn a bomb has been planted.
E04Fear is Often Greater Than the Danger
★4.5Ice-wielding superhero Blue Rose decides to leave the world of "Hero TV" to go back to her old life as a teenage girl named Karina who loves to sing.
E05Go for Broke!
★4.5Kotetsu holds a big surprise birthday party for Barnaby with the other heroes; an expensive diamond known as the "Tears of Hercules" is stolen.
E06Fire is a Good Servant But a Bad Master
★4.5Fire Emblem is suspected of murder after criminals arrested by Barnaby are found burned to death by peculiar blue flames in their prison cell.
E07The Wolf Knows What the Foul Beast Thinks
★5Kotetsu criticizes Barnaby for allowing a NEXT to kill the culprit they were chasing; Barnaby reveals his search for the clue to his parents' killer.
E08There is Always a Next Time
★4.5Stern Bild doesn't have capital punishment, but Lunatic's act of killing criminals begins to win support of the people, who praise him as an antihero.
E09Spare the Rod and Spoil the Child
★5Kotetsu is assigned to baby-sit an infant, who takes a liking to a tomboy named Dragon Kid. The next day, Dragon Kid and the baby go missing.
E10The Calm Before the Storm
★4.5Barnaby has finally tracked down the whereabouts of his parents' killer; Kotetsu runs into trouble on the way to visiting his daughter.
E11The Die is Cast
★4.5Ouroboros demands the release of the man Barnaby was investigating, and then starts attacking the structural columns supporting Stern Bild.
E12Take Heed of the Snake in the Grass
★4.5Jake challenges each of the heroes to fights, stating that he will surrender if he loses but will destroy a column supporting the city if he wins.
E13Confidence is a Plant of Slow Growth
★4.5After the other heroes fail to defeat Jake, Barnaby steps forward to protect Stern Bild and its people -- and to get revenge for his parents' death.
E14Love Is Blind
★5Ten months after their epic battle with terrorist Jake Martinez, Tiger and Barnaby are slated to form a special unit with Blue Rose.
E15The Sky's the Limit ...
★4.5When Sky High falls in love with a woman he meets at a park, he turns to Fire Emblem, Blue Rose and Dragon Kid for advice on how to get close to her.
E16Truth Lies at the Bottom of the Well
★4.5Kotetsu doesn't like the reason Ben gives him for the recent boosts in his power; Yuri, aka Lunatic, is haunted by a past incident.
E17Blood is Thicker Than Water
★4.5Kotetsu takes a vacation to his hometown, where he confesses his fears to his brother and makes a tough decision to keep his promise to his late wife.
E18Ignorance is Bliss
★4.5Kotetsu tries to tell Barnaby that he's retiring, but he's interrupted with news that Kriem has come out of her coma.
E19There's No Way Out
★4.5To help Barnaby, Kotetsu suggests they retrace Barnaby's steps the day of his parents' murder, but it doesn't produce the results they hoped for.
E20Full of Courtesy, Full of Craft.
★4.5Samantha wants to meet with Kotetsu regarding the new information she found, but he is called away for a sudden assignment.
E21Heaven Helps Those Who Help Themselves
★5Framed for a crime he didn't commit and pursued by the other heroes, Kotetsu is cornered, but a familiar face appears.
E22Bad Luck Often Brings Good Luck
★5Kotetsu puts his plan to clear his name into action. Meanwhile, Barnaby is on his way to join the rest of the heroes.
E23Misfortunes Never Come Singly
★5Kotetsu and Barnaby are finally reunited, but the rest of the heroes are taken hostage by Maverick, who holds them in the Justice Tower.
E24Nothing Ventured, Nothing Gained.
★5Kotetsu and Barnaby take on H-01 despite having to wait for their powers to recharge, while the rest of the heroes must make a tough decision.
E25Eternal Immortality.
★4.5The heroes suffer a stunning loss and must mourn a fallen peer, while Barnaby finally encounters his parents' killer one-on-one.
