The Rising of the Shield Hero

The Rising of the Shield Hero
	First light novel volume cover, featuring Naofumi Iwatani (left), Raphtalia (middle), and Myne Sophia (top-right)
盾の勇者の成り上がり; (Tate no Yūsha no Nariagari)
Genre	Dark fantasy; Isekai;
Novel series
Written by	Aneko Yusagi
Published by	Shōsetsuka ni Narō
Original run	2012 – present
Light novel
Written by	Aneko Yusagi
Illustrated by	Seira Minami
Published by	Media Factory
English publisher	NA: One Peace Books;
Imprint	MF Books
Demographic	Male
Original run	August 22, 2013 – present
Volumes	22
Manga
Written by	Aiya Kyū
Published by	Media Factory
English publisher	NA: One Peace Books;
Magazine	Monthly Comic Flapper
Demographic	Seinen
Original run	February 5, 2014 – present
Volumes	27
Manga
The Reprise of the Spear Hero
Written by	Neet
Published by	Media Factory
English publisher	NA: One Peace Books;
Imprint	MF Comics
Demographic	Seinen
Original run	August 21, 2017 – January 26, 2023
Volumes	11
Light novel
The Reprise of the Spear Hero
Written by	Aneko Yusagi
Illustrated by	Minami Seira
Published by	Media Factory
English publisher	NA: One Peace Books;
Imprint	MF Books
Demographic	Male
Original run	September 25, 2017 – present
Volumes	5
Directed by	Takao Abo (S1); Masato Jinbo (S2); Hitoshi Haga (S3–4);
Further information
Anime television series
Directed by	Takao Abo (S1); Masato Jinbo (S2); Hitoshi Haga (S3–4);
Produced by	List Hiroyasu Taniguchi; Kenichi Tokumura; Nobuhiko Kurosu; Toyokazu Nakahigashi; Yasuhiro Nakajima; Junichirou Tamura (S1); Mitsuhiro Ogata (S1); Naoki Kishida (S1–2); Shou Nakata (S1–2); Takashi Tachizaki (S1–2); Yutaka Kashiwagi (S1–2); Masakatsu Umeda (S2); Kousuke Arai (S2–3); Aya Iizuka (S3); Masashi Hirayama (S3); ;
Written by	Keigo Koyonagi; Kinema Citrus (S3);
Music by	Kevin Penkin; Alfredo Sirica (S3–4); Natalie Jeffreys (S3–4);
Studio	Kinema Citrus; DR Movie (S2);
Licensed by	Crunchyroll; SEA: Plus Media Networks Asia; ;
Original network	AT-X, Tokyo MX, TVA, KBS, SUN, TVQ, BS11
English network	SEA: Aniplus Asia;
Original run	January 9, 2019 – present
Episodes	50
Manga
Tate no Yūsha no to aru Ichi Nichi
Written by	Akagashi
Published by	Kadokawa
Magazine	Comic Dengeki Daioh "g"
Demographic	Shōnen
Original run	September 27, 2018 – June 27, 2020
Volumes	3
Manga
Tate no Yūsha no Oshinagaki
Written by	Tendou Akano
Published by	Kadokawa
Imprint	MF Comics
Demographic	Seinen
Original run	August 21, 2019 – present
Volumes	7

The Rising of the Shield Hero (Japanese: 盾の勇者の成り上がり, Hepburn: 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 2019, 22 volumes have been published.

The light novel series was adapted into a manga series by Aiya Kyū and published by Media Factory, with 27 tankōbon volumes released as of February 2025. Both the light 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. A second season, co-produced by DR Movie, aired from April to June 2022. A third season aired from October to December 2023. A fourth season is set to premiere in July 2025.