The Japanese entertainment giant Kadokawa recently unveiled that The Rising of the Shield Hero anime is coming back with season 5.
Here is a teaser visual:
Kadokawa unveiled its debut international gaming venture for PC and mobile platforms, inspired by the popular anime The Rising of the Shield Hero. Here is a teaser visual for the game:
The English Dub Cast include:
- Stephen Fu as Naofumi
- Erica Mendez as Raphtalia
- Brianna Knickerbocker as Filo
- Lisa Reimold as Alta/S’yne
- Brian Timothy Anderson as Werner
- Alice Himora as Sadeena/Wyndia/Gaelion
- Alan Lee as Ren
- Erik Scott Kimerer as Itsuki
- Xander Mobus as Motoyasu/Solea
- Kieran Regan as Fohl
- Kira Buckland as Rishia
- Jackie Lastra as Melty
- Evan Michael Lee as Jaralis/Tsualon
- Cristina Vee as Fitoria
- Katelyn Gault as Mirellia
The Rising of the Shield Hero Season 4 is listed with 12 episodes.
The Rising of the Shield Hero season 4 anime premiered on July 9, 2025.
The anime The Rising of the Shield Hero debuted in January 2019 with a special two-hour premiere, followed by a 25-episode run. Crunchyroll simulcast the series alongside its Japanese release. The second season aired in April 2022, with Crunchyroll continuing to stream it live. Season three arrived in October 2023, consisting of 12 episodes.
One Peace Books publishes the English translations of Yusagi Aneko’s original light novels and Aiya Kyu’s manga adaptation. Their summary of the first novel reads:
“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!”
