The Rising of the Shield Hero is a tV series anime that premiered in winter 2019, produced by Kinema Citrus.

About the production: the story comes from a light novel, there are 25 episodes of about 24 minutes and its current status is "finished".

Its main genres are action, adventure and fantasy, with themes such as Isekai, Male Protagonist, Travel and Medieval.

On AniList, The Rising of the Shield Hero has an average score of 76%, a very good score, and appears on 468,533 users' lists.

The franchise continues in or follows from: Tate no Yuusha no Nariagari Season 2.

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.

Official synopsis from AniList.