Where Does The Rising of The Shield Hero Anime End in The Light Novel?

While The Rising of the Shield Hero was initially so charming for breaking an established isekai mold, like every charming trope breaker, it eventually loses that charm to its plot. Still, if you were hooked in the beginning, sometimes those hooks just don’t fall out.

Where To Start The Rising of the Shield Hero Light Novel After The Anime?

If you finished The Rising of the Shield Hero anime and want to continue the story with the light novel, you can start at:

• If you watched The Rising of the Shield Hero Season 1 – You can start the light novel at Novel 6 (Web Novel Chapter 111)
• If you watched The Rising of the Shield Hero Season 2 – You can start the light novel at Novel 10 (Web Novel Chapter 131)
• If you watched The Rising of the Shield Hero Season 3 – You can start the light novel at Novel 13 (Web Novel Chapter 174)

I added the web novel chapters as that is often what you will find is fan-translated, but do note that those start points in the web novel are more approximations for where to pick things up as the light novel can be a bit different from web novel. Web novels are often “first drafts” of stories that are edited and polished up when officially published as light novels.

Is The Rising of the Shield Hero Light Novel Over?

The Rising of the Shield Hero light novel is still ongoing. Since launching in 2013, the light novel has been on hiatus since 2021.

Where To Start The Rising of the Shield Hero Manga After The Anime?

If you finished The Rising of the Shield Hero anime and want to continue the story with the manga, you can start at:

• If you watched The Rising of the Shield Hero Season 1 – You can start the manga at Volume 11, Chapter 43
• If you watched The Rising of the Shield Hero Season 2 – You can start the manga at Volume 22, Chapter 89
• If you watched The Rising of the Shield Hero Season 3 – Season 3 surpassed the manga, as of Chapter 112 it is at Season 3, Episode 5 – or Novel 11 of the light novel.

Is The Rising of the Shield Hero Manga Over?

The Rising of the Shield Hero manga is still ongoing. Since launching in 2014, it usually releases two or three volumes per year.

What to Expect From The Rising of the Shield Hero Source Material Compared to The Anime?

As with many a light novel series, the Shield Hero anime gives you the core story, but skips quite a few of the finer details and the occasional softer moment. Season 2 was particularly bad when it came to just summarizing events, but the arc that Season 2 covered (Spirit Turtle Arc) is also considered one of the least liked arcs by fans. Season 2 of the series got heavily abridged and changed throughout, so you may wish to read the source material it covered, but the anime returned to being a more diligent adaptation in the third season.

You don’t need to read The Rising of the Shield Hero light novel from the beginning for any plot that was skipped, but you will get a lot more lore of the world if you do.

The Rising of the Shield Hero Spin-offs

Like any isekai anime with a large fandom, The Rising of the Shield Hero has spawned a decent number of spin-offs and side stories.

• The Reprise of the Spear Hero (Light Novel Ongoing, Manga Complete) – More comedic spin-off where he dies and gets a redo.
• A Day in the Life of the Shield Hero (Manga, Complete) – Comedy slice of life spin-off about the characters
• The Menu of the Shield Hero (Manga, Complete) – Food spin-off!
• The Rising of the Shield Hero ~Girls Side Story~ (Manga, Complete) – Retelling the first part of the story from Raphtalia’s perspective
• The Rising of the Shield Hero Anthology: Together with Raphtalia (Manga, Complete) – Raphtalia-centered side stories
• The Rising of the Shield Hero Anthology: Together With Filo (Manga, Complete) – Filo-centered side stories

Will There Be A The Rising of the Shield Hero Season 4?

A Rising of the Shield Hero Season 4 anime has been announced, it is set to air in July 2025.

You can find out where to continue The Rising of the Shield Hero light novel and manga after Season 4 of the anime here after the final episode of Season 4 airs.

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