The Rising of the Shield Hero

The Rising of the Shield Hero (2019)

My rating: 3.5 of 5 stars


There's a little bit of disjointed story telling here as the main character seems to either remember parts of his previous life or in some scenes somehow is in the new world but also in another world or seeing parts of another world. Unclear at this point if this may have something to do with his abilities or something else, especially as a few times these types of visions have seemed to have some form of foreshadowing that has come into play later on. There's some good character building and lessons to be learned watching the interactions between the characters here, though it's more than a little extreme in some cases how it seems everything always is put on Naofumi. Though he gets a lot of grief for it, if anything his pact with Raphtalia especially and then later on other characters that slowly get closer to him seems to save him a lot so far. Given everything he's gone through, it's understandable why he would want to go home when all is said and done, though also can't help but hope he finds a new home going through all of this.