Dances with the Dragons

Dances with the Dragons
Cover art of the 20th light novel published by Shogakukan, featuring Gayus Levina Sorel (right) and Gigina Jerde Dolk Melios Ashley Boeuf (left).
されど罪人は竜と踊る Dances with the Dragons
(Saredo Tsumibito wa Ryū to Odoru: Dances with the Dragons)
GenreDark fantasy[1]
Light novel
Saredo Tsumibito wa Ryū to Odoru
Written byLabo Asai
Illustrated byMiyagi
Published byKadokawa Shoten
ImprintKadokawa Sneaker Bunko
DemographicMale
Original run20032006
Volumes8
Light novel
Written byLabo Asai
Illustrated byMiyagi (Vol.1–13)
Zain (Vol.14–present)
Published byShogakukan
ImprintGagaga Bunko
DemographicMale
Original run2008 – present
Volumes24
Manga
Saredo Tsumibito wa Ryū to Odoru
Written byLabo Asai
Illustrated byYaku Haibara
Published byKadokawa Shoten
ImprintKadokawa Comics Ace
MagazineBeans Ace
DemographicShōnen
Published2006
Anime television series
Directed by
  • Hiroshi Nishikori[a]
  • Hirokazu Hanai
Produced by
  • Junichirō Tanaka
  • Ryō Yasumura
  • Reo Kurosu
  • Toshiyasu Hayashi
  • Atsushi Chiku
  • Shunsuke Hasegawa
Written byTakayo Ikami
Music byTakashi Ōmama
StudioSeven Arcs Pictures
Licensed by
Original networkTBS, BS-TBS
English network
Original run April 5, 2018 June 21, 2018
Episodes12

Dances with the Dragons (されど罪人は竜と踊る Dances with the Dragons, Saredo Tsumibito wa Ryū to Odoru: Dances with the Dragons, lit. "Yet the Criminal Dances with the Dragons") is a Japanese light novel series, written by Labo Asai and illustrated by Miyagi, who was later replaced by Zain. It was originally published as Saredo Tsumibito wa Ryū to Odoru (されど罪人は竜と踊る) by Kadokawa Shoten, who released eight volumes between 2003 and 2006 under their Kadokawa Sneaker Bunko imprint. It switched publishers in 2008 to Shogakukan, who have published twenty-four volumes as of February 2023.[2] A manga adaptation of the original series with art by Yaku Haibara was serialized in Kadokawa's Beans Ace magazine. It was collected in a single tankōbon volume. An anime television series adaptation animated by Seven Arcs Pictures aired from April 5 to June 21, 2018.

  1. ^ O'Neil, Kate (April 7, 2018). "Dances with the Dragons Episode #01 Anime Review". The Fandom Post. Retrieved December 6, 2019.
  2. ^ されど罪人は竜と踊る 24 [But sinners dance with dragons 24] (in Japanese). Shogakukan. February 17, 2023. ISBN 978-4-09-453113-8. Retrieved April 13, 2024. The Absoliel Empire arc concludes here!


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