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The Rising of the Shield Hero

TV-14
TV Show
2019-
24m
Japanese
AT-X
Drama, Action, Anime, Fantasy
4 Seasons
51 Episodes
Iwatani Naofumi, a run-of-the-mill otaku, finds a book in the library that summons him to another world. He is tasked with joining the sword, spear, and bow as one of the Four Cardinal Heroes and fighting the Waves of Catastrophe as the Shield Hero. Excited by the prospect of a grand adventure, Naofumi sets off with his party. However, merely a few days later, he is betrayed and loses all his money, dignity, and respect. Unable to trust anyone anymore, he employs a slave named Raphtalia and takes on the Waves and the world. But will he really find a way to overturn this desperate situation?
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Season 3 Episode 4
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Kaito Ishikawa
Naofumi Iwatani (voice)
Asami Seto
Raphtalia (voice)
Rina Hidaka
Filo (voice)
Maaya Uchida
Melty Q Melromarc (voice)
Hiroki Yasumoto
Elhart (voice)
Yoshitsugu Matsuoka
Ren Amaki (voice)
Kikuko Inoue
Mirellia Q Melromarc (voice)
Makoto Takahashi
Motoyasu Kitamura (voice)
Megumi Han
Glass (voice)
Sarah Emi Bridcutt
Myne (voice)
Yoshitaka Yamaya
Itsuki Kawasumi (voice)
Yutaka Nakano
Aultcray Melromarc XXXII (voice)
Tamaki Orie
Tsukai Yari (voice)

Featured Comments/Tips

Supriyo8799 says...
5 years ago
It was really a great anime series. Anime Cliche was in the minimum and both the story and the animation was fantastic. Side Character development was a little lower then needed though. I enjoyed it more than I anticipated. Can't wait for the next season.
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DipperDolphin says...
6 years ago
A great anime. I'll miss it! This was the first anime I started when it aired. :smile: Started off much stronger than it ended imo, but really enjoyed it anyway. Off to the light novels!
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kobethegr8 says...
11 months ago
First season was great. 2nd season was mid & the 3rd got me hooked again. 4th season gon be :fire:
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ner0p says...
3 years ago
1st season was really great, the 2nd season (watched 50% so far) is absolutely horrible, boring beyond words. Not looking forward to finishing it nor a 3rd season.
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Featured User Reviews

Odrel
3/10  5 years ago
As someone not overly fond of anime, I found Rising of the Shield Hero to be a total mess that somehow kept me watching. I'd need a full novel to air my gripes with the show, but I'll try to keep it short.

Starting out as a pretty standard Isekai, the course of the anime is upset by an ea More
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Ayvah
CONTAINS SPOILERS5/10  5 years ago
This anime sets up some great concepts but seems to have a lot of trouble following through effectively. The Shield Hero is unable to wield any weapons, making him practically useless offensively. (Although how does that work exactly? What if he picks up something like a baseball bat? The rules for More
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noah978
CONTAINS SPOILERS9/10  4 years ago
What started off as a really good Isekai Anime with minimal Cliché, slowly gained some flaws and a couple times went a little *too* hard down the path of Loli, so much that it essentially sidetracked the series. However, by the end of the season I found myself enjoying the show quite a bit. I think More
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LeLoupCarmin
7/10  10 months ago
**This is a good example of how music can carry a show**.

The plot is really good and even has a great [spoiler]cliffhanger[/spoiler]. The general atmosphere is very pleasant, and what can I say about the music? Oh my God! You could literally watch this anime just for the music. Kevin Penkin is s More
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