©AnekoYusagi_Seira Minami/KADOKAWA/Shield Hero S4 ProjectThe Rising of the Shield Hero Season 4 has unveiled a second trailer and is set to premiere on July 9 JST.
An additional key visual for the TV anime has also been revealed.
©AnekoYusagi_Seira Minami/KADOKAWA/Shield Hero S4 ProjectThe Rising of the Shield Hero is based on the MF Books light novel series by Yusagi Aneko and illustrated by Seira Minami, as described by One Peace Books:
Naofumi Iwatani, a socially awkward otaku who dedicates his life to gaming and manga, unexpectedly gets summoned to a different universe! He finds himself as one of four heroes wielding legendary weapons and entrusted with the mission to save the realm from an imminent catastrophe. As the Shield Hero, the weakest among the heroes, his journey is filled with challenges. Naofumi soon finds himself alone, broke, and betrayed. With no allies, and nowhere to flee, he is left bearing just his shield. Now, he must ascend to become the fabled Shield Hero and rescue the world!
The Rising of the Shield Hero originated as a web novel on Shousetsuka ni Narou in 2012. The light novel series began in August 2013 and contains 22 volumes as of June 2019. There are also manga adaptations and spin-off series.
- Used Book in Good Condition
- George Trombley (Author)
- English (Publication Language)
- 376 Pages - 08/22/2014 (Publication Date) - Learn From Zero (Publisher)
- Ken Fukuyama, Yuki Fukuyama (Author)
- English (Publication Language)
- 246 Pages - 10/11/2022 (Publication Date) - Independently published (Publisher)
- Used Book in Good Condition
- Sumiko Uo (Author)
- English (Publication Language)
- 6 Pages - 01/01/2005 (Publication Date) - QuickStudy (Publisher)
The show’s earlier three seasons aired in 2019, 2022, and 2023.
Staff (credited in that role since Season 1 unless noted)
• Director: Hitoshi Haga (from Season 3)
• Series composer: Keigo Koyanagi (from Season 1, co-credited with Kinema Citrus in Season 3)
• Character designer: Franziska van Wulfen (from Season 3)
• Character designer: Sana Komatsu (from Season 3)
• Character designer: Masahiro Suwa
• Assistant director: Takanori Yamamoto (previously served as episode director and animation director on Seasons 1 and 3)
• Music composer: Kevin Penkin
• Music composer: Alfredo Sirica (Season 3 sub-composer)
• Music composer: Natalie Jeffreys (Season 3 sub-composer)
• Animation production: Kinema Citrus (from Season 1, shared credit with DR MOVIE for Season 2)
Cast
• Kaito Ishikawa as Naofumi Iwatani
• Asami Seto as Raphtalia
• Rina Hidaka as Filo
• Ami Koshimizu as Sadeena
• Kouhei Amasaki as Fohl
• Konomi Kohara as Atla
• Takeo Otsuka as Werner
• Jiro Saito as Jaralis
Source: The Rising of the Shield Heroanime website (1), (2), (3)
