Tate no Yuusha no Nariagari Season 4


The Rising of the Shield Hero Season 4

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Synonyms: Tate no Yuusha no Nariagari 4th Season, The Rising of the Shield Hero 4th Season
Japanese: 盾の勇者の成り上がり Season 4
English: The Rising of the Shield Hero Season 4
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Type: TV
Episodes: 12
Status: Finished Airing
Aired: Jul 9, 2025 to Sep 24, 2025
Premiered: Summer 2025
Broadcast: Wednesdays at 21:00 (JST)
Licensors: None found, add some
Studios: Kinema Citrus
Genres: ActionAction, AdventureAdventure, DramaDrama, FantasyFantasy
Theme: IsekaiIsekai
Duration: 23 min. per ep.
Rating: PG-13 - Teens 13 or older

Statistics

Score: 6.901 (scored by 5687156,871 users)
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Ranked: #50442
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Popularity: #1616
Members: 165,276
Favorites: 548

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Synopsis

Aiming to protect Raphtalia from the assassins of Q'ten Lo, Naofumi Iwatani travels with his friends to the eastern isolationist kingdom. On his way, Naofumi stops over in Siltvelt, a kingdom built by a former shield hero, where he is revered as a god and is offered a chance to rule the country.

Naofumi is unwilling to accept the position, preferring to continue his journey before the next wave of monsters threatens to destroy the world. Nevertheless, he finds himself embroiled in local political feuds. After he escapes from an assassination attempt, Naofumi decides to confront the leaders of Siltvelt, and this time, he is determined to show that old grudges and petty ambitions are nothing compared to his resolve to save the world.

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Characters & Voice Actors


Staff

Haga, Hitoshi
Director
Gou, Fumiyuki
Sound Director
Koyanagi, Keigo
Script, Series Composition
Fujikawa, Chiai
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"Resolution" by MADKID (eps 1-7,9-11)
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Ending Theme

"Eien ni Ikkai no (永遠に一回の)" by Chiai Fujikawa (藤川千愛) (eps 2-12)

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Reviews

Nov 6, 2025
The Rising of the Shield Hero Season 4 starts frustratingly slow, but it pays off with an important character development. Despite not many liking the first half, the action is worth it.

I like the second arc better as 1) Raphtalia becomes an important figure, 2) the action is great, 3) Q-Ten Lo is similar to Japan, and what happens after the season ends is similar to what happened in Japan during the 19th Century, in the Meiji Restoration.

I won't belabour the point about the visuals as it remains good, as the production is done primarily by Kinema Citrus.

Overall judgement of the series so far: It's ...
Sep 24, 2025
Mixed Feelings
I think it speaks volumes when there are so few reviews for a show that is oft-touted as one of the big names in isekai.

I have just finished Season 4's 12th and final episode, and my thoughts on the series as a whole, are that "it exists". It is not as offensively bad as Season 2, but it is nowhere near as good as Season 1. Honestly, Shield Hero as a show, peaked in Season 1, fell into the Mariana Trench with Season 2, and has then spent the last 2 seasons trying to climb out of that deep chasm.

As I said, Season 4 ...
Sep 24, 2025
FunnyFunny
Sometimes you have to know when to stop. Whether it's the production making new seasons or us watching this.

Season 4 is like your ex who promised to change. You gave him another chance only to have him cheat on you again with your best friend.
Season 4 is like an open-world RPG where you focused so much on the side quests that by the time you wanted to get back to the main story, you were already bored.
Season 4 is like trying to wash a baby's diaper so he'll poop in it again, and all you have is a diaper with more poop.

To say this is ...

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