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Cover of the first volume of The Heroic Legend of Arslan as published by Kadokawa Shoten on October 1, 1986. Art by.アルスラーン戦記( Arslan Senki)Genre,Novel seriesWritten byIllustrated by(Kadokawa)(Kobunsha)Published by(older edition)(current edition)Original run1986 – 2017Volumes16Directed byMamoru Hamatsu (1–2, 5–6)Mihiro Yamaguchi (3–4)Produced byKei SugiyamaMasatoshi TojoNoriko MatsuuraYutaka Takahashi(ep 1)Yasuhisa Kazama (ep 1)Keishi Yamazaki (ep 2)Kazuhiko Ikeguchi (eps 3–4)Akira Maruta (eps 5–6)Mitsuhisa Hida (eps 5–6)Nagateru Kato (eps 5–6)Noriaki Ikeda (eps 5–6)Written byMegumi Matsuoka (1–2)Megumi Sugihara (3–6)Music byStudioAubec (1–2)(3–6)Licensed. Original networkJNN (MBS)Original runJuly 3, 2016 – August 21, 2016Episodes8 + OVA The Heroic Legend of Arslan (: アルスラーン戦記,: Arusurān Senki, lit. Arslan War Record(s)) is a Japanese series written. It was first published in 1986 and ended in 2017 with sixteen novels and one side story in the official guidebook Arslan Senki Dokuhon.It was adapted into a, which caught up with the novel and then received an original ending, and ran from November 1991 to September 1996. It also received a six-part, unfinished adaptation.
In 2013, a second manga adaptation started serializing at, with illustrations. In 2015, it was adapted into an anime television series, which covered Tanaka’s first 4 novels, and was based on Arakawa’s manga art style and character designs. A second season, based on novels 5 and 6, aired in 2016.The anime caught up with the second manga after only 3 volumes (covering the first novel) had been published, meaning the majority of Season 1 and all of Season 2 adapted the original novels before the manga did. Ever since Season 1 Episode 11, the anime’s director, together with script writer and series composer, started making their own adaptation of Tanaka’s novels, and so deviated from the second manga’s later, more faithful adaptation. Contents.Synopsis Setting The story is set in a legendary vision of an indistinct amalgam of over a thousand years of and nearby other countries.
While the world in which it takes place is one where obviously exists, said magic is of an extremely limited nature. Until the middle of the anime, the only magical happenings involve a few and a giant, humanoid. There aren't races such as or, though many evil monsters such as ghouls and winged monkeys, appear in the second half of the novel series. Especially the first half of the series is, at the core, a war story taking place between human nations. In addition, there are underlying themes exploring the repercussions of on a society, having an who treats the poor as cattle, and religious obsession.Plot.
See also:The story follows the exploits of Arslan, the crown prince of the fictional kingdom of Pars, and it is divided into two parts. In the first part, Pars is taken over by the neighboring nation of Lusitania after Arslan's father, King Andragoras III, falls victim to a treacherous plot led by some of his most trusted retainers.
After barely escaping with his life, Arslan rejoins his loyal servant, Daryun. Backed up by only a few more companions, including the philosopher and tactician Narsus and his young servant Elam, also Farangis, an aloof, cold priestess, and Gieve, a travelling musician and con-man, Arslan stands against overwhelming odds to assemble an army strong enough to liberate his nation from the Lusitanian army which is led by the elusive warrior known as 'Silvermask', who is later revealed to be another contender to Pars' throne. In the second part, Arslan, now king of Pars, divides himself between defending his country against several external threats, including Silvermask, who is still at large, seeking to claim the throne for himself, and addressing the needs and hopes of his subjects.Inspirations. This section possibly contains.
Please by the claims made and adding. Statements consisting only of original research should be removed. ( November 2016) Whilst the protagonist's name appears to may have been taken from the popular Persian epic of, other than this anachronism, Arslan and his Parsian enemies and allies primarily share many parallels with and other historical figures of 6th century BCE (albeit with several liberties taken), whereas the conflicts with the Lusitanian forces (which bear the and the of ) – despite mostly French names and a certain religious zealotry implying a connection to the (again, with liberties taken)– appear to be based on the, specifically those of the 6th century CE. Furthermore, several names of prominent Parsian characters appear to be taken from known important figures throughout as well as the historically unsubstantiated legendary parts of the historiographic Persian epic. Additionally, supernatural elements mostly based on increasingly play a role as the series goes on.Media Novels The original novel, Arslan Senki, was written. Though he is primarily a novelist, Tanaka's works have been adapted into manga and anime forms before.
His novel Ginga eiyu densetsu became, and Sohryuden became. There are sixteen novels in the Arslan Senki storyline. These novels were illustrated by manga artist and character-designer (whose other works include the character design for several games and for ).Manga The popularity of the Arslan Senki novels was so great that it became natural for it to make a transition to manga form. The thirteen-volume manga was written by Tanaka and illustrated by Chisato Nakamura. The manga was published by.A second manga adaptation of Arslan Senki started serialization in Kodansha's in July 2013, illustrated by, best known for the manga titles. This adaptation is currently available for online-exclusive purchase at, while is physically publishing the manga in North America.
OVA series The popularity of the novels led to the creation of a series of OVAs with character designs adapted. The first two OVA episodes were released as 'movies', which is why each one is an hour long, rather than the traditional half-hour and were produced. A second OVA series that followed up the first OVAs released in 1995. Both OVAs were licensed by and were released on DVD and VHS.
The English dub for Part 1 was produced by (who had also licensed the anime in the same region), while Part 2 was dubbed by Central Park Media themselves. This caused a lot of inconsistencies in both dubs.Because of the aforementioned issues regarding translations and names, as well as possible issues with funding the project, it took an extremely long time for the Arslan anime to make its way to the United States.
While they originally began production in 1990, as of 2006, they have still not completed the story. Even so, the final two chapters of the OVA arc were not made available until years after the first four had been released, in 2002.Anime television.
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Main article:A new anime television series to be based on the Hiromu Arakawa manga was announced on November 2, 2014. The TV series is directed by, with Makoto Uezu acting as scriptwriter. The series aired from April to September 2015 on and other stations in Nichigo timeslot at 5:00pm. An was bundled with the manga's fifth limited edition volume, which released on May 9, 2016. An 8-episode second season, titled The Heroic Legend of Arslan: Dust Storm Dance, began airing on July 3, 2016. Video games The first video game based on The Heroic Legend of Arslan was released in 1993 for. A strategy RPG in the vein of similar titles of the era such as the series, it serves as a companion to the OVA series.A crossover game was released on October 1, 2015 on and in Japan.
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Koei Tecmo announced on July 30, 2015, that they would release the game in the west. Arslan: The Warriors of Legend, which was released on February 9, 2016. The game is based on the anime adaptation of the Hiromu Arakawa manga and follows the arc of the show's first season.See also.References.