The Rising of the Shield Hero is a Japanese light novel series written by Aneko Yusagi. Originally published as a web novel, the series has since been published by Media Factory with an expanded story-line featuring illustrations by Seira Minami. As of June 25, 2019, twenty-two volumes have been published. The novel series was adapted into a manga series by Aiya Kyū and published by Media Factory, with twenty-five volumes released as of April 23, 2024. Both the novel and manga series were licensed by One Peace Books and were published in North America starting with the first volume on September 15, 2015. [1] One Peace Books licensed the spin-off novel The Reprise of the Spear Hero. [2]
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1 | August 22, 2013 [3] | 978-4-8401-5275-4 | September 15, 2015 [4] | 978-1-935548-72-0 | ||
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2 | October 1, 2013 [5] | 978-4-04-066049-3 | October 20, 2015 [4] | 978-1-935548-78-2 | ||
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3 | December 21, 2013 [6] | 978-4-04-066166-7 | February 16, 2016 [4] | 978-1-935548-66-9 | ||
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4 | February 25, 2014 [7] | 978-4-04-066321-0 | June 14, 2016 [4] | 978-1-935548-65-2 | ||
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5 | April 25, 2014 [8] | 978-4-04-066718-8 | August 23, 2016 [4] | 978-1-935548-67-6 | ||
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6 | June 25, 2014 [9] | 978-4-04-066790-4 | November 22, 2016 [4] | 978-1-935548-56-0 | ||
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7 | September 25, 2014 [10] | 978-4-04-066996-0 | April 18, 2017 [4] | 978-1-944937-08-9 | ||
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8 | November 21, 2014 [11] | 978-4-04-067180-2 | June 13, 2017 [4] | 978-1-944937-09-6 | ||
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9 | January 23, 2015 [12] | 978-4-04-067355-4 | November 15, 2017 [4] | 978-1-944937-25-6 | ||
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10 | March 25, 2015 [13] | 978-4-04-067485-8 | March 20, 2018 [4] | 978-1-944937-26-3 | ||
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11 | June 25, 2015 [14] | 978-4-04-067698-2 | June 12, 2018 [4] | 978-1-944937-46-1 | ||
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12 | September 25, 2015 [15] | 978-4-04-067787-3 | August 18, 2018 [4] | 978-1-944937-95-9 | ||
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13 | November 25, 2015 [16] | 978-4-04-067965-5 | December 18, 2018 [4] | 978-1-944937-96-6 | ||
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14 | February 25, 2016 [17] | 978-4-04-068121-4 | October 15, 2019 [4] | 978-1-64273-018-0 | ||
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15 | September 23, 2016 [18] | 978-4-04-068638-7 | December 15, 2019 [4] | 978-1-64273-019-7 | ||
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16 | January 25, 2017 [19] | 978-4-04-069051-3 | March 15, 2020 [4] | 978-1-64273-020-3 | ||
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17 | March 25, 2017 [20] | 978-4-04-069190-9 | July 14, 2020 [4] | 978-1-64273-053-1 | ||
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18 | July 25, 2017 [21] | 978-4-04-069354-5 | November 12, 2020 [4] | 978-1-64273-082-1 | ||
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19 | January 25, 2018 [22] | 978-4-04-069665-2 | April 27, 2021 [4] | 978-1-64273-104-0 | ||
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20 | December 25, 2018 [23] | 978-4-04-065134-7 | June 22, 2021 [4] | 978-1-64273-105-7 | ||
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21 | February 25, 2019 [24] | 978-4-04-065546-8 | October 26, 2021 [4] | 978-1-64273-132-3 | ||
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22 | June 25, 2019 [25] | 978-4-04-065839-1 | December 21, 2021 [4] | 978-1-64273-133-0 | ||
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Originally released as 4 separate volumes with the Japanese Special Editions of the Season 1 anime.
No. | Original release date | Original ISBN | English release date | English ISBN | |
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April 24, 2019; [26] May 24, 2019; [27] June 26, 2019; [28] July 24, 2019 [29] | — | May 26, 2020 [30] | — | ||
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No. | Original release date | Original ISBN | English release date | English ISBN | ||
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1 | September 25, 2017 [31] | 978-4-04-069502-0 | October 16, 2018 [32] | 978-1-64273-003-6 | ||
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2 | November 25, 2017 [33] | 978-4-04-069588-4 | September 29, 2020 [32] | 978-1-64273-083-8 | ||
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3 | July 25, 2018 [34] | 978-4-04-069805-2 | March 26, 2021 [32] | 978-1-64273-106-4 | ||
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4 | September 25, 2023 [35] | 978-4-04-682894-1 | — | — | ||
5 | Deptember 25, 2024 [36] | 978-4-04-684335-7 | — | — |
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1 | June 23, 2014 [37] | 978-4-04-066593-1 | November 17, 2015 [38] | 978-1-935548-70-6 | |
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2 | October 23, 2014 [39] | 978-4-04-066883-3 | April 19, 2016 [38] | 978-1-935548-89-8 | |
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3 | March 23, 2015 [41] | 978-4-04-067294-6 | May 17, 2016 [38] | 978-1-935548-90-4 | |
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4 | September 19, 2015 [42] | 978-4-04-067809-2 | July 19, 2016 [38] | 978-1-935548-94-2 | |
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5 | January 23, 2016 [43] | 978-4-04-067879-5 | October 18, 2016 [38] | 978-1-935548-54-6 | |
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6 | June 23, 2016 [44] | 978-4-04-068280-8 | May 16, 2017 [38] | 978-1-944937-10-2 | |
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7 | November 21, 2016 [45] | 978-4-04-068580-9 | November 14, 2017 [38] | 978-1-944937-27-0 | |
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8 | April 22, 2017 [46] | 978-4-04-069154-1 | May 15, 2018 [38] | 978-1-944937-47-8 | |
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9 | September 23, 2017 [47] | 978-4-04-069414-6 | July 17, 2018 [38] | 978-1-944937-97-3 | |
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10 | February 23, 2018 [48] | 978-4-04-069693-5 | April 16, 2019 [38] | 978-1-64273-016-6 | |
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11 | July 23, 2018 [49] | 978-4-04-069973-8 | May 28, 2019 [38] | 978-1-64273-017-3 | |
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12 | December 21, 2018 [50] | 978-4-04-065347-1 | December 10, 2019 [38] | 978-1-64273-033-3 | |
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13 | April 23, 2019 [51] | 978-4-04-065641-0 | June 23, 2020 [38] | 978-1-64273-061-6 | |
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14 | September 21, 2019 [52] | 978-4-04-065825-4 | September 8, 2020 [38] | 978-1-64273-080-7 | |
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15 | February 22, 2020 [53] | 978-4-04-064337-3 | March 16, 2021 [38] | 978-1-64273-108-8 | |
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16 | July 20, 2020 [54] | 978-4-04-064759-3 | September 28, 2021 [38] | 978-1-64273-131-6 | |
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17 | November 21, 2020 [55] | 978-4-04-065973-2 | February 15, 2022 [38] | 978-1-64273-172-9 | |
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18 | March 23, 2021 [56] | 978-4-04-680287-3 | June 14, 2022 [38] | 978-1-64273-173-6 | |
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19 | September 22, 2021 [57] | 978-4-04-680728-1 | September 13, 2022 [38] | 978-1-64273-215-3 | |
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20 | February 22, 2022 [58] | 978-4-04-681047-2 | February 7, 2023 [38] | 978-1-64273-240-5 | |
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21 | June 22, 2022 [59] | 978-4-04-681452-4 | September 19, 2023 [38] | 978-1-64273-284-9 | |
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22 | December 22, 2022 [60] | 978-4-04-681984-0 | February 27, 2024 [38] | 978-1-64273-342-6 | |
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23 | June 22, 2023 [61] | 978-4-04-682516-2 | — | — | |
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24 | November 22, 2023 [62] | 978-4-04-683042-5 | — | — | |
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25 | April 23, 2024 [63] | 978-4-04-683504-8 | — | — | |
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26 | October 22, 2024 [64] | 978-4-04-684073-8 | — | — | |
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No. | Original release date | Original ISBN | English release date | English ISBN |
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1 | December 22, 2017 [65] | 978-4-04-069525-9 | November 12, 2019 [66] | 978-1-64273-034-0 |
2 | March 22, 2018 [67] | 978-4-04-069781-9 | May 19, 2020 [66] | 978-1-64273-060-9 |
3 | December 21, 2018 [68] | 978-4-04-065341-9 | December 16, 2020 [66] | 978-1-64273-081-4 |
4 | March 22, 2019 [69] | 978-4-04-065603-8 | June 15, 2021 [66] | 978-1-64273-109-5 |
5 | August 23, 2019 [70] | 978-4-04-065848-3 | August 17, 2021 [66] | 978-1-64273-129-3 |
6 | February 22, 2020 [71] | 978-4-04-064355-7 | November 30, 2021 [66] | 978-1-64273-130-9 |
7 | November 21, 2020 [72] | 978-4-04-065961-9 | February 1, 2022 [66] | 978-1-64273-171-2 |
8 | September 21, 2021 [73] | 978-4-04-680478-5 | July 11, 2023 [66] | 978-1-64273-250-4 |
9 | February 21, 2022 [74] | 978-4-04-680872-1 | October 3, 2023 [66] | 978-1-64273-285-6 |
10 | August 20, 2022 [75] | 978-4-04-681525-5 | — | — |
11 | March 23, 2023 [76] | 978-4-04-681525-5 | — | — |
No. | Japanese release date | Japanese ISBN |
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1 | March 27, 2019 [77] | 978-4-04-912431-6 |
2 | December 26, 2019 [78] | 978-4-04-912922-9 |
3 | August 26, 2020 [79] | 978-4-04-913351-6 |
No. | Japanese release date | Japanese ISBN |
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1 | February 22, 2020 [80] | 978-4-04-064199-7 |
2 | September 23, 2020 [81] | 978-4-04-064908-5 |
3 | March 23, 2021 [82] | 978-4-04-680268-2 |
4 | February 21, 2022 [83] | 978-4-04-680873-8 |
5 | June 23, 2022 [84] | 978-4-04-681441-8 |
6 | February 22, 2023 [85] | 978-4-04-682143-0 |
7 | September 22, 2023 [86] | 978-4-04-682803-3 |
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