tate no yuusha no nariagari light novel vs manga

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. Each of the heroes were respectively equipped with their own legendary equipment when summoned. 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 Cardinal Heroes and fight inter-dimensional hordes of monsters called Waves. See also: List of The Rising of the Shield Hero characters

The anime series is licensed in North America by the Crunchyroll– Funimation partnership. A second season, co-produced by DR Movie, is set to premiere in April 2022. The 25-episode anime television series adaptation produced by Kinema Citrus aired from January to June 2019. Both the novel and manga series were licensed by One Peace Books and were published in North America starting in September 2015. The novel series was adapted into a manga series by Aiya Kyū and published by Media Factory, with nineteen volumes released as of September 22, 2021.

As of June 25, 2019, twenty-two volumes have been published. 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. 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 dark fantasy isekai light novel series written by Aneko Yusagi.

Tate no yuusha no nariagari light novel vs manga