In the official media of the publisher KADOKAWA, the manga adaptation of the light novel Tate no Yuusha no Nariagari (The Rising of the Shield Hero) presented the official cover of its compilation volume #26. On KADOKAWA’s official website, it was specified that this volume of the Tate no Yuusha no Nariagari manga is scheduled to be released for sale in Japan on October 22nd of this year.
In addition, it was announced on the cover of this volume that the literary franchise Tate no Yuusha no Nariagari has surpassed the incredible figure of 13 million copies in circulation. It should be noted that this figure takes into account the copies of the volumes of the original light novel and its manga adaptation that have been published to date.
Tate no Yuusha no Nariagari manga unveiled the cover of its 26th volume
Tate no Yuusha no Nariagari, also known as The Rising of the Shield Hero in the West, is an action-adventure-drama light novel written by Aneko Yusagi and illustrated by Minami Seira. The work began publication under the MF Books imprint of Media Factory Publishing since August 2014. Currently, the light novel is still in publication.
The work has a manga adaptation, whose illustrator is Aiya Kyu. Publication of the manga began in February 2016 in the Monthly Comic Flapper magazine, belonging to the Media Factory publishing house.
On January 9, 2019, the light novel Tate no Yuusha no Nariagari released its anime adaptation which was composed of 3 seasons (50 episodes in total). The animation studio Kinema Citrus was in charge of the production of the series under the direction of Takao Abo (1st season) and Masato Jinbo (2nd season). The series is available legally on the Crunchyroll platform under the title The Rising of the Shield Hero and has an English dub.
Let’s remember that at the end of the third season of the anime Tate no Yuusha no Nariagari, the production committee announced that the series would have a fourth season. However, it is worth mentioning that for the moment there is not much information about the new installment of the anime.
©2023 アネコユサギ／KADOKAWA／盾の勇者の製作委員会S4