
The series is currently published by Media Factory and features illustrations by Seira Minami. Originally published as a web novel, the series has been re-written with an expanded story-line.

Light Novel Main article: List of Light Novel Volumes Since completing the main story, he has both continued the story under the web novel version of The Reprise of the Spear Hero and restarted the original series under a new canon with The Rising of the Shield Hero light novel. Media Web Novel Main article: List of Web Novel ArcsĪneko originally began his work on The Rising of the Shield Hero as a web novel. He meets Beloukas, a slave trader, Beloukas shows him a little girl named Raphtalia and he decides to buy her. He tries to level up, despite his weak attack skills. Thus, his destiny in a parallel world begins. Shunned by everyone from the King to peasants, Naofumi's thoughts were filled with nothing but vengeance and hatred. Unfortunately, on his second day Naofumi was betrayed, falsely accused of rape, and robbed by the said teammate. Due to Naofumi's lack of charisma and experience, he ended up with only a single teammate, a beautiful woman, while others had several. Naofumi happened to receive the Legendary Shield, the sole defensive equipment, while the others received weapons capable of attacking. Each of the heroes were respectively equipped with their own legendary equipment when summoned. Naofumi Iwatani was summoned to a parallel world along with three other people to become the people of this world's Heroes.
