Aneko Yusagi

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  • Bibliography:
    64 Books
  • First Book:
    September 2015
  • Latest Book:
    January 2025
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Book List in Order: 64 titles

  • The Rising of the Shield Hero Volume 01

    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 pr...

  • The Rising of the Shield Hero Volume 02

    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 pr...

  • The Rising of the Shield Hero Volume 01: The Manga Companion

    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 pr...

  • The Rising of the Shield Hero Volume 03

    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 pr...

  • The Rising of the Shield Hero Volume 02: The Manga Companion

    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 pr...

  • The Rising of the Shield Hero Volume 03: The Manga Companion

    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 pr...

  • The Rising of the Shield Hero Volume 04

    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 pr...

  • The Rising of the Shield Hero Volume 04: The Manga Companion

    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 pr...

  • The Rising of the Shield Hero Volume 05

    Naofumi is off to the Cal Mira islands, where he plans to continue leveling up. Soon after arriving he meets a mysterious young man named L'Arc Berg. But how will this curious new character impact Naofumi's adventures? Surrounded by mystery a...



  • The Rising of the Shield Hero Volume 05: The Manga Companion

    Naofumi has been magically summoned to another world as the legendary Shield Hero, but all that awaits him there is betrayal and heartache. Finding nothing but opposition and strife Naofumi makes his way to another country within the realm. But sudde...

  • The Rising of the Shield Hero Volume 06

    After their battle with Glass, Naofumi and the other heroes have a meeting with the queen and Naofumi is shocked to learn about the seven star heroes. Still reeling from this revelation, more drama unfolds on the islands before Naofumi and his party ...

  • The Rising of the Shield Hero Volume 07

    Naofumi and his friends defeat the Spirit Tortoise after it rampages across the country. They leave in search of the other missing heroes and meet Ost along the way, who says she is one of the Spirit Tortoise’s servants. She tells Naofumi that the ...

  • The Rising of the Shield Hero Volume 06: The Manga Companion

    Naofumi is summoned to another world as a hero, but he finds himself the victim of a conspiracyâ,”thereâ,"s a warrant on his head for kidnapping the princess! They run to a noblemanâ,"s mansion to escape their pursuers, only to come fa...

  • The Rising of the Shield Hero Volume 08

    At a critical moment, Naofumi and the others are saved by a young girl. Ost's sacrifice is enough to save them from their battle to the death with Kyo, but Kyo's able to escape to another world. Naofumi attempts to follow him, but he awakens to find ...

  • The Rising of the Shield Hero Volume 07: The Manga Companion

    â,"If you refuse to fight, Iâ,"ll have to kill you all.â,Naofumi and his friends meet Fitoria, the queen of the filolials. But in order to fulfill her own objectives, Fitoria challenges Filo to battle! Whatâ,"s more, the Spear Hero...

  • The Rising of the Shield Hero Volume 09

    I will see to your punishment. Come at me! Yomogi, a female samurai, attacks Naofumi and his team. The Shield Hero, Naofumi, finds himself separated from his companions"and reduced to level one! With the help of Kizuna, one of the holy heroes from ...

  • The Rising of the Shield Hero Volume 10

    Finishing the battle with Kyo, Naofumi and his friends return safely to their world. The queen of Melromarc wishes to reward Naofumi for saving the world from the Spirit Tortoise. "Then can I have my own land?" After thinking about what he co...

  • The Rising of the Shield Hero Volume 08: The Manga Companion

    Rising from the depths of despair, this is a fantasy about persistence.Church of the Three Heroes vs. Four Holy Heroes!Can Naofumi protect Raphtalia, Filo, and the world? What is the mysterious high priest aiming at?From despair, Naofumi chooses an e...

  • The Rising of the Shield Hero Volume 11

    Having claimed his victory at the coliseum tournament, Naofumi successfully frees the demi-human slaves to return to their village. When they arrive back at the village, Naofumi receives news on the whereabouts of Motoyasu, the Spear Hero. In order t...



  • The Rising of the Shield Hero Volume 09: The Manga Companion

    Naofumi is summoned to another world to serve as the Shield Hero. After a long struggle, he finally succeeds in exacting punishment on the king and princess Myne, the ones who framed him, and makes it widely known that the accusations were false. The...

  • The Rising of the Shield Hero Volume 12

    After defeating seemingly immortal invaders from another world, Naofumi finally manages to convince the Sword Hero, Ren Amaki, to reconsider his ways. Having reclaimed their peaceful day-to-day lives, Naofumi and his slaves head back to the colosseum...

  • The Reprise of the Spear Hero Volume 01

    Summoned to another world to serve as the Spear Hero, Motoyasu Kitamura is a pitiful young man who eventually finds himself only able to love filolials. But after being fatally injured in battle, Motoyasu wakes up yet again in the exact circumstances...

  • The Rising of the Shield Hero Volume 13

    After they were summoned to another world, the other three heroes persist in behaving as if they are playing a game. But the Shield Hero, Naofumi Iwatani, finally convinces them to change their ways and make them face reality. Later, after a journey ...

  • The Rising of the Shield Hero Volume 14

    The Heavenly Emperor of Q’ten Lo is after Raphtalia’s life! To ensure her saftey, Naofumi must team up with the country’s revolutionaries to overthrow him! But when they go about fixing the problems of the country’s misrule, it drives the emp...

  • The Reprise of the Spear Hero Volume 01: The Manga Companion

    Don’t like the outcome? Then start over and do it again! An exhilarating, new otherworldly redemption fantasy begins in this spin-off of the massively popular otherworldly fantasy, the Rising of the Shield Hero! Motoyasu Kitamura is summoned to ano...

  • The Rising of the Shield Hero Volume 12: The Manga Companion

    After Rishia becomes the newest member of Naofumi’s party, they set out to begin a unique type of training in hopes of growing stronger. But just as they’re getting started, Naofumi receives a request from the queen―mysterious monsters have beg...

  • The Rising of the Shield Hero Volume 15

    After the successful revolt in Q’ten Lo, Naofumi returns to his village headquarters. Meanwhile, things in Melromarc continue to deteriorate, so he sets out to restore public order before strengthening his village residents. Now, with more allies t...

  • The Rising of the Shield Hero Volume 16

    After traveling to Faubrey to meet the country’s seven star hero, Naofumi finds himself faced with Takt, the Whip Hero. It was this same Takt, along with his disdainful attitude, that ultimately caused the death of Atla in the battle against the Ph...

  • The Rising of the Shield Hero Volume 10: The Manga Companion



  • The Reprise of the Spear Hero Volume 02

    Don’t like the outcome? Then start over and do it again! The exhilarating, otherworldly redemption fantasy continues! The Spear Hero, Motoyasu, finally realizes that he’s stuck in a time loop after being sent back in time repeatedly as a result o...

  • The Reprise of the Spear Hero Volume 02: The Manga Companion

    Don’t like the outcome? Then start over and do it again! The exhilarating, otherworldly redemption fantasy continues! The Spear Hero, Motoyasu, finally realizes that he’s stuck in a time loop after being sent back in time repeatedly as a result o...

  • The Rising of the Shield Hero Volume 11: The Manga Companion

    Rishia, the Bow Hero’s lowest-ranking party member, is framed and ultimately gets the boot. When Naofumi finds out, he is reminded of his own torturous past and loses it. He storms into Itsuki’s room to confront the Bow Hero, but things don’t q...

  • The Rising of the Shield Hero Volume 13: The Manga Companion

    It turns out the mysterious monsters that Naofumi and crew were asked to take care of can be traced back to the legendary beast known as the Spirit Tortoise. Meanwhile, the other three heroes have disappeared. What could they be up to? And what will ...

  • The Rising of the Shield Hero Volume 17

    A return to Kizuna’s world! Now the party must face a horde of traitors?!At a request for aid from Ethnobalt, Naofumi heads back to Kizuna’s world. There he is safely reunited with Raphtalia, as well as other friends including L'Arc. They tell hi...

  • The Reprise of the Spear Hero Volume 1

    Summoned to another world to serve as the Spear Hero, Motoyasu Kitamura is a pitiful young man who eventually finds himself only able to love filolials. But after being fatally injured in battle, Motoyasu wakes up yet again in the exact circumstances...

  • The Rising of the Shield Hero Volume 14: The Manga Companion

    A mysterious woman named Ost appears and identifies herself as a familiar of the Spirit Tortoise. With her help, Naofumi and the others begin the desperate battle to seal away the Spirit Tortoise once again....

  • The Reprise of the Spear Hero Volume 2

    Having obtained the ability Time Reversal, the Spear Hero Motoyasu Kitamura uses his power to change the past in his quest for world peace and to fulfill the wishes of his beloved Filo. In order to achieve his goal, he must protect the life of Naofum...

  • The Rising of the Shield Hero Volume 18

    "Naofumi obtains the mirror vassal weapon from Kizuna''s world, which can enhance abilities through food. Now Naofumi and his allies start stuffing their faces for the sake of getting stronger! But there''s a limit to how much volume they can stomach...

  • The Reprise of the Spear Hero Volume 03: The Manga Companion

    Don''t like the outcome? Then start over and do it again! The exhilarating, otherworldly redemption fantasy continues! After finally getting rid of their Church of the Three Heroes pursuers, Motoyasu and Naofumi arrive in Siltvelt. But once there, th...



  • The Reprise of the Spear Hero Volume 03

    Back to the beginning all over again. Can our heroes finally create a better future? Armed with the ability to turn back time, Motoyasu Kitamura has reset the time loop again and again as he gropes around blindly for a way to meet his beloved Filo. A...

  • The Reprise of the Spear Hero Volume 3

    Back to the beginning all over again. Can our heroes finally create a better future? Armed with the ability to turn back time, Motoyasu Kitamura has reset the time loop again and again as he gropes around blindly for a way to meet his beloved Filo. ...

  • The Rising of the Shield Hero Volume 15: The Manga Companion

    The long-awaited climax of the battle against the Spirit Tortoise has arrived! With Ost's guidance, Naofumi and the others have descended deep into the Spirit Tortoise's body to face off against the mastermind behind it all. But will unexpected guest...

  • The Rising of the Shield Hero Volume 19

    Returning to the well of forbidden power?! Time to unleash some inner wrath! After his cooking battle escalated to open warfare, the Shield Hero Naofumi has finally obtained the truth about the Vanguards of the Waves. After the Demon Dragon takes a l...

  • The Reprise of the Spear Hero Volume 04: The Manga Companion

    If you don't like where things are going, just hit the reset! Welcome to a thrilling, otherwordly time-loop fantasy! This spin-off of the anime-adapted hit The Rising of the Shield Hero stars none other than the Love Hunter, the Spear Hero!...

  • The Rising of the Shield Hero Volume 20

    Naofumi and his companions have had their entire village transported to an unfamiliar location. Who should they find waiting for them . . . but the Shield Hero?! The Shield Hero Naofumi and his allies have returned home from Kizuna's world. Paying he...

  • The Reprise of the Spear Hero Volume 05

    Motoyasu and friends are in Siltvelt when the Melromarc army invades. But what exactly has Itsuki been up to this whole time? Motoyasu and Naofumi ride a dragon and face off against the Church of the Three Heroes in an epic battle!...

  • The Reprise of the Spear Hero Volume 05: The Manga Companion

    Motoyasu and friends are in Siltvelt when the Melromarc army invades. But what exactly has Itsuki been up to this whole time? Motoyasu and Naofumi ride a dragon and face off against the Church of the Three Heroes in an epic battle!...

  • The Rising of the Shield Hero Volume 16: The Manga Companion

    Will the Shield Hero have to rise up from level one all over again!?

    Naofumi tumbles into a whole different fantasy world after chasing Kyo, the perpetrator of the Tortoise Spirit battle. Separated from Raphtalia and Filo, Naofumi has only...

  • The Rising of the Shield Hero Volume 21

    “Did he really just start a wave?!” Naofumi and his party have arrived at Kyo’s research laboratory. There, they discover countless homunculi, created as vessels for souls. Controlling the body of the mirror hero, Kyo attacks our heroes -- and...



  • The Reprise of the Spear Hero Volume 06

    Motoyasu has been thrown back in time once more. Relying on his vague memories of previous go-arounds, he brings Naofumi to the slave market and tries to convince him to buy a slave. But there is a familiar face among the demi-humans for sale—w...

  • The Reprise of the Spear Hero Volume 06: The Manga Companion

    Motoyasu has been thrown back in time once more. Relying on his vague memories of previous go-arounds, he brings Naofumi to the slave market and tries to convince him to buy a slave. But there is a familiar face among the demi-humans for sale—w...

  • The Rising of the Shield Hero Volume 22

    The minor nation of Siltran, with the aid of the Naofumi's village, has managed to drive off the assault of the massive nation of Piensa. But Piensa then begins to invade the nations that have come seeking an alliance with Siltran. Some of Naofum...

  • The Reprise of the Spear Hero Volume 07

    The loop resets, and the journey begins anew! Will Motoyasu and company finally see a different outcome?! After Naofumi and his friends buy Keel from a slave trader and start peddling, Keel is determined to transform into a therianthrope so that Moto...

  • The Rising of the Shield Hero Volume 17: The Manga Companion

    The only way for your own world to survive is to sacrifice another?! Naofumi and company head for the dragon hourglass with one of the four holy heroes of another world, Kizuna. But first, they need to earn some money—and they're going to do ju...

  • The Rising of the Shield Hero Volume 18: The Manga Companion

    “Help her, Master! Save Filo from her capture!” Filo has been captured and put on display, and she is crying out for help. Her captors only stoke the flames of Naofumi's anger! And will Naofumi finally reunite with Raphtalia?...

  • The Rising of the Shield Hero Volume 19: The Manga Companion

    Naofumi managed to finally reunite with Raphtalia. But he finds himself with complicated feelings, unable to understand their conflict with Kizuna’s world or the true meaning of the waves. Can Naofumi and Kizuna change the fates of both of their wo...

  • The Rising of the Shield Hero Volume 20: The Manga Companion

    Along with Yomogi, Naofumi and his companions make their way through a misty forest to Kyo’s laboratory. But before long, they find themselves in a trap that they’ll need extraordinary means to escape. The heroes gather and charge into a final ba...

  • The Reprise of the Spear Hero Volume 08: he Manga Companion

    Naofumi and his friends managed to minimize the damage from the Melromarc wave. But their enjoyment of the celebratory banquet is interrupted when Itsuki picks a fight with Naofumi. With the release of his slaves on the line, a duel between shield an...

  • The Reprise of the Spear Hero Volume 08: The Manga Companion

    Naofumi and his friends managed to minimize the damage from the Melromarc wave. But their enjoyment of the celebratory banquet is interrupted when Itsuki picks a fight with Naofumi. With the release of his slaves on the line, a duel between shield an...

  • The Rising of the Shield Hero Volume 21: The Manga Companion

    “Did he really just start a wave?!” Naofumi and his party have arrived at Kyo’s research laboratory. There, they discover countless homunculi, created as vessels for souls. Controlling the body of the mirror hero, Kyo attacks our he...

  • The Reprise of the Spear Hero Volume 09: The Manga Companion

    “I also want to get stronger. So I don’t lose anyone ever again.” Motoyasu and friends come to a small village to investigate the corpse of a dragon slayed by the Ren, only to find the site turned into a tourist attraction. Soon aft...

  • The Rising of the Shield Hero Volume 22: The Manga Companion

    “I wasn’t expecting you to be in cahoots with the queen, that’s for sure.” Having defeated Kyo and left Kizuna and the others behind, Naofumi and his friends return to Melromarc. The Spirit Tortoise has left a deep scar on the...

  • The Reprise of the Spear Hero Volume 10: The Manga Companion

    “It sure has changed since the last time I was here.” A deadly illness has spread from the dragon corpse left unburied as a tourist spectacle. The shadow of death falls over the village to the east. Following Wyndia’s wishes, Naofum...

  • The Rising of the Shield Hero Volume 23: The Manga Companion

    “This is our village! We’ll protect it ourselves!” After coming to Zeltoble, Naofumi and his companions managed to ascertain the whereabouts of the demi-human slaves of Lurolona Village—bought and sold on the dark auction. In ...

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Aneko Yusagi has published 64 books.

The next book by Aneko Yusagi, The Rising of the Shield Hero Volume 23: The Manga Companion, will be published in January 2025.

The first book by Aneko Yusagi, The Rising of the Shield Hero Volume 01, was published in September 2015.

No. Aneko Yusagi does not write books in series.
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