The "The Rising of the Shield Hero" was originally supposed to continue with a second season in October, but this schedule has now been delayed. Due to "various reasons," the second season will now air in Japan in April 2022. Furthermore, there is no concrete date yet, but additional details will be announced on the official website once they are finalized.

Masato Jinbo is directing the second season at Kinema Citrus and DR MOVIE, replacing Takao Abo. Keigo Koyanagi is once again in charge of series composition. Masahiro Suwa is adapting Seira Minami's original character designs for the animation again. Kevin Penkin returns to compose the music.

One Peace Books is releasing the original novel series and Aiya Kyū's manga adaptation in English. The publisher describes the first 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 its prophesied destruction. As the Shield Hero, the weakest of the heroes, not everything is as it seems. Naofumi soon finds himself alone, penniless, and betrayed. With no one to turn to and nowhere to run, all he has left is his shield. Now, Naofumi must rise to become the legendary Shield Hero and save the world!