The Rising of the Shield Hero Wiki:Terminology Guide

This page lists all official names of characters, locations, skills spells and other tidbits used in the series. These will be used to standardize names on this wiki. The names are listed chronologically based on the light novels, followed by the manga, anime and other media.

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''Note: This page is still a work-in-progress. All names and wiki articles are subject to change without notice. As such, this will only serve as a guideline and will not be heavily enforced (yet).''

Official Sources
The light novels are translated by Yen Press. The manga is translated by Kodansha USA. Crunchyroll is currently translating the anime, and Funimation is dubbing it. These will be regarded as the official naming. In cases where there is a naming conflict between the translated media, the light novel translations should be used, unless otherwise stated.

The web novels were not officially translated in English. Naming from the web novels should not be used unless there is no official alternatives.

Series title
The series title Tate no Yūsha no Nariagari (盾の勇者の成り上がり) is officially translated as The Rising of the Shield Hero. This title is used for the light novels, manga and anime.