The Rising of the Shield Hero Season 2 has finally been announced, and fans have been buzzing about it. The show is based on a Japanese book series of the same name and has become a massive hit globally. Both critics and fans alike have praised the series in droves, and it now sits with an 8.1 rating on IMDB after more than 4000 reviews. The anime series also helped drive sales of the light novel and manga, which have now sold more than 6 million copies.
Since debuting on our screen last year, the fanfare for Shield Hero Season 2 continues to grow, and the show has become one of Crunchyroll’s most popular series. The English dub that runs alongside the Japanese show has helped garner it a loyal following because fans of the show don’t have a long time for subtitles to be added or the show to be translated.
So when is the release date of The Rising of the Shield Hero 2? What new characters will we see in season 2? Find out below.
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What is The Rising of the Shield Hero about?
The show is about Noafumi Iwatani, a chilled Japanese young adult. He is abruptly summoned into a parallel universe to become part of the Cardinal Heroes, along with three other men. Their job is to fight monsters called Waves that are interdimensional and can cause chaos.
Naofumi doesn’t have the best luck, and a companion of his, who is later revealed to be a Princess, betrays him. She steals all of his belongings and then falses accuse him of sexual assault, which leaves him an outcast.
So, we get to follow Noafumi’s journey to becoming a hero, all while he has been shunned by nobility and peasants alike. He must now train alone and even has to work to make ends meet. However, his fortunes turn around when he buys a demi-human named Raphtalia and an egg, which later becomes a flying monster called Filo. The unlikely group gains each other’s trust and train as warriors to complete their mission to save the world from the Waves’ threat.
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The Rising of the Shield Hero Season 2 and 3 confirmed
Every year the Crunchyroll Expo always delivers some excellent news for Anime fans, and last year is no exception. Not only did we find out that we’d get The Rising of the Shield Hero Season 2, but they also dropped the news a third installment had already been confirmed.
Renewals can take forever in Anime, and there are often large gaps of silence between seasons, so to get a two-in-one special had fans delighted. Anyone lucky enough to attend the Expo got to hear the panel announce it first. Here is what they had to say:
Crunchyroll, the world’s hottest anime brand, is excited to announce that’ The Rising of the Shield Hero’ is coming back for two more seasons.
Of course, now the cat is out of the bag, we are getting daily doses of updates from their official twitter. Check out the new visual for Shield Hero Season 2 below:
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The Plot for The Rising Of The Shield Hero Season 2
According to insiders who attended the Crunchyroll Expo in 2019, inside sources have let slip that Naofumi, Filo, and Raphtalia will be joined by someone new. The trio will have to take on a new enemy, and there is news of a gigantic turtle that carries an entire town on its back.
Of course, all Cardinal Heroes members are still in training, but it is unlikely Noafumi will reunite with them in Shield Hero Season 2. We are also expecting to see some more of the mystery surrounding the waves to be uncovered to give fans a clearer idea of the enemy that Naofumy is training to fight.
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The Expected Release Date Of The Second Season
With the announcement of Shield Hero Season 2 coming back in 2019, fans are expecting a 2020 release date. However, anime fans are at the mercy of the studio, and producing excellent quality anime takes time. Add to that the worldwide pandemic, and a 2020 release date now seems overly optimistic.
Thankfully, much to fans delight, the official Crunchyroll Twitter has now announced they are airing Shield Hero Season 2 in 2021. So, with filming currently resuming around the globe, fans are just going to have to sit tight. Check out the official announcement below.
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The Cast of Shield Hero Season 2
There aren’t any significant cast changes for The Rising of the Shield Hero Season 2, which has left many fans delighted. Voice actor changes during seasons can be relatively jarring and ruin the experience.
With any hit anime show dubbed in English, the main stars are voiced by two actors with various fill-ins for other roles. So we will see Kaito Ishikawa and Billy Kametz return for Naofumi Iwatani, Asami Seto and Erica Mendez reprise their role as Raphtalia, and Rina Hidaka plays the voice of Filo.
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The Rising of The Shield Hero Trailer
Usually, when we update anime enthusiasts about their favorite show, we have to dance around the fact there isn’t an official trailer. Thankfully, with the show already being confirmed for another two seasons and the release date scheduled for 2021, we have an official trailer. Check it out below.
