Web Novel

Aneko Yusagi, the author of The Rising of the Shield Hero originally created a Web Novel on the user-generated content site Shōsetsuka ni Narō.

The series is divided into Arcs on the site that are somewhat equivalent to Volumes in the Light Novel that was acquired for print publication by Media Factory in September 2015. That said, differences between the Web Novel and the Light Novel begin to appear more frequently beginning with Volume 4 of the Light Novel, with some volumes being completely Light Novel exclusive such as Volume 8 and Volume 9.

The Web Novel is considered to be the rough draft of the series and had changes of its own during the course of development. One such example of this is during the Final Arc, there was a change to the original ending to make what the ending currently is after the original ending's poor reception by readers. These endings are referred to as "Version 1" and "Version 2" by readers of the Web Novel.

List of Arcs

 * Web Novel Arc 1 - Summoning
 * Web Novel Arc 2 - Slave
 * Web Novel Arc 3 - Second Wave
 * Web Novel Arc 4 - Filo Rial
 * Web Novel Arc 5 - Peddling
 * Web Novel Arc 6 - Third Wave
 * Web Novel Arc 7 - Devil of the Shield
 * Web Novel Arc 8 - Spirit Turtle
 * Web Novel Arc 9 - Rebuilding Arc Part 1
 * Web Novel Arc 10 - Rebuilding Arc Part 2
 * Web Novel Arc 11 - Wrath Dragon
 * Web Novel Arc 12 - Fallen Heroes
 * Web Novel Arc 12 - Justice
 * Counterattack of the Fluffy-Tailed Waifu Arc - Counterattack of the Fluffy-Tailed Waifu
 * The New Seven Sins Arc -The New Seven Sins
 * Houou Arc - Houou
 * War of Heroes Arc - War of Heroes
 * Truth of Worlds Arc - Truth of Worlds
 * Final Arc - Final Arc
 * Side Story 1 - The Christmas of the Shield Hero
 * Side Story 2 - The Valentine of the Shield Hero
 * Side Story 3 - The White Day of the Shield Hero