The remaining content can be covered in roughly two cours, but the LN is still ongoing.
Some fans are concerned about an anime-original ending for the series, but it’s too early to speculate.
Despite The Rising of the Shield Hero (Tate no Yuusha no Nariagari) seemingly losing popularity among viewers, it seems that the adaptation isn’t done just yet. Season 4 was recently announced, which surprised many: after all, there is no indication online that people still care about the series.
Do people even care about it these days?
The Rising of the Shield Hero does not look like a series that many people care about anymore. Between the slavery-related controversy and the disastrous second season, almost nobody was talking about the third season while it was airing.
Despite that, the series still has some followers, especially in Japan. The fourth season has been announced, indicating that the franchise still sells pretty well. This prompted many fans to wonder whether Kinema Citrus is going to adapt the entire franchise or not.
How much is left to adapt?
The anime adaptation is currently at the 14th volume of the light novel. While it’s unknown how much exactly the fourth season is going to cover, it’s safe to say that if it is one cour long, there still will be content left for the anime to cover.
Right now, there are 22 volumes released. Fans are speculating that the anime might as well cover all of them — it would need around 2 cours to catch up with the light novel. That means that either the fourth season is going to be two cours long, or that the fifth season might be planned as well.
The light novels, while not finished, haven't had a new volume released since 2019. That is a source of concern for fans: an anime-original ending is possible if they plan to do two seasons. Otaku are usually not fond of these endings, as they usually disappoint the source readers.
What is the studio doing?
Perhaps it’s too early to speculate on the fourth season of Shield Hero right now. After all, we don’t even have a date — we only have the key visual. Which is gorgeous, by the way — if there’s anything that is consistently praised about the Shield Hero anime, it’s the key visuals.
Kinema Citrus seems to be busy with other anime right now as well. They’re one of the studios behind the spinoff for the Cardfight!! Vanguard series, which is planned for 9 cours. That said, there’s still a decent chance for more Shield Hero content: despite the anime not having much presence in the online discourse, it’s still watched by dedicated fans
Many fans are already speculating on the possible S5 as well.
The remaining content can be covered in roughly two cours, but the LN is still ongoing.
Some fans are concerned about an anime-original ending for the series, but it’s too early to speculate.
Despite The Rising of the Shield Hero (Tate no Yuusha no Nariagari) seemingly losing popularity among viewers, it seems that the adaptation isn’t done just yet. Season 4 was recently announced, which surprised many: after all, there is no indication online that people still care about the series.
Do people even care about it these days?
The Rising of the Shield Hero does not look like a series that many people care about anymore. Between the slavery-related controversy and the disastrous second season, almost nobody was talking about the third season while it was airing.
Despite that, the series still has some followers, especially in Japan. The fourth season has been announced, indicating that the franchise still sells pretty well. This prompted many fans to wonder whether Kinema Citrus is going to adapt the entire franchise or not.
How much is left to adapt?
The anime adaptation is currently at the 14th volume of the light novel. While it’s unknown how much exactly the fourth season is going to cover, it’s safe to say that if it is one cour long, there still will be content left for the anime to cover.
Right now, there are 22 volumes released. Fans are speculating that the anime might as well cover all of them — it would need around 2 cours to catch up with the light novel. That means that either the fourth season is going to be two cours long, or that the fifth season might be planned as well.
The light novels, while not finished, haven't had a new volume released since 2019. That is a source of concern for fans: an anime-original ending is possible if they plan to do two seasons. Otaku are usually not fond of these endings, as they usually disappoint the source readers.
What is the studio doing?
Perhaps it’s too early to speculate on the fourth season of Shield Hero right now. After all, we don’t even have a date — we only have the key visual. Which is gorgeous, by the way — if there’s anything that is consistently praised about the Shield Hero anime, it’s the key visuals.
Kinema Citrus seems to be busy with other anime right now as well. They’re one of the studios behind the spinoff for the Cardfight!! Vanguard series, which is planned for 9 cours. That said, there’s still a decent chance for more Shield Hero content: despite the anime not having much presence in the online discourse, it’s still watched by dedicated fans
