Board Thread:Speculation House/@comment-85.130.101.225-20130816112245/@comment-23784953-20130822091442

BenRG wrote: some kind of exotic synthetic laminate to have survived multiple high-speed impacts with large trees without even a dent. It's made from animetium(tm). The same material used to create the super tough weapons of anime protagonists.

In all seriousness, Jaune's shield is probably the only thing special in his equipment. How so, we wouldn't know until episode 6 or later.