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Seasons: 4
Total Episodes: 62
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Networks: AT-X
Status: Returning Series
First Air Date: Jan 9, 2019
Recent Air Date: Aug 6, 2025
Run Time: m
In Production: Yes
Original Language: Japanese
Age Rating: TV-14
Website: Link
Production Companies: Kinema Citrus , Good Smile Company , Nippon Columbia , Glovision , NTT Plala , Frontier Works , Sammy , DR Movie , KADOKAWA Media House , Crunchyroll , NTT Docomo , AT-X
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Synopsis
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?
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Seasons

Season 1
2019 | 25 episodes
The Four Cardinal Heroes are a group of ordinary men from modern-day Japan summoned to the kingdom of Melromarc to become its saviors. Melromarc is a country plagued by the Waves of Catastrophe that have repeatedly ravaged the land and brought disaster to its citizens for centuries. The four heroes are respectively bestowed a sword, spear, bow, and shield to vanquish these Waves. Naofumi Iwatani, an otaku, becomes cursed with the fate of being the "Shield Hero." Armed with only a measly shield, Naofumi is belittled and ridiculed by his fellow heroes and the kingdom's people due to his weak offensive capabilities and lackluster personality. As the Waves approach the kingdom, Naofumi and Raphtalia must fight for the survival of the kingdom and protect the people of Melromarc from their ill-fated future.
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