The Rising of the Shield Hero

About The Rising of the Shield Hero

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.

The Rising of the Shield Hero is an action-adventure, animation, and science fiction series that airs on AT-X. Its themes are dragon, parallel world, training, and anti hero.

Since January 2019 it has reached 5 seasons and 62 episodes. It is still in production. Seasons run to about 12 episodes.

Kaito Ishikawa appears as Naofumi Iwatani (voice), Asami Seto as Raphtalia (voice), and Rina Hidaka as Filo (voice). Production companies include DR Movie, Frontier Works, and Sammy.

In the United States it streams on Crunchyroll, Crunchyroll Amazon Channel, and Hulu. Goblin Slayer, Sword Art Online, and Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation make useful companions to The Rising of the Shield Hero, all filed under adventure, dark fantasy, and based on light novel. TMDB voters put it at 8.4 out of 10 across 1,607 votes and it carries a TV-14 rating.