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 was during the Final Arc. Due to the original ending poor reception from the readers, it was changed to it's current version. These endings are referred to as "Version 1" and "Version 2" by the 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: Punishment
 * Web Novel Arc 9: Cal Mira Island
 * Web Novel Arc 10: Intermission
 * Web Novel Arc 11: Spirit Turtle
 * Web Novel Arc 12: Rebuilding Arc Part 1
 * Web Novel Arc 13: Rebuilding Arc Part 2
 * Web Novel Arc 14: Wrath Dragon
 * Web Novel Arc 15: Fallen Heroes
 * Web Novel Arc 16: Justice
 * Web Novel Arc 17: Counterattack of the Fluffy-Tailed Waifu
 * Web Novel Arc 18: The New Seven Sins
 * Web Novel Arc 19: Houou
 * Web Novel Arc 20: War of Heroes
 * Web Novel Arc 21: Truth of Worlds
 * Web Novel Arc 22: 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