Details

Type: TV
Episodes: 25 episodes
Status: Finished Airing
Aired: 2019-01-09 – 2019-06-26
Season: Winter 2019
Broadcast: Wednesdays at 22:00 (JST)
Studios: Kinema Citrus
Source: Light novel
Duration: 24 min per ep
Rating: PG-13 - Teens 13 or older
Producers: Crunchyroll, Glovision, Nippon Columbia, Kadokawa Media House, Good Smile Company, Frontier Works, Sammy, KADOKAWA, AT-X, NTT Plala
Licensors: Funimation

Tate no Yuusha no Nariagari

The Rising of the Shield Hero · 盾の勇者の成り上がり

TV · Winter 2019 · 25 episodes · Finished Airing

Score: 7.6
Popularity: #63
Members: 465.4K

Action
Adventure
Fantasy
Isekai
Travel
Medieval
Revenge
Magic
Politics

Synopsis

Naofumi Iwatani, an uncharismatic Otaku who spends his days on games and manga, suddenly finds himself summoned to a parallel universe! He discovers he is one of four heroes equipped with legendary weapons and tasked with saving the world from its prophesied destruction. As the Shield Hero, the weakest of the heroes, all is not as it seems. Naofumi is soon alone, penniless, and betrayed. With no one to turn to, and nowhere to run, he is left with only his shield. Now, Naofumi must rise to become the legendary Shield Hero and save the world!

Note:

- The first episode was pre-aired on December 27th, 2018. Regular broadcast began on January 9th, 2019.

- The first episode aired with a runtime of ~47 minutes as opposed to the standard 24 minute long episode.