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The Rising of the Shield Hero

Also known as: Tate no Yuusha no Nariagari · 盾の勇者の成り上がり

TV · 2019 · 25 eps · ★ 7.6

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Synopsis

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!

Note:

- 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.

The Rising of the Shield Hero details

The Rising of the Shield Hero is a TV series produced by Kinema Citrus, first released on January 9, 2019. It has 25 episodes of about 24 min each. It finished airing in 2019. It is adapted from a light novel. Genres: action, adventure and fantasy. On AniList it has an average score of 7.6 out of 10 and sits on the lists of 466,146 users; it ranks #63 of 1000 in this popular-anime guide.

Format
TV
Episodes
25
Duration
24 min per episode
Status
Finished
Premiere
January 9, 2019
Season
Winter 2019
Studio
Kinema Citrus
Source
Light novel
AniList score
7.6 / 10
Users with it on their list
466,146

Themes: Isekai · Male Protagonist · Travel · Medieval · Revenge · Magic

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