Yes. LN readers did expect a hit during Turtle Arc, we just didn't expected they would mess up Kizuna Arc along with Turtle Arc. Spirit Turtle was lowest point in the Shield Hero, but it was the necessary evil for the following seasons.
S2 had some issues and was not as good as the LN material as far as the turtle is concerned, but I think post that it has been better and is ready to build up even better. I have a friend I watch with and we were both very pleased with S3.
I think shield hero is definitely not talked about very much in the anime community. It's probably more popular in Japan than the west which would explain why it has 4 seasons.
@@thomasffrench3639 Wdym afraid? Shield hero was also at one time very popular. During season 1 airing people were saying it was the best isekai ever, so I don't think people stopped talking about it just because other shows gained notoriety. Didn't stop SAO from being talked about either even though people HATE that anime with a passion.
@@onlinetruth9979it’s probably overlord, konosuba and re zero. These are isekais that are just actually good shows before they are isekai in my opinion.
Well it rose, fell and rising back again. Shield Hero Season 4 will be even better. The issue is how great it will be and it's depending on the material usage obviously.
I started falling off as I got further into the LN. Season 2 was just the final nail in the coffin. The content of season 1, second half of season 2, and season 3 are the highlights of the story for me. The latest volumes of the LN feel like a complete departure from the feel and narrative of the start of the series. A lot of us wanted a series where a weaker underdog rose up to meet the challenge of a world against them. Later in the series almost the entire world is with Naofumi, and he has so many McGuffin shields you never feel as though his party is in any real danger. This makes it feel more like a standard isekai, which is fine, but Naofumi still has his sour attitude that is just a slog to read/watch when there is no longer any societal source of the bitterness.
Shield Hero season 3 did operate much better than season 2 and with more consistent quality to the animation. However, if it where to return to season 1 form they'd need to return to 23-25 episodes in season. Because the pacing to give character build up and impactful moments hasn't landed as it should. Also if the movement in animation during episodes became closer to the season 3 opening. It would draw many viewers who left, to return.
I really feel that S3 redeems the mistakes from S2. I am glad that the studio and the people behind the studio pushed themselves to rise from the destruction caused from S2.
If I am being honest, I have kind of lost some love for Shield Hero: Season 3 was better than 2, but season 1 is still king in my book. I will still check out season 4, but I really need it to WOW me
@@natoriousthehopeful2786 you can. The content of Volume 15 is AMAZING. The uncountable part of my comment is directors fucking it up. If that ever happens, I'm just gonna say "READ THE BOOK PEOPLE ANIME HAS DIED" because in the books what happens literally scarred everyone in the community that read it.
@@gildedphoenixEventhough s2 adapted the worst arc of the novel, they still fucked it up by cutting out so much important stuff. They did the same bullshit with s3.
Shield Hero is lucky to have a committee that has loved adapting the source material. I hope series that deserves multiple seasons has a passionate committees like this.
The series had some gimmicks that made it somewhat unique in s1,but now it’s just a generic isekai. So of course it fell off,it had its best produced season so far last season and I barely saw anyone talking about it. You can’t do much with production alone when the content you’re adapting is sh*t.
Season 3 was definitely a huge improvement over Season 2, which was disappointing but not terrible honestly. Season 3 did a good job developing its side characters, the score was excellent, and the animation was possibly the best of the entire series so far. It is clear the makers do care a lot about this series, especially with the tagline "Our regrets make us stronger." I'm definitely looking forward to Season 4.
The second half of season two was actually pretty good we got to see the other hero’s world it’s a shame tho because I absolutely loved season 1 and the rest don’t come close
It has fallen off in popularity but that doesn’t mean it isn’t popular anymore. Storywise tho…it has fallen off DRASTICALLY even with how well produced s3 was it was still barely holding my interest,things just happen for the sake of it,characters are no longer interesting and the MC feels bland,it basically became a generic isekai that we see every season.
I would say season 2 of shield hero had problems but season 3 was great because of the fight scenes the direction and pacing was better then in season 2 they also brought the director who did season 1 of shield hero im excited for season 4 and I agree with you chibi whoever is doing the key promotional art for shield hero they need a raise
we are missing someone in the production that loves the source, so many unnecessary cuts and changes. pick one punch, it was well budget, but the people working on it loved it, and it shows.
This. Shield Hero needed someone that actually knew which parts needed to be shown, especially during season 2. Like stated, many didn't know how Shield Hero will move after he got his revenge. And Season 2 was dabbling on that issue, but before giving it a definite answer, Turtle comes around and throws a wrench in it. In the spur of the moment, Spirit Turtle comes out as a wtf moment. In the hingsight however, it was probably made to gain some time without making things full of plot holes. With it, Kizuna Arc developed and Naofumi's absence in the Raphtalia's World made things relatively worse for there, aka gained the time author needed.
You can clearly see they tried to focus on important part of the story and fix main things tho there's still few parts that couldn't be fixed or that they didn' thave the time to fix or that they decided they would cut. If season 3 was authorized to produce 24 episodes with a good pacing and development like season 1 then they would have completely "fixed" season 2. But whatever I enjoy it, its clear its good but as always twitter warrior will still try to say the contrary even with proofs
Shield Hero is one of the only series to redeem itself compared to others like Tokyo Ghoul and The Promised Neverland, all 3 series had terrible adaptions that changed their source material which ruined the entire flow of their stories. Shield Hero's source material isn't exactly the best compared to these other fantasy stories, but it's above average. People need to understand that Naofumi cleared his name already, and the story is going to flow in a different direction which is focusing on the waves and guardian beasts. The series popularity is still there but obviously died down a lot, and its kudos to the staff involved in season 3 that fixed the story and put it back on the right track. I don't think it fell off completely, but it definitely took a nose dive
I for one really enjoyed S2 personally. I was heavily invested into it and when it ended I jumped right into the middle of S3 (about 5 episodes had aired) and it was a total blast. S3 was pretty good and really had some of my favorite moments of our characters including a lot of the side characters and now a new pairing in the show that I'm quite happy about. S4 already has a great plot point leading into it and honestly I'm excited to see where it goes.
I Love "The Rising of the Shield Hero" very much ,Although season 2 first half didn't executed properly but it's an important Arc for further story and I am quite satisfied with season 3 , I was very happy when season 4 was confirmed and I am excited too for season 4. Love this series man , it has a lot of potential and stories which are literally amazing(Sad one too😢😢) 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥❤️❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Not sure about the general opinion, but sadly it did fall off, for me at least. After the second season, I really hoped it would return with a bang, but it didn't. Sure, the animation was a bit better than the last season (not a high bar, admittedly), but imho the problem lies with the story: no stakes at all (or at least, I could feel no urgency) and too many characters to handle (with none of them having any depth, not even the few ones that were kinda well characterized in the first season). Also, I'm not sure if it was the adaptation or it's like that in the novels as well, but the "dragon" arc felt really generic to me and the reveal in the final episode, with Raphtalia and sudden ninjas appearing out of nowhere was almost schizophrenic, in my opinion. I'm baffled, it feels like Log Horizon all over again.
Honestly, I love ROTSH but after season 2 i was devastated. I actually didn't even know it had a season 3 up until I saw this video. Now its getting a fourth season and hopefully it really is getting better. Ill probably get back to watching it again someday soon. Anyway, thanks Chibi for the upload info 🙏
Personally I stopped at season 2, episode 6. I was incredibly bored, and then confused as to why they were suddenly friendly with those people that tried to kill them in season 1. Heard season 3 got it back on track though
Copium is what is keeping this show alive. People are hoping it can reach S1's peak again. You might not like it like you used to but that cope is making you watch and is hoping it will be as good as it was.
@@milt0n290 decent but not as good as S1. And even with the other heroes backstory and what they're doing during the spirit turtle revealed, they are still a bunch of dumb**s. I thought knowing where they came from would improve their character but it didn't. It's Naofumi's world and they're all just living in it. If spirit turtle arc is 4/10 and S1 is 7.5 then its current stat is at 5/10. Those MFkin heroes took b*tch manipulating them and Naofumi helping them in their absolute lowest in order for them to be reformed and atleast be a decent character.
I think the biggest problem is the direction of S2 after S1. Shield Hero S1 left such a great mark specially with it's conclusion that it didn't felt like another season was needed as most of the main plot was resolved with little to no fillers left. S2 completely destroyed the narrative S1 built upon by cutting up so many things which in turn made the plot of S2 itself felt generic compared to S1's plot. S3 did improve upon it but not by much. The charm and uniqueness of S1 still wasn't felt in S3 unfortunately. I hope S4 can somewhat revive this but it's highly unlikely that's ever gonna happen.
it's not that it's bad, i just think if you liked the anime from the beginning you have higher chances of watching the rest of it regardless of if it's season 3, 4 or 5. i watched half of season 1 and realized that it was just not for me in terms of the story itself. i felt like i was watching a homework rather than an anime for fun just because it was the main thing people were talking about in season 1 (the revenge plot line). obviously if you reached season 3 that means you obviously love the story and will watch all future seasons. i've only seen half of season 1 and got spoiled on the ending of the revenge plot line, so i can't really judge the rest of it. but i also won't personally recommend it to people just to be sincere since i didn't really enjoy it at it's highest point. if there's one thing i find weird is just the good old question of "why is this getting so many seasons when there are so many better unadapted stories out there?" i keep seeing new seasons of this and the Slime anime when i would much rather have a new anime. though this also stands as my personal preference since I dropped both shows mid season 1 for about the same exact reasons.
Well they have a great material to work with that's called Volume 15. And it just so happens that it's very cliff hanger volume that can be a season finale worthy for a 12 episode season. 4 episodes per volume and you get Volume 15 as the final 4 episodes and let me tell you, noone can forget what will happen there... if they do justice.
Still don't understand why people think this is a revenge story, especially anime watchers. Light novel Naofumi is much more aggressive and darker than anime Naofumi and even then it's not a revenge story. Naofumi in the anime is INCREDIBLY milquetoast. In the light novel, it's Naofumi who asks for Myne's execution. The only reason the naming even comes up is so he can have some satisfaction if he's not allowed to kill the King or Myne. The whole trial scene in the light novel isn't supposed to be triumphant, it's supposed to come off as very petty and incredibly cringe. At what point is Naofumi going around looking for revenge? It's a fantasy adventure story with some darker elements. It's not a revenge story. You would think the main character would be going out and looking for revenge if this was a revenge story. Naofumi is just annoyed by everything and he doesn't have the energy for revenge. He just wants to be left alone to do his own thing.
The story in season 2 could have been bad, but I would have still enjoyed it if it was as consistent in quality as season 1. It was so poorly done that I sold the merch I had and wrote it off as a loss. Had they put more effort in season 2, I would have put more effort in watching.
Shield Hero is and always will stay close to my hearth mainly because of season one. But I still enjoy the other season and will continue do to so. Cheers Chibi :)
Honestly season 3 was good especially the first couple of episodes and the fight scene with the dragon was good I just wish they didn’t cram so much into 12 episodes
I would say I think the dragon in season 3 also had the same problems here and there as the turtle did in season 2 but in my opinion it's not as bad as people say it is I have seen far worse.
I really disliked those dragon episodes and the plot inconsistencies in the last episodes of 3rd season. I'd say that was worse than first half of season 2. But still, as you said, I've seen far worse in other series. I guess I'll have to stick to the manga.
Season 2 was disappointing, okay, and Season 3 was a great return to form, but it's nowhere near being a shell of its former self. Some people are spitting on it because they left during season 2 and didn't bother to give it a chance. And it's Twitter being Twitter, it's one of the closest thing to being an echo chamber of a singular opinion. The truth is that they're a loud minority, and more people are enjoying the show without saying much. They just tune-in every week, buy the Blu-Ray sets, the merch, engage with the IP in general. That's why Shield Hero has had 2 seasons announced at the exact same time (season 2 & 3), and is getting a fourth one. So no. It did not fall off, far from it. If it did, it wouldn't have been renewed.
Love you bro I was just thinking about this the other day too and I was over it. I love the shield hero anime and I’m happy someone like you spoke out about it. It’s just popular to go with the crowd and the crowd is silent, making the vocal haters deceivingly powerful
By this logic in your video..mha didint fall off. Mha still has alot of love....still alot of good things about its quality (has some bad things too) Mha is in the top 10 highest selling manga of all time. Mha sales are only continuing to grow more and more. Every mha chapter continues to trends in multiple social media in the east and west. Its also one of the few manga that trends on Twitter on a WEEKLY BASIS. But nooo...mha bad durrrrrrrr
Of course it didn’t. Even if Season 2 wasn’t as great as the previous season, the series is still a banger. Especially, with the development of the heroes & their awakening to the cursed series.
I've seen a lot of people say that it turned into a generic isekai but they don't seem to know that the LN started in 2013. Meaning that Shield Hero is from a time when isekai wasn't so big and booming and when these "cliches" weren't exactly cliches.
It doesn't matter when it started. Mushoku Tensei started earlier and is very deservingly praised much more. Shield Hero's problem is its stunning lack of gripping characters and story past S1. Honestly, the entire thing feels like it should have ended at S1, and the following seasons feel like a kind of afterstory.
i hope that season 4 will have 24 episodes like season 1 because these past 2 seasons felt quite rushed since they had to put many of the arcs into 12 episodes for each season . Im pretty sure that that wont happen though
I stopped in the beginning of S3. The magic/power system had gotten really confusing and had become impossible for me to ignore. This was a problem since season 1, but the show at least made up with it with interesting characters. By confusing I mean the fact that Naofumi can do almost anything - his shield can consume and become anything. He can even rewrite the genes of a magic seed. S2 had a nonsensical villain who must have the ability to see the future. That is the only way he could have known that Naofumi would escape that pocket dimension. I'm also not sure why Book Man would want to cause a wave. To gather energy? That's never been hinted at before then, that the waves create energy. Also, I forget how many times Naofumi has had his power taken away from him. Here's another problem: Vassal vs Cardinal. I have no idea what the difference is between them other than Vassal weapons can be wielded by anyone and Cardinal heroes have to be summoned. I'm also confused as to why they even need summoned heroes. They already seem to be capable of defending themselves, and I think that I saw them take on Cardinal heroes briefly. I might go back to S3 later. I saw part of one of the middle episodes and got turned off almost entirely. Another person from yet another world? I just didn't care. I also read on the wiki that there's a storyline that I think is stupid where Raphtalia is secretly royalty. I have forgotten why I cared in the first place.
i love Shield hero, the anime shows the growth of a person betrayed and then learning to trust again. It is more than action, more than drama, definitely more than an isekai. It's got everything... I can't wait for season 4
This is funny to me. I like this series and I even enjoyed season 2 despite being different from its original point of getting revenge, but the characters have to grow at some point. What’s funny is that I didn’t even know about the discourse about ROTSH online and how many who have vocalized about the series don’t enjoy it. But fortunately there does seem to be a silent majority who does support this show. Personally I’m excited to see where the show continues
Shield hero has not fallen off. It’s just fake fan bases. Of an anime they see one thing don’t like it and then stop watching it and then talk shit about it that’s all it is the band wagoners. Real fans have been watching the rising of the shield hero since the very beginning and read the manga, etc.. these fake new fans, they watch it see one thing here one thing that’s animated wrong something that doesn’t look right and then they jump ship those are not real fans
I honestly dropped season 2 after a few episode, but later saw it's season 3 airing so I binged the whole show from season 1, and when watching even the turtle arc it was very good imo. Now I absolutely cannot wait for the next season, way too hyped for it and if anyone knows when it's gonna come out please let me know.
There's a difference between falling off in terms of popularity and falling off in terms of the quality of the content. I'm always happy when something retains its popularity throughout the years, provided it's not a piece of shit like Demon Slayer, but if the content doesn't match the popularity, I'd say the series has fallen off. I feel the same way from a personal standpoint about Shield Hero because I've been watching since 2019, maybe 2020, and have seen how bland it all becomes. Seriously, I used to consider Naofumi a very refreshing protag and Raphtalia one of the coolest female leads in anime, but now I barely care about them. In fact, I'd say that the most interesting characters at this point are some of the ones from other worlds; specifically, the petite girl from season 2 that's older than she looks (forgot her name). You know the narrative is struggling when secondary characters become more appealing than main characters.
I think it’s popular in Japan. I mean look at Kingdom, Golden Kamuy, and Bungo Stray Dogs what no one talks about in English spaces get more seasons while western anime fans love stuff Baccano that never get a second season. Also Attack on Titan is over, so it will wane in quality.
For me Shield Hero just barely kept it's head above water the whole season. Overall the main draw should be solving the waves or the invading heros from other worlds, however the author has abandoned those seemingly. Anyone with intrigue left are waiting for the aforementioned above but not receiving it.
The truth about shield hero is, after season 1 revenge arc it just became your typical generic isekai harem without a hook in its story! So anime fans just move on.
To comment on why season 2 was so bad as a light novel reader: It was not just the animation on the turtle itself that made the season horrible. This is indeed one of the slower arcs in the story, but the anime handled it all so poorly that it made it feel SIGNIFICANTLY worse than it actually was. Eclair and Hengen Muso lady being glossed over was a massive oversight. The lack of casualties in that battle was a massive oversight. The ENTIRE arc in Kizunas world was done wrong even down to how they were initially divided upon entry to the world and the fact that "All the holy heros are dead except Kizuna". Then the animation and music are done lazily. The importance of Liberation class magic and the accidental use of Sacrifice Aura along with its consequences. Rishias entire arc and her growth is just skipped, so it's confusing and jarring in season 3 when she can just suddenly fight Itsuki and tank a curse skill. Season 2 was adapted abysmally, and i would definitely argue that most of the issues in Season 3, even though it was done VERY well, exist because they were cleaning up as much as they could from season 2.
Shield Hero did fall off after season 2, but it kinda looks like season 3 saved it and gained popularity again. And just because in CR it's on the top 10 doesn't mean it didn't fall off. There's some factors you're not including. Lets not forget that after season 1 BOTH season 2 and 3 were already confirmed. Once season 2 aired, that threw season 3's project into question. But either way, seems like season 3 saved the show. Honestly, if season 2 was 24 episodes and they didn't remove the mystery aspect of the Spirit Tortoise arc it wouldn't have had such a dip. Honestly Idk wtf people are talking about with the Spirit Tortoise arc. In the manga it was good. Is it the best, I can see why it's not, but to say people didn't like it is such an exaggeration.
It's fell-off because it's never reached the popularity of Season 1 again, and Season 2 was so odd. The events in the couple novels it covers seemed way more exciting than the adaptation. I'm not quite sure how they dropped the ball so hard. The giant wait between 1 and 2, plus the really short length (and ending on a clip show), didn't help.
i am so glad shield hero got a s4 because i think it's a series that's need slow build up than all action all the time i like it because of the world building namfumi rep and slowly becoming a leader s2 kinda sucked but s3 in my oppinnon redeemed that turtle cgi and we all know goblin slaywr get the same treatment so meh can;t pkease all anime fans
Shield hero has replaced the hate for sword art online, while i do agree they really needed to land season 3 and season 2 and it was just meh tbh like a 6/10 or maybe a tiny bit higher. I just hope they do shield hero season 4 justice because the source material was fire.
I think that season 2, in all, wasn't that bad, the cgi was, odds are, rushed or the animators didn't have enough time, i think the author in season 3 was trying to make the other heroes seem more like people, rather than small toddlers that Naufumi has to clean up after. I have high hopes for season 4 tho, the upcoming war arc seems like it can be really good.
Tbh season 1 was great. S2 was horrid, and S3 was a step in the right direction but was a bit lackluster. I'm honestly surprised they are going for a S4 but from what I was informed of, crunchyroll is the one that basically puts money into the show so it doesn't solely involve DVD sales.
it dont matter how many things this show gets right, you only need 1 mess up to entirely tarnish the series since thats all what people will remember it for. Same could be said about anything in life TBH
If I am being honest I really don't have any interest in SH. I watched season 1 and it was "alright". But I couldn't even make it all the way through season 2, it was soooooo boring.
subjective tbh, many stayed around for the false accusation plot and only that. season 2 while i stayed for didn't meet the same expectation as season 1 did for the many, and now with season 3 there's a certain vinegar faced manipulative cowbag back to her bag of tricks and an assassination plot here, it would draw back many people back
Volume 16 ends the Faubrey arc and teases the return to the Otherworld so season 4 would likely cover 3 volumes. If split cour or runs like the first season then the 2nd cour could cover volumes 17-19 then a third cour or season 5/6 would be volume 20-22 with Mamoru, Filolia and Holn. That would be better pacing than rushing the last two seasons
Honestly, I have no idea where the story of this anime is headed, it sort of just feels off, S1 was great, S2 was dogshit, and S3 is meh, not particularly good. My friends had told me it would fall off, but I was like nope, and now here we are. It just all feels a bit pointless. Also, it's not really more popular than AoT, mainly being, the anime is still ongoing, while Attack on Titan ended last year. So big discrepancy there, being in the top 10 charts on Crunchyroll hardly means anything unless its like big anime like One Piece, Dragon Ball, Bleach, AoT and plenty others
I loved season 1 and remember that season 2 AND 3 were announced immediately, this made the whole 3 year wait even more frustrating especially because the animation of season 2 was quite frankly often not good and they even had problems deciding whether they follow the lightnovel or webnovel plot. There were clearly some production issues. Season 3 was way better while definitely not season 1 and relatively tame.
Chibi be fr bro… it has fallen of in terms of quality… the recycled stupidity trope of the other heroes to generate conflict that gets resolved in unsatisfying ways… the rushed plots… the introduction and extremely quick sidelining of new characters… the lack of a consistent direction for the last season… it is a pain to watch shield hero lately it has very much fallen off
Random, but have you heard of Bravern? Apparently it’s pretty good mecha show that is huge in Japan due to being a spiritual successor to the Brave series. I’m going to watch it in a little bit
I watched the first 2 seasons and I’m still lost. Does the story actually go anywhere in season 3 because Raphtalia is the Katana hero now and heroes fighting together causes Exp problems as established in season 1 so they shouldn’t be traveling together anymore right?
I feel people misunderstand shield hero. Feel they just want Naofumi to take revenge and not actually grow as a character. Think its still popular because of fanbase but maybe not as much as season 1.
Shield Hero is probably better off with lesser hype, i was fun watching S3 without people trying tear it apart with every flaw the weekly released episode comes with.
I watched all of season one and enjoyed the first half. As soon as the purple princess appeared the story went really downhill for me. The story was bad(to me) but it still introduced many elements that kept me intrigued enough to finish the first season. I then heard that the second season was really rushed and decided not to pick it back up. Should I give it another chance? I'm just worried the story isn't going to get better than the first half of season 1
I think with any anime... recouping damages done by previous content is very hard. But of course, you REALLY need something massive to happen to make it happen. Otherwise most watchers would not want to invest their time.
I think the shield hero did enough to retain viewers still despite a badly reviewed season 2. Yes it might not be the hyped up and talked about show but its still retained enough viewers to continue making sequel seasons. And as someone who is kinda tired of people complaining about every little flaws a news episode of the most hype current series nowadays. And Watching S3 without people bitching about it was chill experience.
Not sure if it fell off, but I've finished the webnovel nearly a decade ago and haven't really touched the series since then. It's pretty irrelevant to me since I've moved on to other series.
Here’s my take, to be considered “fell off” for a anime it must not have gotten continues multiple seasons (since Shield Hero did get multiple continues seasons it still hasn’t “fell off” yet, things could still change in the future however and that’s coming from a fan of the series). But can popularity “fell off” oh that sure did, it’s definitely not as popular as it was once but since the lost of popularity wasn’t drastic enough that it can get multiple seasons it’s still doing well and hey guess what since it’s not as popular as it was it can now get away with stuff that a lot of popular shows will get “criticise” (or really harassment since that’s what been happening with most popular shows these days) for.
It definitely fell off. Season 1 was great and I still enjoy rewatching especially the first half. When season 2 came out I was excited for its return and straight away jumped back in but by the time I got to ep 3/4 I lost interest but after 5 years purely coz of season 1, decided to catch up on the whole thing S1-S3 and season 3 definitely hooked me back in but once again lost me in the second half. Whether it’s the original material faults idk but the story was poor and rushed
Season 3 was definitely better in all aspects when compared to S2. But S3 really did lost the charm that made it popular in the first place. I remember watching the eps and I wasn't even slightly invested on any of the 'story' or characters at all. I just continued watching for the sake of finishing the season. Sadly, this is the final nail in the coffin for me. I won't continue watching the series but I hope the fans of the series will still get to enjoy it.
I REALLY love Shield Hero. The first season has earned a place in my heart. I had high hopes for the second season. I had read the light novel and knew there were a lot of amazing scenes that could be adapted. For their sake, I was willing to forgive bad animation. But the second season didn't do any of them justice, so my hype died. So much so that I didn't even watch the third season. I think it's time to fix this. Keeping my fingers crossed!
The series seems good to me in general but the only problem it has could be said to be the animation only in the monsters but there are worse CGI animations such as berserk, kamikatsu, ex-arm etc. In comparison to those, the shield hero is fine in general, it was only the fault of the director of the second one, he should never touch anime anymore. We also have the director of made in abyss who will direct the fourth one as well, apart from the fact that he directed the third one and it was better for me and I participate in episodes of the first one so it's not so bad compared to other series that have had worse treatment like Tokyo Ghoul and the promised neverland. But I'm still going to wait for it because I like the series because of the novels and the manga.
Did it fall off?
I feel that is a bit subjective: I struggled to keep interest for the 2nd half of season 3
It had alot of hype when it first came out and during the 1st season
No way.
Yes. LN readers did expect a hit during Turtle Arc, we just didn't expected they would mess up Kizuna Arc along with Turtle Arc.
Spirit Turtle was lowest point in the Shield Hero, but it was the necessary evil for the following seasons.
S2 had some issues and was not as good as the LN material as far as the turtle is concerned, but I think post that it has been better and is ready to build up even better. I have a friend I watch with and we were both very pleased with S3.
I think shield hero is definitely not talked about very much in the anime community. It's probably more popular in Japan than the west which would explain why it has 4 seasons.
I think most people are afraid to talk about Isekai if it’s not one of the big 3 isekai or Eminence and Shadow
@@thomasffrench3639 Wdym afraid? Shield hero was also at one time very popular. During season 1 airing people were saying it was the best isekai ever, so I don't think people stopped talking about it just because other shows gained notoriety. Didn't stop SAO from being talked about either even though people HATE that anime with a passion.
@@thomasffrench3639what are the big three though? Overlord might be one but what about the others?
@@onlinetruth9979it’s probably overlord, konosuba and re zero. These are isekais that are just actually good shows before they are isekai in my opinion.
@@nguyentandung42 not Tanya the evil?
Well it rose, fell and rising back again. Shield Hero Season 4 will be even better. The issue is how great it will be and it's depending on the material usage obviously.
I started falling off as I got further into the LN. Season 2 was just the final nail in the coffin.
The content of season 1, second half of season 2, and season 3 are the highlights of the story for me. The latest volumes of the LN feel like a complete departure from the feel and narrative of the start of the series.
A lot of us wanted a series where a weaker underdog rose up to meet the challenge of a world against them. Later in the series almost the entire world is with Naofumi, and he has so many McGuffin shields you never feel as though his party is in any real danger.
This makes it feel more like a standard isekai, which is fine, but Naofumi still has his sour attitude that is just a slog to read/watch when there is no longer any societal source of the bitterness.
The LN has so much filler. The WN had better pacing.
Shield Hero season 3 did operate much better than season 2 and with more consistent quality to the animation. However, if it where to return to season 1 form they'd need to return to 23-25 episodes in season. Because the pacing to give character build up and impactful moments hasn't landed as it should. Also if the movement in animation during episodes became closer to the season 3 opening. It would draw many viewers who left, to return.
Yeah
I agree, 12-13 episodes are not enough for 1 season
I really feel that S3 redeems the mistakes from S2. I am glad that the studio and the people behind the studio pushed themselves to rise from the destruction caused from S2.
If I am being honest, I have kind of lost some love for Shield Hero: Season 3 was better than 2, but season 1 is still king in my book.
I will still check out season 4, but I really need it to WOW me
If they know what they are doing, it WILL WOW you. Volume 15 is the volume no reader can forget.
@@gildedphoenix I'm holding you to that, homie
@@natoriousthehopeful2786 you can. The content of Volume 15 is AMAZING. The uncountable part of my comment is directors fucking it up. If that ever happens, I'm just gonna say "READ THE BOOK PEOPLE ANIME HAS DIED" because in the books what happens literally scarred everyone in the community that read it.
@@gildedphoenixI trust you’ll be more than correct
@@gildedphoenixEventhough s2 adapted the worst arc of the novel, they still fucked it up by cutting out so much important stuff. They did the same bullshit with s3.
Shield Hero is lucky to have a committee that has loved adapting the source material.
I hope series that deserves multiple seasons has a passionate committees like this.
Honestly, if it fell off, it wouldn’t have a season 4, right?
i dont like it anymore ever since nafoumis name was cleared the plot felt boring
Japan probably likes shield hero more than the West
Exactly
The series had some gimmicks that made it somewhat unique in s1,but now it’s just a generic isekai. So of course it fell off,it had its best produced season so far last season and I barely saw anyone talking about it. You can’t do much with production alone when the content you’re adapting is sh*t.
Many shows have seasons when they fell off, more seasons don't mean anything
Season 3 was definitely a huge improvement over Season 2, which was disappointing but not terrible honestly. Season 3 did a good job developing its side characters, the score was excellent, and the animation was possibly the best of the entire series so far. It is clear the makers do care a lot about this series, especially with the tagline "Our regrets make us stronger."
I'm definitely looking forward to Season 4.
I agree s2 was not terrible,it was atrocious. Let’s not try to gas that sh*t up.
The second half of season two was actually pretty good we got to see the other hero’s world it’s a shame tho because I absolutely loved season 1 and the rest don’t come close
Nahh, season 3 was lame af
It has fallen off in popularity but that doesn’t mean it isn’t popular anymore. Storywise tho…it has fallen off DRASTICALLY even with how well produced s3 was it was still barely holding my interest,things just happen for the sake of it,characters are no longer interesting and the MC feels bland,it basically became a generic isekai that we see every season.
I would say season 2 of shield hero had problems but season 3 was great because of the fight scenes the direction and pacing was better then in season 2 they also brought the director who did season 1 of shield hero im excited for season 4 and I agree with you chibi whoever is doing the key promotional art for shield hero they need a raise
we are missing someone in the production that loves the source, so many unnecessary cuts and changes. pick one punch, it was well budget, but the people working on it loved it, and it shows.
This. Shield Hero needed someone that actually knew which parts needed to be shown, especially during season 2.
Like stated, many didn't know how Shield Hero will move after he got his revenge. And Season 2 was dabbling on that issue, but before giving it a definite answer, Turtle comes around and throws a wrench in it. In the spur of the moment, Spirit Turtle comes out as a wtf moment. In the hingsight however, it was probably made to gain some time without making things full of plot holes. With it, Kizuna Arc developed and Naofumi's absence in the Raphtalia's World made things relatively worse for there, aka gained the time author needed.
You can clearly see they tried to focus on important part of the story and fix main things tho there's still few parts that couldn't be fixed or that they didn' thave the time to fix or that they decided they would cut.
If season 3 was authorized to produce 24 episodes with a good pacing and development like season 1 then they would have completely "fixed" season 2.
But whatever I enjoy it, its clear its good but as always twitter warrior will still try to say the contrary even with proofs
Shield Hero is one of the only series to redeem itself compared to others like Tokyo Ghoul and The Promised Neverland, all 3 series had terrible adaptions that changed their source material which ruined the entire flow of their stories.
Shield Hero's source material isn't exactly the best compared to these other fantasy stories, but it's above average. People need to understand that Naofumi cleared his name already, and the story is going to flow in a different direction which is focusing on the waves and guardian beasts.
The series popularity is still there but obviously died down a lot, and its kudos to the staff involved in season 3 that fixed the story and put it back on the right track.
I don't think it fell off completely, but it definitely took a nose dive
I for one really enjoyed S2 personally. I was heavily invested into it and when it ended I jumped right into the middle of S3 (about 5 episodes had aired) and it was a total blast. S3 was pretty good and really had some of my favorite moments of our characters including a lot of the side characters and now a new pairing in the show that I'm quite happy about. S4 already has a great plot point leading into it and honestly I'm excited to see where it goes.
I Love "The Rising of the Shield Hero" very much ,Although season 2 first half didn't executed properly but it's an important Arc for further story and I am quite satisfied with season 3 , I was very happy when season 4 was confirmed and I am excited too for season 4. Love this series man , it has a lot of potential and stories which are literally amazing(Sad one too😢😢) 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥❤️❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Not sure about the general opinion, but sadly it did fall off, for me at least.
After the second season, I really hoped it would return with a bang, but it didn't.
Sure, the animation was a bit better than the last season (not a high bar, admittedly), but imho the problem lies with the story: no stakes at all (or at least, I could feel no urgency) and too many characters to handle (with none of them having any depth, not even the few ones that were kinda well characterized in the first season).
Also, I'm not sure if it was the adaptation or it's like that in the novels as well, but the "dragon" arc felt really generic to me and the reveal in the final episode, with Raphtalia and sudden ninjas appearing out of nowhere was almost schizophrenic, in my opinion.
I'm baffled, it feels like Log Horizon all over again.
Correct.
Honestly, I love ROTSH but after season 2 i was devastated. I actually didn't even know it had a season 3 up until I saw this video. Now its getting a fourth season and hopefully it really is getting better. Ill probably get back to watching it again someday soon. Anyway, thanks Chibi for the upload info 🙏
In my opinion, it's back on its feet with Season 3. Made me interested again in the story when even the manga was putting me off
Season 1 was more talked about, after that less people talked about shield hero
Indeed
No its not garbage it great just because one season had problems doesn't make the rest of it trash
Personally I stopped at season 2, episode 6. I was incredibly bored, and then confused as to why they were suddenly friendly with those people that tried to kill them in season 1. Heard season 3 got it back on track though
Copium is what is keeping this show alive. People are hoping it can reach S1's peak again. You might not like it like you used to but that cope is making you watch and is hoping it will be as good as it was.
did you watch it? its actually more interesting. the spirit turtle sucked but its kinda a key plot point for what comes after
@@milt0n290 decent but not as good as S1. And even with the other heroes backstory and what they're doing during the spirit turtle revealed, they are still a bunch of dumb**s. I thought knowing where they came from would improve their character but it didn't. It's Naofumi's world and they're all just living in it. If spirit turtle arc is 4/10 and S1 is 7.5 then its current stat is at 5/10. Those MFkin heroes took b*tch manipulating them and Naofumi helping them in their absolute lowest in order for them to be reformed and atleast be a decent character.
Thanks, Chibi, for this video discussing the S4 announcement. I'm definitely looking forward to the new season.
I didn’t actually mind season 2 as much but SEASON 3 was beautiful
I think the biggest problem is the direction of S2 after S1. Shield Hero S1 left such a great mark specially with it's conclusion that it didn't felt like another season was needed as most of the main plot was resolved with little to no fillers left. S2 completely destroyed the narrative S1 built upon by cutting up so many things which in turn made the plot of S2 itself felt generic compared to S1's plot. S3 did improve upon it but not by much. The charm and uniqueness of S1 still wasn't felt in S3 unfortunately. I hope S4 can somewhat revive this but it's highly unlikely that's ever gonna happen.
it's not that it's bad, i just think if you liked the anime from the beginning you have higher chances of watching the rest of it regardless of if it's season 3, 4 or 5. i watched half of season 1 and realized that it was just not for me in terms of the story itself. i felt like i was watching a homework rather than an anime for fun just because it was the main thing people were talking about in season 1 (the revenge plot line). obviously if you reached season 3 that means you obviously love the story and will watch all future seasons. i've only seen half of season 1 and got spoiled on the ending of the revenge plot line, so i can't really judge the rest of it. but i also won't personally recommend it to people just to be sincere since i didn't really enjoy it at it's highest point.
if there's one thing i find weird is just the good old question of "why is this getting so many seasons when there are so many better unadapted stories out there?" i keep seeing new seasons of this and the Slime anime when i would much rather have a new anime. though this also stands as my personal preference since I dropped both shows mid season 1 for about the same exact reasons.
I loved season 1 enough to keep watching through season 2 and season 3.
Hopefully S4 finally has some payoff.
Well they have a great material to work with that's called Volume 15. And it just so happens that it's very cliff hanger volume that can be a season finale worthy for a 12 episode season. 4 episodes per volume and you get Volume 15 as the final 4 episodes and let me tell you, noone can forget what will happen there... if they do justice.
Still don't understand why people think this is a revenge story, especially anime watchers. Light novel Naofumi is much more aggressive and darker than anime Naofumi and even then it's not a revenge story. Naofumi in the anime is INCREDIBLY milquetoast. In the light novel, it's Naofumi who asks for Myne's execution. The only reason the naming even comes up is so he can have some satisfaction if he's not allowed to kill the King or Myne. The whole trial scene in the light novel isn't supposed to be triumphant, it's supposed to come off as very petty and incredibly cringe.
At what point is Naofumi going around looking for revenge? It's a fantasy adventure story with some darker elements. It's not a revenge story. You would think the main character would be going out and looking for revenge if this was a revenge story. Naofumi is just annoyed by everything and he doesn't have the energy for revenge. He just wants to be left alone to do his own thing.
The story in season 2 could have been bad, but I would have still enjoyed it if it was as consistent in quality as season 1. It was so poorly done that I sold the merch I had and wrote it off as a loss. Had they put more effort in season 2, I would have put more effort in watching.
Shield Hero is and always will stay close to my hearth mainly because of season one.
But I still enjoy the other season and will continue do to so.
Cheers Chibi :)
Same here bro❤❤❤..
I also love "The Rising of the Shield Hero" so soo much😢😢❤❤❤❤...
Honestly season 3 was good especially the first couple of episodes and the fight scene with the dragon was good I just wish they didn’t cram so much into 12 episodes
I would say I think the dragon in season 3 also had the same problems here and there as the turtle did in season 2 but in my opinion it's not as bad as people say it is I have seen far worse.
I really disliked those dragon episodes and the plot inconsistencies in the last episodes of 3rd season. I'd say that was worse than first half of season 2. But still, as you said, I've seen far worse in other series.
I guess I'll have to stick to the manga.
Season 2 was disappointing, okay, and Season 3 was a great return to form, but it's nowhere near being a shell of its former self. Some people are spitting on it because they left during season 2 and didn't bother to give it a chance. And it's Twitter being Twitter, it's one of the closest thing to being an echo chamber of a singular opinion. The truth is that they're a loud minority, and more people are enjoying the show without saying much. They just tune-in every week, buy the Blu-Ray sets, the merch, engage with the IP in general. That's why Shield Hero has had 2 seasons announced at the exact same time (season 2 & 3), and is getting a fourth one.
So no. It did not fall off, far from it. If it did, it wouldn't have been renewed.
The key visuals are beautiful
I'm so glad we still have chibi on board the shield hero train. It's lonely being a shield hero fan these days compared to back in 2019.
Love you bro I was just thinking about this the other day too and I was over it. I love the shield hero anime and I’m happy someone like you spoke out about it. It’s just popular to go with the crowd and the crowd is silent, making the vocal haters deceivingly powerful
By this logic in your video..mha didint fall off.
Mha still has alot of love....still alot of good things about its quality (has some bad things too)
Mha is in the top 10 highest selling manga of all time. Mha sales are only continuing to grow more and more.
Every mha chapter continues to trends in multiple social media in the east and west. Its also one of the few manga that trends on Twitter on a WEEKLY BASIS.
But nooo...mha bad durrrrrrrr
MHA fell off but shield hero didn’t? 🤣 okay bro
Season 3 was actually pretty good!
I enjoyed season 3 more then season 2.
It never fell of Season 2 and 3 were bangers.
Of course it didn’t. Even if Season 2 wasn’t as great as the previous season, the series is still a banger. Especially, with the development of the heroes & their awakening to the cursed series.
I've seen a lot of people say that it turned into a generic isekai but they don't seem to know that the LN started in 2013. Meaning that Shield Hero is from a time when isekai wasn't so big and booming and when these "cliches" weren't exactly cliches.
It doesn't matter when it started. Mushoku Tensei started earlier and is very deservingly praised much more.
Shield Hero's problem is its stunning lack of gripping characters and story past S1. Honestly, the entire thing feels like it should have ended at S1, and the following seasons feel like a kind of afterstory.
Re Zero and Konosuba aired around 2014 and they are leagues better than Shield hero, time is not an excuse for bad writing.
Berserk of gluttony being top 6 is the most funny and real thing I’ve seen all day😂
People say its bad, but still watch it
i hope that season 4 will have 24 episodes like season 1 because these past 2 seasons felt quite rushed since they had to put many of the arcs into 12 episodes for each season . Im pretty sure that that wont happen though
I stopped in the beginning of S3. The magic/power system had gotten really confusing and had become impossible for me to ignore. This was a problem since season 1, but the show at least made up with it with interesting characters. By confusing I mean the fact that Naofumi can do almost anything - his shield can consume and become anything. He can even rewrite the genes of a magic seed. S2 had a nonsensical villain who must have the ability to see the future. That is the only way he could have known that Naofumi would escape that pocket dimension. I'm also not sure why Book Man would want to cause a wave. To gather energy? That's never been hinted at before then, that the waves create energy. Also, I forget how many times Naofumi has had his power taken away from him.
Here's another problem: Vassal vs Cardinal. I have no idea what the difference is between them other than Vassal weapons can be wielded by anyone and Cardinal heroes have to be summoned. I'm also confused as to why they even need summoned heroes. They already seem to be capable of defending themselves, and I think that I saw them take on Cardinal heroes briefly.
I might go back to S3 later. I saw part of one of the middle episodes and got turned off almost entirely. Another person from yet another world? I just didn't care. I also read on the wiki that there's a storyline that I think is stupid where Raphtalia is secretly royalty. I have forgotten why I cared in the first place.
The opening looked way better than the anime
i love Shield hero, the anime shows the growth of a person betrayed and then learning to trust again. It is more than action, more than drama, definitely more than an isekai. It's got everything... I can't wait for season 4
Definitely a huge improvement, glad enough people enjoyed it that it was cleared for s4
*PEAK HERO!* :D
This is funny to me. I like this series and I even enjoyed season 2 despite being different from its original point of getting revenge, but the characters have to grow at some point. What’s funny is that I didn’t even know about the discourse about ROTSH online and how many who have vocalized about the series don’t enjoy it. But fortunately there does seem to be a silent majority who does support this show. Personally I’m excited to see where the show continues
Shield hero has not fallen off. It’s just fake fan bases. Of an anime they see one thing don’t like it and then stop watching it and then talk shit about it that’s all it is the band wagoners. Real fans have been watching the rising of the shield hero since the very beginning and read the manga, etc.. these fake new fans, they watch it see one thing here one thing that’s animated wrong something that doesn’t look right and then they jump ship those are not real fans
Season 3 was smooth 🫡 Season 3 Classroom of the Elite
I honestly dropped season 2 after a few episode, but later saw it's season 3 airing so I binged the whole show from season 1, and when watching even the turtle arc it was very good imo. Now I absolutely cannot wait for the next season, way too hyped for it and if anyone knows when it's gonna come out please let me know.
There's a difference between falling off in terms of popularity and falling off in terms of the quality of the content. I'm always happy when something retains its popularity throughout the years, provided it's not a piece of shit like Demon Slayer, but if the content doesn't match the popularity, I'd say the series has fallen off. I feel the same way from a personal standpoint about Shield Hero because I've been watching since 2019, maybe 2020, and have seen how bland it all becomes. Seriously, I used to consider Naofumi a very refreshing protag and Raphtalia one of the coolest female leads in anime, but now I barely care about them. In fact, I'd say that the most interesting characters at this point are some of the ones from other worlds; specifically, the petite girl from season 2 that's older than she looks (forgot her name). You know the narrative is struggling when secondary characters become more appealing than main characters.
I think it’s popular in Japan. I mean look at Kingdom, Golden Kamuy, and Bungo Stray Dogs what no one talks about in English spaces get more seasons while western anime fans love stuff Baccano that never get a second season. Also Attack on Titan is over, so it will wane in quality.
For me Shield Hero just barely kept it's head above water the whole season. Overall the main draw should be solving the waves or the invading heros from other worlds, however the author has abandoned those seemingly. Anyone with intrigue left are waiting for the aforementioned above but not receiving it.
The truth about shield hero is, after season 1 revenge arc it just became your typical generic isekai harem without a hook in its story!
So anime fans just move on.
To comment on why season 2 was so bad as a light novel reader:
It was not just the animation on the turtle itself that made the season horrible. This is indeed one of the slower arcs in the story, but the anime handled it all so poorly that it made it feel SIGNIFICANTLY worse than it actually was. Eclair and Hengen Muso lady being glossed over was a massive oversight. The lack of casualties in that battle was a massive oversight. The ENTIRE arc in Kizunas world was done wrong even down to how they were initially divided upon entry to the world and the fact that "All the holy heros are dead except Kizuna". Then the animation and music are done lazily. The importance of Liberation class magic and the accidental use of Sacrifice Aura along with its consequences. Rishias entire arc and her growth is just skipped, so it's confusing and jarring in season 3 when she can just suddenly fight Itsuki and tank a curse skill. Season 2 was adapted abysmally, and i would definitely argue that most of the issues in Season 3, even though it was done VERY well, exist because they were cleaning up as much as they could from season 2.
Shield Hero did fall off after season 2, but it kinda looks like season 3 saved it and gained popularity again. And just because in CR it's on the top 10 doesn't mean it didn't fall off. There's some factors you're not including. Lets not forget that after season 1 BOTH season 2 and 3 were already confirmed. Once season 2 aired, that threw season 3's project into question. But either way, seems like season 3 saved the show. Honestly, if season 2 was 24 episodes and they didn't remove the mystery aspect of the Spirit Tortoise arc it wouldn't have had such a dip. Honestly Idk wtf people are talking about with the Spirit Tortoise arc. In the manga it was good. Is it the best, I can see why it's not, but to say people didn't like it is such an exaggeration.
Aw dude nice! Already an announcement, although take your time and make it great! Yeah the visuals are *chefs kiss*
It's fell-off because it's never reached the popularity of Season 1 again, and Season 2 was so odd.
The events in the couple novels it covers seemed way more exciting than the adaptation.
I'm not quite sure how they dropped the ball so hard. The giant wait between 1 and 2, plus the really short length (and ending on a clip show), didn't help.
i am so glad shield hero got a s4 because i think it's a series that's need slow build up than all action all the time i like it because of the world building namfumi rep and slowly becoming a leader s2 kinda sucked but s3 in my oppinnon redeemed that turtle cgi and we all know goblin slaywr get the same treatment so meh can;t pkease all anime fans
maybe in Japan is still popular but for western audiences definitely is pretty much dead
Shield hero has replaced the hate for sword art online, while i do agree they really needed to land season 3 and season 2 and it was just meh tbh like a 6/10 or maybe a tiny bit higher. I just hope they do shield hero season 4 justice because the source material was fire.
RAPHTALIA looked Beautiful in her Shinto/Kimono Outfit....
I think that season 2, in all, wasn't that bad, the cgi was, odds are, rushed or the animators didn't have enough time, i think the author in season 3 was trying to make the other heroes seem more like people, rather than small toddlers that Naufumi has to clean up after. I have high hopes for season 4 tho, the upcoming war arc seems like it can be really good.
Tbh season 1 was great. S2 was horrid, and S3 was a step in the right direction but was a bit lackluster. I'm honestly surprised they are going for a S4 but from what I was informed of, crunchyroll is the one that basically puts money into the show so it doesn't solely involve DVD sales.
it dont matter how many things this show gets right, you only need 1 mess up to entirely tarnish the series since thats all what people will remember it for. Same could be said about anything in life TBH
That thumbnail change is crazy 🗿
If I am being honest I really don't have any interest in SH. I watched season 1 and it was "alright". But I couldn't even make it all the way through season 2, it was soooooo boring.
subjective tbh, many stayed around for the false accusation plot and only that. season 2 while i stayed for didn't meet the same expectation as season 1 did for the many, and now with season 3 there's a certain vinegar faced manipulative cowbag back to her bag of tricks and an assassination plot here, it would draw back many people back
Hey chibi reviews when you get a chance could please do a review of the shield hero rise game please .
Volume 16 ends the Faubrey arc and teases the return to the Otherworld so season 4 would likely cover 3 volumes. If split cour or runs like the first season then the 2nd cour could cover volumes 17-19 then a third cour or season 5/6 would be volume 20-22 with Mamoru, Filolia and Holn. That would be better pacing than rushing the last two seasons
Honestly, I have no idea where the story of this anime is headed, it sort of just feels off, S1 was great, S2 was dogshit, and S3 is meh, not particularly good. My friends had told me it would fall off, but I was like nope, and now here we are. It just all feels a bit pointless. Also, it's not really more popular than AoT, mainly being, the anime is still ongoing, while Attack on Titan ended last year. So big discrepancy there, being in the top 10 charts on Crunchyroll hardly means anything unless its like big anime like One Piece, Dragon Ball, Bleach, AoT and plenty others
I loved season 1 and remember that season 2 AND 3 were announced immediately, this made the whole 3 year wait even more frustrating especially because the animation of season 2 was quite frankly often not good and they even had problems deciding whether they follow the lightnovel or webnovel plot. There were clearly some production issues. Season 3 was way better while definitely not season 1 and relatively tame.
Chibi be fr bro… it has fallen of in terms of quality… the recycled stupidity trope of the other heroes to generate conflict that gets resolved in unsatisfying ways… the rushed plots… the introduction and extremely quick sidelining of new characters… the lack of a consistent direction for the last season… it is a pain to watch shield hero lately it has very much fallen off
S3 wasn’t garbage. I definitely prefer 24 episodes but the story was coherent and the animation was good.
I just finished watching season 3 and it was better then season 2 I feel like it needs more episodes 12 ain’t gonna do it justice
Random, but have you heard of Bravern? Apparently it’s pretty good mecha show that is huge in Japan due to being a spiritual successor to the Brave series. I’m going to watch it in a little bit
I watched the first 2 seasons and I’m still lost. Does the story actually go anywhere in season 3 because Raphtalia is the Katana hero now and heroes fighting together causes Exp problems as established in season 1 so they shouldn’t be traveling together anymore right?
The answer is simple: If this serie really did fall off the executive wouldn't greenlit a new season
Well some trash isekai like the smart phone isekai got a 2nd season, So getting a new season does not mean its automatic good.
guess shield hero needs to fall to rise again. so rising of the shield hero make sense🤷♂🤔
I feel people misunderstand shield hero. Feel they just want Naofumi to take revenge and not actually grow as a character.
Think its still popular because of fanbase but maybe not as much as season 1.
Clearly the Japanese love it
Shield Hero is probably better off with lesser hype, i was fun watching S3 without people trying tear it apart with every flaw the weekly released episode comes with.
I watched all of season one and enjoyed the first half. As soon as the purple princess appeared the story went really downhill for me. The story was bad(to me) but it still introduced many elements that kept me intrigued enough to finish the first season. I then heard that the second season was really rushed and decided not to pick it back up. Should I give it another chance? I'm just worried the story isn't going to get better than the first half of season 1
I think with any anime... recouping damages done by previous content is very hard. But of course, you REALLY need something massive to happen to make it happen. Otherwise most watchers would not want to invest their time.
I think the shield hero did enough to retain viewers still despite a badly reviewed season 2. Yes it might not be the hyped up and talked about show but its still retained enough viewers to continue making sequel seasons.
And as someone who is kinda tired of people complaining about every little flaws a news episode of the most hype current series nowadays. And Watching S3 without people bitching about it was chill experience.
Not sure if it fell off, but I've finished the webnovel nearly a decade ago and haven't really touched the series since then. It's pretty irrelevant to me since I've moved on to other series.
yooo s4 good news and is not mid is a bit better and it have a fandom that survive a bad season 2 xD
Here’s my take, to be considered “fell off” for a anime it must not have gotten continues multiple seasons (since Shield Hero did get multiple continues seasons it still hasn’t “fell off” yet, things could still change in the future however and that’s coming from a fan of the series).
But can popularity “fell off” oh that sure did, it’s definitely not as popular as it was once but since the lost of popularity wasn’t drastic enough that it can get multiple seasons it’s still doing well and hey guess what since it’s not as popular as it was it can now get away with stuff that a lot of popular shows will get “criticise” (or really harassment since that’s what been happening with most popular shows these days) for.
It definitely fell off. Season 1 was great and I still enjoy rewatching especially the first half. When season 2 came out I was excited for its return and straight away jumped back in but by the time I got to ep 3/4 I lost interest but after 5 years purely coz of season 1, decided to catch up on the whole thing S1-S3 and season 3 definitely hooked me back in but once again lost me in the second half. Whether it’s the original material faults idk but the story was poor and rushed
Season 3 was definitely better in all aspects when compared to S2. But S3 really did lost the charm that made it popular in the first place. I remember watching the eps and I wasn't even slightly invested on any of the 'story' or characters at all. I just continued watching for the sake of finishing the season.
Sadly, this is the final nail in the coffin for me. I won't continue watching the series but I hope the fans of the series will still get to enjoy it.
I'm just not a fan of the turtle/dragon arc in s2/s3. But the rest was great. And I'm excited for s4.
To this day still shocked about Berserk of Gluttony.
I REALLY love Shield Hero. The first season has earned a place in my heart. I had high hopes for the second season. I had read the light novel and knew there were a lot of amazing scenes that could be adapted. For their sake, I was willing to forgive bad animation. But the second season didn't do any of them justice, so my hype died. So much so that I didn't even watch the third season. I think it's time to fix this. Keeping my fingers crossed!
I'm excited for Tate no Yuusha.
The series seems good to me in general but the only problem it has could be said to be the animation only in the monsters but there are worse CGI animations such as berserk, kamikatsu, ex-arm etc. In comparison to those, the shield hero is fine in general, it was only the fault of the director of the second one, he should never touch anime anymore. We also have the director of made in abyss who will direct the fourth one as well, apart from the fact that he directed the third one and it was better for me and I participate in episodes of the first one so it's not so bad compared to other series that have had worse treatment like Tokyo Ghoul and the promised neverland.
But I'm still going to wait for it because I like the series because of the novels and the manga.
Season 3 was good though.