The Legendary Hero is Dead!

is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Subaruichi. It was serialized in Shogakukan's Ura Sunday website and MangaONE app from December 2014 to December 2020, with its chapters collected into twenty tankōbon volumes. An anime television series adaptation by Liden Films aired from April to June 2023. Premise Sion Bladen sealed away the Demon King and his army at Hell's Gate. Now, with the Demon King ready to rise again, Sion jumps back into battle to face his sworn enemy. Unfortunately, he ends up getting killed in a pit trap dug by farmer Touka Scott who was trying to defend himself from the demons. With no other option, necromancer Anri Haysworth puts Touka's perverted soul in the deceased body of Sion to pose as him. Along with Touka's childhood friend Yuna Eunice, the three mismatched heroes must rise to the challenge, and seal the Gates of Hell. Characters An ordinary farmer who was forced to pose as the Hero Sion after his pig trap accidentally killed the Hero. His soul was extracted and put in Sion's corpse as a result, until he actually became the next hero.