The Rising of the Shield Hero Volume 20: Light Novel

盾の勇者の成り上がり [Tate no Yuusha no Nariagari] (Novel) #20

by Aneko Yusagi

Naofumi and his companions have had their entire village transported to an unfamiliar location. Who should they find waiting for them . . . but the Shield Hero?! The Shield Hero Naofumi and his allies have returned home from Kizuna's world. Paying heed to S'yne's sister's warnings, Naofumi remains alert while dealing with all the reports and incidents from his absence. However, after returning to the village that acts as his base of operations, he is suddenly enveloped in a mysteriously blinding light--and the entire village is transported into unfamiliar surroundings! "You have to decide for yourselves whether our words are true or not. But first, tell me something. Who are you?" A youth appears in front of Naofumi and his friends--a youth claiming to be the Shield Hero! Now the curtain rises on the twentieth volume of the ever-rising otherworld fantasy!

Genres: Light Novel, Fantasy, Manga, Role Playing Games, Litrpg

344 pages, Paperback

First published December 25, 2018

About the author

Aneko Yusagi (アネコユサギ; Yusagi Aneko) is a japanese creator.

Reviews

[Donte McNeal]

Fantasy turned sci-fi?

We witness Naofumi and the gang all travel to the past and man does it open things up for the future. No pun intended. We get to meet some ancestors/predecessors and it’s interesting to learn more about the history that was lost to our heroes in the future. Hopefully we get to learn more about the one behind the waves and the team possibly learns some tips and tricks to getting stronger quicker that they can take back to their own time.

[Jill]

Still a fan and will continue to read the series… not sure where it’s going, but I look forward to finding out. Good battle tactics at the end here.

[Eric Allen]

While not really bad, this one felt kind of generic, and the time travel aspect is a little on the cliche side imo. Just two more. You can do it, self. You can get up to current with this series.

[Sam]

More set-up than payoff

Obviously I am a fan and will continue reading,but this new plot line is a bit strange to be getting here. Anyways I'm still here for this and it's not being executed badly so let's go

[Zarathustra Goertzel]

The next arc fairly abruptly starts as they zapped into the past to meet the old Shield Hero.

Fairly cute :-3