*SPOILERS BELOW*
If you’re not completely caught up on The Rising of the Shield Hero, please shield your eyes.
Everything’s been so nice (besides the rivalry) lately but that mood was put on hold this week. It was time to bring back the anger and darkness.
This week’s episode got very real very quickly. Filo being swallowed up by a zombie dragon took a drastic toll on Naofumi. He focused on the hate inside of him and unlocked fully: Curse Shield. Seeing the anger and hatred be released in such a manner looked really cool but scary and Raphtalia was able to calm him like she beautifully did in episode four.
Unfortunately, she took a lot of damage and Naofumi desperately tried to save her while simultaneously trying to fight the dragon. Luckily, Filo took care of the dragon and everything was well again except for Raphtalia who we now know has a severe curse on her.
Emotionally, this episode was heavy, heartbreaking, and released a lot of rage and hatred. Thanks to Filo and Raphtalia, this didn’t become Naofumi’s permanent state and he even SMILED at the very end. The collective vow made by the entire party to become stronger to protect each other ended things on a nice note.
This episode made everyone go through another emotional rollercoaster but thankfully, Shield Hero himself provided a place to process all of it:
— The Rising of the Shield Hero (@ShieldHeroEN) February 27, 2019
We felt the heat from the episode.
— A Person (@APerson36375399) February 27, 2019
This episode gets pretty hot
— Christopher Solis (@CxSolis) February 27, 2019
Finally showing some of the hatred our MC has in the anime. The book has a lot of interior monologue's about how he views the world, and I'm glad a (little bit) of it gets shown her.
— CJ (@Animated_CJ) February 27, 2019
Nice finally got to see the cursed shield
— Bossanova51 (@Bossano_v_a) February 27, 2019
I want to know more about the curse shields and if Naofumi can harness all its power ????
— Mike (@HoboSexMattress) February 27, 2019
Hope he learns how to control it
— Terry C. (@Collins_ET) February 27, 2019
Man I love this anime! They are doing a great job of hitting all the high points of the LN; and a fantastic visualization of the curse shield coming to life. Can't wait to watch the story unfold before my eyes.
— Shana (@ShanaLouise4) February 27, 2019
Any moment when a character goes into a demonic rage is the best
— Master Ty (@TheTrueMasterTy) February 27, 2019
— Thejok3ster2 (@thejok3ster2) February 27, 2019
They'll all burn ????????????????
— Chandler Ingram (@Chandler_Ingram) February 27, 2019
— Cedric Rodgers (@cedric_rodgers) February 27, 2019
And love.
Going from Naofumi's pure hatred to Raphtalia's endearing love had me on the brink of tears. Just goes to show that the purest of love can smother the darkest of hatred. This is why I love this show. For how real Naofumi is to how loving Raphtalia is makes it all worth it. pic.twitter.com/IwQehgMtiD
— Kanato (@realJayniro) February 27, 2019
Always take the hand of the best girls pic.twitter.com/d1SxjQ4LUR
— Ginto ???? (@Ginto62) February 27, 2019
Another Wednesday meaning another Shield Hero meme pic.twitter.com/udrquSWfb6
— N-SIX (@asg_6420) February 28, 2019
Them feels in today's episode ????
— Tyler Le (@TylerLe09_) February 27, 2019
But it was very nice to see our Shield Hero smile naturally thanks to our lovely Raphtalia and Filo ???? pic.twitter.com/hHnHWEwQci
The best raphtalia's i got from this episode pic.twitter.com/VDSppHjdsz
— IamPatBack (@IamPatBack) February 27, 2019
— Kirie (@Kirie_Zero) February 28, 2019
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