The Rising of the Shield Hero

盾の勇者の成り上がり

Catalog score

★ 7.7 / 10· Favourites: 16,821

Type

Episodes

25 / 25

Genres

Action, Adventure, Fantasy

Themes / tags

Isekai, Male Protagonist, Conspiracy, Travel, Crime, Revenge, Magic, Medieval, Anti-Hero, Tragedy, Bullying, Kemonomimi

Source

Light novel

Status

Finished

Release

9 January 2019 — 26 June 2019

Season

Winter 2019

Duration

24 min/ep

Studio

Kinema Citrus

Naofumi Iwatani, an uncharismatic Otaku who spends his days on games and manga, suddenly finds himself summoned to a parallel universe! He discovers he is one of four heroes equipped with legendary weapons and tasked with saving the world from its prophesied destruction. As the Shield Hero, the weakest of the heroes, all is not as it seems. Naofumi is soon alone, penniless, and betrayed. With no one to turn to, and nowhere to run, he is left with only his shield. Now, Naofumi must rise to become the legendary Shield Hero and save the world! Note: - The first episode was pre-aired on December 27th, 2018. Regular broadcast began on January 9th, 2019. - The first episode aired with a runtime of ~47 minutes as opposed to the standard 24 minute long episode.