**Race:** Raccoon & Tanuki

Raphtalia is a Tanuki-type Demi-Human who was the first real member of the Shield Hero's party after he purchased her as a slave.

~!Raphtalia later obtain one of the eight vassal weapons from another world granting her the title of Vassal Weapon Wielder and Katana Hero. Due to the passive effects of the Vassal Weapons her slave curse seal was removed.!~

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! 
 
Note: 
- The first episode was pre-aired on December 27th, 2018. Regular broadcast began on January 9th, 2019. 
- The first episode aired with a runtime of ~47 minutes as opposed to the standard 24 minute long episode.

__Height:__ 167 cm

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A Japanese voice actress. Her debut role was Yoshino Takatsuki in Hourou Musuko. She likes to draw, and she became addicted to karuta while dubbing Chihayafuru.

__Non-Anime Roles:__ ~!
Aika Tenkūbashi in "Ore ga Ojō-sama Gakkō ni "Shomin Sample" Toshite Rachirareta Ken" (dramaCD)
Andromeda in "Starly Girls -Episode Starsia-" (VG)
Ayaka Kagari in "Lord of Vermilion IV" (VG)
Ayame Itō in "Corpse Party 2 ~ DEAD PATIENT" (dramaCD)
Baizhi in "Wuthering Waves" (VG) (Japanase)
Beruno Souda in "Racing Musume" (VG)
Carmen Sandiego in "Carmen Sandiego" (cartoon)
Clarke Griffin (voiceover for Eliza Taylor) in "The 100" (Live-action TV)
Contender in Girls' Frontline (Mobile Videogame)
Diana Celestine May in "Implosion: Never Lose Hope" (VG)
Eri Kumagai in "Music Girls (Ongaku Shōjo) projects" (songCD and dramaCD)
Hannah (voiceover for Odeya Rush) in "Goosebumps" (live-action movie)
Isabella in "Gargantia on the Verdurous Planet ONLINE FLEET" (VG)
Jessica in "Granblue Fantasy" (VG)
Kana in "Tales of Link" (Mobile VG)
Kujou Sara in "Genshin Impact" (VG)
Lili in "Street Fighter X Tekken" (VG)
Linde in "Fire Emblem Heroes" (VG)
Linde in "Genei Ibunroku ♯FE" (VG)
Little Alice in "Wonderland Wars" (VG)
Mai Sakurajima in "Seishun Buta Yarō Series" (Niconico Drama)
Meria Shiranami in "Maid ga Oshieru Maou-gaku!" (Drama CD)
Nagisa in "Monster Hunter Mezeporuta Kaitakuki" (VG)
Princess Stella in "Grand Sphere" (VG) (Japanese)
Shiranui Nanami in "NORN9 Act Tune" (otome VG)
Shiranui Nanami in "NORN9 Last Era" (otome VG)
Shiranui Nanami in "NORN9 Var Commons" (otome VG)
Shiranui Nanami in "NORN9" (otome VG)
Sofia Tenma in "Racing Musume" (VG)
Sonia Blanche in "BLADE ARCUS from Shining EX" (VG)
Sonia Blanche in "Shining Resonance" (VG)
Surge in "E.X. Troopers" (VG)
Tiki is My Wife P in "Genei Ibunroku ♯FE" (VG)
Tsukuyomi in "UNDER NIGHT IN-BIRTH Exe:Late" (VG)
Urara Taguchi in "Girl Friends" (drama CD)
Wilbell Vollerslied in "Atelier Ayesha ~Tasogare no Daichi no Renkinjutsushi~" (VG)
Wilbell Vollerslied in "Atelier Escha & Logy ~Tasogare no Sora no Renkinjutsuhi" (VG)
Wilbell Vollerslied in "Atelier Shallie ~Tasogare no Umi no Renkinjutsuhi" (VG)
Kasane Randall in "SCARLET NEXUS" (VG)
Reina in "Tekken 8" (VG)!~

Chicago native Erica Mendez is a longtime anime and video game fan who put in the work and became a voice actress. She has been fortunate to play some fan-favorite characters, including: Retsuko from Aggretsuko, Ryuko from KILL la KILL, Raphtalia from The Rising of the Shield Hero, and Sailor Uranus from Sailor Moon. As for video games, her voice can be heard as Kamisato Ayaka in Genshin Impact, Bernadetta in Fire Emblem: Three Houses and additionally in Street Fighter V, Dead or Alive 5: Last Round, and Pokemon Masters to name a few. She’s also ventured into script adaptation and has done work on Little Witch Academia, Sailor Moon SuperS, and Dragon Pilot. 

If that weren’t enough, she also directs from time-to-time, having done so for I Want to Eat Your Pancreas and the Netflix series, Carole & Tuesday. Keep up with Erica's role announcements and incoherent rambling by following her on <a href="https://twitter.com/tsunderica?lang=en">Twitter</a>.

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A Mexican voice actress. She is known for being the Latin American Spanish voice of Bonnie in Pokémon XY, Starla in Regular Show and Tanya Degurechaff in Saga of Tanya the Evil.

Non-Anime Roles: 
- Irelia (League of Legends)
- Princess Leia (Star Wars: Battlefront II)

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A Brazilian actress, voice actor, and singer. She is best known for voicing Violet Evergarden in the anime of the same name.

The second season of Tate no Yuusha no Nariagari. 
 
With another Wave happening in a week, Naofumi Iwatani and his party have no time to waste. However, when bat familiars raid Lurolona Village and the Wave countdown comes to a halt, the Four Cardinal Heroes reconvene with the queen, Mirelia Q Melromarc, for a quick briefing. The queen presumes that the odd occurrences are linked to the Spirit Tortoise—a threatening creature that has awakened from its slumber, back to cause havoc once again. A plan to put the Spirit Tortoise to rest is devised—but out of the four men, only the cursed Shield Hero agrees to help. 
 
(Source: MAL Rewrite)

Daughter of [Emmanuel Liénart](https://anilist.co/staff/116431)

The third season of Tate no Yuusha no Nariagari. 
After defeating the Spirit Tortoise, Naofumi has no time for rest. An attack from the next Guardian Beast is imminent, but the three other Cardinal Heroes have gone missing. So, Naofumi and his party set out to search for the legendary trio. 
(Source: Crunchyroll News)

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Mariana Guedes, better known as Mari Guedes, is a Brazilian actress, voice actress, singer and musician.

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! 

(Source: One Peace Books)

The second season of Isekai Quartet.
 
Your favorite isekai characters return for more exciting crossovers in our everyday world! This time the Shield Hero joins in, and he’s brought Raphtalia and Filo along with him. What kind of shenanigans will the crews of Re:Zero, Overlord, KonoSuba, Saga of Tanya the Evil, and now, The Rising of the Shield Hero get into together? 
(Source: Funimation)

The fourth season of Tate no Yuusha no Nariagari. 

The Return of the Exiled━ 

(Source: Official Twitter)

The homeroom class gets sucked through a wormhole into - you guessed it! - another world where they encounter a desolate environment dominated by a rampaging magical automaton. There they meet a girl-type golem with mannerisms similar to Megumin, a woman dressed in the same military uniform as Tanya, and a man with a cane who seems to know Subaru, and hijinks ensue. 
 
(Source: Crunchyroll)

Don’t like the outcome? Then start over and do it again! An exhilarating, new otherworldly redemption fantasy begins in this spin-off of the massively popular otherworldly fantasy, the Rising of the Shield Hero! Motoyasu Kitamura is summoned to another world to serve as the Spear Hero, but something eventually manages to kill him. When he dies Motoyasu suddenly finds himself back on the day he was first summoned to the new world—without losing any of his power! It’s the start of a new game in god mode! This time he’s determined to get things right—for the sake of his beloved Filo-tan, the magnificent filolials, and his “father,” the Shield Hero. 
(Source: One Peace Books)

Naofumi was sent to another world, accused of rape, and betrayed by his fellow companions. Left penniless and alone, he was forced to purchase a slave in order to have a fighting chance in this world.
 
Anyway, here’s a bunch of stories about them eating delicious food.

A 22-page short manga story included in the The Aiya Kyu Special Works book.

A comedy slice of life spinoff of The Rising of the Shield Hero series.
 
Includes 1 bonus chapter.