The Heroic Legend of Arslan

The Heroic Legend of Arslan
Original Kadokawa Bunko edition of the first novel
アルスラーン戦記
(Arusurān Senki)
Genre
Novel series
Written byYoshiki Tanaka
Illustrated by
Published by
Original runAugust 1986 – December 14, 2017
Volumes16
Anime film series
Directed byMamoru Hamatsu
Produced by
  • Yasuhisa Kazama (I)
  • Nagateru Kato (I)
  • Keishi Yamazaki (II)
  • Mitsuhisa Hida (II)
Written by
  • Tomoya Miyashita (I)
  • Kaori Takada (I)
  • Megumi Sugihara (II)
Music byNorihiro Tsuru
Studio
Licensed by
Released August 17, 1991 (1991-08-17) – July 18, 1992 (1992-07-18)
Runtime60 minutes
Original video animation
The Heroic Legend of Arslan (III–VI)
Directed by
Produced by
  • Noriaki Ikeda
  • Akira Maruta
  • Kazuhiko Ikeguchi (III)
  • Nagateru Kato (IV–VI)
  • Mitsuhisa Hida (V & VI)
Written byMegumi Sugihara
Music byNorihiro Tsuru
Studio
Licensed by
  • NA: Central Park Media
Released October 21, 1993 – September 21, 1995
Runtime35 minutes
Episodes4
Manga
Written byYoshiki Tanaka
Illustrated byChisato Nakamura
Published byKadokawa Shoten
MagazineAsuka Fantasy DX
DemographicShōjo
Original runNovember 1991 – September 1996
Volumes13
Manga
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The Heroic Legend of Arslan (Japanese: アルスラーン戦記, Hepburn: Arusurān Senki, lit. 'Arslan War Records') is a Japanese fantasy novel series written by Yoshiki Tanaka. It was published from 1986 to 2017, with sixteen novels and one side-story in the official guidebook Arslan Senki Dokuhon. The story and setting is inspired by the history and mythology of ancient Persia.

It was adapted into a film duology and a four-episode original video animation released from 1991 to 1995. It was also adapted into a manga series by Chisato Nakamura, which ran in Kadokawa Shoten's Monthly Asuka Fantasy DX from November 1991 to September 1996. In 2013, a second manga adaptation illustrated by Hiromu Arakawa began in Kodansha's Bessatsu Shōnen Magazine, which was later adapted into an anime television series.

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