Naofumi Iwatani, an uncharismatic otaku who spends his days on games and manga, suddenly finds himself summoned to a parallel universe! He discovers he is one of four heroes equipped with legendary weapons and tasked with saving the world from its prophesied destruction.
As the Shield Hero, the weakest of the heroes, all is not as it seems. Naofumi is soon alone, penniless, and betrayed. With no one to turn to, and nowhere to run, he is left with only his shield. Now, Naofumi must rise to become the legendary Shield Hero and save the world!
The Rising of the Shield Hero It is also Known as: 盾の勇者の成り上がり, Tate no Yuusha no Nariagari
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Top 10 Light Novel Like The Rising of the Shield Hero (Tate no Yuusha no Nariagari) [2024 List]
- 10. Megami no Yuusha wo Taosu Gesu na Houhou
- 9. Tensei shitara Slime Datta Ken
- 8. Only Sense Online
- 7. The New Gate
- 6. Fullmetal Alchemist
- 5. Re:Zero kara Hajimeru Isekai Seikatsu
- 4. Helck
- 3. Nidome no Yuusha wa Fukushuu no Michi wo Warai Ayumu
- 2. Mushoku Tensei: Isekai Ittara Honki Dasu
- 1. Arifureta Shokugyou de Sekai Saikyou
10. Megami no Yuusha wo Taosu Gesu na Houhou
Fed up with cocky heroes always looking to save the day when all he wants is to find delicious treats for his cute daughter, the blue demon king of the underworld calls upon a young boy--Sotoyama Shinichi--for assistance. Once the two make a deal, the king resumes his visit to the human world until he realizes he may have chosen the wrong person for the job...
Source: Yen Press
The Dirty Way to Destroy the Goddess's Hero has finished publishing and it has 42 Chapters. It is also Known as: 女神の勇者を倒すゲスな方法, Hero Blessed by the Demon King, the Largest Human Traitor!?
9. Tensei shitara Slime Datta Ken
After being killed by a passing robber, a normal 37-year-old guy find himself reincarnated in another world as a blind slime with unique skills. With a new name "Rimuru Tempest" he got after meeting his new friend, the "catastrophe level" Storm Dragon Verudora, he starts his slime life in another world with his increasing number of minions.
That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: 転生したらスライムだった件, Regarding Reincarnated to Slime
8. Only Sense Online
Yun is a novice MMO player who equipped only unpopular skills labelled as garbage. However, soon after everyone started to notice the “Strongest” play style which made full use of Support Magic and Items——?!
Only Sense Online is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: Only Sense Online ―オンリーセンス・オンライン―, Only Sense Online
7. The New Gate
"The New Gate," an online game that had turned into a death game, was now releasing the tens of thousands of players that had been dragged into it, thanks to the efforts of Shin, one of the oldest players. But after he had defeated the last boss and freed everyone, he was swallowed up by a strange light and found himself inside the game world 500 years in the future.
The New Gate is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: THE NEW GATE, The New Gate
6. Fullmetal Alchemist
In an alchemical ritual gone wrong, Edward Elric lost his arm and his leg, and his brother Alphonse became nothing but a soul in a suit of armor. Equipped with mechanical "auto-mail" limbs, Edward becomes a state alchemist, seeking the one thing that can restore his brother and himself... the legendary Philosopher's Stone.
Won the 49th Shogakukan Manga Award in the Shounen category.
Won the 15th Tezuka Osamu Cultural Award New Artist Prize.
Won the Eagle Award's "Favourite Manga" in 2010/2011.
Won the Seiun Award for best science fiction comic in 2011.
Fullmetal Alchemist has finished publishing and it has 116 Chapters. It is also Known as: Hagane no Renkinjutsushi, 鋼の錬金術師, Full Metal Alchemist, FMA, HagaRen, Fullmetal Alchemist Gaiden
5. Re:Zero kara Hajimeru Isekai Seikatsu
Suddenly high school student Subaru Natsuki has been summoned to another world on the way back from the convenience store. With the biggest crisis of his life being summoned to another world and no sign of the one who summoned him, things become worse when he is attacked. But when he is saved by a mysterious silver-haired girl with a fairy cat, Subaru cooperates with the girl to return the favor. When they finally manage to get a clue, Subaru and the girl are attacked and killed by someone. Subaru then awakens in the place he was summoned and notices he gained the ability "Returns by Death." A helpless boy that only has the ability to rewind time by dying. And beyond the despair can he save the girl from the fate of death?
Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World- is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: Re：ゼロから始める異世界生活, ReZero, Re: Life in a different world from zero
4. Helck
Soon after the last Demon King was defeated, the Demon Empire started a contest to choose the next Demon King.
But the favourite contestant to win the tournament was no other than a human, The Hero Helck, whose motive to become the Demon King was to defeat his own race.
What are Helck's true motives to participate in the contest and defeat the human kingdom? It's up to one of the Four Heavenly Kings of the Empire, Red Vamirio, to discover and unfold Helck's true intentions.
has finished publishing and it has 111 Chapters. It is also Known as: Helck the Hero
3. Nidome no Yuusha wa Fukushuu no Michi wo Warai Ayumu
Summoned to a fantasy world as a hero, Kaito Utage defeats the Demon Lord alongside a band of noble adventurers…only to be double-crossed and brutally murdered by his former allies! But when a twist of fate gives him a second chance at life with all his memories intact, he sets off on a quest to slaughter his traitorous party members one by one.
“Come... let vengeance commence!”
The Hero Laughs While Walking the Path of Vengeance a Second Time is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: 二度目の勇者は復讐の道を嗤い歩む, Nidome no Yuusha wa Fukushuu no Michi wo Warai Ayumu
2. Mushoku Tensei: Isekai Ittara Honki Dasu
Just when an unemployed thirty-four-year-old otaku reaches a dead end in life and decides that it's time to turn over a new leaf—he gets run over by a truck and dies! Shockingly, he finds himself reborn into an infant's body in a strange new world of swords and magic.
His new identity is Rudeus Grayrat, but he still retains the memories of his previous life. Follow Rudeus from infancy to adulthood, as he struggles to redeem himself in a wondrous yet dangerous world.
Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation has finished publishing and it has 330 Chapters. It is also Known as: 無職転生 ～異世界行ったら本気だす～, Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation
1. Arifureta Shokugyou de Sekai Saikyou
Seventeen-year-old Hajime Nagumo is your average, everyday otaku. However, his simple life of pulling all-nighters and sleeping in school is suddenly turned upside down when he, along with the rest of his class, is summoned to a fantasy world! They're treated like heroes and tasked with the duty of saving the human race from utter extinction. But what should have been any otaku's wet dream quickly turns into Hajime's nightmare. While the rest of his class are blessed with godlike powers, Hajime's job, Synergist, only has a single transmutation skill. Ridiculed and bullied by his classmates for being weak, he soon finds himself in despair. Will he be able to survive in this dangerous world of monsters and demons with only a glorified blacksmith's level of strength?
Arifureta: From Commonplace to World's Strongest is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: ありふれた職業で世界最強, From Common Job Class to the Strongest in the World
