The Shy Hero and the Assassin Princesses

6.9
202524m

The hero Toto has talent, but his shyness has prevented him from forming a party. As he languishes in the town of origins, three beautiful women—Ciel, Anemone, and Goa—invite Toto to join their party out of the blue. Toto gears up to begin the journey, but unbeknownst to him, all three women are plotting to kill him for their own reasons!

Production

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Trailers & Videos

Thumbnail for video: Official Trailer [Subtitled]

Official Trailer [Subtitled]

Seasons

12 Episodes • Premiered 2025

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1. The Shy Hero and the Three Princesses

9.0

Toto is a hero, but very shy, and three assassins have him in their sights.

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2. The Shy Hero and the First Adventure

8.0

Toto, Ciel, Anemone, and Goa officially form a party and take on their first quest.

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3. The Shy Hero and the Lovers' Rendezvous

8.5

Goa and Anemone each make attempts on Toto's life, while Ciel seeks out high quality sweets.

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4. The Shy Hero and The Promotion Quest

7.0

Toto and the assassins have earned the right to test for their next adventurer rank by clearing a dungeon.

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5. The Shy Hero and Independence

7.0

Ciel is faced with an ultimatum: kill Toto or be taken back to the Demon Lord's castle for more training.

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6. The Shy Hero and the Costumed Princesses

6.0

Toto and his party make their first long distance journey on their quest.

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7. The Shy Hero and the Town of Mad Love

7.0

Toto and his party arrive in a town where love is in the air, to a disturbing degree.

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8. The Shy Hero and the Witch of Hypnosis

7.0

Anemone has fallen under hypnosis and wastes no time in attacking Ciel and Goa.

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9. The Shy Hero and Wrestling on the Water

7.0

Toto's party arrives at a seaside town where they enter a local competition.

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10. The Shy Hero and The Demons

7.0

The truth about Fresnir and Coshta leaves Toto new perspective to consider.

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11. The Shy Hero and the Master of Dreams

7.0

Toto, Ciel, and Anemone have everything they ever wanted. It seems to good to be true...

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12. The Shy Hero and the Assassin Princesses

7.0

Trapped in Goa's illusion, Ciel, Anemone, and Toto have to rely on her true feelings to escape.

Cast

Photo of Shunsuke Takeuchi

Shunsuke Takeuchi

Toto (voice)

Photo of Iori Saeki

Iori Saeki

Ciel (voice)

Photo of Hitomi Ueda

Hitomi Ueda

Anemone (voice)

Photo of Haruka Shiraishi

Haruka Shiraishi

Goa-chan (voice)

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Reviews

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DallasBob

8/10

**The Shy Hero and the Assassin Princesses** _(Kizetsu Yuusha to Ansatsu Hime)_ is a japanese animation about a super strong naive guy the size of an American line-backer or Rugby fullback, named **Toto**. He wants to be a hero, _the_ hero who rids the world of the demon king because the demon king's minions wiped out his when Toto was a child. And though Toto doesn't see his potential to accomplish his vengence, his adversaries do. Some see him as the threat and challenge he poses, while others see him as competition for the riches and fame to those who defeat the demon king. Toto's enemies hire assassins to work toward putting an end to Toto before he can truly begin. And this seems like a relatively easy thing to do as Toto has one glaring weakness: women. The young hero passes out whenever he receives a soft touch from a woman.

Enter the mercenary, the posioner, and the princess. **Anemone** is a foul-mouth, boozing, smoking merc who has a penchant for using guns & knives but has a soft spot for children in bad situations. She has no interest in killing Toto because she has to go undercover. She can't be suspected of being hired to do the deed since Toto is unafiliated to a kingdom or guild. Anemone refuses to do it until the price is right. Now she is a thug that must pretend to be a preistess...one that doesn't smoke, swear, or drink; so the sooner she can kill Toto the sooner she can have a cigarette (disgusting habit, especially for a woman). Next, is **Ceil Zebul**, daughter of the demon king. In order to earn the respect of her peers who look down on her because Ceil's magical talent doesn't come naturally and gain succession to the throne as the demon king's heir, Ceil has to also go undercover to get next to Toto. She poses as a struggling magician eager to find her way in the world. But she, unlike Anemone, is not hired but tasked by her father to kill his would-be hero slayer. If she can do that then her place as the Demon King's successor is assured. And lastly, is **Goa Minagawa**, a seducer & poisoner that has been trading in on her looks as soon as she discovered she had power over men. She believes there isn't a man alive who can resist her or her particular brand of persuasion through drug injection. She can get men to end one another with a request, empty their coin purses, or divulge the deepest information as she assassinates them; sometime, by all three means. It to comes Goa that there is a such a man who is pious enough, virtue enough, and of impecciblic moral character that not even she can derail him from his purpose. With a reputaion to uphold Goa sets out to see the task through and find out if this man is as stalwart as she has been told.

Hijinks ensue when the three women clash with one another as they meet the hero. They soon work out a Theives' Truce and agree to let each have a turn with no interference from the other two at ending the hero's existence; whomever is successful wins. This proves difficult as the women spend time with Toto. He helps each of them begin to change their view of him and themselves. As a result the women soften their own convictions and begin to actually like travelling together. Soon the question beocomes can any of them get what they want from the journey before the Toto has to face the demon king???

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