On 22 January 2024, the official X account of the TV anime “The Rising of the Shield Hero” (Japanese Name: Tate no Yuusha no Nariagari) announced that this anime is renewed for Season 4.
The Rising of the Shield Hero (Tate no Yuusha no Nariagari) is based on the original Light Novel by Aneko Yusagi and Minami Seira.
The Rising of the Shield Hero Season 4 Details
The official X account of Shield Hero anime shared the Key visual announcing Season 4 of this series:
The release date is still unknown for The Rising of the Shield Hero Season 4. Bookmark our website for more updates.
The Rising of the Shield Hero (Tate no Yuusha no Nariagari) is a Japanese light novel series written by Aneko Yusagi and Illustrated by Minami Seira. This novel was first published as a web novel at the site Shousetsuka ni Narou (Let’s Become A Novelist). After that, this series is published by Media Factory with an expanded storyline. There are a total of 22 volumes of this novel, as of 25 June 2019.
This novel later got a manga adaptation illustrated by Aiya Kyu and published by Media Factory. This manga has a total of 24 volumes as of November 22, 2023. and were published in North America starting in September 2015.
This novel later got an anime adaptation produced by Kinema Citrus in January 2019. There are 3 seasons of this anime. Season 4 is also announced.
Both the novel and manga series was licensed in English by One Peace Books and describes its plot as:
“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!“
Source: Official Website
