Review of The Rising of the Shield Hero

I give this show only one point less because of the lolicon trope for obvious reasons, but the show actually handled the concept really well with making the protagonist not a pervert at all, and actually regard Filo as his daughter. His cool vibes really reminds me of Ichigo from Bleach, and I admire his business savvy mind, and how he's kind but at no fault of his own. I also really like the subtle(?) romance between him and Raphtalia, and how they handled him adapting to seeing her as a woman over the series. I don't get any ick with how they met in thebeginning since Raphtalia isn't human and she's actually a young adult, but due to the abuse she suffered, her appearance kept her as a child, but once she got the basic needs met, she aged properly. I also love how she handles her jealousy cutely but also maturely, and remains having a good relationship with the other girls in a motherly way. A lot of other anime has the girls go through a 'woe is me' phase, but Raphtalia actually takes more active approaches instead.

Filo kinda annoyed me though with her childishness in the beginning, so I got scared for a moment, but once Melty came into the picture, she really mellowed out. I guess she just needed more kid interactions which made me like her.

I also like Melty as well because she's not as strong, but she's brave and uses her royal status properly and her flaws is just a part of growing up.

And liking this many female characters is surprising me because I usually don't care for this many female characters that aren't in a female driven show. Usually girls would be either boring or annoying, but I actually like a lot of them, besides Bitch/Whore. I guess I like them because they're not overexaggerted or overbearing. Their personalities and their growth is instead properly shown and when they're happy, I can't help being happy, too.

And they got a new member who looks like the hopeless dumb kind, but with how this show handles female characters, I'm actually looking forward to see how she grows.

Althoooooouuuuuuugh, I've seen the reviews for the next 2 seasons, and I don't think I want to ruin my experience with this show, so I may not watch the next season and just believe that Raphtalia and Naofumi got married, settled at the fishing port town and had kids, Filo and Melty become queen besties and green haired girl married bow guy after clearing her name.