The highly anticipated third season of the popular anime series The Rising of the Shield Hero is set to premiere, with a premiere scheduled for 9:00pm JST on AT-X, followed by airings on other stations.
The announcement comes after the dark fantasy isekai series had its premiere at Anime Expo on July 3, followed by the launch of a world tour in various locations including Paris, Austin, Mannheim and Toronto, ending in Tokyo on October 1, with the cast in attendance. . The trailer for Season 3 has been revealed.
The Rising of the Shield Hero Season 3 was originally announced in 2019 at Crunchyroll Expo. The series faced backlash with its second season, with many negative reviews from fans of both the anime and the original light novel series. The disappointment further exacerbated an already significant six-month delay, which took the release from October 2021 to April 2022, leading to a three-year hiatus after the first season.
Season 3 marks some major changes in the production team with Hitoshi Haga taking on the new role of director, taking over from Takao Abo and Masato Jinbo from previous seasons. Keigo Koyanagi continues to write the script, while Alfredo Sirica and Natalie Jeffrey join Kevin Penkin in composing the music. The show’s animation was produced at Kinema Citrus, in collaboration with Korean studio, DR Movie. The creative team introduces Franziska van Wulfen and Sana Komatsu joining Masahiro Suwa and Kota Sera, in shaping the character design and visual identity.
Notable additions to the voice cast include Ami Koshimizu, Kohei Amasaki, Konomi Kohara, and Maria Naganawa, who joined the main cast last season. Additionally, after contributing to the opening themes “RISE”, “FAITH” and “Bring Back” of previous seasons, MADKID returns with the new opening theme “SIN”. Chiai Fujikawa performs the ending theme “Suki ni Natte wa Ikenai Riyū” (roughly translated as “The Reason I Can’t Love You”), following previous seasons’ “Kimi no Namae,” “When I’m With You” and “Yuzurenai”. “.
Rise of the Shield Hero is adapted from the web novel series of the same name, authored by Aneko Yusagi and illustrated by Seira Minami. To date, the series has released 22 episodes, suggesting the possibility of further seasons. While the first season consisted of 25 episodes, the long-awaited next season was shortened to just 13 episodes. Notably, for including some questionable elements such as slavery and false rape accusations, the series caused great controversy in North America.
The Rising of the Shield Hero Season 3 will premiere on Friday, October 6 in Japan.
Source: Anime News Network
