The Rising of the Shield Hero is a Japanese light novel series written by Aneko Yusagi.
Originally published as a web novel, the series has since been published by Media Factory with an expanded story-line featuring illustrations by Seira Minami.
Both the novel and manga series were licensed by One Peace Books and were published in North America starting with the first volume on September 15, 2015.
[1] One Peace Books licensed the spin-off novel The Reprise of the Spear Hero.
[2] Originally released as 4 separate volumes with the Japanese Special Editions of the Season 1 anime.