Raphtalia

Raphtalia (ラフタリア, Rafutaria) is the main female protagonist of The Rising of The Shield Hero. She is a Tanuki-type Demi-Human who was the first real member of the Shield Hero's party after he purchased her as a slave. She is now the Katana Hero (刀の勇者, Katana no Yuusha).

She is voiced by Asami Seto, who also voiced Akira Mado from the Tokyo Ghoul series, and Mai Sakurajima from Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai, and by Erica Mendez, also voicing Ryuko Matoi, Aggretuko, and child Jean Pierre Polnareff.

Why She Rocks

 * 1) Raphtalia is very loyal to Naofumi. Even after she found out the he is the most wanted criminal in the kingdom, she still accepted him. In return for Naofumi adopting and taking care of her.
 * 2) She sucessfully learned how to use a sword in some fights including creating an illusion on a blade thanks to her magic.
 * 3) Raphtalia went from being a helpless and fearful child to a strong girl who overcame her post traumatic experiences, became much more skilled and deadlier in battle, much bolder, opinionated, stronger-willed, and fiercely protective of her beloved Naofumi, earned her vengeance against her former master named Idol Rabier who tormented her  during childhood, and coped with her parents' and her childhood friend's losses. Which made her character development go deeper.
 * 4) Raphtalia has also helped Naofumi to come to his senses and prevented him from being consumed by hate and anger.
 * 5) Despite being treated as his own daughter, Raphtalia wants to get Naofumi's attention by trying too hard to be an adult, or wagging her tail.
 * 6) "Naofumi-sama! I'm not a kid anymore!"

Bad Qualities

 * 1) Raphtalia's web novel/light novel/manga counterpart is very vengeful, attempting to kill the man who made her life a living hell, but her anime counterpart spared him and went through the "If I kill him, then I will be just like him." cliche.
 * 2) Whenever Filo gets near Naofumi, Raphtalia gets jealous easily.

Trivia

 * Her bond towards the Shield Hero has reached a point where she can often tell what exactly he is thinking with just his facial expressions. She often points it out and scolds him when he thinks of something very unreasonable.
 * Raphtalia has a strong dislike for the Raph species, she finds it strange for a monster to be based on her genes.