The Rising of the Shield Hero Season 2 Readies Next Arc With New Hero Joining Cast

By Nick Valdez

The Rising of the Shield Hero will be kicking off the final arc for its second season run with its next new episode, and is setting the stage for its debut with an important new addition to the cast! The second season of the highly anticipated return has officially crossed over its halfway point, and with it had ended the first major arc as Naofumi and his party were successfully able to take down the Spirit Tortoise. Unfortunately, it was revealed that a hero from another world was behind this attack in the first place and now Naofumi will be heading to their world to continue the fight.

After introducing other heroes from another world with the waves in the first season, and the new villainous Book Hero with this first arc in the second, The Rising of the Shield Hero will now showcase what that world looks like in full. It's here Naofumi and his party will meet a young warrior named Kizuna Kazayama, who is also one of the major heroes summoned to defend Glass' home world. The series has announced she'll be voiced by Miyu Tomita (Made in Abyss' Riko, Kaguya-sama: Love is War's Miko Iino), and you can check out her character design below: 

The second season of the series will finally be turning the tables on the invading other world's heroes as Naofumi invades on his own, and he's gotten a powerful new shield in order to help balance it all out before the Book Hero accomplishes his plan of destroying all the other worlds. It's now a great time to catch up with the rest of the second season, so you can find The Rising of the Shield Hero now streaming with Crunchyroll. They tease the series as such:

"Iwatani Naofumi, a run-of-the-mill otaku, finds a book in the library that summons him to another world. He is tasked with joining the sword, spear, and bow as one of the Four Cardinal Heroes and fighting the Waves of Catastrophe as the Shield Hero. Excited by the prospect of a grand adventure, Naofumi sets off with his party. However, merely a few days later, he is betrayed and loses all his money, dignity, and respect. Unable to trust anyone anymore, he employs a slave named Raphtalia and takes on the Waves and the world. But will he really find a way to overturn this desperate situation?"

What do you think? Are you curious about The Rising of the Shield Hero's new hero? What are you hoping to see from Season 2's next arc? How are you liking the new season so far? Let us know all of your thoughts about it in the comments! You can even reach out to me directly about all things animated and other cool stuff @Valdezology on Twitter!

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