The Rising of the Shield Hero (盾の勇者の成り上がり)
The Rising of the Shield Hero (盾の勇者の成り上がり, Tate no Yūsha no Nariagari) is an anime series adapted from the light novels of the same title written by Aneko Yusagi. At 2019's Crunchyroll Expo, it was announced that the series will receive a second and third season. At 2020's virtual Crunchyroll Expo, it was announced that the second season will premiere in 2021. Masato Jinbo replaced Takao Abo as director, and the rest of the staff members reprised their roles, with production by Kinema Citrus and DR Movie. During "Kadokawa Light Novel Expo 2020", it was revealed that the second season will premiere in October 2021, but it was later delayed. The second season premiered on April 6, 2022, on AT-X and other channels. It will run for 13 episodes. The opening theme is "Bring Back", performed by MADKID, while the ending theme is "Yuzurenai" (ゆずれない), performed by Chiai Fujikawa.
Naofumi Iwatani, an easygoing Japanese youth, was summoned into a parallel world along with three other young men from parallel universes to become the world's Cardinal Heroes and fight inter-dimensional hordes of monsters called Waves. Each of the heroes were respectively equipped with their own legendary equipment when summoned. Naofumi happened to receive the Legendary Shield, the sole defensive equipment, while the other heroes received a sword, a spear, and a bow, weapons meant for attack. Unlike the other heroes who are fully supported by the kingdom and gain several strong allies each, Naofumi's luck turns to the worse after his single companion, revealed to be the kingdom's Princess, betrays him, steals all his belongings, and leaves him devoid of all assistance and supplies after she falsely accuses him of sexually assaulting her.
Mocked by the nobility and shunned by everyone from his fellow Heroes to peasants, a now cynical Naofumi is forced to train as a hero alone while working to make ends meet, until he buys from a slave trader a young tanuki demi-human girl named Raphtalia and an egg that hatches into a bird-like monster whom he names "Filo", both quickly growing into adulthood and becoming powerful warriors under his care. As they little by little gain the trust and gratitude of the people with their heroic actions, Naofumi and his companions work together to carry out their mission as saviors as they unravel the mystery of the Waves and the reason why they are a threat not only to their world, but to other worlds as well.
THE RISING OF THE SHIELD HERO ANIME INFO
- Japanese Name : 盾の勇者の成り上がり
- Romaji Name : Tate no Yūsha no Nariagari
- English Name : The Rising of the Shield Hero
- Directed By : Takao Abo (season 1) , Masato Jinbo (season 2)
- Music By : Kevin Penkin
- Network : AT-X, Tokyo MX, TVA, KBS, SUN, TVQ, BS11
- Written By : Keigo Koyonagi
- Language : Japanese
- Release Date : 2022.04.06
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