The Rising of the Shield Hero is an anime series adapted from the light novels of the same title written by Aneko Yusagi. An anime adaptation was announced in June 2017.[1] The television series is produced by Kinema Citrus and directed by Takao Abo,[2] with Keigo Koyanagi handling series composition, Masahiro Suwa designing the characters and Kevin Penkin composing the music.[3] The series aired from January 9 to June 26, 2019, on AT-X and other channels.[4] It ran for 25 episodes.[5] The anime series is licensed in North America by Crunchyroll-Funimation partnership.[6][7]
At 2019's Crunchyroll Expo, it was announced that the series will receive a second and third season.[8] At 2019's Crunchyroll Expo, it was announced that the series will receive a second and third season.[9] At 2020's virtual Crunchyroll Expo, it was announced that the second season will premiere in 2021.[10] Masato Jinbo will replace Takao Abo as director, and the rest of the staff members will reprise their roles, with production by Kinema Citrus and DR Movie.[11] Kadokawa producer Junichiro Tamura announced the wait for the third season will not be as long as the wait between the first two seasons.[12]
Series overview
Episode list
Season 1 (2019)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title [13][14] | Directed by [13] | Written by [13] | Storyboarded by [13] | Original air date [13] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "The Shield Hero" Transliteration: "Tate no Yūsha" (Japanese: 盾の勇者) | Hitoshi Haga | Keigo Koyanagi | Takao Abo | January 9, 2019 |
| 2 | 2 | "The Slave Girl" Transliteration: "Dorei no Shōjo" (Japanese: 奴隷の少女) | Seung-hui Son | Ohine Ezaki | Seung-hui Son | January 16, 2019 |
| 3 | 3 | "Wave of Catastrophe" Transliteration: "Saiyaku no Nami" (Japanese: 災厄の波) | Satoshi Mori | Ohine Ezaki | Satoshi Mori | January 23, 2019 |
| 4 | 4 | "Lullaby at Dawn" Transliteration: "Akatsuki no Komoriuta" (Japanese: 暁の子守唄) | Seung-hui Son | Ohine Ezaki | Takao Abo, Yuka Kuroda | January 30, 2019 |
| 5 | 5 | "Filo" Transliteration: "Fīro" (Japanese: フィーロ) | Toshiharu Kudō | Daisuke Tazawa | Hitoshi Haga | February 6, 2019 |
| 6 | 6 | "A New Comrade" Transliteration: "Atarashii Nakama" (Japanese: 新しい仲間) | Shigeki Awai | Daisuke Tazawa | Hidetoshi Namura | February 13, 2019 |
| 7 | 7 | "The Savior of the Heavenly Fowl" Transliteration: "Shinchō no Seijin" (Japanese: 神鳥の聖人) | Yūji Tokuno | Daisuke Tazawa | Seung-hui Son, Yuka Kuroda | February 20, 2019 |
| 8 | 8 | "Curse Shield" Transliteration: "Noroi no Tate" (Japanese: 呪いの盾) | Hitoshi Haga | Daisuke Tazawa | Hitoshi Haga | February 27, 2019 |
| 9 | 9 | "Melty" Transliteration: "Meruti" (Japanese: メルティ) | Toshiharu Kudō | Ohine Ezaki | Toshiharu Kudō, Kōji Furukuwa | March 6, 2019 |
| 10 | 10 | "In the Midst of Turmoil" Transliteration: "Konmei no Naka de" (Japanese: 混迷の中で) | Jun Takahashi | Ohine Ezaki | Takao Abo | March 13, 2019 |
| 11 | 11 | "Catastrophe Returns" Transliteration: "Saiyaku, Futatabi" (Japanese: 災厄、再び) | Hodaka Kuramoto | Daisuke Tazawa | Erukin Kawabata | March 20, 2019 |
| 12 | 12 | "The Raven Invader" Transliteration: "Shikkoku no Ihōsha" (Japanese: 漆黒の異邦者) | Shigeki Awai | Daisuke Tazawa | Yasuhiro Irie | March 27, 2019 |
| 13 | 13 | "The Devil of the Shield" Transliteration: "Tate no Akuma" (Japanese: 盾の悪魔) | Hitoshi Haga | Ohine Ezaki | Hitoshi Haga | April 3, 2019 |
| 14 | 14 | "Everlasting Memory" Transliteration: "Kesenai Kioku" (Japanese: 消せない記憶) | Naoki Murata | Ohine Ezaki | Hidetoshi Namura | April 10, 2019 |
| 15 | 15 | "Raphtalia" Transliteration: "Rafutaria" (Japanese: ラフタリア) | Toshiharu Kudō | Ohine Ezaki | Takao Abo | April 17, 2019 |
| 16 | 16 | "Filolial Queen" Transliteration: "Firoriaru no Joō" (Japanese: フィロリアルの女王) | Ryū Nakayama | Ryū Nakayama | Ryū Nakayama | April 24, 2019 |
| 17 | 17 | "A Promise Made" Transliteration: "Tsumugareru Yakusoku" (Japanese: 紡がれる約束) | Hodaka Kuramoto | Katsuji Yatsushige, Keigo Koyanagi | Tatsuhiko Komatsu | May 1, 2019 |
| 18 | 18 | "A Conspiracy Linked" Transliteration: "Tsuranaru Inbō" (Japanese: 連なる陰謀) | Naoki Murata | Daisuke Tazawa | Hitoshi Haga, Tatsuhiko Komatsu | May 8, 2019 |
| 19 | 19 | "The Four Cardinal Heroes" Transliteration: "Shisei Yūsha" (Japanese: 四聖勇者) | Hitoshi Haga | Daisuke Tazawa | Hitoshi Haga | May 15, 2019 |
| 20 | 20 | "Battle of Good and Evil" Transliteration: "Seija Kessen" (Japanese: 聖邪決戦) | Takuma Suzuki | Daisuke Tazawa | Takao Abo, Yuka Kuroda | May 22, 2019 |
| 21 | 21 | "Naofumi's Triumphant Return" Transliteration: "Naofumi no Gaisen" (Japanese: 尚文の凱旋) | Takao Abo | Keigo Koyanagi | Takao Abo | May 29, 2019 |
| 22 | 22 | "Four Heroes Council" Transliteration: "Yūsha Kaigi" (Japanese: 勇者会議) | Kōji Furukuwa | Ohine Ezaki | Kōji Furukuwa | June 5, 2019 |
| 23 | 23 | "Cal Mira Archipelago" Transliteration: "Karu Mira-tō" (Japanese: カルミラ島) | Toshiharu Kudō | Daisuke Tazawa | Toshiharu Kudō | June 12, 2019 |
| 24 | 24 | "Guardians of Another World" Transliteration: "Isekai no Shugosha" (Japanese: 異世界の守護者) | Takanori Yamamoto, Takuma Suzuki | Daisuke Tazawa | Yuka Kuroda, Hidetoshi Namura | June 19, 2019 |
| 25 | 25 | "The Rising of the Shield Hero" Transliteration: "Tate no Yūsha no Nariagari" (Japanese: 盾の勇者の成り上がり) | Shinpei Wada, Kōji Furukuwa, Takao Abo | Keigo Koyanagi | Takao Abo | June 26, 2019 |
Season 2 (2021)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title [15][16] | Directed by [15] | Written by [15] | Storyboarded by [15] | Original air date [15] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | 1 | "A New Roar" Transliteration: "Arata na Hōkō" (Japanese: 新たな咆哮) | Masato Jinbo | Keigo Koyanagi | Masato Jinbo, Mayu Hirotomi | April 6, 2022 |
| 27 | 2 | "Footprints of the Spirit Tortoise" Transliteration: "Reiki no Ashiato" (Japanese: 霊亀の足跡) | Takahiro Hirata | Keigo Koyanagi | Takahiro Hirata | April 13, 2022 |
| 28 | 3 | "Shaking Land" Transliteration: "Yureru Daichi" (Japanese: 揺れる大地) | Tomonori Mine | Keigo Koyanagi | Kahoru Fujiki | April 20, 2022 |
| 29 | 4 | "Ruins in the Fog" Transliteration: "Muchū no Iseki" (Japanese: 霧中の遺跡) | Mayu Hirotomi | Keigo Koyanagi | Mayu Hirotomi | April 27, 2022 |
| 30 | 5 | "Ost Hourai" Transliteration: "Osuto Hōrai" (Japanese: オスト＝ホウライ) | Takahiro Hirata | Keigo Koyanagi | Takahiro Hirata | May 4, 2022 |
| 31 | 6 | "Racing to Catch Up" Transliteration: "Okkake" (Japanese: 追駆) | Takuma Suzuki | Keigo Koyanagi | Masayuki Kojima, Tomoko Hiramuki | May 11, 2022 |
| 32 | 7 | "Infinite Labyrinth" Transliteration: "Mugenmeikyū" (Japanese: 無限迷宮) | Ippei Ichii | Keigo Koyanagi | Ippei Ichii | May 18, 2022 |
| 33 | 8 | "A Parting in the Snow" Transliteration: "Yuki no Wakare" (Japanese: 雪の別れ) | Kim Min-sun | Keigo Koyanagi | Hideaki Uehara | May 25, 2022 |
| 34 | 9 | "Humming Fairy" Transliteration: "Hamingu Fērī" (Japanese: ハミングフェーリー) | Marina Maki | Keigo Koyanagi | Marina Maki | June 1, 2022 |
| 35 | 10 | "Katana Hero" Transliteration: "Katana no Yūsha" (Japanese: 刀の勇者) | Takahiro Hirata | Keigo Koyanagi | Takahiro Hirata | June 8, 2022 |
| 36 | 11 | "Kizuna" (Japanese: 絆) | Yang Jeong-hui, Ji Yang-ho | Keigo Koyanagi | Ippei Ichii | June 15, 2022 |
| 37 | 12 | "Reason to Fight" Transliteration: "Tatakau Riyū" (Japanese: 戦う理由) | Daigo Yamagishi | Keigo Koyanagi | Daigo Yamagishi | June 22, 2022 |
| 38 | 13 | "Flowers Offered in Recollection" Transliteration: "Tsuioku no Kenka" (Japanese: 追憶の献花) | Muneki Ogasawara, Sakumi Inoha, Masatsugu Arakawa, Daigo Yamagishi | Keigo Koyanagi | Masayuki Kojima, Yōhei, Shingo Kaneko, Daigo Yamagishi, Sakumi Inoha | June 29, 2022 |
Notes
References
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External links
- Official anime website (in Japanese)
- Official anime website (in English)
- The Rising of the Shield Hero (anime) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia