The key visual, first cast, and performance schedule for the stage "The Rise of the Shield Heroes" are revealed!

The key visual, first cast, performance schedule, and ticket sales information for the stage "The Rise of the Shield Heroes" were announced on November 27, 2019.

The "Rise of the Shield Hero" is a popular light novel by Aneko Yusagi that was first published on the novel submission site "Shosetsu-kaerou" (Novelist) and then published in book form by MF Books (KADOKAWA) in 2013. Iwatani Naofumi is an otaku college student who is summoned to another world as one of the heroes. He sets out on a journey to train to protect the world, but is betrayed by his friends after only a few days. This fantasy work depicts the rise of a man who has lost all his money and position.

An animated TV series was broadcast in January 2019. The anime's production staff includes Takao Abo as director, Keigo Koyanagi as series composition, Masahiro Suwa as character design and chief animation director, Hiroki Gobun as sound director, and Kevin Penkin as music. Kinema Citrus is in charge of animation production; a stage adaptation of "The Rise of the Shield's Hero" was set for September 2019.

The key visual, first cast, performance schedule, and ticket sales information were announced this time. The key visual depicts the main character standing in nature with a shield in hand.

The first cast

The first cast for the stage was also revealed. The role of the main character, Naofumi Iwatani, was played by Yuya Uno, who made his debut as Kunimitsu Tezuka, the ninth generation of Seigaku in the third season of the musical "The Prince of Tennis. The role of Raftalia will be played by Karin Isobe, known for her role as Chizuru Yukimura in the "Sanosuke Harada" version of the musical "Hakuouki. The rest of the cast is as follows

The first cast
Naofumi Iwatani as Yuya Uno
Raftalia: Karin Isobe
Yuuho Matsui (Patch Theater Company) as Ren Amagi
Tatsuki Kawasumi as: Taiga Fukazawa
Ryusei Ishigami as Eik
Kotori Kojima as Slave Trader
Raftalia (as a child): Erena Kamata
Emi Bridcut Sailer as Mine
Atsushi Maruyama as Erhard
Ortclay: Isamu Ishizaka

Performance Schedule

In addition, the performance schedule for the stage has also been released. The Tokyo performance period will be from April 2 (Thursday) to April 12 (Sunday), 2020 at "Theater Sunmall" (Sunmall Crest B1, 1-19-10 Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo). The Osaka production will run from Friday, March 27 to Sunday, March 29, 2020, at "Theater COOL JAPAN PARK OSAKA TT Hall" (3-6 Osaka Castle, Chuo-ku, Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture). The timetable (19 performances in total) is as follows

Tokyo Performance
　Thursday, April 2, 7:00 p.m.
　April 3 (Fri.) 7:00 p.m.
　April 4 (Sat) 13:00-18:00
　April 5 (Sun.) 1:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
　Monday, April 6, 7:00 p.m.
　Tuesday, April 7 - Closed
　April 8 (Wed) 7:00 p.m.
　April 9 (Thursday) 2:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
　April 10 (Fri.) 7:00 p.m.
　April 11 (Sat) 1:00 p.m. - / 6:00 p.m.
　April 12 (Sun.) 1:00 p.m. / 5:00 p.m.

Osaka Performance
　Friday, March 27, 7:00 p.m.
　March 28 (Sat) 1:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
　March 29 (Sun.) 2:00 p.m.

Reception opens 60 minutes prior to the performance, and the auditorium opens 30 minutes prior to the performance.
The performance time is scheduled to be approximately 120 minutes, and may vary slightly depending on the performance session.
There will be no intermission.

Ticket Sales Information

In addition, tickets will be sold as "1st Advance Ticket (by lottery)", "2nd Advance Ticket (first-come-first-served)", and "General Ticket". Details are as follows.

First Tier Advance Ticket (by lottery)
Price: 7,500 yen (tax included)
Ticket application page ：#
Application period ：December 21, 2019 (Sat.) 12:00 - January 5, 2020 (Sun.) 23:59
Announcement of Ticket Results : Within January 9, 2020 (Thu)

*All seats are reserved, with a special bromide not for sale each day.
*Only web-based registration will be available.
Tickets will be sold by lottery, not on a first-come, first-served basis.
*One application for the first pre-sale ticket can be made per performance (there is no limit to the number of performances).
Limit: 2 tickets for the Tokyo show and 4 tickets for the Osaka show per application.


■Secondary pre-sale tickets (first-come, first-served)
Price: 7,500 yen (tax included)
Ticket application page : #
・Receipt period: January 18 (Sat), 2020 12:00 - January 26 (Sun), 2020 23:59

All seats reserved, with a special bromide not for sale each day.
Only web-based tickets will be available.
First-come-first-served basis.
Limit: 2 tickets per application for the Tokyo show, 4 tickets for the Osaka show.


General Ticket
Price: 7,000 yen (tax included)
Ticket order page: #
Ticket application period: February 1, 2020 (Sat.) 12:00 -

*All seats reserved.
*Only tickets will be sold through web-based registration.
Limit: 2 tickets for the Tokyo show and 4 tickets for the Osaka show per application.