Manga Volume 1

This is the first volume of The Rising of the Shield Hero manga adaptation.

Synopsis
Naofumi Iwatani, an uncharismatic otaku who spends his days on games and manga, suddenly finds himself summoned to a parallel universe! He discovers he is one of four heroes equipped with legendary weapons and tasked with saving the world from its prophesied destruction. As the Shield Hero, the weakest of the heroes, all is not as it seems. Naofumi is soon alone, penniless, and betrayed. With no one to turn to, and nowhere to run, he is left with only his shield. Now, Naofumi must rise to become the legendary Shield Hero and save the world!

Chapters

 * Chapter 1: "A Royal Summoning"
 * Chapter 2: "False Charges"
 * Chapter 3: "A Kid's Meal"
 * Chapter 4: "The Two:Headed Black Dog"
 * Chapter 4.5: The Three Heroes"

Trivia

 * When Aiya Kyu was asked in an interview why "Young Raphtalia is so wide-eyed on the cover of manga Volume 1", the manga artist replied, "I’ll leave it up to the readers’ imaginations. Whatever you feel when you see it is the right answer."