Title Tate no Yuusha no Nariagari  Source DmonHiro Synopsis The Four Cardinal Heroes are a group of ordinary men from modern-day Japan summoned to the kingdom of Melromarc to become its saviors. Melromarc is a country plagued by the Waves of Catastrophe that have repeatedly ravaged the land and brought disaster to its citizens for centuries. The four heroes are respectively bestowed a sword, spear, bow, and shield to vanquish these Waves. Naofumi Iwatani, an otaku, becomes cursed with the fate of being the "Shield Hero." Armed with only a measly shield, Naofumi is belittled and ridiculed by his fellow heroes and the kingdom's people due to his weak offensive capabilities and lackluster personality. When the heroes are provided with resources and comrades to train with, Naofumi sets out with the only person willing to train alongside him, Malty Melromarc. He is soon betrayed by her, however, and becomes falsely accused of taking advantage of her. Naofumi then becomes heavily discriminated against and hated by the people of Melromarc for something he didn't do. With a raging storm of hurt and mistrust in his heart, Naofumi begins his journey of strengthening himself and his reputation. Further along however, the difficulty of being on his own sets in, so Naofumi buys a demi-human slave on the verge of death named Raphtalia to accompany him on his travels. As the Waves approach the kingdom, Naofumi and Raphtalia must fight for the survival of the kingdom and protect the people of Melromarc from their ill-fated future. Information Type: TV Episodes: 25 Status: Finished Airing Aired: Jan 9, 2019 to Jun 26, 2019 Premiered: Winter 2019 Broadcast: Wednesdays at 22:00 (JST) Producers: Glovision, Kadokawa, Crunchyroll SC Anime Fund Licensors: Crunchyroll Studios: Kinema Citrus Source: Light novel Genres: Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy Duration: 24 min. per ep. Rating: PG-13 - Teens 13 or older ============================================================================ Video ID : 1 Format : HEVC Format/Info : High Efficiency Video Coding Format profile : Main 10@L5.1@High Codec ID : V_MPEGH/ISO/HEVC Duration : 23 min 40 s Bit rate : 640 kb/s Width : 1 280 pixels Height : 720 pixels Display aspect ratio : 16:9 Frame rate mode : Constant Frame rate : 23.976 (24000/1001) FPS Color space : YUV Chroma subsampling : 4:2:0 Bit depth : 10 bits Audio ID : 2 Format : AAC LC Format/Info : Advanced Audio Codec Low Complexity Codec ID : A_AAC-2 Duration : 23 min 40 s Bit rate : 80.0 kb/s Channel(s) : 2 channels Channel layout : L R Sampling rate : 96.0 kHz Frame rate : 93.750 FPS (1024 SPF) Compression mode : Lossy Delay relative to video : 9 ms Stream size : 13.6 MiB (11%) Language : Japanese Default : Yes Forced : No Text ID : 3 Format : ASS Codec ID : S_TEXT/ASS Codec ID/Info : Advanced Sub Station Alpha Duration : 23 min 24 s Bit rate : 98 b/s Count of elements : 343 Compression mode : Lossless Stream size : 16.9 KiB (0%) Default : No Forced : Yes ====================================================================== Man oh man oh man I loved this series from the go get I am so stoked for seasons 2 and 3 Screenshots