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The Rising of the Shield Hero Novels Get Gourmet Spinoff Manga
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The Menu of the Shield Hero manga launched on Wednesday
Amamichi Akano is drawing the gourmet spinoff manga, which focuses on the characters' cooking. The next chapter is scheduled for September 21.
releasing the novel series and Aiya Kyū's manga adaptation in English. The publisher describes the novels' first compiled book volume:
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 The Rising of the Shield Hero anime series premiered with a two-hour special on January 9 and premiered the first dubbed episode at Crunchyroll Expo on September 3 with guests from the anime.
Sources: ComicWalker, Comic Natalie