Our regrets make us stronger.
Iwatani Naofumi, a run-of-the-mill otaku, finds a book in the library that summons him to another world. He is tasked with joining the sword, spear, and bow as one of the Four Cardinal Heroes and fighting the Waves of Catastrophe as the Shield Hero. Excited by the prospect of a grand adventure, Naofumi sets off with his party. However, merely a few days later, he is betrayed and loses all his money, dignity, and respect. Unable to trust anyone anymore, he employs a slave named Raphtalia and takes on the Waves and the world. But will he really find a way to overturn this desperate situation?
The Rising of the Shield Hero (2019) is a animation, action & adventure, sci-fi & fantasy and drama series that premiered on January 9, 2019, spanning 5 seasons and 62 episodes. It stars Kaito Ishikawa, Asami Seto and Rina Hidaka. Viewers rate it 8.5 out of 10 across 1,590 ratings.
Watch the official trailer for The Rising of the Shield Hero before you start streaming.
Executive produced by Shuzo Kasahara, Ayumu Hoshino and Tomonori Tanaka.
Average viewer score of 8.5/10 from 1,590 ratings.
This animation **_The Rising of the Shield Hero_** (_Tate no Yuusha no Nariagari_) is in the isekai genre; meaning modern day person transported (usually by magic) to another plain of reality or another world; typically fantasy based. This series is exceptionally good. While there is some liberal based ideas in the series, there isn't a saturation to point of poisoning the audience or putting off the fan base. The…
Reviewed on April 30, 2022
I would say this anime show is great, but the most cringe part is that daughter of " Melromarc Malty S" let Iwatani Naofumi's friends blaming on him that he r**pe Malty aka "Bitch" but, it was a lied Naofumi never do that he wanted a team mate to partnership able like but, Naofumi have to buy a salve's that he meet up with Raphtalia.
Reviewed on February 18, 2024
*(note4me: copied from letterboxd) - 5 October 2025* ***Some SPOILERS, beware*** Nah y'all weird for liking this.. I watched this like what, years ago? Maybe the first episode, then dropped it because I lost interest, and I made the mistake of rewatching it, because why not? Let's give it a try! I watched as much as I could stomach, that fateful October morning.. And the first few episodes? I was chilling with it.…
Reviewed on August 29, 2026
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The Rising of the Shield Hero (2019) is available to stream on Netflix, Hulu, Crunchyroll, Crunchyroll Amazon Channel and Netflix Standard with Ads, with episodes also available to buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store and Google Play Movies. Availability comes from JustWatch data and varies by country.
The Rising of the Shield Hero has 5 seasons and 62 episodes in total, starting from its premiere on January 9, 2019.
The Rising of the Shield Hero is currently listed as returning series, with the most recent episode airing on September 24, 2025.
The Rising of the Shield Hero (2019) stars Kaito Ishikawa, Asami Seto and Rina Hidaka. The full cast list with character names is available in the cast section of this page.
The Rising of the Shield Hero (2019) is rated 8.5 out of 10 from 1,590 viewer votes, and suits viewers who like animation, action & adventure and sci-fi & fantasy series. Reviews from viewers are collected further down this page.
The official The Rising of the Shield Hero trailer is embedded in the trailer section of this page and plays instantly in your browser.
