# Heroines Run the Show

Heroines Run the Show: The Unpopular Girl and the Secret Task (Japanese: ヒロインたるもの！～嫌われヒロインと内緒のお仕事～, Hepburn: Hiroin Tarumono! Kiraware Hiroin to Naisho no Oshigoto) is a Japanese anime television series produced by Lay-duce. It is based on the song "Heroine Tarumono!", part of the Kokuhaku Jikkō Iinkai: Ren'ai Series Vocaloid song project by HoneyWorks. The series aired from April to June 2022.
A manga adaptation was illustrated by Ruia Shimakage published by Futabasha on June 16, 2022.

## Synopsis

After leaving her rural hometown to pursue a career in track & field by enrolling in Tokyo's Sakuragaoka High School, Hiyori Suzumi becomes manager-in-training for the high school idol duo LIP×LIP, who happen to be her classmates. Hijinks ensue as she tries to balance track, schoolwork, making new friends, and working in secret to manage LIP×LIP.

## Characters
### Hiyori Suzumi (涼海 ひより, Suzumi Hiyori)

    Voiced by: Inori Minase (Japanese); Sarah Wiedenheft (English)
    A first-year student and a newcomer to Tokyo. She transferred there from the countryside in order to pursue track and field. She becomes an apprentice manager to LIP×LIP after she met them during her first day at school.

### Yūjirō Someya (染谷 勇次郎, Someya Yūjirō)

    Voiced by: Koki Uchiyama (Japanese); Kyle Igneczi (English)
    A first-year student and Hiyori's classmate. He and Aizō are both members of LIP×LIP.

### Aizō Shibasaki (柴崎 愛蔵, Shibasaki Aizō)

    Voiced by: Nobunaga Shimazaki (Japanese); Aaron Campbell (English)
    A first-year student and Hiyori's classmate. He and Yūjirō are both members of LIP×LIP.

### Juri Hattori (服部 樹里, Hattori Juri)

    Voiced by: Ayane Sakura (Japanese); Morgan Lauré (English)
    A first-year student and Hiyori's classmate and friend. She is a gyaru.

### Chizuru Nakamura (中村 千鶴, Nakamura Chizuru)

    Voiced by: Saori Hayami (Japanese); Megan Shipman (English)
    A first-year student and Hiyori's classmate. She is a big fan of LIP×LIP and at one point became jealous of Hiyori after discovering she had become close to them.

### Nagisa Shiranami (白波 渚, Shiranami Nagisa)

    Voiced by: Junya Enoki
    A former colleague of Hiyori Suzumi, her current love interest, and a track and field runner.

### Hina Setoguchi (瀬戸口 雛, Setoguchi Hina)

    Voiced by: Momo Asakura (Japanese); Jill Harris (English)
    A second-year student, who is close friends with Kotaro and becomes friend with Hiyori. She first appeared in Zutto Mae Kara Suki Deshita.

### Kotarō Enomoto (榎本 虎太朗, Enomoto Kotarō)

    Voiced by: Natsuki Hanae (Japanese); Dallas Reid (English)
    A second-year student, who is close friends with Hina. He first appeared in Zutto Mae Kara Suki Deshita.

### Ken Shibasaki (柴崎 健, Shibasaki Ken)

    Voiced by: Takuya Eguchi (Japanese); Ricco Fajardo (English)

### Arisa Takamizawa (高見沢 アリサ, Takamizawa Arisa)

    Voiced by: Nao Tōyama

### Kōdai Yamamoto (山本 幸大, Yamamoto Kōdai)

    Voiced by: Yoshitsugu Matsuoka (Japanese); Anthony Bowling (English)

### Sena Narumi (成海 聖奈, Narumi Sena)

    Voiced by: Sora Amamiya

### Mona Narumi (成海 萌奈, Narumi Mona)

    Voiced by: Shiina Natsukawa

### Full Throttle4
#### YUI

    Voiced by: Soma Saito

#### RIO

    Voiced by: Yuma Uchida

#### MEGU

    Voiced by: Tetsuya Kakihara

#### DAI

    Voiced by: Toshiki Masuda

#### IV

    Voiced by: Jun Fukuyama

## Media
### Anime

The anime project was announced on August 28, 2021. It is produced by Lay-duce and directed by Noriko Hashimoto, with Yoshimi Narita overseeing the series' scripts, Kaori Ishii designing the characters and serving as chief animation director, and Moe Hyūga composing the music. The series aired from April 7 to June 23, 2022, on Tokyo MX, BS Fuji, MBS, and AT-X. The opening theme song is "Julietta" by the in-story group LIP×LIP, while the ending theme song is "Tokyo Sunny Party" by Inori Minase, Ayane Sakura, and Saori Hayami. Crunchyroll streamed the series.
On April 11, 2022, Crunchyroll announced that the series would receive an English dub. It premiered on April 21 and is produced by the in-house cast in Texas.

#### Episodes

| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Storyboarded by | Original release date |
| 1 | "I Don't Understand Idols!" Transliteration: "Aidoru nante Yō Wakaran!" (Japanese: アイドルなんてようわからん！) | Noriko Hashimoto | Yoshimi Narita | Noriko Hashimoto | April 7, 2022 (2022-04-07) |
| 2 | "The Manager-in-Training Job!" Transliteration: "Manējā Minarai no Oshigoto!" (Japanese: マネージャー見習いのお仕事！) | Takurō Tsukada | Yoshimi Narita | Namimi Sanjō | April 14, 2022 (2022-04-14) |
| 3 | "Nonfantasy" Transliteration: "Nonfantajī" (Japanese: ノンファンタジー) | Naoki Murata | Yoshimi Narita | Tomoe Makino | April 21, 2022 (2022-04-21) |
| 4 | "What I Can Do" Transliteration: "Uchi ni Dekiru Koto" (Japanese: うちにできること) | Kōji Kobayashi | Yoshimi Narita | Namimi Sanjō | April 28, 2022 (2022-04-28) |
| 5 | "Idols Are Amazin'!" Transliteration: "Aidoru tte Sugoi!" (Japanese: アイドルってすごい！) | Takurō Tsukada | Deko Akao | Hitomi Ezoe | May 5, 2022 (2022-05-05) |
| 6 | "Producing Hiyori." Transliteration: "Hiyori o Purodyūsu." (Japanese: ひよりをプロデュース。) | Akira Toba | Yoshimi Narita | Namimi Sanjō | May 12, 2022 (2022-05-12) |
| 7 | "My Childhood Friend" Transliteration: "Uchi no Osananajimi" (Japanese: うちの幼なじみ) | Hisashi Isogawa | Yoshimi Narita | Namimi Sanjō | May 19, 2022 (2022-05-19) |
| 8 | "Idols Run the Show!" Transliteration: "Aidoru Tarumono!" (Japanese: アイドルたるもの！) | Akiko Seki | Deko Akao | Satomi Nakamura Namimi Sanjō | May 26, 2022 (2022-05-26) |
| 9 | "Scandal" Transliteration: "Sukyandaru" (Japanese: スキャンダル) | Keisuke Ōnishi | Deko Akao | Namimi Sanjō | June 2, 2022 (2022-06-02) |
| 10 | "I'm Quittin' My Manager Job!" Transliteration: "Uchi, Manējā Minarai Yamemasu!" (Japanese: うち、マネージャー見習いやめます！) | Naoki Murata | Yoshimi Narita | Tomoe Makino | June 9, 2022 (2022-06-09) |
| 11 | "Battle of the Hated Heroine" Transliteration: "Kiraware Hiroin no Tatakai" (Japanese: 嫌われヒロインの戦い) | Makoto Sokuza | Deko Akao | Namimi Sanjō | June 16, 2022 (2022-06-16) |
| 12 | "Passion Is Unbeatable!" Transliteration: "Daisuki tte Yappa Saikyō!" (Japanese: 大好きってやっぱ最強！) | Noriko Hashimoto | Yoshimi Narita | Namimi Sanjō | June 23, 2022 (2022-06-23) |

### bd / dvd

| Volume | Release date | Included episodes | Standard product number | Standard product number |
| Volume | Release date | Included episodes | BD | DVD |
| 1 | July 29, 2022 | Episodes 1 - 3 | HPXR-1801 | HPBR-1801 |
| 2 | August 26, 2022 | Episodes 4 - 6 | HPXR-1802 | HPBR-1802 |
| 3 | September 28, 2022 | Episode 7 - Episode 9 | HPXR-1803 | HPBR-1803 |
| 4 | October 28, 2022 | Episode 10 - Episode 12 | HPXR-1804 | HPBR-1804 |

### Manga

A manga adaptation was illustrated by Ruia Shimakage. The first volume was published by Futabasha on June 16, 2022. As of May 2023, the manga has published three volumes.

#### Volumes

| No. | Release date | ISBN |
| 1 | June 16, 2022 | 978-4-575-44019-5 |
| 2 | October 17, 2022 | 978-4-575-44029-4 |
| 3 | May 17, 2023 | 978-4-575-44036-2 |