The official website for the TV anime of Aneko Yusagi's The Rising of The Shield Hero (Tate no Yūsha no Nariagari) fantasy light novel series began streaming the first full promotional video on Sunday. The video announces the premiere date in January 2019 and also previews the character voices.
One Peace Books describes the first compiled book volume of the novels as follows:
Naofumi Iwatani, an uncharismatic otaku who spends his days with games and manga, is suddenly summoned to a parallel universe! He discovers that he is one of four heroes equipped with legendary weapons and tasked with saving the world from prophesied destruction. As the Shield Hero, the weakest among the heroes, not everything is as it seems. Naofumi soon finds himself alone, penniless, and betrayed. With no one to turn to and nowhere else to go, all he has left is his shield. Now, Naofumi must rise to become the legendary Shield Hero and save the world!
Promo below:
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This article was originally published in German. It was translated with technical support and editorially reviewed before publication.