The Rising of the Shield Hero Season 4 anime revealed the first trailer, announcing the studio and main staff, as well as the opening and ending theme songs. The fourth season recently confirmed a July 2025 release date with a teaser visual. Studio Kinema Citrus is returning to animate.
The theme songs for the new season are:
- Opening Theme: MADKID – “Resolution”
- Ending Theme: Chiai Fujikawa – “Once in Eternity”
The opening can be heard in the new trailer below.
The Rising of the Shield Hero Season 4 Reveals Staff
Kinema Citrus is returning to animate, with Hitoshi Haga as the director. The full staff credits include:
- Director: Hitoshi Haga
- Assistant Director: Takanori Yamamoto
- Series Composition: Keigo Koyanagi
- Music: Kevin Penkin / Alfredo Sirica / Natalie Jeffreys
- Character Design: Franziska van Wulfen / Sana Komatsu / Masahiro Suwa
- Color Design: Azusa Sasaki
- Art Director: Junichi Higashi
- 3DCG Director: Yuji Koshida (Studio Pomelo)
- Screen Design: Shin’ichiro Miyazaki
- 2D Artist: hydekick
- Director of Photography: Miho Ikeda (T2studio)
- Photography Supervisor: Tsunetaka Ema (T2studio)
- Editing: Hitomi Sudou / Honami Yamagishi (REAL-T)
- Sound Director: Fumiyuki Go
- Sound Effects: Shota Yaso
- Sound Production: Glovision
- Music Production: Nippon Columbia
- Animation Studio: Kinema Citrus
About The Rising of the Shield Hero
The anime adaptation of The Rising of the Shield Hero adapts the light novel series written by Aneko Yusagi and published by MF Books/KADOKAWA. It premiered in 2019 with a 25-episode first season produced by Kinema Citrus. The story followed Naofumi Iwatani, an ordinary young man summoned to another world as the Shield Hero, only to be betrayed and cast aside. His journey of redemption led him to form a close-knit party, including Raphtalia and Filo, as he fought to prove himself and defend the world.
Season 2 aired in 2022 with a slight change in animation production, as Kinema Citrus collaborated with DR Movie. This season adapted the Spirit Tortoise Arc, establishing Naofumi as the most important hero among the four summoned warriors.
The third season, which aired from October to December 2023, returned to Kinema Citrus as the sole studio. Directed by Hitoshi Haga, it focused on Naofumi rebuilding his domain and revealed Raphtalia’s royal lineage, leading to the conflict with Q’ten Lo.
What to Expect in Season 4
Season 4 will most likely continue where Season 3 left off, with Naofumi and his party preparing for the confrontation with Q’ten Lo. After learning that Raphtalia is a descendant of their royal family, the nation sent assassins to eliminate her, forcing Naofumi to take action. The teaser tagline, “The return of the exiled,” suggests Raphtalia’s return to her birth nation.
New information is set to be revealed on June 15 at The LIVE of the Shield Hero. A special visual was revealed for the event:
Source: KADOKAWA Official YouTube
© Aneko Yusagi, Seira Minami / KADOKAWA / Shield Hero S4 Project
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