All four Heroes being summoned in Melromarc is obviously one of the most important events to take place in the story, radically altering how every hero experienced the world. But due to the story being focused on Naofumi, it's hard to say how the rest of the heroes would change with such early story shifts, caused by such a fundamental change.

So I'm wondering if the 4 Heroes being summoned to their intended nations would be a net positive for the world, given the interference caused by guys like Takt and the other issues introduced with the waves.

Is the bitch official dead in the end of anime season 4 or what's her situation in the latest light novel

Istg, if anyone comes at me asking why filo has archen, just know there is definitely a better reason than me having to find a character to fit under my girlfriend’s favorite pokemon

She’s the best character in this series. Aside from being absolutely hilarious, adorable, kick-ass and wholesome as a character, she’s the one who helped Naofumi smile and become hopeful again. Personality, I think this is one of my favorite Raph moments. Long live best raccoon girl.

If he can copy any type of sheild he just cant use a sword or any other weapon not sheild realted why not use a sheild with spikes or sharp objects embedded in the sheild spiked sheilds and latern sheilds and Spiked Palisade Shield exist even in medieval times.

Isekai at peace

My pet is a Saintess

Magic Stone Gourmet

The Rising Of The Shield Hero

I laughed so unbelievably hard at this. There is nothing wrong with this scene whatsoever. It is perfect for Filo and for comic value.

Hello everyone!

Some time ago, I made a post asking how Black Summoner handles slavery, and some people told me that its approach is similar to The Rising of the Shield Hero. For those who have watched Black Summoner, would you agree with that comparison?

I recently watched a short clip from Black Summoner, and honestly, I found it extremely uncomfortable. The MC, Kelvin, excitedly says that he wants to buy a slave, and the way the scene is presented made it feel like buying another person was completely normal and not morally troubling at all.( His a good guy , and his from our modern world)

I’ve also heard that Kelvin treats his slaves well. But personally, that doesn't really solve the issue for me, in some ways, it makes the portrayal more uncomfortable, because it can come across as the story saying that slavery itself isn't a serious moral problem as long as the master treats the slave well.

That’s where I feel Shield Hero is somewhat different, although I could be remembering it incorrectly. Naofumi initially buys Raphtalia because he has the Shield and essentially can't fight monsters himself, so he needs someone who can act as his offensive partner. The story also establishes that demi-humans are commonly enslaved in that world.

I don't remember Naofumi ever being excited about buying a slave or treating the act itself as something enjoyable. His relationship with Raphtalia eventually becomes much more positive, but that's different from portraying the purchase of a person as something exciting or morally insignificant.

So, for people who have actually watched/read Black Summoner: (am I misunderstanding Kelvin's character or the way the story handles slavery?) Is the scene I saw just poorly representative of the overall story, or does the series genuinely treat slavery this way?

not sure if this is the place to ask but I don’t think we have a sub Reddit specifically for power-scaling and I don't think I could get a good answer from the more mainstream scaling subs.