Summary: Stories of old tell of four otherworldly heroes—wielding the sword, spear, bow, and shield—who defended the land from wave after wave of calamity.With the fate of the world in balance, the kingdom of Melromarc summons these legendary figures; in modern-day Japan, the call is answered, and the unwitting heroes are transported to this fantasy universe.
The Rising of the Shield Hero | |
Cover of the first light novel volume featuring Naofumi (left), Raphtalia (middle) & Myne S.(top-right) | |
盾の勇者の成り上がり (Tate no Yūsha no Nariagari) | |
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Genre | Dark fantasy,[1]isekai[2] |
Novel series | |
Written by | Aneko Yusagi |
Published by | Shōsetsuka ni Narō |
Original run | 2012 – 2015 |
Light novel | |
Written by | Aneko Yusagi |
Illustrated by | Minami Seira |
Published by | Media Factory |
English publisher | One Peace Books |
Demographic | Male |
Imprint | MF Books |
Original run | August 22, 2013 – present |
Volumes | 22 (List of volumes) |
Manga | |
Written by | Aiya Kyū |
Published by | Media Factory |
English publisher | One Peace Books |
Demographic | Seinen |
Magazine | Monthly Comic Flapper |
Original run | February 5, 2014 – present |
Volumes | 13 (List of volumes) |
Manga | |
The Reprise of the Spear Hero | |
Written by | Neet |
Published by | Media Factory |
Demographic | Seinen |
Imprint | MF Comics |
Original run | August 21, 2017 – present |
Volumes | 5 (List of volumes) |
Light novel | |
The Reprise of the Spear Hero | |
Written by | Aneko Yusagi |
Illustrated by | Minami Seira |
Published by | Media Factory |
Demographic | Male |
Imprint | MF Books |
Original run | September 25, 2017 – present |
Volumes | 3 (List of volumes) |
Anime television series | |
Directed by | Takao Abo |
Written by | Keigo Koyonagi |
Music by | Kevin Penkin |
Studio | Kinema Citrus |
Licensed by | Crunchyroll Funimation |
Original network | AT-X, Tokyo MX, TVA, KBS, SUN, TVQ, BS11 |
Original run | January 9, 2019 – present |
Episodes | 25 (List of episodes) |
The Rising of the Shield Hero (盾の勇者の成り上がりTate no Yūsha no Nariagari) is a Japanese light novel series written by Aneko Yusagi. Originally published as a web novel in the user-generated novel site Shōsetsuka ni Narō, the series has since been published by Media Factory with an expanded story-line featuring illustrations by Seira Minami. As of June 25, 2019, twenty-two volumes have been published.
The novel series was adapted into a manga series by Aiya Kyū and published by Media Factory, with thirteen volumes released as of April 23, 2019. Both the novel and manga series were licensed by One Peace Books and were published in North America starting in September 2015. The 25-episode anime television series adaptation produced by Kinema Citrus aired from January to June 2019. The anime series is licensed in North America by the Crunchyroll-Funimation partnership.[3]
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Plot[edit]
Naofumi Iwatani, an easygoing Japanese youth, was summoned into a parallel world along with three other young men from parallel universes to become the world's Heroes. Each of the heroes were respectively equipped with their own legendary equipment when summoned. Naofumi happened to receive the Legendary Shield, the sole defensive equipment, while the other heroes received a sword, a spear and a bow, weapons meant for attack. Unlike the other heroes who are fully supported by the kingdom and gain several strong allies each, Naofumi's luck turns to the worse after his single companion, later revealed to be none other than Princess Myne, betrays him, steals all his belongings and leaves him devoid of all assistance and supplies after she falsely accuses him of raping her.
Shunned by everyone from the King to peasants, Naofumi is forced to train as a hero alone while working to make ends meet, until he buys from a slave trader a young tanuki demi-human girl named Raphtalia and an egg that hatches into a bird creature whom he names 'Filo', both quickly growing into adulthood and becoming powerful warriors under his care. As they little by little gain the trust and gratitude of the people with their heroic actions, Naofumi and his companions work hard to carry their mission as saviors of the world, while unraveling its deepest secrets. While all this is taking place Naofumi is in a struggle for the curse that seemingly was placed on him when his shield devoured the 'zombie dragon' with this curse taking more than an affect on him but also his team.
Media[edit]
Light novel[edit]
Originally published as a web novel, the series has been re-written with an expanded story-line. The series is currently published by Media Factory and features illustrations by Seira Minami. As of June 25, 2019, twenty-two volumes have been published. The spin-off novel The Reprise of the Spear Hero was licensed by One Peace Books.[4]
Manga[edit]
The light novel series was adapted into a manga series by Aiya Kyū and published by Media Factory, with thirteen volumes released as of April 23, 2019. In an interview, the manga artist said, 'Comic Flapper’s editorial department told me about the opportunity, and I gleefully took it.'[5] Both the novel and manga series were licensed by One Peace Books and were published in North America starting in September 2015.[6]
Anime[edit]
An anime adaptation was announced in June 2017.[7] The television series is produced by Kinema Citrus and directed by Takao Abo,[8] with Keigo Koyanagi handling series composition, Masahiro Suwa designing the characters and Kevin Penkin composing the music.[9] The series aired from January 9 to June 26, 2019 on AT-X and other channels.[10] It ran for 25 episodes.[11] The first opening theme is 'RISE', performed by MADKID, while the first ending theme is 'Kimi no Namae' (きみの名前) performed by Chiai Fujikawa.[12] The second opening theme is 'FAITH,' performed by MADKID, while the second ending theme is 'While I'm Next to You' (あたしが隣にいるうちにAtashi ga Tonari ni Iru Uchi ni) performed by Fujikawa.[13] For episode 4, Asami Setō sang an insert song titled 'Falling Through Starlight' as her character Raphtalia.[14] Both Crunchyroll and Funimation streamed the anime.[15][16] Crunchyroll streamed the show in both the original Japanese version and the English dub. However, Funimation indefinitely delayed its release on its streaming service.[17] Funimation started streaming the dub on May 1, 2019.[18] Originally intending to air the English dub simultaneously with the original Japanese, Crunchyroll announced that there would be a two-week delay in the release of the English version on May 14th, the day before episode 19, 'The Four Cardinal Heroes', was scheduled to release.[19]
Reception[edit]
The light novel series had over 3.3 million volumes in print by December 2018,[20] and the manga series had 1 million tankobon volumes in print by January 2019.[21] As of April 2019, the light novels and manga have sold a combined 6.2 million copies in Japan, after their sales increased by 1.2 million copies in two months, mainly due to the success of the anime series.[22]
When the anime series began airing in the United States, the first episode came under controversy, with several Anime News Network reviewers criticising the show for its depiction of slavery, raising the question of slavery apologism, and the framing of a false rape accusation.[23] When the show's producer Junichiro Tamura was asked about the controversy, he responded that there 'have not been any controversies regarding the series in Japan, so it is difficult to say. In the case there were any controversy domestically, we will try to address all issues with the staff and people involved to bring our customers a better product the next time.'[24]
Anime News Network reviews of subsequent episodes have been positive. The reviewer Theron Martin gave a rating of B− for the first two episodes, stating 'the series looks like it's gotten over its initial problematic hump and should hopefully slide into a more agreeable story flow.'[25] He gave a B+ rating for the third episode, stating that 'the series seems like it's angling to build Naofumi up more as a folk hero than the famously brazen heroes we're used to seeing in fantasy stories' and that 'episode 3 gives the best argument to date for the series' possible potential.'[26]
References[edit]
- ^'話題のダークファンタジーや超人気シリーズの最新刊登場! MFブックス6月新刊、6月24日発売! そして『盾の勇者の成り上がり』アニメ化決定です!!!'. Animeanime.jp (in Japanese). June 24, 2017. Retrieved May 6, 2019.
異世界で二度目の生を受けた元勇者の復讐劇を描く注目のダークファンタジー!(Featured dark fantasy depicting the revenge of a former hero who received his second life in a different world!)
- ^Luster, Joseph (December 8, 2018). 'The Rising of the Shield Hero Anime Kicks Off the Fantasy in Second PV'. Crunchyroll. Archived from the original on 2019-01-28. Retrieved January 30, 2019.
- ^'Funimation President: 'We Tried to Renew Deal with Crunchyroll''. Anime News Network. December 14, 2018. Archived from the original on 2018-12-16. Retrieved January 8, 2019.
- ^'One Peace Books Licenses Hinamatsuri, I Hear the Sunspot: Limit Manga, Reprise of the Spear Hero Novels'. Anime News Network. April 10, 2018. Retrieved February 16, 2019.
- ^'Interview with The Rising Of The Shield Hero manga artist Aiya Kyu'. Monsters and Critics. April 13, 2019. Retrieved April 16, 2019.
- ^'One Peace Books Adds The Rising of the Shield Hero Fantasy Novel, Manga Series'. Anime News Network. March 30, 2015. Archived from the original on 2015-04-01. Retrieved April 12, 2015.
- ^'The Rising of the Shield Hero Fantasy Novels Get Anime'. Anime News Network. June 22, 2017. Archived from the original on 2017-06-22. Retrieved June 22, 2017.
- ^'Kadokawa Announces 2 New Anime Titles, Rising of the Shield Hero, Chio's School Road Staff'. Anime News Network. July 1, 2017. Archived from the original on 2017-07-02. Retrieved July 2, 2017.
- ^'The Rising of The Shield Hero Anime Unveils Main Cast, Staff'. Anime News Network. August 9, 2018. Archived from the original on 2018-08-09. Retrieved August 9, 2018.
- ^'The Rising of The Shield Hero Anime's 1st Promo Reveals January Premiere'. Anime News Network. September 1, 2018. Archived from the original on 2018-09-01. Retrieved September 1, 2018.
- ^'The Rising of The Shield Hero Anime Listed With 25 Episodes'. Anime News Network. January 11, 2019. Archived from the original on 2019-01-11. Retrieved January 11, 2019.
- ^'The Rising of The Shield Hero Anime's Theme Song Artists Revealed'. Anime News Network. November 25, 2018. Archived from the original on 2018-11-26. Retrieved November 25, 2018.
- ^'MADKID, Chiai Fujikawa Perform Rising of the Shield Hero Anime's New Theme Songs'. Anime News Network. February 28, 2019. Retrieved February 28, 2019.
- ^'Rising of the Shield Hero English Dub Will Include Alternative Insert Song for Episode 4'. Anime News Network. January 31, 2019. Retrieved January 31, 2019.
- ^'Crunchyroll to Stream The Rising of the Shield Hero, A place further than the Universe Anime'. Anime News Network. July 3, 2017. Archived from the original on 2017-07-08. Retrieved July 3, 2017.
- ^'Funimation to Stream Rising of the Shield Hero Anime, Crunchyroll Announces Dub Cast'. Anime News Network. December 20, 2018. Archived from the original on 2018-12-20. Retrieved December 20, 2018.
- ^'Rising of the Shield Hero English Dub Debuts, Future Episodes to Debut Simultaneously With Japan'. Anime News Network. February 13, 2019. Retrieved February 13, 2019.
- ^Funimation (2019-04-30). 'The Rising of the Shield Hero comes to FunimationNow dubbed!
Episodes 1-15 debut TODAY and new episodes will launch weekly on Wednesdays at 9:30 a.m. CT!'. @FUNimation. Retrieved 2019-05-17. - ^'The Rising of the Shield Hero Reveals New English Dub Release Schedule'. Anime. Retrieved 2019-06-14.
- ^'Roundup of Newly Revealed Print Counts for Manga, Light Novel Series - December 2018'. Anime News Network. January 1, 2019. Retrieved February 2, 2019.
- ^'Roundup of Newly Revealed Print Counts for Manga, Light Novel Series - January 2019'. Anime News Network. February 2, 2019. Archived from the original on February 2, 2019. Retrieved February 2, 2019.
- ^Komatsu, Mikikazu (April 11, 2019). 'The Rising of the Shield Hero Novel/Manga Series Has Printed 6.2 Million Copies in Japan'. Crunchyroll. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
- ^'The Winter 2019 Anime Preview Guide - The Rising of the Shield Hero'. Anime News Network. Retrieved 2019-03-31.
- ^'Exclusive 'The Rising of the Shield Hero' Clip Sees Naofumi Become a Father'. ComicBook.com. February 14, 2019. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
- ^Martin, Theron (19 January 2019). 'The Rising of The Shield Hero ‒ Episodes 1-2'. Anime News Network. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
- ^'The Rising of The Shield Hero ‒ Episode 3'. Anime News Network. 24 January 2019. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
External links[edit]
- Official web novel website‹See Tfd›(in Japanese)
- Official light novel website‹See Tfd›(in Japanese)
- Official manga website‹See Tfd›(in Japanese)
- Official anime website‹See Tfd›(in Japanese)
- The Rising of the Shield Hero (light novel) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
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Tate no Yuusha no Nariagari
Type : TV Series Genre: DramaComedySeinenFantasyActionAdventureRomance Date aired : Dec 31, 2018 Status : Ongoing |
Stories of old tell of four otherworldly heroes—wielding the sword, spear, bow, and shield—who defended the land from wave after wave of calamity. With the fate of the world in balance, the kingdom of Melromarc summons these legendary figures; in modern-day Japan, the call is answered, and the unwitting heroes are transported to this fantasy universe.Thrust into Melromarc and given the title of 'Shield Hero,' otaku Naofumi Iwatani is labeled the weakest due to his lack of offensive capability and apparent inexperience. When the heroes part ways to start their journeys, he only has one willing companion: the beautiful princess Malty Melromarc. However, she soon betrays him, steals all his money, and accuses him of taking advantage of her.For his alleged crimes, Naofumi is branded a criminal and made outcast of society. With hatred filling his heart, he sets out alone, vowing vengeance against those who wronged him.
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ian24680 I'm still worried about Raphtalia due to those burns on her body after the fight with the zombie dragon. Filo made a new friend and the two lolis had alot of fun. I was wondering where Melty was when they were already sleeping. They thought that Filo ate her but it turns out that she was sleeping inside Filo's feathers, even Raphtalia easily went to sleep after feeling her feathers. It looks like Filo is kotatsu with feathers of instant sleeping effect. The church is really generous giving out that cheap holy water for one gold coin and Pope have to discipline them for their mistakes. After running from that knight, Motoyasu appears and without thinking starts a fight that wreck the place and involve innocent civilians. Malty just a added oil to the fire but Melty puts out the fire with a calm mind and logical approach. Malty can't go against her after giving a reasonable reason and even threaten her to tell their mother, plot loses to justice. Motoyasu all got word full and sent flying as punishment from Filo for insulting her Filolial form. Somehow they made Elhart's shop their base operations and hiding place. I can see why Melty was more favored for the throne than Malty. But after learning that she is royalty Naofumi can't let go of his hate and anger towards her family.
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