Reviews

The Rising of the Shield Hero: Volume 02 by Aneko Yusagi

bwalle01's review

adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

thedisreputabledog's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

beorn_101's review against another edition

3.0

I really enjoy Rising of the Shield hero, and was excited to try vol 2. Unfortunately, it felt like most of this volume was Naofumi re-learning that he has friends and the value of them... which was the major turning point at the end of vol 1.

There is also a REALLY long time spent doing sort of boring things like getting clothes for Filo, which while having a few interesting moments, at it's core just isn't too interesting.

Those critiques aside, there are some good moments here. Filo as a character is a great addition. The series is also beginning to help demonstrate the difference between the Shield hero and other heroes in the way that he associates with the everyday people of the world. I also like the traveling merchant angle he has going now.

There are also two pretty cool "boss" fights in the second half I enjoyed.

Naofumi is still way too much of an edge lord at times.

Overall, not as good as vol 1, but still enjoyable.

iccade's review against another edition

4.0

Really interesting story and enjoyable to read

kokoro's review against another edition

3.0

Me ha gustado, eso si, un poquito menos que el primer volumen debido al cambio de actitud de Naofumi hacia el resto del mundo. Un nuevo integrante (que haría las delicias de Prompto) se une al Héroe del escudo, básicamente en este volumen vemos cómo va mejorando tanto en armas, estadísticas y habilidades, a la par que va ganando una buena reputación en ciertas aldeas.

Sobre Naofumi

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Debo decir que me parecía algo más interesante su actitud en gran parte del primer volumen, sigo creyendo haber mantenido ese odio y resentimiento hacia todos incluyendo Raphtalia daría más juego pero… no pudo ser. Continua aumentando su nivel, habilidades y escudos, de momento el más interesante es Shield of Rage que repele ataques y lo regresa contra el enemigo… y aliados. Al parecer este escudo o el original (no lo capto) puede hablar un poco con Naofumi como tentándolo para que le use. Considero será un escudo importante o alguna de sus variantes en batallas futuras.

En cuanto su relación con Raphtalia

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Por una parte me alegra no este enamorado de ella, pero no sé si encaja en el cliché del prota que no se entera de nada

Sobre nuevo personaje

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un chocobo!! XDD hasta Naofumi pensó al verlos que eran algo parecidos a los que salen en “ese” videojuego, Filo, ese su nombre, no llama mucho mi atención pero protagonizo un momento importante en este libro y posteriormente una pequeña escena graciosa. Lo malo es que al parecer quiere competir con Raphtalia por el “cariño” del amo

En general habrá que ver como continua la relación de estos tres personajes, las reacciones en específico de 5 personajes cuando las historias de sus aventuras se conozcan, y la importancia del nuevo escudo en el futuro.

Gran pregunta sobre el hechizo de esclavitud

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Cuando Raphtalia golpea a Naofumi cuando se pone histérico a pesar de hacerlo con buena intención, no debió activarse el hechizo y castigarle por hacerle daño a su amo?

“They’d betrayed me… tricked me! That was even more reason for me to… to protect the people who believed in me.” Naofumi.

jaane's review against another edition

5.0

aaaawwwwww... I love this. Raphtalia and Naofumi's relationship is just adorable.

lilsuccubus's review against another edition

2.5

The most spelling and punctuation errors I have ever read in a book. I do like this part of the story, and it's nice that there's more info than in the manga or anime. Filo is pretty annoying in this version, though.

blood_lion's review

adventurous challenging dark funny lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.75

gnitro's review against another edition

adventurous dark medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

iccade's review

4.0

Really interesting story and enjoyable to read