Hero: Season 2
Season 2 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of Hero Season 1.
- Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
- Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
- Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
Episode Guide
Season 2 Progress Shield
HERO, once more
Jul 14, 2014
Kuryu is transferred back to Tokyo Prosecutor's Office. His first case upon his return is a brawl at a pub where an employee was pushed down the stairs. Little did he know that the
Lies and Mysteries
Jul 21, 2014
An elite, Katsumata, is accused of sexual assault towards a woman. He admits the charges saying that it just happened, but with Kuryu's investigation, the truth is more than what i
Double Deaths
Jul 28, 2014
Kuryu receives a call from Josai Police Department, notifying the death of Saeki Wataru from a heart attack. The case concerns a fight between two men, resulting in the death of th
Old Friends
Aug 4, 2014
Nakamura Misuzu, Kuryu's former colleague, comes to the office to investigate a health product scam with Uno. Rivalry ensues between the prosecutors and paralegals. Meanwhile, Kury
Tears of the Demon Prosecutor
Aug 11, 2014
As the prosecutor's office is bombarded with cases, Kawajiri is made to take on a case of bag theft. Challenges arise as all the witnesses are young children. While he struggles to
The Red Shirt
Aug 18, 2014
Endo is being arrested for attempted murder. As the interrogation is conducted by the Special Investigation Unit, his colleagues secretly investigate the case to find the real culp
Brewing Jealousy
Aug 25, 2014
A man is charged for assaulting his girlfriend who lives with him. The victim runs off to her parents' house in Atami, where Kuryu and Asagi go to talk to her about proceedings wit
The Scapegoat
Sep 1, 2014
Gondo Akira, a member of Kawato Clan, is arrested for the murder of a member of another gang, Obikikai Clan. He admits to his crime, but Kuryu is not convinced that he is the real
Four Murderers
Sep 8, 2014
Four university students have been detained as suspects for their friend's murder that happened in a public toilet. The victim died due to a brain injury caused by blunt trauma. Si
The Last Case
Sep 15, 2014
Kuryu and Asagi are nominated by their former colleague, Egami, to act as support for a big case in the Special Investigation Unit. Meanwhile, Tamura and Endo are on a case of murd
Concealed Truth
Sep 22, 2014
Kuryu raises five other past similar cases in court in which the suspect is Nagumo Toshiyuki. Prosecutors from Josai Branch seek help from Kokubu Hideo who was the prosecutor in ch