Action adventure anime The Rising of the Shield Hero has returned with Season 3 as a 12-episode series. The anime was created by Kinema Citrus. The Isekai anime is based on the light novel of the same name. The anime has been adapted from the story after volume 10 of the light novel.
The opening theme of The Rising of the Shield Hero has been sung by MADKID, while the ending theme has been performed by Chiai Fujikawa. Many fans were led down by season 2, but The Rising of the Shield Hero Season 3 has managed to surprise them in a good way.
They did not expect that this season would pick up the story and make the journey of the characters so much more interesting than the last season. Iwatani Naofumi was sent from modern-day Japan to another world as the shield hero. To fight the waves, which were said to bring calamity to the world.
But since the spirit tortoise was one of the four guardian beasts that protected the world, It was going to remain that way for a while before another wave occurred. The guardian beasts used soul energy gathered by killing people to stop the waves from occurring.
About The Rising of the Shield Hero Season 3
They defeated the spirit tortoise, so the phoenix, the next guardian beast, was supposed to revive immediately afterward. But the energy they took back from Kyo was created by a barrier that gave them three and a half months before the phoenix revived.
So Iwatani decided to use those three and a half months to strengthen the defenses in their lands and prepare people to defeat the phoenix. But when he fought Kyo, the sacrifice aura put a curse on them. Iwatani, Raphtalia, and Filo took a big hit to their status; the army was gathered to defeat the spirit tortoise.
They were not there to defeat the spirit tortoise; Iwatani was not able to use the liberation aura that Ost taught him. Because he did not know if he would ever do so, he was still the shield. But they needed to trust each other’s way of buffing each other so that they could get stronger.
The other three heroes dealt with the wave that took place after Iwatani left for the other world. They were all grateful to them for that, but they felt responsible for what happened.
Because they were missing, Iwatani thought it was a bad decision on their part. Because the phoenix was about to revive, having one of the heroes missing was extremely concerning for them.
Vixen of Melromarc only had nothing but pity for the people of the land, who were caught up in the disaster. Iwatani had to lend them once again because he had to protect his land.
The three nations to the east and west were lurking around their countries. As the queen of Melromarc, Mirelia Q was concerned about their land and safety.
After the defeat of the spirit tortoise, Faubrey stationed their soldiers near their area. The three nations were wary of them, so they had also placed their forces near that area as well.
Episode Time
The Rising of the Shield Hero Season 3 episodes are released every Friday at 9:00 PM JST starting from October 6, 2023.
- US: 8:00 AM EST on Friday, October 6, 2023
- Canada: 8:00 AM NT on Friday, October 6, 2023
- India: 5:30 PM IST on Friday, October 6, 2023
- Australia: 11:00 PM AEST on Friday, October 6, 2023
- Philippines: 8:00 PM PHT Friday, October 6, 2023
- Japan: 9:00 PM JST on Friday, October 6, 2023
- South Korea: 9:00 PM KST on Friday, October 6, 2023
Episode Schedule
The episodes of The Rising of the Shield Hero Season 3 will be released on the following dates.
- Episode 1 was released on Friday, October 6, 2023
- Episode 2 was released on Friday, October 13, 2023
- Episode 3 was released on Friday, October 20, 2023
- Episode 4 will be released on Friday, October 27, 2023
- Episode 5 will be released on Friday, November 3, 2023
- Episode 6 will be released on Friday, November 10, 2023
- Episode 7 will be released on Friday, November 17, 2023
- Episode 8 will be released on Friday, November 24, 2023
- Episode 9 will be released on Friday, December 1, 2023
- Episode 10 will be released on Friday, December 8, 2023
- Episode 11 will be released on Friday, December 15, 2023
- Episode 12 will be released on Friday, December 22, 2023
Streaming Guide
The episodes of The Rising of the Shield Hero Season 3 are broadcast on AT-X, TOKYO MX, and Sun TV in Japan. They are also available on streaming platforms such as Netflix, Disney Plus, Hulu, and Amazon Prime Video.
In Thailand, viewers can stream the episodes on Crunchyroll and Netflix. Crunchyroll holds the streaming license for “The Rising of the Shield Hero” Season 3.
Canadian viewers can find all the episodes on Crunchyroll. In Australia, the episodes are available on both Crunchyroll and Funimation.
UK and US viewers can stream the episodes on Hulu and Crunchyroll. The episodes are also available on Bilibili TV in China.
