Record of Lodoss War

Record of Lodoss War
Cover of the first volume of the novel series.
ロードス島戦記 (Rōdosu-tō Senki)
Genre	Sword and sorcery[1]
Novel series
Written by	Ryo Mizuno
Illustrated by	Yutaka Izubuchi Masato Natsumoto (The Black Knight second edition)
Published by	Kadokawa Shoten
English publisher	NA: Seven Seas Entertainment
Imprint	Kadokawa Bunko (first edition, first volume only) Kadokawa Sneaker Bunko
Demographic	Male
Original run	April 10, 1988 – March 27, 1993
Volumes	7 + 2 side stories (List of volumes)
Further information Video game Record of Lodoss War Record of Lodoss War - Fuku Zinduke Record of Lodoss War - Haiiro No Majio Record of Lodoss War 2 - Goshiki No Maryu Record of Lodoss War Record of Lodoss War Record of Lodoss War: Eiyuu Kishiden Record of Lodoss War: Advent of Cardice Record of Lodoss War: Successor of the Legend Record of Lodoss War Online Record of Lodoss War: Deedlit in Wonder Labyrinth Genre RPG Platform (PC 98) (1988) (X68000) (1991, 1992) (PC Engine) (1992, 1994) (Mega-CD) (1994) (SFC/SNES) (1995) (Game Boy Color) (1998) (Dreamcast) (2000) (Web browser) (2012) (PC) (2016, 2021) Released 1988, 1991, 1991/1992, 1992/1994, 1994, 1995, 1998, 2000, 2012, 2016, 2021 Original video animation Directed by Akinori Nagaoka (#1 & 12–13, chief) Shigeto Makino (#2) Katsuhisa Yamada (#3) Ryū Taiji (#4, 7, 9–11) Hirotsugu Kawasaki (#8) Produced by Masao Maruyama Noriaki Ikeda (#1–7) Written by Mami Watanabe Music by Mitsuo Hagita Studio Madhouse Licensed by NA: Central Park Media (former) Crunchyroll (current) Released June 30, 1990 – November 20, 1991 Runtime 25-30 minutes Episodes 13 (List of episodes) Manga The Lady of Pharis Written by Ryo Mizuno Illustrated by Akihiro Yamada Published by Kadokawa Shoten English publisher AUS: Madman Entertainment NA: CPM Manga Imprint Dragon Comics (first edition, first volume only) Newtype 100% Comics (second edition) Magazine Marukatsu PC Engine (1991-1993) The Sneaker (1999-2001) Demographic Shōnen Original run April 30, 1991 – April 28, 2001 Volumes 2 Manga The Demon of Flame Written by Ryo Mizuno Illustrated by Ayumi Saito Published by Kadokawa Shoten Imprint Comp Comics (first edition) Dragon Comics (second edition) Demographic Shōnen Original run 1993 – 1994 Volumes 2 Novel series Legend of Lodoss Written by Ryo Mizuno Illustrated by Akihiro Yamada Published by Kadokawa Shoten Imprint Kadokawa Sneaker Bunko Kadokawa Mini Bunko (Prince of the Sun, Princess of the Moon only) Demographic Male Original run August 8, 1994 – October 31, 2002 Volumes 5 + extra (List of volumes) Manga The Grey Witch Written by Ryo Mizuno Illustrated by Yoshihiko Ochi Published by Kadokawa Shoten English publisher AUS: Madman Entertainment NA: CPM Manga Imprint Dragon Comics (first edition, first two volumes only) Kadokawa Comics Ace (second edition) Demographic Shōnen Original run 1994 – 1998 Volumes 3 Manga Welcome to Lodoss Island! Written by Rei Hyakuyashiki Published by Kadokawa Shoten English publisher NA: CPM Manga Imprint Comics Ace Extra Magazine Monthly Shonen Ace Demographic Shōnen Original run December 1995 – April 1999 Volumes 3 Manga Chronicles of the Heroic Knight Written by Ryo Mizuno Illustrated by Masato Natsumoto Published by Kadokawa Shoten English publisher AUS: Madman Entertainment NA: CPM Manga Imprint Kadokawa Comics Ace Magazine Monthly Shōnen Ace Demographic Shōnen Original run 1997 – 2000 Volumes 6 Manga Deedlit's Tale Written by Ryo Mizuno Illustrated by Setsuko Yoneyama Published by Kadokawa Shoten English publisher AUS: Madman Entertainment NA: CPM Manga Imprint Asuka Comics DX Magazine Monthly Asuka Fantasy DX Demographic Shōjo Published 1998 Volumes 2 Anime television series Chronicles of the Heroic Knight Directed by Koichi Chigira Produced by Kinya Watanabe Written by Katsumi Hasegawa Music by where2 Studio AIC Licensed by NA: Central Park Media (former) Crunchyroll (current) Original network TV Tokyo English network ZA: Animax Original run April 1, 1998 – September 30, 1998 Episodes 27 (List of episodes) Anime film Welcome to Lodoss Island! Directed by Koichi Chigira Studio AIC Released April 25, 1998 Runtime 35 minutes Novel series Next Generation Written by Ryo Mizuno Illustrated by Yutaka Izubuchi (first editions of the Prelude and the first novel) Haruhiko Mikimoto Published by Kadokawa Shoten Imprint Kadokawa Sneaker Bunko Kadokawa Mini Bunko (Prelude only) Magazine The Sneaker Demographic Male Original run May 23, 1998 – November 30, 2006 Volumes 6 + prelude (List of volumes) Manga The Grey Witch Written by Ryo Mizuno Illustrated by Tomomasa Takuma Published by Kadokawa Shoten Imprint Kadokawa Comics Ace Magazine Comptiq Demographic Shōnen Original run December 10, 2013 – April 10, 2015 Volumes 3 Novel series The Crown of the Covenant Written by Ryo Mizuno Illustrated by Hidari Published by Kadokawa Shoten Imprint Kadokawa Sneaker Bunko Demographic Male Original run August 1, 2019 – present Volumes 1 Manga The Crown of the Covenant Written by Ryo Mizuno Illustrated by Atsushi Suzumi Published by Kadokawa Shoten English publisher NA: Udon Entertainment Imprint Kadokawa Comics Ace Magazine Monthly Shōnen Ace Demographic Shōnen Original run October 26, 2019 – April 26, 2021 Volumes 3 Other Record of Lodoss War: Is That Delicious?

Record of Lodoss War (Japanese: ロードス島戦記, Hepburn: Rōdosu-tō Senki, lit. "Lodoss Island War Chronicle") is a franchise of fantasy novels by Ryo Mizuno based on the work he originally created for a world called Forcelia as a rules-free setting for role-playing games (RPGs).^[2] There have since been multiple manga, anime and computer game adaptations, several of which have been translated into English. The plots generally follow the conventions and structure of the RPG systems including Dungeons & Dragons and Sword World RPG, in which several characters of distinct types undertake a specific quest.