Every episode from the first season of the Japanese anime based on the light novel series by Aneko Yusagi. Naofumi Iwatani (voice of Kaito Ishikawa) and three other young men are summoned to another world where they are meant to become heroes who will protect the kingdom's citizens from the Waves of demonic invasions. Armed with only a shield, Naofumi is belittled for his lack of attacking prowess and when his only ally betrays him, he becomes an outcast. As he trains alone, Naofumi purchases a demi-human named Raphtalia (Asami Seto) as well as a rare egg that hatches into a fighting bird he names Filo (Rina Hidaka) and soon he and his new companions begin working together to protect the kingdom and find redemption. The episodes are: 'The Shield Hero', 'The Slave Girl', 'Wave of Catastrophe', 'Lullaby at Dawn', 'Filo', 'A New Comrade', 'The Savior of the Heavenly Fowl', 'Curse Shield', 'Melty', 'In the Midst of Turmoil', 'Catastrophe Returns', 'The Raven Invader', 'The Devil of the Shield', 'Everlasting Memory', 'Raphtalia', 'Filolial Queen', 'A Promise Made', 'A Conspiracy Linked', 'The Four Cardinal Heroes', 'Battle of Good and Evil', 'Naofumi's Triumphant Return', 'Four Heroes Council', 'Cal Mira Archipelago', 'Guardians of Another World' and 'The Rising of the Shield Hero'.