The Rising of the Shield Hero Volume 4: Light Novel

I've read the web novel translation that's posted online so I have a general idea of what's going to happen, yet in this entire volume there were only 2 events that have remained consistent with it so it was pleasantly surprising. The author did a good job fleshing out the journey that he lightly went over in the light novel, the differences are appearing but I still found this an enjoyable read~ I'll go over a general review since I've already read the first 4 volumes. Overall I like the story, a huge theme here is rags to riches, when Naofumi gets everything stolen at the beginning he works afterwards trying to make a living, eventually becoming a successful traveling merchant. It is a bit simple, light hearted, and predictable, but its an enjoyable read.

This has been a great series to read. Though it may be a little towards the youth side of the genre, it stills has a complex undertone. The fact that the author wants you to see the consequences of actions from the world's viewpoint on a hero's heroics. This means when a hero finishes the job, what becomes of the people afterwards and how do they feel about the hero's. Just by having this dialogue raises a complex political viewpoint for the reader to ponder and give so much more depth the characters. You have been along for the ride with the protagonist, but with all that happens in the world it gives you a better feel on how and what the protagonist is going through. This book is the conclusion of the what i would say is the first long arch of the story. Most of the issues that have been driving the story up to now are going to come to a conclusion. I have to say that this is a giant disappointment that i now have to wait for the next books to be released. If i were to give any advise here it would be not to read the manga ahead of the light novel. It will give away too much of the story and is almost disappointing how it varies from the light novel as well. It seems to leave out too much detail and the story seems to lost from being rushed. It is great though to look at after you have read the novel to use as a visual to what you have imagined. My only cons that i have about this series is something small but frustrating. The dialogue sometimes involve too many people at once, and the author does not try to identify who is speaking. This is irritating at times because i have to read it a couple times to figure out who just said that. Otherwise i think this is a great series, i believe with a story this good, i wouldn't be surprised to see this as a anime one day.

Fast shipping. The story takes a quick twist in favor of the shield hero. He still has many obstacles to over come but at least he has support now.

This novel is where the anime really began to branch off, and I have to say - in comparison to this light novel, the anime really dropped the ball. The most notable changes are the scene where the heroes battle the church and high priest, and the scene where Naofumi’s innocence is finally proven. I would most certainly choose the scenes in the novel over the scenes in the anime. The Queen’s character, especially, was much different (imo, a good difference, not a bad one). Again, the novel features writing with sentence structuring similar to that of a children’s book (aged 8-12 or younger). This time I did notice a few more grammar mistakes (missing words, missing or incorrectly placed symbols (.,” etc) and so forth) but nothing that made it difficult to understand. All in all, highly recommend this novel over the anime episodes that were made from it.

This book has an anime series also, but this series is one of my favorites out of the light novel series. If you are not patient enough and would require more details I'd say reading is the way to go.

Love this series! It is literally getting even better as the story progresses!

This one came with book 2 and 3 and there was no damage and like the others it's a wonderful read

Of-course it has it's typos and writing mistakes considering it wasn't wrote my someone who speaks English, however once you look past that it is a great plot and I will continue to follow it.

Basándonos en la serie, éste Volumen va desde el capítulo 14 al 21. Desde la persecución de la que son objeto por protejer la vida de Mel, pasando por el pueblo en el Raphtalia sufrió tanto de niña. Una batalla imposible que lleva al encuentro con "otra" Reina de la que aprenden tanto. Hasta que al fin quién ha estado moviendo los hilos desde las sombras sale a la luz. Y llega el momento de la justicia para Naofumi. Ésto es en lo único en lo que la serie es más dramático que los libros, pero aun así en los libros la justicia llega, y con un tono más maduro. En el Epílogo, cuenta la separación de Mel y Filo; ahora mejores amigas, y los pensamientos de Naofumi a futuro para Filo, después de haber conocido a aquella otra Reina. Y también cuenta la historia algo graciosa de cómo dicha Reina encontró a Filo en primer lugar.

tutto ok

Love the story all around. Lots of good characters well writen for a fun read. Delivered 2 daus early...always nice ty Amazon !

My boy loves these books and is collecting them

This is a fun continuation of the story.