Season 1
25 episodes
25 min. per episode
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A reluctant hero battles betrayal and despair, discovering power in vulnerability while striving to save a shattered world.
Episodes
Summoned to another world with 3 others, Naofumi Iwatani is given the title Shield Hero. If he ever wants to go home he must defend the world from waves of attacks. He relies on his only party member to level up, but she isn't as she seems.
As the Shield Hero, Naofumi is unable to attack. He purchases Raphtalia - a Racoon Demi-Human girl - and uses her attack capability to level up. Will Raphtalia be able to move past her traumatic childhood to help Naofumi rise?
Naofumi has obtained a whole load of abilities and skills, and his teamwork with Raphtalia is reaching perfection, too. To prepare for the incoming Wave, he upgrades their equipment and heads to the dragon hourglass to find out exactly when it will arrive. But there, he runs into Motoyasu and the other heroes once again.
The Wave is gone, but Naofumi's relief is short-lived as Motoyasu challenges him to a duel in the middle of the celebratory banquet held in Melromarc Castle. Motoyasu insists that owning a slave is unbecoming for a hero and that Naofumi free Raphtalia at once.
After Aultcray reluctantly offers Naofumi a paltry reward, he heads to the slave merchant to redo the slave crest as per Raphtalia's wishes. He also buys a monster egg there, which hatches a few days later and gives him a new party member. Meanwhile, Myne shows up in Lute Village, where they're staying.
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