The Rising of the Shield Hero season 4
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| The Rising of the Shield Hero | |
|---|---|
| Season 4 | |
 Key visual for the fourth season | |
| No. of episodes | 12 |
| Release | |
| Original network | AT-X |
| Original release | July 9 – September 24, 2025 |
| Season chronology | |
The Rising of the Shield Hero is an anime television series based on the light novel series of the same name written by Aneko Yusagi. In January 2024, it was announced that a fourth season was in production,[1] which aired from July 9 to September 24, 2025.,[2][3] adapting volumes 13 to 14 of the light novel series. Hitoshi Haga reprises his role as series director. The series composition is handled by Keigo Koyanagi, character design and chief animation direction by Franziska van Wulfen, Sana Komatsu and Masahiro Suwa, and soundtrack by Kevin Penkin, Alfredo Sirica and Natalie Jeffreys. Crunchyroll is streaming the English dub simultaneously as the season airs.[4]
The opening theme song is "Resolution", performed by Madkid, while the ending theme song is "Eien ni Ikkai no" (永遠に一回の, lit. 'Once in a Lifetime'), performed by Chiai Fujikawa.[5]
| No. overall | No. in season | Title [6][7] | Directed by [6][7] | Written by [6][7] | Chief animation directed by [6][7] | Original release date [6] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51 | 1 | "Siltvelt" Transliteration: "Shirutoveruto" (Japanese: シルトヴェルト) | Takanori Yamamoto | Keigo Koyanagi | Franziska van Wulfen | July 9, 2025 |
| 52 | 2 | "Official Welcome" Transliteration: "Kantai" (Japanese: 歓待) | Wataru Arakawa | Mika Tanaka | Franziska van Wulfen & Masahiro Suwa | July 16, 2025 |
| 53 | 3 | "A True People" Transliteration: "Shinnaru Min to wa" (Japanese: 真なる民とは) | Directed by : Wataru Arakawa & Motohiko Niwa Storyboarded by : Takanori Yamamoto | Akiko Waba | Franziska van Wulfen & Masahiro Suwa | July 23, 2025 |
| 54 | 4 | "Entrusted Power" Transliteration: "Takusa-reta Chikara" (Japanese: 託された力) | Directed by : Hitoshi Haga, Xingwen Yao & Hiroki Yamamoto Storyboarded by : Huang Jiawen | Ohine Ezaki | Sana Komatsu, Masahiro Suwa & Franziska van Wulfen | July 30, 2025 |
| 55 | 5 | "White Tiger" Transliteration: "Hakuko" (Japanese: 白虎) | Directed by : Motohiko Niwa Storyboarded by : Daiki Yonemori & Shingo Kaneko | Keigo Koyanagi | Sana Komatsu & Franziska van Wulfen | August 6, 2025 |
| 56 | 6 | "Leaving Port" Transliteration: "Shukkō" (Japanese: 出港) | Wataru Arakawa | Satoshi Ōshio | Sana Komatsu & Masahiro Suwa | August 13, 2025 |
| 57 | 7 | "Arriving in Q'ten Lo" Transliteration: "Ku'ten Rou Jōriku" (Japanese: クテンロウ上陸) | Takanori Yamamoto | Satoshi Ōshio | Franziska van Wulfen | August 20, 2025 |
| 58 | 8 | "Orochi" (Japanese: 大蛇) | Directed by : Kazuho Kunimoto, Takehiro Kubota, Masahiro Suwa & Hitoshi Haga Storyboarded by : Tetsuro Tanaka & Hidetoshi Namura | Keigo Koyanagi | Sana Komatsu & Masahiro Suwa | August 27, 2025 |
| 59 | 9 | "Zodia" (Japanese: ゾディア) | Directed by : Hitoshi Haga & Haruka Watanabe Storyboarded by : Hitoshi Haga | Mika Tanaka | Franziska van Wulfen | September 3, 2025 |
| 60 | 10 | "Prayer" Transliteration: "Inori" (Japanese: 祈り) | Directed by : Se-Ting Liang Storyboarded by : Yusuke Kubo | Yoshikazu Tominaga | Sana Komatsu, Masahiro Suwa & Kōta Sera | September 10, 2025 |
| 61 | 11 | "Oracle Miko" Transliteration: "Shintaku no Miko" (Japanese: 神託の巫女) | Directed by : Xiaoyue Zhu Storyboarded by : Hidetoshi Namura & Toshihiko Masuda | Ohine Ezaki | Masahiro Suwa & Sana Komatsu | September 17, 2025 |
| 62 | 12 | "Return of the Emperor" Transliteration: "Tenmei no Kikan" (Japanese: 天命の帰還) | Takanori Yamamoto | Keigo Koyanagi | Sana Komatsu, Franziska van Wulfen & Masahiro Suwa | September 24, 2025 |