The Rising of the Shield Hero season 3 has been released on 11th January 2023. How many episodes of The Rising of the Shield Hero season 3 is going to have is not confirmed yet but it can be 13 episodes.
This is one of the most popular isekai series. The Rising of the Shield Hero is a dark fantasy isekai light novel series from Japan. Audiences can watch this series on Crunchyroll.
A Glimpse Of The Rising Of The Shield Hero Season 1:
The first season of The Rising of the Shield Hero was released on 9th January 2019. This season has 25 episodes.
It is a story of a Japanese University student, Naofumi Iwatani. He is transferred into another world when he discovers a book regarding four heroes.
Naofumi & three others find that they have been invited to become “Cardinal Heroes”. So that they can find out the waves of monsters as well as save the land. All the heroes gain legendary implements. Also, Naofumi gains the legendary Shield.
Unfortunately, he is cheated on by his partner & his partner leaves him. Now, Naofumi is lonely in this new world. He has nowhere to go.
But, at last, Naofumi goes to a merchant & he makes a decision to purchase a young half-human girl. The girl’s name is Raphtalia. With Naofumi, she starts to forget her past trauma & they start a new journey in the new world!
A glimpse of The Rising of the Shield Hero season 2:
The Rising of the Shield Hero season 2 was released on 6th April 2022. This season has 13 episodes.
The second season of this anime is all about character development. Rishia was a helpless & fearful person along with one-sided love for the hero in season 1 but in season 2 Rishia becomes optimistic, powerful & a reliable party member. Her presence creates an actual difference.
In the second season, Raphtalia still wants to safeguard Naofumi & she wants to gain lovey-dovey affection from him. Also, she converts into a Katana Shield vassal holder.
In the second season of The Rising of the Shield Hero, Ost Horai has some interesting inner problems & & development. The Rising of the Shield Hero season 2 is more energetic than the first season. In the second season, there are not just new characters but the audience watches a new world too.
What will be the story of The Rising of the Shield Hero season 3?
What will be the story of the third season of this anime is not fully confirmed but this season may be going to cover the Fallen Heroes Arc of the Light novel series.
Raphtalia, Filo & Naofumi will be tricked into a labyrinth dimension this season. Kizuna Kazeyama, the legendary hero is launched as the Hunting Hero & he will help Rishia & Naofumi to get out of the labyrinth & also detect Filo, Raphtalia, Glass, L’arc, and Therese.
Why has season 3 of The Rising of the Shield Hero arrived?
The story of The Rising of the Shield Hero is not finished yet. The second of this series focused on the New World Arc & the third has focused on the Fallen Heroes Arc.
The voice artists of The Rising of the Shield Hero in all seasons:
The voice artists are the same in The Rising of the Shield Hero in all seasons. But in the third season, as some new characters are coming,there will be new voice artists but the new voice artists’ names are not revealed yet.
List of the voice artists’ names:
| Voice artists names | Character names |
| Kaito Ishikawa | Naofumi Iwatani |
| Asami Seto | Raphtalia |
| Rina Hidaka | Filo |
| Yoshitsugu Matsuoka | Ren Amaki |
| Yoshitsugu Yamaya | Itsuki Kawasumi |
| Maaya Uchida | Melty |
| Makoto Takahashi | Motoyasu Kitamura |
| Hiroki Yasumoto | Elhart |
Awards & Recognition of The Rising of the Shield Hero:
The Rising of the Shield Hero is a worthy anime to watch. Two of the characters in this anime have won awards. This anime got Crunchyroll’s Best Girl Award for the character Raphtalia. The character of Raphtalia is a Tanuki-Raccoon demi-human.
Also, Billy Kametz (English dubbing voice artist) got Chunchyroll’s Best VA Performance Award. The Rising of the Shield Hero got nominated for Crunchyroll’s Best Score Award.
Social media popularity of The Rising of the Shield Hero:
This series is popular because of its amazing story. Especially, audiences love the characters the most. Naofumi, the protagonist of the series & Raphtalia, is very popular with audiences.
In Crunchyroll, the Rising of the Shield Hero is in the top ten list & the character Naofumi got the highest votes on Reddit.
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Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/risingshieldhero/?hl=en
Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/anime/comments/alo23c/what_are_your_honest_thoughts_on_rise_of_the/
The Directorial Panel of The Rising of the Shield Hero:
There are so many people who work hard to make a show amazing. The director of the Rising of the Shield Hero season 1 is Takao Abo & the second season is directed by Masato Jinbo & the third is directed by Hitoshi Haga. The character designer is the same for all 3 seasons & the designer is Masahiro Suwa.
Ratings of the episodes of “ The Rising of the Shield Hero season 1 & 2”:
The Rising of the Shield Hero is the most popular anime show. Season 1 got much popularity according to audience ratings.
Here, we have tried to show the ratings of episodes of both seasons. Each episode of this anime is rated from worst to best. This rating is based on thousands of votes from the audiences of the show.
Season-1 ratings:
| Episodes Names | Audience Rating |
| Season 1 Episode 4- Lullaby at Dawn | This is the most-rated episode among both seasons according to audience ratings. This episode got 8.31 stars & 295 votes. |
| Season-1 Episode-11-Catastrophe Returns- | This episode is the second-best episode among both seasons according to audience ratings. This episode got 271 votes & 8.26 stars. |
| Season-1 Episode-9 | This episode got fewer ratings from the audience. This episode got 265 votes & 7.65 stars. |
Unfortunately, season 2 didn’t get many ratings from audiences.
Season-2 ratings:
| Episodes Names | Audience Ratings |
| Season-2 Episode-9- Humming Fairy | This episode got only 90 votes & 7.66 stars |
| Season-2 Episode-10- Katana Hero | This episode got only 91 votes & 7.96 stars |
Verdict:
The Rising of the Shield Hero is a Japanese anime series. This light novel series is written by Aneko Yusagi. This is an award-winning anime series. This anime series already has two other seasons. Each season focused on individual chapters of the novel. The third season is focusing on the Fallen Heroes arc.
