SHY

🚪 Often abandoned

On the brink of a third World War, superheroes appeared on Earth. Gifted with powers, their appearance brings peace to the world. The heroes each selected a country in which they would reside, serve, and protect its citizens. Shy is Japan’s hero, endowed with super strength. Her most daunting enemy yet? Crippling shyness. Join Shy and her super friends as she defends Earth and gains confidence! (Source: Crunchyroll)

Names

Original	SHY (latin)
Romaji	SHY
English	SHY
Chinese	腼腆英雄 (simplified · via bangumi)
Also known as	シャイ · СТЕСНЯШКА

Facts

Format	TV series · 12 ep · 24 min · 5h total
Aired	2023-10-03 → 2023-12-19 (Autumn 2023)
Status	FINISHED
Studio	8-bit
Source	Manga
Origin	Japan (Anime)
Demographic	Shounen
Genres	Action Drama Psychological
Themes	Henshin Female Protagonist Superhero Super Power Primarily Female Cast Shounen
Streaming	Crunchyroll · YouTube

Reception

Community score	6.73 / 10
Bayesian score	6.85 / 10
Composite	44.9
On lists	35,473
Favourited	436 (1.2%)
Completion	52.9%
Drop rate	19.7%
In backlog	37.3%
Score spread σ	1.68

Score distribution

11142733223443451,02661,88672,85181,756992010332

Where it places

Cohort	Value	Tier	Rank
Studio	8-bit	E	51 of 63
Broadcast season	Autumn 2023	E	83 of 95
Year	2023	E	273 of 327
Genre	Psychological	E	339 of 416
Demographic	Shounen	E	1,046 of 1,219
Era	Early 2020s	D	1,257 of 1,596
Season (all years)	Autumn	D	1,411 of 1,921
Genre	Drama	E	1,565 of 1,917
Length	Single-cour	D	1,803 of 2,668
Genre	Action	D	2,067 of 2,765
Source material	Manga	D	2,354 of 3,025
Format	TV series	D	2,418 of 3,322
Origin	Japan	D	5,080 of 7,157

Key staff

Director	Masaomi Andou, Kousaku Taniguchi, Tetsurou Moronuki, Kazuto Shitayama
Series composition	Yasuhiro Nakanishi
Character design	Akihiro Sueda, Risa Takai
Original creator	Bukimi Miki

Franchise — SHY

SHY 東京奪還編

SHY Season 2

2024TV series49.2

Relation	Year	Title
sequel	2024	SHY Season 2

AniList id 155389 · MAL id 53237 · Bangumi 403722 · record updated 2026-08-27

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