At Anime Expo 2026, The Rising of the Shield Hero unveiled a brand-new promotional image and the first trailer for its fifth season. This new announcement confirms that the series will return in 2027, streaming on Crunchyroll.
Official Trailer:
Key Visual:
STAFF:
Director: Hitoshi Haga
Assistant Director: Takanori Yamamoto
Series Composition: Keigo Koyanagi
Character Design: Franziska van Wulfen, Sana Komatsu, Masahiro Suwa
Music: Kevin Penkin, Alfredo Sirica, Natalie Jeffreys
Studio: Kinema Citrus
Based on the novel by Yusagi Aneko, Crunchyroll describes The Rising of the Shield Hero anime series:
Iwatani Naofumi, a run-of-the-mill otaku, finds a book in the library that summons him to another world. He is tasked with joining the sword, spear, and bow as one of the Four Cardinal Heroes and fighting the Waves of Catastrophe as the Shield Hero.
Excited by the prospect of a grand adventure, Naofumi sets off with his party. However, merely a few days later, he is betrayed and loses all his money, dignity, and respect. Unable to trust anyone anymore, he employs a slave named Raphtalia and takes on the Waves and the world.
But will he really find a way to overturn this desperate situation?
Source: @Crunchyroll
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