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The Rising of the Shield Hero Anime Season 3 Plans Advance Screening World Tour

 

Prior to the TV premiere in October 2023, The Rising of the Shield Hero anime will hold advance screening events for its forthcoming third season in five countries around the world. In Tokyo, Japan, the final stop on the world tour, there will also be a special event with the main voice cast members on stage.

 

RELATED: The Rising of the Shield Hero Season 3 Anime is Ready to Rise This October in New Teaser 

 

“The Rising of the Shield Hero Season 3 World Tour” schedule:  

 

– July 2023  

  • Los Angeles, U.S.A.
  • Paris, France
  • Austin, U.S.A.

– August 2023

  • Mannheim, Germany
  • Toronto, Canada

– October 2023

  • Tokyo, Japan

 

 

 

The announcement comes with new visuals of the ten main characters:

 

Naofumi Iwatani (Kaito Ishikawa) / Raphtalia (Asami Seto)

 

Filo (Rina Hidaka) / Rishia Ivyred (Natsuko Hara)

 

Ren Amaki (Yoshitsugu Matsuoka) / Motoyasu Kitamura (Makoto Takahashi)

 

Itsuki Kawasumi (Yoshitaka Yamaya) / Malty S. Melromarc (Maaya Uchida) 

 

Eclair Seaetto (Ruriko Aoki ) / Myne (Sarah Emi Bridcutt) 

 

Following the well-received first season in 2019 and the second season in 2022, the much-awaited TV anime third season has been in the works for a premiere in October 2023. Crunchyroll will stream it as it airs in Japan for members in North America, Central America, South America, Europe, Africa, Oceania, the Middle East, and CIS.

 

Season 3 teaser trailer:

 

Key visual:

 

 

Season 3 was originally announced at Crunchyroll Expo 2019. Based on the light novels by Aneko Yusagi and Seira Minami, Masato Jinbo (Restaurant to Another World) directed Season 2 at studios DR Movie and Kinema Citrus, with series composition by Keigo Koyanagi, character designs by Masahiro Suwa and music by Kevin Penkin.

 

The Rising of the Shield Hero anime is described as such:

 

Learning that other nations are enduring the Calamity Waves, Naofumi vows to fight. But before he can begin, word comes that the massive Spirit Tortoise is free. Left unchecked, this rampaging monster could destroy the world. He assembles companions Raphtalia and Filo and a few new allies, one of which reveals scary news—this was no accident. Someone deliberately unleashed the legendary beast!

 

 

Sources: “The Rising of the Shield Hero” anime official website / Twitter, press release

 

©Aneko Yusagi,Seira Minami/KADOKAWA/Shield Hero Season 3 Project