ちいさな英雄－カニとタマゴと透明人間－
Modest Heroes: Ponoc Short Films Theatre, Volume 1
Modest Heroes will consist of three shorts by three different directors: "Kanini & Kanino" ("Kani no Kanino") by Hiromasa Yonebayashi will be a 15-minute fantasy adventure story of two crab siblings, and will be long. "Life Ain't Gonna Lose" ("Samurai Egg") by Yoshiyuki Momose will be a 15-minute "human drama" showing the love between a mother and a boy. "Invisible" ("Toumei Ningen") by Akihiko Yamashita will be a 14-minute "action spectacle" that centers on the lonely struggle of one invisible man. Studio Ponoc describes the shorts as "tales of modest heroes of our times." (Source: Anime News Network)
Names
| Original | ちいさな英雄－カニとタマゴと透明人間－ (japanese) |
|---|---|
| Romaji | Chiisana Eiyuu: Kani to Tamago to Toumei Ningen |
| English | Modest Heroes: Ponoc Short Films Theatre, Volume 1 |
| Chinese | 小小英雄 －螃蟹與蛋與透明人－ (traditional · via wikidata) |
| Also known as | Héroes Humildes · Heróis Modestos · Skromni Bohaterowie · أبطال عاديون · Héros modestes |
Facts
Reception
| Community score | 6.79 / 10 |
|---|---|
| Bayesian score | 6.99 / 10 |
| Composite | 48.3 |
| On lists | 10,848 |
| Favourited | 94 (0.9%) |
| Completion | 94.2% |
| Drop rate | 1.1% |
| In backlog | 36.4% |
| Score spread σ | 1.59 |
Score distribution
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Where it places
| Cohort | Value | Tier | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Broadcast season | Summer 2018 | C | 44 of 90 |
| Year | 2018 | D | 203 of 383 |
| Format | Feature film | D | 777 of 997 |
| Length | Movie | D | 777 of 997 |
| Season (all years) | Summer | D | 870 of 1,662 |
| Source material | Original work | D | 870 of 1,732 |
| Genre | Adventure | D | 925 of 1,534 |
| Era | Late 2010s | C | 929 of 1,863 |
| Genre | Fantasy | D | 1,219 of 2,142 |
| Genre | Drama | D | 1,304 of 1,917 |
| Genre | Action | D | 1,659 of 2,765 |
| Origin | Japan | D | 3,818 of 7,157 |
Key staff
| Director | Akihiko Yamashita, Hiromasa Yonebayashi, Yoshiyuki Momose |
|---|---|
| Series composition | Hiromasa Yonebayashi, Yoshiyuki Momose |
| Music | Yasutaka Nakata, Takatsugu Muramatsu, Masanori Shimada |
AniList id 103887 · MAL id 37623 · record updated 2026-08-26