Naofumi’s Progress From Zero to Hero to Not-So-Anti-Hero

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This week I'm turning my attention to Naofumi from The Rising of the Shield Hero. As a character he's already been criticised and mocked and I'm not jumping on that band wagon. Rather I want to look at what his character was trying to achieve, what he did achieve, and where he was found wanting.

The Double-Edge Sword of a Misanthropic Protagonist

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If you've watched any amount of anime, there is no doubt at one time or another you have come across the misanthropic protagonist. Most recently we've had our streams graced by the ever charming Naofumi who actually started out as quite a nice and optimistic guy but after betrayal and injustice lost his ability to … Continue reading The Double-Edge Sword of a Misanthropic Protagonist