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Tate no Yuusha no Nariagari
The Rising of the Shield Hero
7.6Winter 201925 ep456,202Complete· safe to binge
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Naofumi Iwatani, an uncharismatic otaku who spends his days on games and manga, suddenly finds himself summoned to a parallel universe. He discovers he is one of four heroes equipped with legendary weapons and tasked with saving the world from its prophesied destruction. As the Shield Hero, the weakest of the heroes, all is not as it seems. Naofumi is soon alone, penniless, and betrayed. With no one to turn to, and nowhere to run, he is left with only his shield. Now, Naofumi must rise to become the legendary Shield Hero and save the world. <em class=de-emphasized>(from manga)</em>
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7.4/ 10
A grimly effective survival fantasy whose systems are sharper than its sense of proportion.
Betrayed, broke, and armed with only a shield, Naofumi grinds his way up through a world designed to hate him.
By Sana Whitfield · AnimeSphere staff
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