Hero is back on television, sort of.
Filipino anime fans rejoiced as the Hero brand was revived as a programming block of Jeepney TV. Starting March 11, select anime programs will be aired on Jeepney TV every Sunday from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. as part of the Hero Zone block.
It can be recalled that Hero the cable channel left the airwaves last January 31 after a 13-year run. While it became a purely digital portal that concentrated on anime, pop culture and gaming, anime viewers sorely missed its presence on television, even as sister channel Yey! tried to make up for Hero’s absence with new titles of its own.
Although if it will only be a two-hour habit once a week, viewers should be more than happy to enjoy a treat of new and on-demand anime from the Hero Zone block. Still, it remains to be seen if this experiment will be a long-term one.
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Its initial lineup will include the three Initial D Legend movies and Yu-Gi-Oh! Arc-V.
Regarding the Initial D movies though, since Hero Zone is only two hours and movies are either an hour or two hours long, it’s possible that they’ll divide these by parts to fit into the short duration given to them. Regardless, anime fans should watch these initial offerings.
They must be happy with the performance of Hero Zone as it’s now being extended to Saturdays as well.
They needed it because one solitary day and two hours is not enough. That way more anime titles can be aired.