Hīrō Banku is a role-playing video game developed and published by Sega for the Nintendo 3DS. It was released in Japan on March 20, 2014.
Plot
In this world, players participate in a futuristic cyber sport called "Hero Battle" using Bankfon Gs or "Hero Gi", which allows them to rent powerful hero suits and fight battles against other players, receiving power boosts from the public. Kaito Gōshō, a young elementary school student who is always eager to help others, ends up hastily signing a contract to rent the powerful hero suit, Enter the Gold, from a mysterious priest named Sennen. However, he soon learns that this suit comes with a debt with 10 billion yen, which Kaito must now pay back by winning Hero Battles.
Characters
- Gōshō Kaito
- The main protagonist, a hot-headed elementary school student who sports a regent hairdo and is known for making all sorts of crude jokes. He is the company president of the Gappori Company, which helps out others with various tasks. He obtains the powerful hero suit Entā za Gōrudo from Sennen, but winds up with a 10 billion yen debt as a result.
- Amano Nagare
- Gappori Company's 'head of whatever' (or "Jack of all trades" to be more accurate) who often feels inferior to Kaito. Wanting to surpass him, he forms a contract with the Money Ghost, erasing his previous identity and granting him the power hero suit, Za Dominion Dorā.
- Sakurada Sekito
- Kurejito ron Urufu.
- Zaizen Mitsuo
- Gappori Company's managing director who is short and wears swirly glasses. His main hero suit is Gēmuki Pikopiko.
- Kanemaru Fukuta
- Gappori Company's prophecy chief, who has a Frankenstein-esque appearance and often ends his sentences with kedo. He has a pet mouse named Purachina who can predict the future, with Fukuta being the only one who can translate his readings. His main hero suit is Chatsumi Neko.
- Boochokin
- A Pig.
- 銭念
- A mysterious priest who gave Kaito his Enter the Gold suit, along with his massive debt.
- extra2=/ Adachi Sumimori
- A mysterious being who gave Nagare his The Dominion Dollar suit. He is soon revealed be Sumimori Adachi, the creator of Hero Battles, who vows revenge against money for the evils it has done.
- Gōshō Ai
- Kaito's elder sister.
- Gōshō Zōan
- Kaito's grandfather.
- Uminari Isshin
- A passionate boy who works in Big Money Bay's fishing district. His hero suit is Uozamurai.
- Kanagata "Kintetsu" Tetsunosuke
- The son of a factory owner in Iron Town. As a result of protecting his father from an explosion, most of his body has been replaced with robotic parts. His hero suit is Karate Dēku.
- Torai Shishio
- A bulky bully type who has a crush on Ai.
- Debora Kizaki
- The head of the Cyber Emperor company, which seeks to pave over the industrial parts of town. He uses the hero suit Baron za Yūro. He is defeated by Kaito and his company ends up bankrupt.
- Yuri Rohan
- Ron Rīchi
- Takarano Hikari
- A Hero Bank researcher who works alongside Sennen in fighting against Money Ghost.
- Kashii Maki
- A TV reporter, whose name Kaito often mispronounces.
- Jikkyō
Media
Video games
The video game, developed and published by
Sega, was released in Japan on March 20, 2014. An
arcade game has also been produced. A sequel,
Hero Bank 2, was released on November 27, 2014.
Anime
An
anime television series produced by TMS Entertainment began airing in Japan from April 7, 2014, and is being simulcast by
Crunchyroll.
The opening theme is Rake It In! Money Hero by
Nobuaki Kakuda, whilst the ending theme is Goodbye, Like Always by Meg for the first 26 episodes. From episodes 27 to 51, The opening theme is Rake It In! Money Hero by Kakuda featuring Kamen Joshi, whilst the ending theme is "SARB" by High speed boyz.
See also
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