The Rising of the Shield Hero is an anime television series based on the light novel series of the same name written by Aneko Yusagi. At 2019's Crunchyroll Expo, it was announced that the anime series would receive a second and third season.[1] Masato Jinbo replaced Takao Abo as director, with the rest of the main staff members from the previous season returning and production by Kinema Citrus and DR Movie.[2] During "Kadokawa Light Novel Expo 2020", it was revealed that the second season was originally set to premiere in October 2021,[3] but it was later delayed by 6 months.[4] The second season aired from April 6 to June 29, 2022, on AT-X and other networks.[5]