The Rising of the Shield Hero season 3
| The Rising of the Shield Hero | |
|---|---|
| Season 3 | |
Key visual for the third season | |
| No. of episodes | 12 |
| Release | |
| Original network | AT-X |
| Original release | October 6 – December 22, 2023 |
| Season chronology | |
The Rising of the Shield Hero is an anime television series based on the light novel series of the same name written by Aneko Yusagi. At 2019's Crunchyroll Expo, it was announced that the anime series would receive a second and third season. The third season is produced by Kinema Citrus and directed by Hitoshi Haga, with the rest of the main staff from the previous season returning. Alfredo Sirica and Natalie Jeffreys serve as additional music composers alongside Kevin Penkin for the season. It aired from October 6 to December 22, 2023, adapting volumes 10 to 12 of the light novel series. Crunchyroll streamed the English dub two weeks after the season's initial broadcast.
The opening theme song is "Sin", performed by Madkid, while the ending theme song is "Suki ni Natte wa Ikenai Riyū" (好きになってはいけない理由, lit. 'Reasons Why You Shouldn't Fall in Love'), performed by Chiai Fujikawa.