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When Naofumi met the Slave Trader in the anime for the first time, he had the choice between three different slaves in the same price category. His decision to go for Raphtalia was not exactly based on pure thoughts...

During the early part of the story, Raphtalia grew up quickly as she leveled up. Will she continue getting older as the story goes on and do we risk seeing grandma Raphtalia anytime soon?

He has helped Naofumi in his quest for sure, but is he actually a good person? The Light Novel reveals that he only did so after a split-second decision and that his initial intentions were far darker...

In this article, we discuss if Motoyasu is a victim of circumstances or just a bad person. We discuss an extra story in the first Light Novel and other extra available info not in the Anime (no spoilers beyond the first volumes though).

Do Ren, Itsuki and even Motoyasu die in Rising of the Shield Hero? The answer, which doesn't spoil anything beyond episode 19, may surprise you. One of them even has multiple encounters with death you may not know about...

In this article, we discuss which elements contributed to the controversy of "The Rising of the Shield Hero". We also go over the reaction of series producer Junichiro Tamura in a Reddit "Ask Me Anything" session.