KEY POINTS

  • Naofumi wakes up in a prison after entering the portal
  • "The Rising of the Shield Hero" Season 2, Episode 7 is airing Wednesday
  • The episode will stream on Crunchyroll

After Ost gives special permission to Naofumi and his comrades to enter the portal and follow Kyo, Naofumi arrives at the other end of the portal in "The Rising of the Shield Hero" Season 2, Episode 7. The new episode is titled "Infinite Labyrinth."

The official website has unveiled the synopsis and spoiler stills of Episode 7. When Naofumi wakes up, he finds himself in a strange prison. Everyone is now placed at level 1 while Filo’s whereabouts remain unknown.

Naofumi attempts to raise the level while figuring out a way to escape from the prison. However, the arrival of a monster before Naofumi complicates the ongoing mission.

The last episode marked the end of the Spirit Tortoise, who was defeated due to the joint efforts of the Cardinal Heroes and Ost.

Meanwhile, Kyo turned out to be one crazy villain who escaped into a portal after Spirit Tortoise’s defeat. L’Arc and his party followed Kyo into the portal. Ost was on her deathbed and Naofumi decided to follow L’Arc and the others.

He could not enter the portal because the Four Cardinal Heroes were prohibited from entering another world for a battle.

However, Ost used special permission that opened the portal for Naofumi and his allies.

“Fitoria appears when the Spirit Tortoise revives, and with her help, Naofumi attempts to destroy its heart and cut off its head at the same time. L’Arc arrives as well, but all of them are helpless before Kyo’s overwhelming power,” the synopsis of Episode 6 read, according to Crunchyroll.

The cast of the anime includes Asami Seto as Raphtalia, Kaito Ishikawa as Naofumi Iwatani, Yoshitsugu Matsuoka as Ren Amaki, Yoshitaka Yamaya as Itsuki Kawasumi, Rina Hidaka as Filo, Kana Hanazawa as Ost Horai, Kikuko Inoue as Mirellia Q. Melromarc, Maaya Uchida as Melty Q. Melromarc, Makoto Takahashi as Motoyasu Kitamura and Natsuko Hara as Rishia Ivyred.

The series is based on the original work of Yusagi Aneko and Seira Minami. The opening theme of "The Rising of the Shield Hero" Season 2, titled "Bring Back," is performed by MADKID. The ending theme, called "Yuzurenai," is by Chiai Fujikawa.

"The Rising of the Shield Hero" Season 2, Episode 7 is releasing Wednesday. Fans in the U.S. can watch the second season on Crunchyroll. The episode will stream in Japanese with English subtitles.

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