The Rising of the Shield Hero, Volume 2
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Summary
Naofumi Iwatani， an uncharismatic Otaku who spends his days on games and manga， suddenly finds himself summoned to a parallel universe！ He discovers he is one of four heroes equipped with legendary weapons and tasked with saving the world from its prophesied destruction。 As the Shield Hero， the weakest of the heroes， all is not as it seems。 Naofumi is soon alone， penniless， and betrayed。 With no one to turn to， and nowhere to run， he is left with only his shield。 Now， Naofumi must rise to become the legendary Shield Hero and save the world！
Reviews
James
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The way this author writes the 1st person perspective is quite jarring and can take a bit to get used to
Ivan Labombarbe
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These are quick reads and the basis for the Anime。 I really like the underdog concept in Anime。
Mateus Perboni Rodrigues
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IdeaVery good development in this new volume。The MC basically goes around with the objective to make money， but he also end up improving the public opinion others have towards him。Also， I like the idea of him being grinding levels and learning new skills， improving them through try and error， and with the help of others。Execution MacroThe pace is very fast， he moves around a lot solving problems here and there then moves again to another location to help there。There is basically no time to dwell IdeaVery good development in this new volume。The MC basically goes around with the objective to make money， but he also end up improving the public opinion others have towards him。Also， I like the idea of him being grinding levels and learning new skills， improving them through try and error， and with the help of others。Execution MacroThe pace is very fast， he moves around a lot solving problems here and there then moves again to another location to help there。There is basically no time to dwell。 Always on the move。Execution MicroAs he moves around a lot， even with the amount of details that surrounds him， I feel like there could be more explained， to help understand better the background， the people and other characters。There could be some major improvements in this area。 I would say it could improve a lot the series。All-in-AllI liked it。We can see he is human and prone to make mistakes， but those around him help him stay on the path and right to the cause。I intend to read the following volumes。 。。。more
Ridho Febriansa
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4。5/5I was expecting the same emotional as the previous volume， but it's not happening。 Volume 2 provides something different from the 1st volume。 Simply enough， it feels more adventurous compared to the previous volume where the story were circling between hatred and betrayal。Volume 2 as the cover illustrated， we had new character， and it makes the story feels more relaxing and fun。 I'm looking forward to what kind of story they are going to face in next volume。 4。5/5I was expecting the same emotional as the previous volume， but it's not happening。 Volume 2 provides something different from the 1st volume。 Simply enough， it feels more adventurous compared to the previous volume where the story were circling between hatred and betrayal。Volume 2 as the cover illustrated， we had new character， and it makes the story feels more relaxing and fun。 I'm looking forward to what kind of story they are going to face in next volume。 。。。more
Donte McNeal
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So with volume 2， we pick up with Naofumi and Raphtalia having made it past their first wave of destruction。 The other heroes were off fighting the boss of the wave， while the Shield decided to do what heroes do: Save people。 He spent the majority of the wave defending the town the wave showed up in， much to his chagrin， because if you all remember， his anger toward the world he’s been summoned to is at an all-time high。 Just in case you’ve forgotten， after Naofumi was summoned， he was duped and So with volume 2， we pick up with Naofumi and Raphtalia having made it past their first wave of destruction。 The other heroes were off fighting the boss of the wave， while the Shield decided to do what heroes do: Save people。 He spent the majority of the wave defending the town the wave showed up in， much to his chagrin， because if you all remember， his anger toward the world he’s been summoned to is at an all-time high。 Just in case you’ve forgotten， after Naofumi was summoned， he was duped and vilified by Myne and her father， the king。 The other heroes turn their back on him， and the people he’s been tasked with saving all see him as nothing more than an irredeemable villain。 So he spends the majority of this novel traveling with Raphtalia， and their new party member， Filo selling his medicines。 I didn’t want to like Filo at first because I figured she would be lewded （sexualized） sooner or later， because that’s a thing that’s pretty common in anime unfortunately。 Thankfully， Filo is as wholesome as a kid can be， and she grows on you fairly quickly。I loved seeing Naofumi’s party grow， and the more laid-back approach to this installment helped give Naofumi and Raphtalia’s character development time to breathe。 Naofumi especially。 He learns new skills， and meets new people。 He still does his best to hide the fact that he’s the Shield， just so he isn’t treated as unfairly， but that’s kind of hard to do when he has to walk around with a shield on his arm。 Still， his growth is something to smile at throughout this novel， and the epilogue only goes to show just how much he’s grown in roughly a month’s time。 We see him grow closer to his party members （who wishes he would see them in a different light）， and see him grow as a character。 I’m looking forward to jumping into the next one。 。。。more
Cameron
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The Rising of the Shield Hero book two hones in on Naofumi's story。 It picks off directly after the first one and continues the moment of his hardships。 This story resonated with me because it's not like other books in its genre。 The Rising of the shield hero was the first light novel I ever read， after finishing the anime I had a desire to know more。 The anime although its good doesn't have the same feeling that the books do。 The book allows the reader to envelop the reader in the story， it exp The Rising of the Shield Hero book two hones in on Naofumi's story。 It picks off directly after the first one and continues the moment of his hardships。 This story resonated with me because it's not like other books in its genre。 The Rising of the shield hero was the first light novel I ever read， after finishing the anime I had a desire to know more。 The anime although its good doesn't have the same feeling that the books do。 The book allows the reader to envelop the reader in the story， it explains everything to the last detail and never misses a beat。 During the book， however， I felt it went a little slow， the introduction of a new character with her arc allowed the book to gain more momentum but I didn't feel the same about this character than with Raphtalia。 The book only begins to pick up speed once the ending of the book comes which is one of the book's best aspects。 The books always leave you hanging， it doesn't leave on some overused cliff hanger instead it leaves you wanting more out of the story。 The Rising of the Shield Hero is one of the best fantasy isekai series iv ever read， it mixes fantasy action with drama and a bit of romance。 This book is perfect for teens and young adults as it allows us to relate to the characters' struggles as we face our own in this world。 The book was amazing and I'm excited to read the third book as well as watch the new season of the anime once it comes out next year。 If I had to read one series for the rest of my life it would be this。 fn "Isekai" = Genre of one who gets transported to a new world 。。。more
Leonardo Mattei
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Still a pleasant read
August Taylforth
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A great continuation from the first light novel， co tinuing the adventures of the protagonist and the friends he meets along his journey
Maxina Storibrook
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Great StoryGood story; started this series with the anime and then found the light novels。 My only issue are the random spaces that break up the words。
Titan Rossi
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Semakin lama Naofumi makin Overpower， sumpah idaman banget dia。 Padahal dia bisa punya assist lebih banyak。 Tapi dia ngga gampang percaya。 Untungnya Raphtalia sama Phiro ngga ampas dan lumayan juga skill nya。 Ceritanya semakin unik sih
Edward Joseph
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I'd like to give justice to the low rating I gave to its predecessor。 I hated how the Sword and Bow Hero were written as naive enough to outcast the Shield Hero， instead of using their influence to at least intervene with the King's ill treatment or at least get to know each other more。--Things worked out for Naofumi for a while， getting a mode for travel， new skillsets as he's still underleved for the next wave。The novel wanted to give more emphasis to his anger by introducing the Curse Series。 I'd like to give justice to the low rating I gave to its predecessor。 I hated how the Sword and Bow Hero were written as naive enough to outcast the Shield Hero， instead of using their influence to at least intervene with the King's ill treatment or at least get to know each other more。--Things worked out for Naofumi for a while， getting a mode for travel， new skillsets as he's still underleved for the next wave。The novel wanted to give more emphasis to his anger by introducing the Curse Series。 At the least， his reputation as the main character with unusual set of support is boosted by Filo。 。。。more
Scott Mattson
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Still a bit of setting up the storyline。 It is nice to see the Shield Hero starting to get more respect of the people around him。
Jaine
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aaaawwwwww。。。 I love this。 Raphtalia and Naofumi's relationship is just adorable。 aaaawwwwww。。。 I love this。 Raphtalia and Naofumi's relationship is just adorable。 。。。more
LiteratureIsLife
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Read this review （and others） at: https://literatureislife。com/2019/09/。。。The Rising of the Shield Hero， Volume 2 starts off shortly after Volume 1 ended。 For people who watched the anime， Volume 2 covers episodes 5 through 8。 Despite coming out of his shell a bit and newfound trust in Raphtalia after the end of the previous book， Naofumi is still in a dark place。 But this is still the beginning phase of his journey， as Naofumi and his allies rise into becoming true heroes。 While Naofumi and Rap Read this review （and others） at: https://literatureislife。com/2019/09/。。。The Rising of the Shield Hero， Volume 2 starts off shortly after Volume 1 ended。 For people who watched the anime， Volume 2 covers episodes 5 through 8。 Despite coming out of his shell a bit and newfound trust in Raphtalia after the end of the previous book， Naofumi is still in a dark place。 But this is still the beginning phase of his journey， as Naofumi and his allies rise into becoming true heroes。 While Naofumi and Raphtalia and still a key focus here， they pick up a third party member in this book: Filo。Filo is a creature called a filolial， a large， intelligent bird creature that is totally definitely not a chocobo。 Basically， filolials are this magical world’s equivalent of horses。 But they can also be trained to fight monsters and whatnot。 Having a large creature that can also pull a wagon quickly puts Naofumi on the next track of his journey: becoming a trading merchant。 With the kingdom still ostracizing him， the group journeys around the countryside fighting monsters for experience and selling medicines， food， and other needed goods to the poorer areas who see little trade。 But Naofumi is not the only one having adventures。Over the course of this book， Naofumi’s group hears rumors about the other three heroes。 And all three of them are very much still treating this new world like a video game。 But Naofumi realizes that this world is no game and that in the real world， actions have consequences。 The group’s journey soon develops a pattern of cleaning up the other heroes’ messes。 The actions of the other heroes inadvertently lead to Naofumi becoming stronger。 While the other heroes “know what they are doing” from their video game knowledge， Naofumi continues to learn from scratch and pick up on things the other heroes remain unaware of。Is Volume 2 of Rising of the Shield Hero particularly exciting？ Not really。 This is a story full of side quests。 These are the mini-missions you have to do in games to get the experience/loot to tackle the big story。 But while the main plot crawls along here， the character development continues to expand。 Naofumi， Raphtalia， and Filo all grow as people from these experiences。 Both individually and in their relationships together as a team。 Even characters who are not always directly involved， like the other three heroes， get some development via the actions Naofumi knows they have taken。 Rising of the Shield Hero Volume 2 is very much a stepping stone， but it seems to be moving the series in the right direction。 。。。more
Kokoro
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Me ha gustado， eso si， un poquito menos que el primer volumen debido al cambio de actitud de Naofumi hacia el resto del mundo。 Un nuevo integrante （que haría las delicias de Prompto） se une al Héroe del escudo， básicamente en este volumen vemos cómo va mejorando tanto en armas， estadísticas y habilidades， a la par que va ganando una buena reputación en ciertas aldeas。 Sobre Naofumi （view spoiler）[ Debo decir que me parecía algo más interesante su actitud en gran parte del primer volumen， sigo cr Me ha gustado， eso si， un poquito menos que el primer volumen debido al cambio de actitud de Naofumi hacia el resto del mundo。 Un nuevo integrante （que haría las delicias de Prompto） se une al Héroe del escudo， básicamente en este volumen vemos cómo va mejorando tanto en armas， estadísticas y habilidades， a la par que va ganando una buena reputación en ciertas aldeas。 Sobre Naofumi （view spoiler）[ Debo decir que me parecía algo más interesante su actitud en gran parte del primer volumen， sigo creyendo haber mantenido ese odio y resentimiento hacia todos incluyendo Raphtalia daría más juego pero… no pudo ser。 Continua aumentando su nivel， habilidades y escudos， de momento el más interesante es Shield of Rage que repele ataques y lo regresa contra el enemigo… y aliados。 Al parecer este escudo o el original （no lo capto） puede hablar un poco con Naofumi como tentándolo para que le use。 Considero será un escudo importante o alguna de sus variantes en batallas futuras。 （hide spoiler）]En cuanto su relación con Raphtalia （view spoiler）[Por una parte me alegra no este enamorado de ella， pero no sé si encaja en el cliché del prota que no se entera de nada （hide spoiler）]Sobre nuevo personaje （view spoiler）[ un chocobo！！ XDD hasta Naofumi pensó al verlos que eran algo parecidos a los que salen en “ese” videojuego， Filo， ese su nombre， no llama mucho mi atención pero protagonizo un momento importante en este libro y posteriormente una pequeña escena graciosa。 Lo malo es que al parecer quiere competir con Raphtalia por el “cariño” del amo （hide spoiler）]En general habrá que ver como continua la relación de estos tres personajes， las reacciones en específico de 5 personajes cuando las historias de sus aventuras se conozcan， y la importancia del nuevo escudo en el futuro。 Gran pregunta sobre el hechizo de esclavitud （view spoiler）[Cuando Raphtalia golpea a Naofumi cuando se pone histérico a pesar de hacerlo con buena intención， no debió activarse el hechizo y castigarle por hacerle daño a su amo？ （hide spoiler）]“They’d betrayed me… tricked me！ That was even more reason for me to… to protect the people who believed in me。” Naofumi。 。。。more
Shawn McLain
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Good story so far， not thrilled with the ownership of the demi-humans
Ardzone
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Enjoyable story It was fun to read and helped with understanding the characters better， I look forward to reading the next chapter。
Emily
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Naofumi's journey as the Shield Hero continues， with Raphtalia insisting the slave spell be put back on her， feeling it's needed for his mental well-being。 While at the slaver's， Naofumi purchases an egg， and when it hatches he's in for a surprise。 What seems at first to be normal Filolial （a bird like an ostrich） soon evolves due to the powers granted by the Shield into a Queen who can shift to human-like form。 In the beginning， Naofumi and the girls help the town he saved rebuild， and eventual Naofumi's journey as the Shield Hero continues， with Raphtalia insisting the slave spell be put back on her， feeling it's needed for his mental well-being。 While at the slaver's， Naofumi purchases an egg， and when it hatches he's in for a surprise。 What seems at first to be normal Filolial （a bird like an ostrich） soon evolves due to the powers granted by the Shield into a Queen who can shift to human-like form。 In the beginning， Naofumi and the girls help the town he saved rebuild， and eventually start to travel the countryside， where he becomes revered as a saint for fixing problems caused by the other Heroes using the power of his shield， and also for healing the sick and injured。 While largely a travelogue （sometimes annoying）， Naofumi goes through a lot of personal development， becoming less embittered and showing his problem-solving skills。 。。。more
Ashe
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More of a 3。5 than a 4- the story is still good。 Naofumi's snarky attitude is refreshing and the parental love is a different pace from the romance typically featured。 Though I enjoyed the 2nd volume less than the 1st volume， and will not rush out to buy the physical copies。 If I find them used， on sale， or at the library is the only way I will continue to read the light novel。I enjoy the anime which sways my rating a tad bit。 The book is easy to get through quickly。 The story has peaked my inte More of a 3。5 than a 4- the story is still good。 Naofumi's snarky attitude is refreshing and the parental love is a different pace from the romance typically featured。 Though I enjoyed the 2nd volume less than the 1st volume， and will not rush out to buy the physical copies。 If I find them used， on sale， or at the library is the only way I will continue to read the light novel。I enjoy the anime which sways my rating a tad bit。 The book is easy to get through quickly。 The story has peaked my interest- just not enough to continue to pay anything over $8 for the books。 。。。more
Lizza Rade
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No tuvo tanta acción como la primera novela， pero estuvo bien conocer más lugares del reino。
Dylan Ostrander
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Read this alongside the animeI love the Shield Hero anime， but I love the books even more。 The world and characters get a little more fleshed out than in the anime， which I personally love。
Lachmann Marcel
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Light very light。But easy to read。
Michael E。
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Great Continuation of the series。Quick read。 Great to follow along with the anime or the Manga。 This gives more insight into the characters than either of the other two media。
Barrett
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Great chemistry development between the trio！
RemyS7
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Great
Naser alsalili
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It was fun reading this volume， but in some events I felt like it was extended more than it’s worth。But totally I enjoyed reading more of our shield hero
Michael Reyes
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For the most part of the book， we hear less and less of the 3 other heroes （and Myne as well）。It mostly chronicles Naofumi's slow leveling progress as well as his money-making schemes as they wait for the next Wave of Calamity to occur。He gains another ally in Filo， a monster he hatched from an egg he bought from the Slave Trader。 Due to Filo's innate nature to pull carriages， Naofumi now has a quicker means to move around while earning more money。 He also gains the reputation of being the "Mira For the most part of the book， we hear less and less of the 3 other heroes （and Myne as well）。It mostly chronicles Naofumi's slow leveling progress as well as his money-making schemes as they wait for the next Wave of Calamity to occur。He gains another ally in Filo， a monster he hatched from an egg he bought from the Slave Trader。 Due to Filo's innate nature to pull carriages， Naofumi now has a quicker means to move around while earning more money。 He also gains the reputation of being the "Miracle-Working Saint with the Bird-God Carriage"。 To be honest， the story drags a bit at parts。 （view spoiler）[Especially the part where Naofumi is looking for a way to get Filo "decent"。 （hide spoiler）]Like Vol。 1， the book ends with another "slice of life" story。 （view spoiler）[This time around， it details the rivalry between Raphtalia and Filo in winning Naofumi's affection。 （hide spoiler）] 。。。more
Xeront
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Love the anime？ Then read the novels。Great novels。 Fun to read。 Can’t put them down。 There are a few digital/editing errors， but it doesn’t diminish from the story。
York Lara
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Ha sido emocionante leer el nacimiento de Filo porque es encantadora y divertida resultó ser ese toque de comedia que faltaba a la historia。 El crecimiento de Naofumi es mas visible con Raphtalia y su relación de padre-hija por el es tierna pero frustrante pues los shippeo totalmente。 La mitad del libro se centra en Filo， y aunque me gustó sentí que tampoco era para que se llevará casi la mitad del libro。Sin embargo la otra mitad es mas llena de acción y del viaje que emprenden los 3 como comerc Ha sido emocionante leer el nacimiento de Filo porque es encantadora y divertida resultó ser ese toque de comedia que faltaba a la historia。 El crecimiento de Naofumi es mas visible con Raphtalia y su relación de padre-hija por el es tierna pero frustrante pues los shippeo totalmente。 La mitad del libro se centra en Filo， y aunque me gustó sentí que tampoco era para que se llevará casi la mitad del libro。Sin embargo la otra mitad es mas llena de acción y del viaje que emprenden los 3 como comerciantes。 Gracias a eso vemos otros pueblos con sus circunstancias desfavorable por parte de los otros héroes que aún no caen en la cuenta de la realidad de sus acciones como afectan。 。。。more
Eldritch Automaton
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