Fictional character from The Rising of the Shield Hero
Naofumi Iwatani
964, 9w8, INTP, Sp/Sx
Naofumi Iwatani (Japanese: 岩谷 尚文, Hepburn: Iwatani Naofumi), is a fictional character from the light novel The Rising of the Shield Hero written by Aneko Yusagi and illustrated by Seria Minami. Naofumi is a young man summoned into a parallel world along with three other young men to become the world's Cardinal Heroes and fight inter-dimensional hordes of monsters called Waves. Equipped with the Legendary Shield, the character earns the title of "Shield Hero" (盾の勇者, Tate no Yuusha) and goes on a journey with hatred towards society after being falsely accused of sexually assaulting a princess.