The Rising of the Shield Hero (Tate no Yūsha no Nariagari) is a Japanese light novel series written by Aneko Yusagi. Originally published as a web novel, the series has been published by Media Factory with an expanded story-line featuring illustrations by Seira Minami. As of December 25, 2018, twenty volumes have been published. The novel series was adapted into a manga series by Aiya Kyū and published by Media Factory, with twelve volumes released as of December 21, 2018. Both the novel and manga series were licensed by One Peace Books and were published in North America starting in September 2015. The 25-episode anime television series adaptation by Kinema Citrus premiered on January 9, 2019. The anime series is licensed in North America by Crunchyroll-Funimation partnership
