The latest 20th volume of the manga adaptation of Aneko Yusagi’s The Rising of the Shield Hero fantasy novel series, illustrated by Aiya Kyu, is released in Japan today on February 22, and the publisher KADOKAWA confirmed that the series including both of the novel and the manga has printed 11 million copies in total so far.
The series also includes a spin-off novel series The Reprise of the Spear Hero written by Aneko Yusagi, its manga adaptation illustrated by Neet, a four-panel comedy manga A Day in the Life of the Shield Hero illustrated by Akagashi, and a gourmet-themed manga The Menu of the Shield Hero by Amamichi Akano.
The fantasy novel was first posted on the user-generated novel publishing website Shousetsuka ni Narous from 2012 to 2015.