Title: The Rising of The Shield Hero (Tate no Yuusha no Nariagari)
Author: Aneko Yuusagi
Genre(s): Dark fantasy
The Rising of The Shield Hero is a series of novels written by Aneko Yuusagi. It is the author's debut and has been really controversial because of the crude nature of the story. However, an animated version of the books was made and premiered in January of 2019, rising the novel's popularity. It has to be remarked that these novels have been officially published in English, which has made this review possible.
The plot takes place in the kingdom of Melromarc where our protagonist called Naofumi Iwatani has been inexplicably transported to. Nevertheless, not only him, but other three young men have been summoned to that kingdom. These four guys are called heroes, and are supposed to bring peace to the world by defeating "The rifts".
Now, what started as a normal fantasy story turns bleak when Naofumi, the Shield Hero is framed by the princess Malty Melromarc, being accused of rape and hated by everyone in the kingdom who he was supposed to serve, our protagonist gets exiled. Since then, he starts his journey to clear his name but with the greatest obstacle a warrior could face... Naofumi is unable to attack any monster because he is attached to his holy weapon, a shield and is unable to pick even the lightest sword.
The Rising of The Shield Hero is a top-selling book in Japan, and everyone in my circle of friends is a fan of the animated version. However, I am not very fond of this one, which led me to give this story an opportunity.
Written by: Diego Santiago Cervantes Chi
258 words
Diego,
ReplyDeleteI'm glad you have chosen this book. Even though you don't seem to be fond of this genre, you are getting out of your comfort zone, which is great! I hope you enjoy it. This is a fantastic first reading report.
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TB