PC (Windows) game "Relive The Animation: The Rise of a Shielded Hero" will go on sale on September 24 and purchase benefits will be announced.

KADOKAWA has announced the release date and purchase bonus for the PC (Windows) game "The Rise of the Shield Hero: Relive The Animation".

The book "The Rise of the Shield's Hero" was first published on the novel submission site "Shosetsu-kaerou" (Novelist's Letter), and was published in book form by MF Books (KADOKAWA) in 2013. It is a popular light novel by Aneko Yusagi, currently in its 20th volume.
Iwatani Naofumi is an otaku college student who is summoned to another world as one of the heroes. He sets out on a journey of training to protect the world, but is betrayed by his friends after only a few days. This is a fantasy about a man who loses everything, including his money and position, and rises to the top.
The animation 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. Animation production will be handled by Kinema Citrus.
⇒2019 Winter Anime

Relive The Animation" is an RPG in RPG Tool MV based on the popular anime "The Rise of the Hero of the Shield" written by Aneko Yusagi.
In addition to experiencing the famous scenes from the anime, players can fully enjoy the world of "The Rise of the Shield Hero" as a game with a battle system that takes advantage of the hero's special characteristics of being a defender and peddling in the spacious Merlomark.

The game will be available on Steam on September 24.

In addition, as a bonus for purchasing the Steam version of the game, BGM that can be used in the TSUCOOL series will be provided. There are a total of 8 BGM tracks here, composed by Yuka Tsujiyoko. They are completely original and can be used in various fields and battles.

Please check out the game contents below.

The game recreates famous scenes from the original work in an RPG!　More than 700 animation cuts are used in the game!

The game is filled with dotted characters and more than 700 anime cuts.

Combat system that takes advantage of the world view!

The combat system makes full use of actions typical of shield heroes, such as "alerting" to know the enemy's aim, "capturing" to block enemies who aim at you, and "protecting" to protect your friends from enemies.
The game also features a growth element, whereby players can learn new skills by incorporating items they have acquired into their shields!

Travel the vast Merlomark as a peddler!

All the towns and villages that appeared in the anime appear in the game. You can travel through the vast world of Merlot Marck.
In addition to battles and conversation scenes, the game also features a "peddling" system that allows players to buy and sell items created from items obtained along the way, a "fame value" system that changes the reactions of characters depending on the player's actions, and other elements that allow players to fully experience the world of "The Rise of the Shield Heroes".

Game Information
The Rise of the Shield Relive The Animation
Genre: RPG
Compatible hardware: PC (Windows compatible)
Release date: September 24, 2019
Price: 2,980 yen (excluding tax)
Developer, Publisher: KADOKAWA Co.

*The bonus BGM will be installed in the same folder as the main game.
　You must agree to the terms of use.

Smartphone (iOS, Android) and overseas versions (supported language: English) will be available in the fall of 2019.
The smartphone version does not come with any purchase bonus.

(c)2019 Aneko Yusagi/KADOKAWA/ Shield of Heroes Production Committee