English Title: The Rising of the Shield Hero
Japanese Title: 盾ã®å‹‡è€…ã®æˆã‚Šä¸ŠãŒã‚Š — “Tate no Yuusha no Nariagari”
Author: Aneko Yusagi — ã‚¢ãƒã‚³ãƒ¦ã‚µã‚®
Illustrator: Minami Seira — å¼¥å—ã›ã„ら
Genre: Isekai, Fantasy, Adventure, Harem
Original Run: August 2013 – ongoing
English Run: September 2015 – ongoing
Japanese Publisher: MF Books (Media Factory)
English Publisher: One Peace Books
Volumes Published in Japanese: 22 (In Progress)
Volumes Published in English: 15 (In Progress)
Average Price Per Volume: Paperback $11 — Kindle $9
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!
Volume 1
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Released September 15, 2015 — ISBN-13: 978-1935548720
Volume 2
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Released October 20, 2015 — ISBN-13: 978-1935548782
Volume 3
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Released February 16, 2016 — ISBN-13: 978-1935548669
Volume 4
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Released June 14, 2016 — ISBN-13: 978-1935548652
Volume 5
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Released August 23, 2016 — ISBN-13: 978-1935548676
Volume 6
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Released November 22, 2016 — ISBN-13: 978-1935548560
Volume 7
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Released April 18, 2017 — ISBN-13: 978-1944937089
Volume 8
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Released June 13, 2017 — ISBN-13: 978-1944937096
Volume 9
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Released November 15, 2017 — ISBN-13: 978-1944937256
Volume 10
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Released March 20, 2018 — ISBN-13: 978-1944937263
Volume 11
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Released June 12, 2018 — ISBN-13: 978-1944937461
Volume 12
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Released August 18, 2018 — ISBN-13: 978-1944937959
Volume 13
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Released December 18, 2018 — ISBN-13: 978-1944937966
Volume 14
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Released October 15, 2019 — ISBN-13: 978-1642730180
Volume 15
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Released December 15, 2019 — ISBN-13: 978-1642730197
Volume 16
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Releasing March 15, 2020 -- ISBN-13: 978-1642730203
Volume 17
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Releasing July 14, 2020 -- ISBN-13: 978-1642730531
Reviews of The Rising of the Shield Hero
- Anime News Network: Vol 1 — Vol 3 — Vol 4 — Vol 5 — Vol 6 — Vol 7 — Vol 8 — Vol 9
- English Light Novels: Vol 1
- Raito Noberu World: Vol 1
- Justus R. Stone: Vol 1 — Vol 2 — Vol 3 — Vol 4 — Vol 5 — Vol 6 — Vol 7
- The Light Novel Podcast: Vols 1-4
Illustrations Sampler
Anime Adaptation
MAL Entry -- 25 episodes -- Aired January 2019 – June 2019
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Note: Adapted volumes 1 to 5 of the light novel series
Manga Adaptation
MAL Entry — Published February 2014 – ongoing (English release by One Peace Books)
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If you liked The Rising of the Shield Hero, you might also want to try…
- The Reprise of the Spear Hero — companion series, also written by Aneko Yusagi
- Death March to the Parallel World Rhapsody — trapped in a fantasy world, harem
- Arifureta: From Commonplace to World’s Strongest — trapped in a fantasy world, harem
- The Magic in This World is Too Far Behind! — trapped in a fantasy world, harem
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To those looking to buy this volume in the UK, at the time of writing it can be ordered here, and as far as I can tell, absolutely nowhere else:
https://forbiddenplanet.com/145232-rising-of-the-shield-hero-light-novel-1/
Postage is £2.00.
Wordery has the manga companion but not the light novel, book depository it is out of stock, amazon marketplace and ebay have sellers (in the US) but only at extortionate prices, waterstones has no relationship with OPB, Anime On Line doesn’t stock it, rakuten doesn’t stock it, amazon doesn’t stock it, Foyles doesn’t stock it (yes I was getting desperate)…
Anyway, I’ve placed my order. Here’s hoping that the book is worth all that hassle.
Thanks for sharing, kuuderes_shadow! I hope they’ll eventually make it easier to pick this book up for readers everywhere in the world.
Just a heads up for fellow UK residents – if you’re willing to read a digital version, the series is currently being sold on the global Bookwalker site for ï¿¥1,134 (~£7-8): http://global.bookwalker.jp/ded292e73c-d5de-47ba-b3f9-fb9436f5fddc/
They have volumes 1-4 as of this post.
I’m considering picking these up since I got an 80% off voucher thanks to a deal last month. :)
Thanks for sharing! It looks like Bookwalker may start to add more English ebooks in the future.
May I ask when it will be available on kindle ?
Sry is the rising of the shield hero volume 6 available on kindle ?
It doesn’t look like it’s available on Kindle yet (or on Bookwalker either). Seems there’s some delay between the print and ebook releases.
I really hope this gets a complete translation. I’ve read about half of the first volume now and it’s one of my favorite light novels already.
Four volumes are already planned for release, so I imagine if those sell well enough One Peace Books will continue on with the rest of the series.
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is this a manga or a novel???
This entry is for the novels! If you are interested in the manga adaptation, it looks like One Peace Books will be publishing that as well. It looks like the first volume of the manga will release on November 17th.
http://www.bookdepository.com/Rising-Shield-Hero-01-Aneko-Yusagi/9781935548706
ok, thank you for making it clear to me, just the Illustrations Sampler make me think that it was a manga
Pretty excited!
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please make this novel tate no yuusha no nariagari to anime ….
please
Looks like volume 5 released in July: https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B01IWZB4G8/ref=series_dp_aw_ca_5
I picked up the first volume on Bookwalker and have to say I quite enjoyed the main character’s anti-hero qualities. I will probably pick up the second volume soon. :)
Hmm, I’m still reading August 23rd on Amazon (US), B&N, and Book Depository. But it doesn’t really matter at this point — it’s out now either way.
Glad to hear you enjoyed the first volume!
Just curious, but why does it not have “Similar Premise (sent from real world to fantasy world)” under the Suggestions?
I will probably have something like that when I edit the entry; I’m in the (slow) process of updating everything.
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