History VideoGame / HeroBank

->''"Having a man scream, "[[SuddenlyShouting HEEEEEROOOOOOOOO BANKUUUU]]" will never get old for me."''

The series takes place TwentyMinutesIntoTheFuture where the public can join in a virtual fighting game called "Hero Battles". To be able to participate in these games, they must use [[PoweredArmor special fighting hero suit-type armor called Bankfons G]] or Hero-Gis in Japanese. It centers on a young elementary student named Kaito Gosho, who ended up signing a business contract to secure a Bankfons G suit called [[ICallItVera Enter the Speed]] since he is willing to help others to resolve their problems. However, the contact also forces Kaito to take the responsibility of paying a 10 billion yen debt. To help solve the problem Kaito got himself into, he decides to enter Hero Battles and win money from the various matches to pay off the debt when he can. Kaito is later helped by his friends, who also enter the games. As they got into more Hero Battles games, they later get involved in a conspiracy that threatens the survival of the game, which dates back to when Hero Battles were first created.

''Hero Bank'' is a multimedia franchise created by Creator/ToshihiroNagoshi, the man behind the ''VideoGame/SuperMonkeyBall'' and ''VideoGame/{{Yakuza}}'' series. It's published by Creator/{{Sega}} and it consists of several video games (Arcade and UsefulNotes/Nintendo3DS with the original game released on March 20, 2014, and ''Hero Bank 2'' released on November 27, 2014), a trading card game, a manga adaptation published by Shogakukan's ''[[Magazine/CoroCoroComic Monthly CoroCoro Comic]]'', and an anime adaptation made by Creator/TMSEntertainment, which first aired on Japanese television via Creator/TVTokyo on April 7, 2014, that consists of 50 episodes, directed by Yasutaka Yamamoto. [[NoExportForYou Unlike the games that aren't released outside of Asia]], the anime adaptation is available via Crunchyroll.

The series takes place TwentyMinutesIntoTheFuture where the public can join in a virtual fighting game called "Hero Battles". To be able to participate in these games, they must use [[PoweredArmor special fighting hero suit-type armor called Bankfons G]] or Hero-Gis in Japanese. It centers on a young elementary student named Kaito Gosho, who ended up signing a business contract to secure a Bankfons G suit called [[ICallItVera Enter the Speed]] since he is willing to help others to resolve their problems. However, the contact also forces Kaito to take the responsibility of paying a 10 billion yen debt. To help solve the problem Kaito got himself into, he decides to enter Hero Battles and win money from the various matches to pay off the debt when he can. Kaito is later helped by his friends, who also enter the games. As they got into more Hero Battles games, they later get involved in a conspiracy that threatens the survival of the game, which dates back from when Hero Battles were first created.

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%%** Funasshi, the unofficial pear-fairy mascot of Funabashi City in Chiba Prefecture, makes an appearance in ''Hero Bank 2'' as a playable suit.

%%** Kaito is TheLeader
%%** Nagare and Sekito both serve as TheLancer
%%** Mitsuo is TheSmartGuy
%%** Fukuta is TheBigGuy
%%** Boochokin and Platina are [[TeamPet Team Pets]]

%%* RealityWarper: Money Ghost.
%%* ReferenceOverdosed: The Segalion's gear in "Battle of the Century ¥ Challenge Segalion!!"

* SoLastSeason: [[spoiler:Kaito's Enter The Hero which was used to beat the Money Ghost and Justice Dollar in the first season gets creamed by Ryuuga Tennouji in the third episode of the second season.]]

* WhamEpisode: Near the end of "Battle of the Century ¥ Challenge Segalion!!", Kaito and his friends learn the identity of Money Ghost [[spoiler:who is none other than the creator of "Hero Battles", Adachi Sumimori]].

''Hero Bank'' is a multimedia franchise created by Toshihiro Nagoshi, the man behind the ''VideoGame/SuperMonkeyBall'' and ''VideoGame/{{Yakuza}}'' series. It's published by Creator/{{Sega}} and it consists of several video games (Arcade and Nintendo [=3DS=] with the original game released on March 20, 2014, and ''Hero Bank 2'' released on November 27, 2014), a trading card game, a manga adaptation published by Shogakukan's ''[[Magazine/CoroCoroComic Monthly CoroCoro Comic]]'', and an anime adaptation made by [=TMS=] Entertainment, which first aired on Japanese television via [=TV=] Tokyo on April 7, 2014, that consists of 50 episodes, directed by Yasutaka Yamamoto. [[NoExportForYou Unlike the games that aren't released outside of Asia]], the anime adaptation is available via Crunchyroll.

The official websites of the [[http://herobank.sega.jp/3ds/index.html original game]], [[http://herobank.sega.jp/3ds2/index.html the sequel game]], [[http://herobank.sega.jp/arcade/index.html the arcade game]], the [[http://herobank.sega.jp/tcg/index.html TCG game]] and the [[http://www.tv-tokyo.co.jp/anime/herobank/index2.html anime adaptation]] are available for viewing.

''Hero Bank'' is a multimedia franchise created by Toshihiro Nagoshi, the man behind the ''VideoGame/SuperMonkeyBall'' and ''VideoGame/{{Yakuza}}'' series. It's published by Creator/{{Sega}} and it consists of two video games (Arcade and Nintendo [=3DS=] with the original game released on March 20, 2014, and ''Hero Bank 2'' released on November 27, 2014), a trading card game, a manga adaptation published by Shogakukan's ''[[Magazine/CoroCoroComic Monthly CoroCoro Comic]]'', and an anime adaptation made by [=TMS=] Entertainment, which first aired on Japanese television via [=TV=] Tokyo on April 7, 2014, that consists of 50 episodes, directed by Yasutaka Yamamoto. [[NoExportForYou Unlike the games that aren't released outside of Asia]], the anime adaptation is available via Crunchyroll.

-->-- Sega Driven's [[http://www.segadriven.com/2014/09/video-spotlight-new-hero-bank-2-trailer-features-gameplay-shouting-and-a-child-being-flushed-down-a-toilet/ article on the announcement of Hero Bank 2]]

''Hero Bank'' is a multimedia franchise created by Toshihiro Nagoshi, the man behind the ''VideoGame/SuperMonkeyBall'' and ''VideoGame/{{Yakuza}}'' series. It's published by Creator/{{Sega}} and it consists of several video games (Arcade and Nintendo [=3DS=] with ''Hero Bank'' released on March 20, 2014, and ''Hero Bank 2'' released on November 27, 2014), a trading card game, an anime adaptation made by [=TMS=] Entertainment, which first aired on Japanese television via [=TV=] Tokyo on April 7, 2014 that consists of 50 episodes, directed by Yasutaka Yamamoto, and a manga adaptation published by Shogakukan's ''[[Magazine/CoroCoroComic Monthly CoroCoro Comic]]''. [[NoExportForYou Unlike the games that aren't released outside of Asia]], the anime adaptation is available via Crunchyroll.

The series takes place TwentyMinutesIntoTheFuture where the public can join in a virtual fighting game called "Hero Battles". To be able to participate in these games, they must use [[PoweredArmor special fighting hero suit-type armor called Bankfons G]] or Hero-Gis in Japanese. It centers on a young elementary student named Kaito Gosho, who ended up signing a business contract to secure a Bankfons G suit called [[ICallItVera Enter the Speed]] since he is willing to help others to resolve their problems. However, the contact also forces Kaito to take the responsibility of paying a 10 Billion Yen debt. To help solve the problem Kaito got himself into, he decides to enter Hero Battles and win money from the various matches to pay off the debt when he can. Kaito is later helped by his friends, who also enter the games. As they got in more Hero Battles games, they later get involved in a conspiracy that threatens the survival of the game, which dates back from when Hero Battles were first created.

The official websites of the [[http://herobank.sega.jp/3ds/index.html first Hero Bank game]], [[http://herobank.sega.jp/3ds2/index.html the sequel game]], [[http://herobank.sega.jp/arcade/index.html the arcade game]], the [[http://herobank.sega.jp/tcg/index.html TCG game]] and the [[http://www.tv-tokyo.co.jp/anime/herobank/index2.html anime adaptations]] are available for viewing.

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* TheCameo: Several that double as shout outs. Funasshi, the unofficial pear-fairy mascot of Funabashi City in Chiba Prefecture, makes an appearance in ''Hero Bank 2'' as a playable suit. Likewise, Sonic and Shadow the Hedgehog also show up. A hero suit of Bahn also shows up.
* ReferenceOverdosed: Segalion/Segalion Mark II's gear. It's a literal walking Sega reference.

* TwoDVisualsThreeDEffects: The battles, doubles as an ArtShift due to how different they look compared to the stuff around them.
* AnimeHair: Surprisingly few characters actually have this.
* AnimeOfTheGame
* BigDamnHeroes: Happens a lot when the heroes get in trouble.
* CurbStompBattle: Kaito, Sekito, and Nagare usually deals this mooks and the occasional EliteMook.
* FaceFault: Oh so much, usually caused by Kaito.
* FacialMarkings: Lots of Hero Suits come with them.
* FiveManBand:
** Kaito is TheLeader
** Nagare and Sekito both serve as TheLancer
** Mitsuo is TheSmartGuy
** Fukuta is TheBigGuy
** Boochokin and Platina are [[TeamPet Team Pets]]
* GroinAttack: Happens in a funny way to Kaito in episode 38.
* IdiotHero: '''Kaito'''

* PortalPool: The Snuff Out warp machine creates one in a toilet.
* RealityWarper: The Money Ghost.
* ReferenceOverdosed: The Segalion's gear in "Battle of the Century ¥ Challenge Segalion!!"

* SwissArmyWeapon: The Bankfon is a phone, pager, television, light switch, and allows the characters to hero battle.
** Sekito's basketball is a flash bomb, Hero Suit weapon, has a program to stop black money...

* TempleOfDoom: The Tower of Bibel which is filled with [[BoobyTrap Booby Traps]], it's PlayedForLaughs
* TheCameo: Some of the characters in the manga adaptation show up in the video games.
* VerbalTic: Lots. The most memorable is probably Fukuta's "-kedo".

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