Rising of the Shield Hero GN (2015- One Peace Books) The Manga Companion comic books

Volume 1 - 1st printing.

Written by Aneko Yusagi. Art and cover by Aiya Kyu.

This is the Manga companion to the Ultimate Light novel series.

Naofumi Iwatani, an uncharismatic otaku who spends his days on games and manga, suddenly finds himself summoned to a parallel universe! He discovers he is one of four heroes equipped with legendary weapons and tasked with saving the world from its prophesied destruction. As the Shield Hero, the weakest of the heroes, all is not as it seems. Naofumi is soon alone, penniless, and betrayed. With no one to turn to, and nowhere to run, he is left with only his shield. Now, Naofumi must rise to become the legendary Shield Hero and save the world!

Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 156 pages, B&W.

NOTE: These are Japanese manga-style GNs and are meant to be read right-to-left.

Cover price $11.95.

Add to cart Near Mint $9.95

Volume 1 - 2nd and later printings.

Written by Aneko Yusagi. Art and cover by Aiya Kyu.

This is the Manga companion to the Ultimate Light novel series.

Naofumi Iwatani, an uncharismatic otaku who spends his days on games and manga, suddenly finds himself summoned to a parallel universe! He discovers he is one of four heroes equipped with legendary weapons and tasked with saving the world from its prophesied destruction. As the Shield Hero, the weakest of the heroes, all is not as it seems. Naofumi is soon alone, penniless, and betrayed. With no one to turn to, and nowhere to run, he is left with only his shield. Now, Naofumi must rise to become the legendary Shield Hero and save the world!

Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 156 pages, B&W.

NOTE: These are Japanese manga-style GNs and are meant to be read right-to-left.

Cover price $11.95.

Volume 2 - 1st printing.

Written by Aneko Yusagi. Art and cover by Aiya Kyu.

Naofumi Iwatani, an uncharismatic otaku who spends his days on games and manga, suddenly finds himself summoned to a parallel universe! He discovers he is one of four heroes equipped with legendary weapons and tasked with saving the world from its prophesied destruction. As the Shield Hero, the weakest of the heroes, all is not as it seems. Naofumi is soon alone, penniless, and betrayed. With no one to turn to, and nowhere to run, he is left with only his shield. Now, Naofumi must rise to become the legendary Shield Hero and save the world!

Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 160 pages, B&W.

NOTE: These are Japanese manga-style GNs and are meant to be read right-to-left.

Cover price $11.95.

Volume 3 - 1st printing.

Written by Aneko Yusagi and Aiya Kyu. Art by Minami Seira. Cover by Aiya Kyu.

Naofumi and Raphtalia do not have much time until the next wave is upon them. As they fight their way through the kingdom, they meet a new feathery companion, Filo! Together, the three travel about Melromarc on a mission to gain the strength they will need to survive the approaching wave of destruction. On the road they level up, become reluctant heroes, and continue to get nothing but trouble from Motoyasu and Myne. Finally, locked in battle with one of the fiercest monsters yet, Naofumi discovers a dark, hidden power.

Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 160 pages, B&W.

NOTE: These are Japanese manga-style GNs and are meant to be read right-to-left.

Cover price $11.95.

Add to cart Near Mint $9.95

Volume 3 - 2nd and later printings.

Written by Aneko Yusagi and Aiya Kyu. Art by Minami Seira. Cover by Aiya Kyu.

Naofumi and Raphtalia do not have much time until the next wave is upon them. As they fight their way through the kingdom, they meet a new feathery companion, Filo! Together, the three travel about Melromarc on a mission to gain the strength they will need to survive the approaching wave of destruction. On the road they level up, become reluctant heroes, and continue to get nothing but trouble from Motoyasu and Myne. Finally, locked in battle with one of the fiercest monsters yet, Naofumi discovers a dark, hidden power.

Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 160 pages, B&W.

NOTE: These are Japanese manga-style GNs and are meant to be read right-to-left.

Cover price $11.95.

Volume 4 - 1st printing.

Written by Aneko Yusagi and Aiya Kyu. Art by Minami Seira. Cover by Aiya Kyu.

Naofumi Iwatani, an uncharismatic Otaku who spends his days on games and manga, suddenly finds himself summoned to a parallel universe! He discovers he is one of four heroes equipped with legendary weapons and tasked with saving the world from its prophesied destruction. As the Shield Hero, the weakest of the heroes, all is not as it seems. Naofumi soon finds himself alone, penniless, and betrayed. With no one to turn to, and nowhere to run, he is left with only his shield. Now, Naofumi must rise to become the legendary Shield Hero and save the world!

Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 160 pages, B&W.

NOTE: These are Japanese manga-style GNs and are meant to be read right-to-left.

Cover price $11.95.

Add to cart Near Mint $4.00

Volume 4 - 2nd or Later Printings.

Written by Aneko Yusagi and Aiya Kyu. Art by Minami Seira. Cover by Aiya Kyu.

Naofumi Iwatani, an uncharismatic Otaku who spends his days on games and manga, suddenly finds himself summoned to a parallel universe! He discovers he is one of four heroes equipped with legendary weapons and tasked with saving the world from its prophesied destruction. As the Shield Hero, the weakest of the heroes, all is not as it seems. Naofumi soon finds himself alone, penniless, and betrayed. With no one to turn to, and nowhere to run, he is left with only his shield. Now, Naofumi must rise to become the legendary Shield Hero and save the world!

Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 160 pages, B&W.

NOTE: These are Japanese manga-style GNs and are meant to be read right-to-left.

Cover price $11.95.

Volume 5 - 1st printing.

Written by Aneko Yusagi. Art and cover by Aiya Kyu.

Naofumi has been magically summoned to another world as the legendary Shield Hero, but all that awaits him there is betrayal and heartache. Finding nothing but opposition and strife, Naofumi makes his way to another country within the realm. But suddenly, terrible waves of destruction arrive to desolate the world! To make matters worse, the country that he is supposed to be serving has just accused him of kidnapping the princess!

Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 160 pages, B&W.

NOTE: These are Japanese manga-style GNs and are meant to be read right-to-left.

Cover price $11.95.

Volume 6 - 1st printing.

Written by Aneko Yusagi. Art and cover by Aiya Kyu.

Naofumi is summoned to another world as a hero, but finds himself the victim of a conspiracy. There's a warrant on his head for kidnapping the princess! They run to a nobleman's mansion to escape their pursuers, only to come face-to-face with someone from Raphtalia's dark past.

Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 160 pages, B&W.

NOTE: These are Japanese manga-style GNs and are meant to be read right-to-left.

Cover price $11.95.

Volume 6 - 2nd and later printings.

Written by Aneko Yusagi. Art and cover by Aiya Kyu.

Naofumi is summoned to another world as a hero, but finds himself the victim of a conspiracy. There's a warrant on his head for kidnapping the princess! They run to a nobleman's mansion to escape their pursuers, only to come face-to-face with someone from Raphtalia's dark past.

Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 160 pages, B&W.

NOTE: These are Japanese manga-style GNs and are meant to be read right-to-left.

Cover price $11.95.

Volume 7 - 1st printing.

Written by Aneko Yusagi. Art and cover by Aiya Kyu.

Naofumi and his friends defeat the Spirit Tortoise after it rampages across the country. They leave in search of the other missing heroes and meet Ost who says she is one of the Spirit Tortoise's servants, that the Spirit Tortoise is still alive and that someone wants the tortoise to destroy the world! Can Naofumi protect those he loves from this new danger?

Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 160 pages, B&W.

NOTE: These are Japanese manga-style GNs and are meant to be read right-to-left.

Cover price $11.95.

Volume 8 - 1st printing.

Written by Aneko Yusagi. Art and cover by Aiya Kyu.

Rising from the depths of despair, this is a fantasy about persistence. Church of the Three Heroes vs. Four Holy Heroes! Can Naofumi protect Raphtalia, Filo, and the world? What is the mysterious high priest aiming at? From despair, Naofumi chooses an evil path. The flames of the curse series will burn!

Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 160 pages, B&W.

NOTE: These are Japanese manga-style GNs and are meant to be read right-to-left.

Cover price $11.95.

Volume 8 - 2nd and later printings.

Written by Aneko Yusagi. Art and cover by Aiya Kyu.

Rising from the depths of despair, this is a fantasy about persistence. Church of the Three Heroes vs. Four Holy Heroes! Can Naofumi protect Raphtalia, Filo, and the world? What is the mysterious high priest aiming at? From despair, Naofumi chooses an evil path. The flames of the curse series will burn!

Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 160 pages, B&W.

NOTE: These are Japanese manga-style GNs and are meant to be read right-to-left.

Cover price $11.95.

Volume 9 - 1st printing.

Written by Aneko Yusagi. Art and cover by Aiya Kyu.

Naofumi is summoned to another world to serve as the Shield Hero. After a long struggle, he finally succeeds in exacting punishment on the king and princess Myne, the ones who framed him, and makes it widely known that the accusations were false. Then following a meeting with the other heroes and his party's class-up ceremonies, Naofumi and crew set out for the Cal Mira islands to continue leveling up. There they meet the mysterious young man L'Arc Berg, but things are not quite what they seem! The otherworldly fantasy about the Shield Hero's indomitable rise from the depths of despair continues!

Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 160 pages, B&W.

NOTE: These are Japanese manga-style GNs and are meant to be read right-to-left.

Cover price $11.95.

Volume 10 - 1st printing.

Written by Aneko Yusagi. Art and cover by Aiya Kyu.

The otherworldly fantasy continues! Naofumi finally gets her revenge! But there's a new problem: the heroes discover a dragon hourglass in an underwater shrine. They end up fighting a massive inter-dimensional whale, but nothing could prepare them for what happens next!

Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 160 pages, B&W.

NOTE: These are Japanese manga-style GNs and are meant to be read right-to-left.

Cover price $11.95.

Volume 11 - 1st printing.

Written by Aneko Yusagi. Art and cover by Aiya Kyu.

Rishia, the Bow Hero's lowest-ranking party member, is framed and ultimately gets the boot. When Naofumi finds out, he is reminded of his own torturous past and loses his cool. He storms into Itsuki's room to confront the Bow Hero, but things don't quite go as expected.

Find out what happens in Volume 11 of this popular fantasy series!

Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 160 pages, B&W.

NOTE: These are Japanese manga-style GNs and are meant to be read right-to-left.

Cover price $11.95.

Volume 12 - 1st printing.

Written by Aneko Yusagi. Art and cover by Aiya Kyu.

After Rishia becomes the newest member of Naofumi's party, they begin a unique type of strength training in hopes of growing stronger. But just as they start, Naofumi receives a request from the queen-mysterious monsters have begun to appear and she wants him to take care of them!

Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 160 pages, B&W.

NOTE: These are Japanese manga-style GNs and are meant to be read right-to-left.

Cover price $11.95.

Volume 13 - 1st printing.

Written by Aneko Yusagi. Art and cover by Aiya Kyu.

The mysterious monsters that Naofumi and crew were asked to take care of can be traced back to the legendary beast known as the Spirit Tortoise. Meanwhile, the other 3 heroes have disappeared. Why? And what will the Spirit Tortoise do next?!

Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 168 pages, B&W.

NOTE: These are Japanese manga-style GNs and are meant to be read right-to-left.

Cover price $11.95.

Volume 14 - 1st printing.

Written by Aneko Yusagi. Art and cover by Aiya Kyu.

A mysterious woman named Ost appears and identifies herself as a familiar of the Spirit Tortoise. With her help, Naofumi and the others begin the desperate battle to seal away the Spirit Tortoise once again.

Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 176 pages, B&W.

NOTE: These are Japanese manga-style GNs and are meant to be read right-to-left.

Cover price $11.95.

Volume 14 - 2nd or Later Printings.

Written by Aneko Yusagi. Art and cover by Aiya Kyu.

A mysterious woman named Ost appears and identifies herself as a familiar of the Spirit Tortoise. With her help, Naofumi and the others begin the desperate battle to seal away the Spirit Tortoise once again.

Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 176 pages, B&W.

NOTE: These are Japanese manga-style GNs and are meant to be read right-to-left.

Cover price $11.95.

Volume 15 - 1st printing.

Written by Aneko Yusagi. Art and cover by Aiya Kyu.

With his allies far away, the Shield Hero Naofumi is left alone to defeat the Spirit Tortoise and stop its rampage. Ost, the will of the Spirit Tortoise, claims that her real body has been taken over and the only way to defeat the creature is to infiltrate its body. But the further into the Tortoise he walks, the more danger he encounters, and Naofumi is forced to battle the ultimate mastermind of the rampage.

Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 168 pages, B&W.

NOTE: These are Japanese manga-style GNs and are meant to be read right-to-left.

Cover price $11.95.

Add to cart Near Mint $7.95

Volume 16 - 1st printing.

Written by Aneko Yusagi. Art and cover by Aiya Kyu. Translated by Eric Margolis.

Will the Shield Hero have to rise up from level one all over again? Naofumi tumbles into a whole different fantasy world after chasing Kyo, the perpetrator of the Tortoise Spirit battle. Separated from Raphtalia and Filo, Naofumi has only Rishia at his side - and finds that his stats are reset to level 1!

Forced to attempt a jailbreak, Naofumi encounters a mysterious girl that claims to be one of the four holy heroes. Is she friend, or foe?

Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 168 pages, B&W.

NOTE: These are Japanese manga-style GNs and are meant to be read right-to-left.

Cover price $11.95.

Add to cart Near Mint $7.95

Add to cart Near Mint $7.95

Volume 17 - 1st printing.

Written by Aneko Yusagi. Art and cover by Aiya Kyu. Translated by Eric Margolis.

The only way for your own world to survive is to sacrifice another? Naofumi and company head for the dragon hourglass with one of the four holy heroes of another world, Kizuna. But first, they need to earn some money-and they're going to do just that by putting on strange masks and starting an auction! But when they arrive at their destination, Naofumi begins to feel uneasy.

Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 168 pages, B&W.

Cover price $11.95.

Volume 18 - 1st printing.

Written by Aneko Yusagi. Art and cover by Aiya Kyu. Translated by Eric Margolis.

Filo has been captured and put on display, and she is crying out for help. Her captors only stoke the flames of Naofumi's anger! And will Naofumi finally reunite with Raphtalia?

Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 168 pages, B&W.

Cover price $11.95.

Volume 19 - 1st printing.

Written by Aneko Yusagi. Art and cover by Aiya Kyu. Translated by Eric Margolis.

Naofumi managed to finally reunite with Raphtalia. But he finds himself with complicated feelings, unable to understand their conflict with Kizuna's world or the true meaning of the waves. Can Naofumi and Kizuna change the fates of both of their worlds by coming together? Meanwhile, Kyo unleashes his dark magic once again!

Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 176 pages, B&W.

Cover price $11.95.

Volume 20 - 1st printing.

Written by Aneko Yusagi. Art and cover by Aiya Kyu. Translated by Eric Margolis.

Along with Yomogi, Naofumi and his companions make their way through a misty forest to Kyo's laboratory. But before long, they find themselves in a trap that they'll need extraordinary means to escape. The heroes gather and charge into a final battle!

Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 168 pages, B&W.

Cover price $11.95.

Add to cart Near Mint $7.95

Volume 21 - 1st printing. Written by Aneko Yusagi. Art and cover by Aiya Kyu. Translated by Eric Margolis. "Did he really just start a wave?!" Naofumi and his party have arrived at Kyo's research laboratory. There, they discover countless homunculi, created as vessels for souls. Controlling the body of the mirror hero, Kyo attacks our heroes-and even has an even deadlier weapon up his sleeve! Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 168 pages, B&W. Cover price $11.95.

Volume 22 - 1st printing. Written by Aneko Yusagi. Art and cover by Aiya Kyu. Translated by Eric Margolis. "I wasn't expecting you to be in cahoots with the queen, that's for sure." Having defeated Kyo and left Kizuna and the others behind, Naofumi and his friends return to Melromarc. The Spirit Tortoise has left a deep scar on the world's nations, including their own Melromarc. Now with the objective of preparing for future struggles against the waves and the deadly Phoenix, for some reason Naofumi heads straight to the slave trader! Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 168 pages, B&W. Cover price $11.95.