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!

Dimension Wave—a super popular VRMMO game where players can experience several years of fantasy in just twenty-four hours of real time. Enticed by the entry ticket his sisters won, a young man takes part in the project’s Second Wave. However, as soon as he enters the world of the game, he finds that his sisters have played a trick: he’s been transformed into a girl with the cringy name Kizuna†Exceed. But instead of letting it get to him, he decides to chill and take this new life as it comes. Without sparing a fraction of a second deciding, Kizuna immediately chooses to fish rather than fight on the front lines in this fantasy world. Alongside his sisters, Kanade and Tsumugi, a Japanese-style beauty named Shouko, Yamikage the fake ninja, and other quirky comrades, he works to enjoy his second life to the fullest. NOTE: Many characters that appear in “Dimension Wave” also appear in “The Rising of the Shield Hero.” However, despite the many similarities, the characters in both series are not related to each other. “Dimension Wave” is not a spin-off of “The Rising of the Shield Hero”, but a separate story in a different universe that shares many similarities. [Official English Light Novel](https://j-novel.club/series/dimension-wave)

Naofumi was sent to another world, accused of rape, and betrayed by his fellow companions. Left penniless and alone, he was forced to purchase a slave in order to have a fighting chance in this world. Anyway, here’s a bunch of stories about them eating delicious food. --- **Links:** - [ Manga Artist's Twitter](https://twitter.com/akazato) - [Official Main LN (JP)](https://mfbooks.jp/product/tatenoyusha/) - [Official Main LN (EN)](http://www.onepeacebooks.com/jt/ShieldHeroLNV.html) - [ Web Novel (Main)](https://ncode.syosetu.com/n3009bk/)

***The comedy spin-off story focuses on the Spear Hero, Motoyasu Kitamura.*** Summoned to another world to serve as the Spear Hero, Motoyasu Kitamura is a pitiful young man who eventually finds himself only able to love filolials. But after being fatally injured in battle, Motoyasu wakes up yet again in the exact circumstances of when he was first summoned. It turns out that his spear possesses an ability known as Time Reversal! With his stats unaffected by the reset, Motoyasu decides to fight once more. His motivation: to once again see the smile of Filo, the filolial that he loves more than any other! Could this be considered the start of a new game in god mode?! The long-awaited otherworldly redemption fantasy begins!

A comedy/SOL spinoff of "The Rising of the Shield Hero" series, drawn by Akagashi. Naofumi Iwatani was summoned to another world as the "Shield Hero". The slave girl—Raphtalia, and the bird-like monster—Filo. Even the shield heroes who have made enemies of the world have their daily lives to take a breath. ♪ --- **Links:** - [ Manga Artist's Twitter](https://twitter.com/hagane_redoak) - [Official Main LN (JP)](https://mfbooks.jp/product/tatenoyusha/) - [Official Main LN (EN)](http://www.onepeacebooks.com/jt/ShieldHeroLNV.html)

Totsuka Yukikazu was a student in the peaceful Japan, when suddenly during class break, he and his classmates were caught up in a summoning to another world. In the otherworld he got offered a position as an otherworldly warrior that would fight for the kingdom or the choice to take his freedom and walk his own path. With a mysterious voice in his head that told him to abandon the castle life, he decided to take his own path and become an adventurer! … After he finishes his 2 year mandatory military service Webnovel <https://ncode.syosetu.com/n4944ff/>

A collection of stories by various mangaka, centered around the hit series The Rising of the Shield Hero. --- **Volume 1 - Raphtalia to Issho** **Cover**: [Aiya Kyu](https://mangadex.org/author/7f432ca1-ae38-4280-8bbb-c1a9cff65528) **Author list**: 1. Aiya Kyu 2. Mito 3. Itohana 4. Ishimari Yuuya 5. Karakuchi Muusu 6. Nojii 7. Mori Airi 8. Akagashi 9. Satou Yuuko 10. Tanimura Marika Includes Side Story by Aneko Yusagi ([Translation](https://tanookime.wordpress.com/2020/06/07/the-rising-of-the-shield-hero-anthology-together-with-raphtalia/)). --- **Volume 2 - Filo to Issho** **Cover**: [Aiya Kyu](https://mangadex.org/author/7f432ca1-ae38-4280-8bbb-c1a9cff65528) **Author list**: 1. Aiya Kyu 2. Neet 3. Mito 4. Karakuchi Muusu 5. Akano Amamichi 6. Itohana 7. Yoshino Sora 8. Araragi Ayune 9. Futaba Masumi 10. Sanshoku Amido. 11. Nojii Includes Side Story by Aneko Yusagi.

The Aiya Kyu Special Works is a collection of official illustrations by the Shield Hero mangaka Aiya Kyu which includes a 22 page short manga story and a side story by the Shield Hero author Aneko Yusagi! Aneko Yusagi SS <https://tanookime.wordpress.com/2020/12/17/tate-no-yuusha-no-nariagari-aiya-kyu-special-works-yuusha-no-shoukan/>