The Rising of the Shield Hero ~RERISE~ Mobile Game to End Service

 

The Rising of the Shield Hero made its way to mobile devices in Japan with The Rising of the Shield Hero ~RERISE~ on February 24, 2021, but now the game’s service is getting ready to wind down. The official account announced plans to end service on July 31, 2023, marking around two years and five months of training RPG fun.

 

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The official accounts and the app itself thanked players for their commitment to the game and encourage everyone to play until the very end. Here’s a trailer that made its way online a month prior to launch:

 

 

Based on the fantasy light novel series by Aneko Yasugi, the anime adaptation of The Rising of the Shield Hero is currently available to stream on Crunchyroll, which describes it like so:

 

Iwatani Naofumi, a run-of-the-mill otaku, finds a book in the library that summons him to another world. He is tasked with joining the sword, spear, and bow as one of the Four Cardinal Heroes and fighting the Waves of Catastrophe as the Shield Hero.

 

Excited by the prospect of a grand adventure, Naofumi sets off with his party. However, merely a few days later, he is betrayed and loses all his money, dignity, and respect. Unable to trust anyone anymore, he employs a slave named Raphtalia and takes on the Waves and the world.

 

But will he really find a way to overturn this desperate situation?

 

Source: Official Twitter via Otakomu

 

 

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Joseph Luster is the Games and Web editor at Otaku USA Magazine. You can read his comics at subhumanzoids. Follow him on Twitter @Moldilox.