Synopsis Stories of old tell of four otherworldly heroes—wielding the sword, spear, bow, and shield—who defended the land from wave after wave of calamity. With the fate of the world in balance, the kingdom of Melromarc summons these legendary figures; in modern-day Japan, the call is answered, and the unwitting heroes are transported to this fantasy universe.Thrust into Melromarc and given the title of 'Shield Hero,' otaku Naofumi Iwatani is labeled the weakest due to his lack of offensive capability and apparent inexperience. When the heroes part ways to start their journeys, he only has one willing companion: the beautiful princess Malty Melromarc. However, she soon betrays him, steals all his money, and accuses him of taking advantage of her.For his alleged crimes, Naofumi is branded a criminal and made outcast of society. With hatred filling his heart, he sets out alone, vowing vengeance against those who wronged him.Written by MAL RewriteNote: This entry is for the light novel only. Background Tate no Yuusha no Nariagari began as a web novel on Shousetsuka ni Narou on October 29, 2012 and completed with 378 web chapters on May 28, 2015. Media Factory began releasing a revised and illustrated version of the series on August 22, 2013 under its MF Books label.
Both the development and pacing of the light novel are significantly different from the web novel, with expanded content and altered events.One Peace Books has been publishing Tate no Yuusha no Nariagari in English as The Rising of the Shield Hero since September 15, 2015. Overall4Story3Art7Character5Enjoyment5To start off, i would like to say i read all of the Web Novel, rather than the light novel. Thus, that is what my translation is based off of. It's very biased, and it feels more like a bashing rather an actual review. Overall10Story10Art9Character10Enjoyment10First review was taken down so figured I would try again.This is a really good series and I highly recommend it, 'why?' Because it has unique twist to the transported to another world story that you can’t help but feel drawn to and it has amazing characters that you will appropriately hate or love depending on the authors intention. Overall8Story7Art8Character9Enjoyment8Tate no Yuusha has become tied with Sword Art Online as my favorite Japanese Light Novel as of writing this review.The basis behind Tate no Yuusha is fairly simple.
Four heroes are summoned from different Japans in order to fight against the invasion of monsters from something called the 'Wave.' At periodic intervals marked by a special hourglass, the monsters will attack and it is up to the four summoned heroes to defeat the monsters.
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However, what separates it is the fact that the main character, Naofumi, is rejected as a hero and quickly chooses to become an anti-hero due to circumstances. We also seehow pride and pre-existing beliefs cause problems. These beliefs are criticized and called into question on multiple occasions. Over time though, he begins to develop some of the more heroic qualities and we see how people change over time, something that a lot of series fail to do properly. Tate no Yuusha does a good job of showing Naofumi's growth and connects events together fairly well.Since this is a light novel, there's not much art, but the ones that are there are great. They show off the characters at key points in the story and their faces and expressions in these pages contribute greatly to the feeling of the story.
Also, they're not always focused on the action sequences, which is a nice break from what other light novels often try to do.The character development in this series is one of the best by far. The series follows Naofumi and it shows how he goes from someone with good intentions to a complete jerk who only shows traces of the kindness that existed in his heart before.
However, he begins to recover over time, and we get to see the events that lead to him slowly becoming a heroic figure that is gradually earning the respect of the people. This limits the number of out of character moments despite being quite a long series so far.
Each character also has to deal with the consequences of his or her own actions, and this leads to some interesting moments.Overall, I recommend this series to people. It does not seem like a lot of people read it, and I believe more people should. It shows how an anti-hero can be created, but how an anti-hero can also become a true hero.
Tate no Yuusha no NariagariType:Plot Summary: Stories of old tell of four otherworldly heroes—wielding the sword, spear, bow, and shield—who defended the land from wave after wave of calamity. With the fate of the world in balance, the kingdom of Melromarc summons these legendary figures; in modern-day Japan, the call is answered, and the unwitting heroes are transported to this fantasy universe.Thrust into Melromarc and given the title of 'Shield Hero,' otaku Naofumi Iwatani is labeled the weakest due to his lack of offensive capability and apparent inexperience. When the heroes part ways to start their journeys, he only has one willing companion: the beautiful princess Malty Melromarc. However, she soon betrays him, steals all his money, and accuses him of taking advantage of her.For his alleged crimes, Naofumi is branded a criminal and made outcast of society. With hatred filling his heart, he sets out alone, vowing vengeance against those who wronged him.Genre:Released: 2019Status: Completed.