Yari no Yuusha no Yarinaoshi
The Reprise of the Spear Hero

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Many anime onlys of The Rising Of the Shield Hero give this no thought and immediately shut it down. But I'm here to tell you, "Give it a shot, then you can tell me whether it's good or not." Though it's more enjoyable if you do, you can still follow the plot without having completed the main series.

This story is all about a redo of the Shield Hero's storyline but in Godmode, a story about an overpowered character where his flaw is having zero IQ while being absolutely insane and bloodthirsty. Yes, this is the Spear Hero I'm talking about.

Motoyasu returns in ... time, with all his previous stats, memories and weapon upgrades. Though he tries to search for Filo it is not really too relevant and most of the story is about trying to stop the other heroes from dying. It is so satisfying to see Motoyasu mow down all the enemies with ease, his relationship with his filolials (who he treats as his children) and Naofumi are so endearing. Reading this from Motoyasu's perspective, his inner thoughts are never a bore. Sometimes you can empathise with him while other times, you go "MOTOYASU NO".

Despite it being more of a comedic take, characters don't lose any IQ points and plot and act as they were in the main story based on their motivations. There are still obstacles to overcome and real stakes. Though less than the main story, actions still have a certain weight to them.

I really appreciate this more lighthearted approach to the Shield Hero's story, discovering so many different what-ifs makes for a fun read. I may be biased about this, this story basically hits all of my personal preferences while being pretty well-written.

*THIS REVIEW IS FOR THE LIGHT NOVEL NOT THE MANGA

Tl;dr Don't read unless you've finished the story and its a great read for those who have.

Personally I am really enjoying this manga. It contains major spoilers to the rising of the shield hero because it takes place right aftermajor events in the main story. Therefore all his knowledge contains those spoilers as the remembers it. This ties in very nicely with the story and to say it is a spin off is actually incorrect, but rather story that is taking place between his death and when he returns to fight on... For those that have read ahead in the story you know what I'm ... talking about and you'll enjoy the change in pace.

Okay now to the execution

Story: 8.5
The personality of Motoyasu is very true to his character and it really pulls off how sick in the head he is and honestly I find the humor from him more funny than in the original story. The story gives more details about Silt Welt which was never really visited in the original story and some of the alternative turns of events are quite interesting. The story also fills in the gaps as to what happens to Motoyasu after he died and what the spear offered him upon death. For someone who's read the WN it really fills in an itch and I'm interested in seeing how events unfold.

Artwork: 8
The art work is once again the artwork is well done and I really have no complains.

Character development: 8
Due to the change in environment and having not facing as many hardships, many of the MCs have a more lighthearted approach to things and are developing differently than they did in the main story. Motoyasu remains the same in his undying love towards Filo, but there is a growing bond between him and the other characters that's quite enjoyable to see.

Well the art is similar to shield hero so it cant really be a one but i kinda don't like the cover and the light hearted art design. Only good characters are the shield hero ofc and probably his new pet, spear hero is ok but consider it's an spin off focused on him i would think his more likeable. I didnt really enjoy it, find it appealing compared to shield hero even if its suppose to be a comedy. I love the creator a lot but he really copied and pasted some angle designs, their characters that are not suppose to be the same ... (at the very least the name are different) yet the charater design/art is minimum difference. I will give credit and say some parts made me laugh, but in shield hero it's already a debate about underaged girls and those older guys ( the MC for this one is the oldest btw and is digging girls who are 10) . I wont find it a problem if it wasnt other second. Overall it's not the worst thing I've read or seen and maybe some people can find enjoy it (I think trying to be positive) but right up there for the worst I've read and consider i liked the spear hero (after reading the LNs) and love the rising of the shield hero I'm dissapointed.