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The Rising of the Shield Hero

Tate no Yuusha no Nariagari盾の勇者の成り上がり

2019 · TV · 25 eps Finished

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What is The Rising of the Shield Hero about?

The Rising of the Shield Hero is a TV anime series of 25 episodes animated by Kinema Citrus, adapted from a light novel. It aired from January 9, 2019 to June 26, 2019. AniList classifies it as action, adventure and fantasy.

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!

- 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.

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Themes AniList users associate with it: Isekai, Male Protagonist, Travel, Medieval, Revenge, Magic, Exiled, Politics, Anti-Hero, Kemonomimi.

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Main characters

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  • Naofumi Iwatani 岩谷尚文

    Main character

    A university student that was summoned to another world as the Shield Hero. Typically unsociable, he's friendly and easy-going to those close to him.

    Japanese voice: Kaito Ishikawa

  • Raphtalia ラフタリア

    Main character

    Raphtalia is a Tanuki-type Demi-Human who was the first real member of the Shield Hero's party after he purchased her as a slave.

    Japanese voice: Asami Seto

  • Filo フィーロ

    Main character

    Filo was originally hatched from a monster egg which Naofumi purchased from the slave trader. Filo grew at an abnormally fast rate and in just a few days grown into a fully grown Filolial later developing into a rare species of Filolial Queen where she was later given the ability to transform into a humanoid form…

    Japanese voice: Rina Hidaka

Supporting characters

  • Malty Melromarc マルティ・メルロマルク

    Supporting character

    The first princess of Melromarc who betrayed Naofumi Iwatani in the beginning of the series. She is notorious for manipulating other people in order to satisfy her selfish desires.

    Japanese voice: Sarah Emi Bridcutt

  • Motoyasu Kitamura 北村元康

    Supporting character

    A university student summoned to another world as the Spear Hero. He is an easy-going and handsome womanizer.

    Japanese voice: Makoto Takahashi

  • Ren Amaki 天木錬

    Supporting character

    A high school student who was summoned to another world as the Sword Hero. He's considered a bishounen and tends to stay quiet.

    Japanese voice: Yoshitsugu Matsuoka

  • Melty Q Melromarc メルティ・Q・メルロマルク

    Supporting character

    The second princess of Melromarc. Melty is in many ways the exact opposite of her sister, Malty. This includes their personality, appearance, magic specialty (water vs fire), and color schemes (blue and white against red and brown).

    Japanese voice: Maaya Uchida

  • Itsuki Kawasumi 川澄樹

    Supporting character

    A high school student summoned to another world as the Bow Hero. He is usually calm and well-mannered. However, He has a messiah complex, and is pretty much a justice maniac. He vanquishes evildoers without thinking of the consequences of his actions. However, this is just because he is immature.

    Japanese voice: Yoshitaka Yamaya

  • Beloukas ベロウカ

    Supporting character

    The slave dealer that sells Naofumi Iwatani many slaves. He also conducts slave and monster seal rituals. Despite his appearance and his trade, he is an honest salesman. Upon Naofumi’s request, he searches for and collects slaves who were former villagers of Raphtalia’s village

    Japanese voice: Kenichi Ogata

  • Aultcray Melromarc XXXII オルトクレイ＝メルロマルク３２世

    Supporting character

    The king of Melromarc. He shows obvious favoritism towards his daughter Malty and animosity towards the Shield Hero Naofumi Iwatani.

    Japanese voice: Yutaka Nakano

  • Erhard エルハルト

    Supporting character

    Erhard is a blacksmith and a weapon shop owner in the castle town of Melromarc. His shop is the only shop in Melromarc to sell shields while others don't for religious reasons.

    Japanese voice: Hiroki Yasumoto

  • Yakkyoku no Owner 薬局のオーナー

    Supporting character

    The old man that runs the medicinal shop has a relatives that live in Riyuuto Village. Because Naofumi saved many people during the second wave, the old man happily assist Naofumi whenever he's needed.

    Japanese voice: Motoyuki Kawahara

  • Biscas T. Balmus ビスカス . T . バルマス

    Supporting character

    The highest priest of the Three Heroes Cult.

    Japanese voice: Takayuki Sugou

  • Mirellia Q Melromarc ミレル＝Q＝メルロマルク

    Supporting character

    The queen of Melromarc. She holds the true power of the crown and is generally a just ruler. She is known for her diplomacy and negotiation skills.

    Japanese voice: Kikuko Inoue

  • Yousaiya 洋裁屋

    Supporting character

    She is the owner of the tailor store. Her name was never mentioned so she is referred to as the Tailor. She made her debut in both the light novel and anime​ but never made her debut in the manga. She was only mentioned by the Magic Shop Owner as being a friend of hers.

    Japanese voice: Eriko Matsui

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