During the event MF BOOKS FESTIVAL A new promotional video was revealed for the third season of the anime adaptation of the light novels written by Aneko Yusagi and illustrated by seira minami, Tate no Yuusha no Nariagari (The Rising of the Shield Hero). The video shows a snippet of the opening theme “WITHOUT” and performed by MADKID. The premiere is scheduled for next October in Japan..
Aneko Yusagi began publishing the novels Tate no Yuusha no Nariagari through independent service Shoutsuka ni Narouand later the publisher kadokawa began its publication on paper with illustrations by seira minami. The work has a manga adaptation by the hand of Aiya Kyuu and spin-offs that tell complementary or alternative stories.
Production team
- Hitoshi Haga (Star Wars: Visions, Made in Abyss, Shakunetsu no Takkyuu Musume) is in charge of directing this third season at the studios Kinema Citrusreplacing masato jinbou.
- Keigo Koyanagi (Tenrou: Sirius the Jaeger, Shakunetsu no Takkyuu Musume, Regalia: The Three Sacred Stars) is in charge of writing and supervising the scripts.
- Franziska van Wulfen and Sana Komatsu join masahiro suwa in character design and animation direction of the project.
- kevin penkin (Seiken Densetsu: Legend of Mana – The Teardrop Crystal, Kami no Tou: Tower of God, Under the Dog) is in charge of composing the soundtrack.
Tate no Yuusha no Nariagari Synopsis
The Four Heroes are a group of ordinary men from modern Japan summoned to the kingdom of Melromarc to become its saviors. Melromarc is a country ravaged by Waves of Calamity that have repeatedly devastated the land and brought disaster to its citizens for centuries. The four heroes are respectively given a sword, a spear, a bow, and a shield to defeat these waves. Naofumi Iwatani, an otaku, suffers from the curse of being the “Hero of the Shield”. Armed with only a measly shield, Naofumi is looked down upon and ridiculed by his fellow heroes and the people of the kingdom due to his weak offensive capabilities and lackluster personality.
With the heroes equipped with resources and comrades to train with, Naofumi sets out with the only person willing to train alongside him, Malty Melromarc. However, he is soon betrayed by her and is falsely accused of taking advantage of her. Naofumi is then heavily discriminated against and hated by the people of Melromarc for something he didn’t do. With a raging storm of pain and distrust in his heart, Naofumi begins his journey to strengthen himself and his reputation. Later, however, the difficulty of being alone arises, so Naofumi buys a dying demi-human slave named Raphtalia to accompany him on his travels. As the waves close in on the kingdom, Naofumi and Raphtalia must fight for the kingdom’s survival and protect the people of Melromarc from their dire future.
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