Trivia / The Rising of the Shield Hero

• Fan Nickname:
  • Some fans call this series as "Shield Bro". They also tend to call Raphtalia "Sword Sis".
  • Due to the explosion of Raphtalia's popularity, fans have given her names like "Raccoon Waifu".
  • Being a large bird that functions as a mount and beast of burden, as well as having a human form resembling a young girl has earned Filo the nickname "Chocobo Loli".
  • Once Motoyasu's obsession with Filo became known, fans have taken to calling him "Pedoyasu".

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  • Ren has often been nicknamed "Knockoff/Discount/Off-brand Kirito", due to the glaring similarities between himself and said protagonist of Sword Art Online, including sharing the same Japanese voice actor. Even the game Ren liked to play before he was transported to Melromarc was called "Brave Star Online".

• Relationship Voice Actor:
  • Naofumi, Raphtalia and Melty are Sakuta, Mai and Nodoka
  • Melty and Malty are Kaguya and Yuzuru although their relationship is quite the opposite.
  • Naofumi and Raphtalia are Minatsuki and Lily and Fau and Emilia
  • Melty and Elhart are Nanaka and Shinji
  • Naofumi and Melty are Arthur and Irina and Havia and Lady Vanderbilt and they're far from being lovers
    • Ren and Elhart are Freed and Kokabiel
  • Malty and Raphtalia are Chika and Naoko
  • Naofumi, Melty and Fino are Takeo, Shino and Sherry
  • Raphtalia, Ren and Fino are Asagi, Kira and Nagisa

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  • in the Dub:
    • Naofumi , Raphtalia, Elhart (Imari Williams), Motoyasu, Ren (Alan Lee) and Malty are Josuke Higashikata, young Polnareff, Hol Horse, D'Arby the Younger, Terunosuke Miyamoto and Yukako Yamagishi.
    • Naofumi, Raphtalia, Malty, Fitoria, Rifana and Filo are young Wilhelm, Puck, Priscilla, Elsa, Theresia and Rem.
    • Naofumi, Raphtalia, Malty, Fitoria and Filo are Kyouya, Megumin, Aqua, Darkness, and Wiz.
    • Raphtalia, Fitoria and Malty are Itsuki, Yuriko, and Yumemi. add Rifana and you've got Nico Yazawa, Kotori Minami, Hannayo Koizumi and Rin Hoshizora. In the Sequel/Spin-Off, Glass is Yoshino a.k.a. The Fallen Angel, Yohane.
    • Raphtalia, Fitoria and Itsuki are Aladdin, Morgiana and Alibaba.
    • Naofumi, Raphtalia, Itsuki, Glass and Rifana are White Blood Cell, Reguatory T Cell, B Cell, NK Cell, and Platelets.
    • Naofumi, Raphtalia,Rifana, Fitoria and Aultcray Melromarc are Naoto Kurogane, Orie, Vatista, Noel Vermillion and Nu-13 and Iron Tager respectively.
    • Naofumi and Raphtalia are Anai and Retsuko.
• What Could Have Been:

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  • Word of God is that chapter 356 was originally the ending of the story. Large numbers of fan complaints changed that.
  • The English dub was supposed to premiere on Funimation the same day the anime was broadcasted in Japan, but it took over a month to be released due to unknown reasons. The English dub did premiere on Crunchyroll on the same day as in Japan until episode 16, when a week was skipped and episodes 17 and 18 were released at the same time with no explanation. Starting with episode 19 the dub was delayed two weeks also with no explication.