Heroines Run the Show
Heroines Run the Show: The Unpopular Girl and the Secret Task is a Japanese anime television series produced by Lay-duce. It is based on the song "Heroine Tarumono!", part of the Kokuhaku Jikkō Iinkai: Ren'ai Series Vocaloid song project by HoneyWorks. The series aired from April to June 2022.
A manga adaptation was illustrated by Ruia Shimakage published by Futabasha on June 16, 2022.
Synopsis
After leaving her rural hometown to pursue a career in track-and-field by enrolling in Tokyo's Sakuragaoka High School, Hiyori Suzumi becomes manager-in-training for the high school idol duo LIP×LIP, who happen to be her classmates. Hijinks ensue as she tries to balance track, schoolwork, making new friends, and working in secret to manage Lip×Lip.Characters
;Hiyori Suzumi;Yūjirō Someya
;Aizō Shibasaki
;Juri Hattori
;Chizuru Nakamura
;Nagisa Shiranami
;Hina Setoguchi
;Kotarō Enomoto
;Ken Shibasaki
;Arisa Takamizawa
;Kōdai Yamamoto
;Sena Narumi
;Mona Narumi
Full Throttle4
;YUI;RIO
;MEGU
;DAI
;IV
Media
Anime
The anime project was announced on August 28, 2021. It is produced by Lay-duce and directed by Noriko Hashimoto, with Yoshimi Narita overseeing the series' scripts, Kaori Ishii designing the characters and serving as chief animation director, and Moe Hyūga composing the music. The series aired from April 7 to June 23, 2022, on Tokyo MX, BS Fuji, MBS, and AT-X. The opening theme song is "Julietta" by the in-story group LIP×LIP, while the ending theme song is "Tokyo Sunny Party" by Inori Minase, Ayane Sakura, and Saori Hayami. Crunchyroll streamed the series.On April 11, 2022, Crunchyroll announced that the series would receive an English dub. It premiered on April 21 and is produced by the in-house cast in Texas.