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The Rising of the Shield Hero S1E1 — The Shield Hero
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The Rising of the Shield Hero•Season 1•Episode 1

The Shield Hero

8.3/10 · 1,078 votesJan 9, 201947 min

Ranked #8 of 25 in Season 1•+0.2 vs season avg

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College student Iwatani Naofumi is reading a book titled "The Records of the Four Cardinal Weapons" in the library when he is suddenly summoned to another world and told he has to save the world as the Shield Hero, one of the Four Cardinal Heroes.

Directed byHitoshi Haga
Written byKeigo Koyanagi
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Cast12

Kaito Ishikawa

Kaito Ishikawa

Naofumi Iwatani (voice)

Asami Seto

Asami Seto

Raphtalia (voice)

Rina Hidaka

Rina Hidaka

Filo (voice)

Maaya Uchida

Maaya Uchida

Melty Q Melromarc (voice)

Hiroki Yasumoto

Hiroki Yasumoto

Elhart (voice)

Yoshitsugu Matsuoka

Yoshitsugu Matsuoka

Ren Amaki (voice)

Kikuko Inoue

Kikuko Inoue

Mirellia Q Melromarc (voice)

Makoto Takahashi

Makoto Takahashi

Motoyasu Kitamura (voice)

Megumi Han

Megumi Han

Glass (voice)

Sarah Emi Bridcutt

Sarah Emi Bridcutt

Myne (voice)

Yoshitaka Yamaya

Yoshitaka Yamaya

Itsuki Kawasumi (voice)

Yutaka Nakano

Yutaka Nakano

Aultcray Melromarc XXXII (voice)

Crew12

I

Ines Scheiber

Background Designer

Y

Yoshiaki Taniguchi

Animation Director

S

Shigeki Awai

Animation Director

Y

Yann Le Gall

Background Designer

C

Coralie Nagel

Background Designer

C

Charles Lemor

Background Designer

M

Marie Renaud

Background Designer

Keigo Koyanagi

Keigo Koyanagi

Writer

K

Kota Sera

Animation Director

M

Misa Suzuki

Key Animation

K

Kota Sera

Key Animation

T

Tran Thanh Sang

Background Designer

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Episode Summary

"The Shield Hero" is episode 1 of The Rising of the Shield Hero season 1. It scored 8.3/10 from 1,078 votes, ranking #8 of 25 episodes this season (season average 8.1). Directed by Hitoshi Haga and written by Keigo Koyanagi, it aired on January 9, 2019.

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