How to watch Rising of the Shield Hero Season 3 – where to stream?
CrunchyrollThe Rising of the Shield Hero is currently airing its highly-anticipated Season 3 – so here’s where and what time you can watch it.
Fall 2023 brings a whole new line-up of amazing new anime series and highly-anticipated sequels. One of them is The Rising of the Shield Hero Season 3, scheduled to air this week. The anime is based on a light novel of the same name by Yusagi Aneko (story) and Seira Minami (art).
The light novel started publishing in 2013, and a year later, Aiya Kyu adapted the story into a manga. The Rising of the Shield Hero Season 3 was announced in April 2023, about a year after season two concluded.
The upcoming season is also a collaboration between Kinema Citrus and DR Movie, the studios that created the first two seasons of the show. Here’s where and when you can watch The Rising of the Shield Hero Season 3.
The Rising of the Shield Hero Season 3 release date and time
The Rising of the Shield Hero Season 3 debuted on October 6, 2023, at 9:00pm JST in Japan. The series will have 12 episodes, unlike Season 2, which had 13 episodes.
It will take half an hour for the subbed versions to be available on streaming platforms. You can check your own time zone below.
- 5:30am PT
- 6:30am MST
- 7:30am CT
- 8:30am EST
- 1:30pm BST
- 2:30pm European Time
- 6:30pm IST
Where to watch The Rising of the Shield Hero
CrunchyrollCrunchyroll is the official streaming home for the new episodes. For now, only the subbed version will be released. The streaming platform will soon announce the release date of the dubbed version. You can also catch up on everything that happened in the first two seasons right now.
According to Crunchyroll, the synopsis of The Rising of the Shield Hero Season 3 is, “After defeating the Spirit Tortoise, Naofumi has no time for rest. An attack from the next Guardian Beast is imminent, but the three other Cardinal Heroes have gone missing. So, Naofumi and his party set out to search for the legendary trio.”
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