Lord Marksman and Vanadis

Lord Marksman and Vanadis
Cover of the first light novel volume.
魔弾の王と戦姫 (Madan no Ō to Vanadīsu)
Genre	Adventure[1] Epic fantasy[2]
Light novel
Written by	Tsukasa Kawaguchi
Illustrated by	Yoshi☆o (vol. 1–8) Hinata Katagiri (vol.9–18)
Published by	Media Factory
Imprint	MF Bunko J
Demographic	Male
Original run	April 25, 2011 – November 25, 2017
Volumes	18 (List of volumes)
Manga
Written by	Tsukasa Kawaguchi
Illustrated by	Nobuhiko Yanai
Published by	Media Factory
English publisher	NA: Seven Seas Entertainment
Magazine	Comic Flapper
Demographic	Seinen
Original run	October 5, 2011 – August 5, 2016
Volumes	10 (List of volumes)
Anime television series
Directed by	Tatsuo Satō
Produced by	Kazuo Ōnuki Keigo Nakamichi Mika Shimizu Shō Tanaka Tatsuya Ueki Yasuhiro Kamima
Written by	Tatsuo Satō
Music by	Masaru Yokoyama Nobuaki Nobusawa
Studio	Satelight
Licensed by	AUS: Madman Entertainment NA: Funimation UK: Anime Limited
Original network	AT-X, MBS, Tokyo MX, TVA, BS11
English network	US: Funimation
Original run	October 4, 2014 – December 27, 2014
Episodes	13 (List of episodes)

Lord Marksman and Vanadis (Japanese: 魔弾（まだん）の王（おう）と戦姫（ヴァナディース）, Hepburn: Madan no Ō to Vanadīsu, lit. "King of the Magic Bullet and Vanadis") is a Japanese light novel series written by Tsukasa Kawaguchi and illustrated by Yoshi☆o and Hinata Katagiri. In Lord Marksman and Vanadis, the fictional European country of Brune is under the leadership of King Faron. Brune is on the brink of civil war due to Faron's deteriorating health and a power struggle between the kingdom's two heirs. Zhcted, Brune's longtime rival, dispatches Leitmeritz war maiden Eleonora Viltaria to attack Brune. After capturing the Brunish nobleman Tigrevurmud Vorn, Elen must help restore peace and order to Brune.

The series consists of eighteen volumes released by Media Factory, under their MF Bunko J imprint, from April 2011 to November 2017. A manga adaptation by Nobuhiko Yanai began serialization ran in Monthly Comic Flapper from October 2011 to August 2016. A 13-episode anime television series adaptation by Satelight aired on AT-X and other networks between October and December 2014. The anime is licensed in North America by Funimation, in Australia and New Zealand by Madman Entertainment, and in the United Kingdom by Anime Limited.