Virtual Hero

Virtual Hero
Created by	Rubén "El Rubius" Doblas
Based on	Virtual Hero; by Lolita Aldea
Written by	Juan Torres; Alexis Barroso;
Directed by	Alexis Barroso
Voices of	Rubén "El Rubius" Doblas; Graciela Molina; Nuria Trifol; Miguel Ángel "Mangel" Rogel; Sergio Zamora; Joël Mulachs; Elisabeth Bargalló; Juan Carlos Gustems; Pep Sais; Carme Calvell;
Opening theme	El libro de las sombras by Mägo de Oz
Ending theme	Shelter by Porter Robinson and Madeon
Composer(s)	José Villar
Country of origin	Spain
Original language(s)	Spanish
No. of seasons	2
No. of episodes	18
Production
Executive producer(s)	Pilar Blasco; Ismael Calleja; Domingo Corral; Felipe Pontón;
Running time	22 min.
Production company(s)	Movistar+; Zeppelin TV; Motion Pictures
Release
Original network	Movistar+
Original release	October 12, 2018 –; present

Virtual Hero is a Spanish animated television series produced by Zeppelin TV for Movistar+ based on the comic book trilogy of the same name created by Rubén "El Rubius" Doblas.[1]

Synopsis

Rubius is one of the 100 selected playtesters for the ORV, an experimental virtual reality device. Connected directly to his neuronal network, these glasses transport him to a computer game universe known as the Game Worlds. Little does Rubius know, it's all part of an evil plan hatched by Trollmask, the devious Master of the Game Worlds, who is holding the players hostage in this virtual setting so that they all witness his victory over Rubius. Alongside his allies Sakura, Zombirella, Slimmer and G4T0, this unlikely hero will take on the challenges of the Game Worlds to free the players from Trollmask's clutches.

Cast

Character	Voice (Spanish)	Voice (English)
Main cast
Rubius	Rubén "El Rubius" Doblas	Unknown
Sakura	Graciela Molina
Zombirella	Nuria Trifol
Mangel	Miguel Ángel "Mangel" Rogel
Trollmask	Sergio Zamora	Masumi Mutsuda
Demonika	Joël Mulachs	Unknown
G4T0	Elisabeth Bargalló	Unknown
Slimmer	Juan Carlos Gustems	Alex Warner
Guruf	Pep Sais	Unknown
Silueta	Carme Calvell	Unknown
Secondary cast
Maddie Model	Marina García Guevara	Unknown
Captain Legarde	Daniel García	Daniel Francis-Berenson
Ben	Raúl Rodríguez	Unknown
Nancy	Marta Barbará	Unknown
Professor Brasas	Rafael Calvo	Mark Schardan
Armadurón	Alfonso Vallés	Unknown

Reception

Virtual Hero has received mixed reviews among television critics. On a positive note, Alberto Cano wrote for eCartelera that Virtual Hero is "a series that, in spite of betting on elements already seen on the likes of Ready Player One or Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over, manages to build a varied, attractive universe with its own personality, resulting in a fresh, fun animated fiction that rises as a notable product for the young audience."[2] On the negative side, Espinof dismissed the show as "a poor imitation of the shōnen genre" and "an animated fanzine with no pretension or quality".[3]

References

"Así es Virtual Hero, la serie de animación creada por ElRubius". El Mundo (in Spanish). 19 September 2018. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
Cano, Alberto (13 October 2018). "'Virtual Hero': La serie de ElRubius es un imaginativo, fresco y divertido producto de animación". eCartelera (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 May 2019.
"'Virtual Hero' es una mala imitación del género shônen: una serie solo para incondicionales de Rubius". Espinof (in Spanish). 12 October 2018. Retrieved 16 May 2019.

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[1] "Así es Virtual Hero, la serie de animación creada por ElRubius". El Mundo (in Spanish). 19 September 2018. Retrieved 16 May 2019.

[2] Cano, Alberto (13 October 2018). "'Virtual Hero': La serie de ElRubius es un imaginativo, fresco y divertido producto de animación". eCartelera (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 May 2019.

[3] "'Virtual Hero' es una mala imitación del género shônen: una serie solo para incondicionales de Rubius". Espinof (in Spanish). 12 October 2018. Retrieved 16 May 2019.