

TV series
I Am a Hero: The Day it Began
2016, Japanese, on dTV.
Two weeks before the theatrical release of the feature film adaptation of Kengo Hanazawa's zombie survival manga I am a HERO in Japan, NTT DoCoMo's online-video service dTV will start streaming its prequel web drama I am a HERO: Hajimari no Hi. The story of the web drama will focus on the nurse Tsugumi "Yabu" Oda. Through her experience as a nurse, the web drama explains how the zombie pandemic spreads across Japan.
- Seasons
- 1
- Episodes
- 5
- Episode length
- 15 min
- Status
- Ended in 2016
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Latest episode
S1 E5: The Day It Began
Aired 7 May 2016
Seasons 1
Cast & crew
Details
- First aired
- 9 April 2016
- Last aired
- 7 May 2016
- Network
- dTV
- Original title
- アイアムアヒーロー はじまりの日
- Language
- Japanese
- Country
- Japan
- Type
- Scripted
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I Am a Hero: The Day it Began: quick answers
Is I Am a Hero: The Day it Began worth watching?
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How many seasons of I Am a Hero: The Day it Began are there?
I Am a Hero: The Day it Began has 1 season and 5 episodes, about 15 minutes each.
Is I Am a Hero: The Day it Began finished?
Yes. I Am a Hero: The Day it Began ended in 2016, so you can watch the whole story.
Which OTT platform is I Am a Hero: The Day it Began on?
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