The Rising of the Shield Hero
TV anime2019–
4 seasons1 announced62 episodes aired
Original: light novel
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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?
Season 1
- Anime ends at
- Ep 25
- Read next
- Vol. 6light novel · English · One Peace Books
Continue from the beginning of light-novel volume 6. Both checked sources place Season 1 through volume 5; the web-novel chapter reference is only approximate and is not a light-novel chapter boundary.
The Rising of the Shield Hero Volume 06
One Peace BooksEnglishPaperback
Season 2
- Anime ends at
- Ep 13
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- Vol. 10light novel · English · One Peace Books
Continue from light-novel volume 10. Season 2 covers through volume 9, but the checked source flags this season as abridged and different, so readers wanting omitted material should consider restarting at volume 6.
The Rising of the Shield Hero Volume 10
One Peace BooksEnglishPaperback
Season 3
- Anime ends at
- Ep 12
- Read next
- Vol. 13light novel · English · One Peace Books
Continue from the beginning of light-novel volume 13. Both checked sources place Season 3 through volume 12; no exact light-novel chapter boundary was verified.
The Rising of the Shield Hero Volume 13
One Peace BooksEnglishPaperback
Season 4
- Anime ends at
- Ep 12
- Read next
- Vol. 15light novel · English · One Peace Books
Continue from the beginning of light-novel volume 15. Both checked sources place Season 4 through volume 14; the anime has passed the manga, so this handoff applies to the original light novel.
The Rising of the Shield Hero Volume 15
One Peace BooksEnglishPaperback
Season 5
Season 5 is announced for 2027 but has not aired. Its episode count and adaptation endpoint are not settled, so no light-novel continuation volume is recommended.
All volumes
One Peace BooksHow far the English edition has got hasn’t been confirmed; the shelf shows the volumes we have on record.
Before you read
Continue from the beginning of light-novel volume 6. Both checked sources place Season 1 through volume 5; the web-novel chapter reference is only approximate and is not a light-novel chapter boundary.
Continue from light-novel volume 10. Season 2 covers through volume 9, but the checked source flags this season as abridged and different, so readers wanting omitted material should consider restarting at volume 6.
Continue from the beginning of light-novel volume 13. Both checked sources place Season 3 through volume 12; no exact light-novel chapter boundary was verified.
Continue from the beginning of light-novel volume 15. Both checked sources place Season 4 through volume 14; the anime has passed the manga, so this handoff applies to the original light novel.
Not researched yet for Season 5.
The reading route shown here follows The Rising of the Shield Hero (light novel). Use the recommendations for this work; volume numbers from another adaptation are not interchangeable.
Aneko Yusagi's ongoing light-novel series about Naofumi Iwatani, summoned to another world as the Shield Hero and forced to rebuild his reputation after betrayal.
These answers use the selected edition: English · One Peace Books · Paperback. Changing the book language or edition updates the matched volumes. The interface language does not determine the book language.
Publication progress is still unconfirmed for some editions. Only the volumes we have catalogued are listed.
