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| Legend of Crystania | |
 Cover of the first volume of Crystania: Legend of the Drifters novels | |
| レジェンド・オブ・クリスタニア (Rejendo obu Kurisutania) | |
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| Novel series | |
| Written by | Ryo Mizuno |
| Illustrated by | Satoshi Urushihara |
| Published by | Kadokawa Shoten |
| Demographic | Male |
| Original run | June 1993 – February 1996 |
| Volumes | 4 |
| Novel series | |
| Written by | Ryo Mizuno, Kawazoe Shōgo, Kotani Takatani, Hideo Shirai, Kurihara Satoshi, Nanami Sato |
| Illustrated by | Maki Makino, Jun Suehiro, Naoyuki Onda, Toshihiro Kawamoto |
| Published by | Kadokawa Shoten |
| Demographic | Male |
| Original run | July 1995 – March 2002 |
| Volumes | 9 + 4 short stories |
| Manga | |
| Legend of Crystania: First-time Adventurers | |
| Written by | Akira Himekawa |
| Published by | Kadokawa Shoten |
| Imprint | Dengeki Comics EX |
| Demographic | Shōnen |
| Published | 1995 |
| Volumes | 3 |
| Anime film | |
| Legend of Crystania: The Motion Picture | |
| Directed by | Ryūtarō Nakamura |
| Produced by | Kazuo Yokoyama |
| Written by | Ryo Mizuno |
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| Studio | Triangle Staff |
| Licensed by | |
| Released | July 29, 1995 |
| Runtime | 80 minutes |
| Original video animation | |
| Legend of Crystania: The Chaos Ring | |
| Directed by | Ryutaro Nakamura |
| Produced by | Kazuo Yokoyama |
| Written by | Akinori Endo |
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| Studio | Triangle Staff |
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| Released | November 21, 1996 – April 3, 1997 |
| Runtime | 45 minutes per episode |
| Episodes | 3 |
Legend of Crystania (レジェンド・オブ・クリスタニア, Rejendo obu Kurisutania) is a Japanese media franchise of RPGs, novels, anime and manga by Ryo Mizuno and Group SNE. The novels by Mizuno and others were published from 1993 to 2002, based on Mizuno's RPG "replays" serialized in the Japanese magazines Comptiq and later in Dengeki-Oh (Blitz King) from November 1989 to January 1998 issues.
A full-length Japanese animated motion picture Legend of Crystania: The Motion Picture (はじまりの冒険者たち レジェンド・オブ・クリスタニア, Hajimari no Bōkenshatachi: Rejendo obu Kurisutania, First-time Adventurers: Legend of Crystania) (screened as a double feature together with Slayers The Motion Picture) and a manga illustrated by Akira Himekawa were made in 1995. Radio drama (later re-released as Drama CD) adapting the same story was released earlier in 1993. Video game Legend of Shinou Christania, and tabletop RPG materials were also released. The film has been released on VHS on September 22, 1998 and on DVD on February 8, 2000 in North America by ADV Films.
The film's sequel, the three-part original video animation (OVA) series Legend of Crystania: The Chaos Ring, was released in 1996. These episodes were released on VHS on November 11, 1998 and on DVD on March 19, 2002 in North America by ADV Films.