The Rising of the Shield Hero
2019 · TV Series · TV-14 · 24 min · ★ 8.5 · 95% critics
A run-of-the-mill adventurer is summoned to another world as one of the Four Cardinal Heroes, charged with battling the Waves of Catastrophe as the Shield Hero. After an early betrayal leaves him stripped of trust and resources, he teams up with unlikely allies to survive, rebuild, and keep fighting for the world ahead.
Based on The Rising of the Shield Hero
Also known as Shield Hero
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24 hours to watch · 62 episodes.
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Details
- Original title
- 盾の勇者の成り上がり
- Years
- 2019
- Release date
- 2019-01-09
- Network
- AT-X
- Language
- Japanese
- Rated
- TV-14
- Runtime
- 24 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 95/100
- TMDB rating
- 8.5/10 (1,554 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this series if you like isekai that lean into drama, mistrust, and determined survival despite harsh treatment; Not for you if you dislike early hostile treatment or can’t tolerate controversy, and you may prefer FLCL or Noragami instead.
Pros: dark early setback; compelling drama; standout music | Cons: repetitive fights; uneven pacing; problematic social themes
Themes
- saving the world
- anti hero
- magic
- slavery
- training
- romance
- dysfunctional family
- betrayal
- religion
- sibling rivalry
- dragon
- parallel world
- +10 more
Cast & crew
Kaito Ishikawa
as Naofumi Iwatani (voice)
Asami Seto
as Raphtalia (voice)
Rina Hidaka
as Filo (voice)
Episodes4 seasons · 62 episodes
Season 125 episodes
- S1E1The Shield Hero47mCrunchyrollAmazon Prime VideoApple TV+Netflix
- S1E2The Slave Girl23mCrunchyrollAmazon Prime VideoApple TV+Netflix
- S1E3Wave of Catastrophe23mCrunchyrollAmazon Prime VideoApple TV+Netflix
- S1E4Lullaby at Dawn23mCrunchyrollAmazon Prime VideoApple TV+Netflix
- S1E5Filo23mCrunchyrollAmazon Prime VideoApple TV+Netflix
- S1E6A New Comrade24mCrunchyrollAmazon Prime VideoApple TV+Netflix
- S1E7The Savior of the Heavenly Fowl23mCrunchyrollAmazon Prime VideoNetflix
- S1E8Curse Shield23mCrunchyrollAmazon Prime VideoNetflix
- S1E9Melty23mCrunchyrollAmazon Prime VideoNetflix
- S1E10In the Midst of Turmoil23mCrunchyrollAmazon Prime VideoNetflix
- S1E11Catastrophe Returns23mCrunchyrollAmazon Prime VideoNetflix
- S1E12The Raven Invader23mCrunchyrollAmazon Prime VideoNetflix
- S1E13The Devil of the Shield23mCrunchyrollAmazon Prime VideoNetflix
- S1E14Everlasting Memory24mCrunchyrollAmazon Prime VideoNetflix
- S1E15Raphtalia23mCrunchyrollAmazon Prime VideoNetflix
- S1E16Filolial Queen23mCrunchyrollAmazon Prime VideoNetflix
- S1E17A Promise Made23mCrunchyrollAmazon Prime VideoNetflix
- S1E18A Conspiracy Linked23mCrunchyrollAmazon Prime VideoNetflix
- S1E19The Four Cardinal Heroes23mCrunchyrollAmazon Prime VideoNetflix
- S1E20Battle of Good and Evil23mCrunchyrollAmazon Prime VideoNetflix
- S1E21Naofumi's Triumphant Return23mCrunchyrollAmazon Prime VideoNetflix
- S1E22Four Heroes Council23mCrunchyrollAmazon Prime VideoNetflix
- S1E23Cal Mira Archipelago23mCrunchyrollAmazon Prime VideoNetflix
- S1E24Guardians of Another World23mCrunchyrollAmazon Prime VideoNetflix
- S1E25The Rising of the Shield Hero23mCrunchyrollAmazon Prime VideoNetflix
Season 213 episodes
- S2E1A New Roar23mCrunchyrollAmazon Prime VideoHulu
- S2E2Footprints of the Spirit Tortoise23mCrunchyrollAmazon Prime VideoHulu
- S2E3Shaking Land23mCrunchyrollAmazon Prime VideoHulu
- S2E4Ruins in the Fog23mCrunchyrollAmazon Prime VideoHulu
- S2E5Ost Hourai23mCrunchyrollAmazon Prime VideoHulu
- S2E6Racing to Catch Up23mCrunchyrollAmazon Prime VideoHulu
- S2E7Infinite Labyrinth23mCrunchyrollAmazon Prime VideoHulu
- S2E8A Parting in the Snow23mCrunchyrollAmazon Prime VideoHulu
- S2E9Humming Fairy23mCrunchyrollAmazon Prime VideoHulu
- S2E10Katana Hero23mCrunchyrollAmazon Prime VideoHulu
- S2E11Kizuna23mCrunchyrollAmazon Prime VideoHulu
- S2E12Reason to Fight23mCrunchyrollAmazon Prime VideoHulu
- S2E13Flowers Offered in Recollection24mCrunchyrollAmazon Prime VideoHulu
Season 312 episodes
- S3E1The Dark Coliseum23mCrunchyrollAmazon Prime VideoHulu
- S3E2Nadia23mCrunchyrollAmazon Prime VideoHulu
- S3E3The White Tiger Siblings23mCrunchyrollAmazon Prime VideoHulu
- S3E4The Operation to Capture the Spear Hero23mCrunchyrollAmazon Prime VideoHulu
- S3E5Each of Their Paths23mCrunchyrollAmazon Prime VideoHulu
- S3E6Where You Point Your Strength23mCrunchyrollAmazon Prime VideoHulu
- S3E7The Girl and the Dragon23mCrunchyrollAmazon Prime VideoHulu
- S3E8Dragon's Den23mCrunchyrollAmazon Prime VideoHulu
- S3E9Emperor Dragon23mCrunchyrollAmazon Prime VideoHulu
- S3E10Perfect Hidden Justice23mCrunchyrollAmazon Prime VideoHulu
- S3E11Justice VS Justice23mCrunchyrollAmazon Prime VideoHulu
- S3E12The Ones We Must Protect23mCrunchyrollAmazon Prime VideoHulu
Season 412 episodes
- S4E1Siltvelt24mCrunchyrollAmazon Prime Video
- S4E2Official Welcome24mCrunchyrollAmazon Prime Video
- S4E3A True People24mCrunchyrollAmazon Prime Video
- S4E4Entrusted Power24mCrunchyrollAmazon Prime Video
- S4E5White Tiger24mCrunchyrollAmazon Prime Video
- S4E6Leaving Port24mCrunchyrollAmazon Prime Video
- S4E7Arriving in Q'ten Lo24mCrunchyrollAmazon Prime Video
- S4E8Orochi24mCrunchyrollAmazon Prime Video
- S4E9Zodia24mCrunchyrollAmazon Prime Video
- S4E10Prayers24mCrunchyrollAmazon Prime Video
- S4E11Oracle Miko24mCrunchyrollAmazon Prime Video
- S4E12Return of the Emperor24mCrunchyrollAmazon Prime Video