“Revered yet w(e)ary.”
Flanked by two incoming characters and familiar allies, Naofumi sits atop the throne in a brand-new visual unveiled for the much-anticipated fourth season of The Rising of the Shield Hero anime today. Cast members for the beastly pair and a July 2025 broadcast date were also revealed.
Crunchyroll previously confirmed that it will stream the new series.
The Rising of the Shield Season 4 Visual
The newly announced cast members are as follows:
Werner voiced by Takeo Otsuka (Jinshi in The Apothecary Diaries)
Jaralis voiced by Jiro Saito (Denken in Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End)
Werner
Jaralis
Based on the light novels by Aneko Yusagi and Seira Minami, the most recent season of The Rising of the Shield Hero was directed by Hitoshi Haga (Made in Abyss assistant director) at studio Kinema Citrus, with series composition by Keigo Koyanagi and music by Kevin Penkin (Tower of God).
Crunchyroll streams the first three seasons, and describes the overall series:
Iwatani Naofumi, a run-of-the-mill otaku, finds a book in the library that summons him to another world. He is tasked with joining the sword, spear, and bow as one of the Four Cardinal Heroes and fighting the Waves of Catastrophe as the Shield Hero.
Excited by the prospect of a grand adventure, Naofumi sets off with his party. However, merely a few days later, he is betrayed and loses all his money, dignity, and respect. Unable to trust anyone anymore, he employs a slave named Raphtalia and takes on the Waves and the world.
But will he really find a way to overturn this desperate situation?
Source: Official Website
