Check our Crunchyroll Expo premiere coverage of The Rising of the Shield Hero for more insight and commentary!
As we saw during Crunchyroll Expo, the first episode of The Rising of the Shield Hero paints a bleak and harsh world for Naofumi, and he doesn’t quite take this in stride either, becoming embittered and harsh in return.
One of the strengths of The Rising of the Shield Hero is the unique abilities (or lack thereof) of the main character.