Rising of the Shield Hero season 2 trailer

With the finale of The Rising of the Shield Hero's second season is fast approaching, Crunchyroll has dropped a trailer to hype anime fans.

The trailer, which is available on the streaming service's official YouTube account, provides a look back at the past two seasons of story content; as an isekai series, The Rising of the Shield Hero follows protagonist Naofumi, who is transported to a high fantasy world in order to serve as one of its four Cardinal Heroes and protect the land and people against interdimensional monsters. The first episode of the anime's second season is also available on Crunchyroll's YouTube channel.

Writer Aneko Yusagi originally serialized The Rising of the Shield Hero on the user-generated novel site Shōsetsuka ni Narō, but publisher Media Factor acquired the series in 2013 and has published the light novels since. There are currently twenty-two volumes and over 6 million copies have been sold in Japan.

Kinema Citrus, the studio behind Made in Abyss and Black Bullet, produced the first season of the anime adaptation of The Rising of the Shield Hero, which initially aired its 25 episodes between January and June 2019. While the show did ignite controversy in North America for its utilization of a false rape accusation and depictions of slavery within its plot, it went on to gain a devoted fan following and was generally well-received by critics. The character Raphtalia actually won the Best Girl category at the 2020 Crunchyroll Anime Awards.

For Season 2, DR Movie co-produced The Rising of the Shield Hero alongside Kinema Citrus. While several members of the creative team from the first season returned to work on the second season, including writer Keigo Koyanagi (Sirius the Jaeger) and character designer Masahiro Suwa (Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance), Masato Jinbo (Restaurant to Another World) replaced Takao Abo (Scorching Ping Pong Girls) as director. Moreover, several voice actors like Keigo Koyanagi, who plays Naofumi, and Asami Seto, who voices Raphtalia, reprised their roles for the new season. The second season of The Rising of the Shield Hero also introduced viewers to many new characters. This includes Ost Hourai, the humanoid familiar of the Spirit Tortoise, and Rishia Ivyred, a timid wizard.

As the finale trailer points out, both Season 1 and 2 of The Rising of the Shield Hero are available to stream on Crunchyroll. A third season has been greenlit, but no premiere date has been announced.

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A new trailer for the final episode of The Rising of the Shield Hero‘s second season has been released, teasing a huge battle that could decide the fate of the world.

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Ahead of the finale’s premiere next week, fans can catch up on the series now via Crunchyroll if they’re behind, as all 12 episodes of the second season are currently streaming in subbed format, with eight of the 12 available in English dubs.

Check out the new trailer for The Rising of the Shield Hero Season 2 below:

Alongside the new trailer, Crunchyroll also confirmed that the Season 2 finale would arrive on its streaming platform on Wednesday, June 29, 2022 in subbed format. For those looking for the English dub, that will arrive a bit later on July 27, 2022, meaning dub fans will have to wait a bit longer to see how the story concludes.

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“Learning that other nations are enduring the Calamity Waves, Naofumi vows to fight. But before he can begin, word comes that the massive Spirit Tortoise is free. Left unchecked, this rampaging monster could destroy the world,” reads season two’s synopsis. “He assembles companions Raphtalia and Filo and a few new allies, one of which reveals scary news — this was no accident. Someone deliberately unleashed the legendary beast!”