The Hero Yoshihiko (Scripted, Japanese)
Genres: Comedy, Adventure, Fantasy
Status: Ended
Premiered: 2011-07-08
Ended: 2016-12-23
Network: TV Tokyo
Country: JP
Airs on: Friday
Air time: 00:12
Runtime: 30 minutes
The story is set in an ancient time, when the whole country was covered in thick forests. A mysterious plague breaks out, resulting in countless deaths. A pure young man named Yoshihiko becomes chosen as a hero, and he sets out on a journey in order to save a village. He has two goals – to bring back the legendary plant that can cure the plague, and to rescue his father Teruhiko who left to find the plant but never returned.