The Heroic Legend of Arslan (manga)

The Heroic Legend of Arslan
First tankōbon volume cover, featuring Arslan
アルスラーン戦記
(Arusurān Senki)
Genre
Manga
Written byYoshiki Tanaka
Illustrated byHiromu Arakawa
Published byKodansha
English publisher
ImprintShōnen Magazine Comics
MagazineBessatsu Shōnen Magazine
DemographicShōnen
Original runJuly 9, 2013 – present
Volumes21 (List of volumes)
Further information
Anime television series
Directed byNoriyuki Abe
Produced by
  • Tetsurō Satomi
  • Toshihiro Maeda
  • Reo Kurosu
  • Hirokazu Hara
  • Tsutomu Yanagimura
  • Chitose Kawazoe
  • Yōko Tanaka
Written byMakoto Uezu
Music byTaro Iwashiro
Studio
Licensed byCrunchyroll
Original networkJNN (MBS)
Original run April 5, 2015 – September 27, 2015
Episodes25 (List of episodes)
Original video animation
Directed byNoriyuki Abe
Produced by
  • Reo Kurosu
  • Chitose Kawazoe
  • Kensuke Tateishi
  • Kazuaki Takahashi
Written byMakoto Uezu
Music byTaro Iwashiro
Studio
  • Liden Films
  • Sanzigen
Released May 9, 2016 – November 9, 2016
Runtime25–28 minutes
Episodes2 (List of episodes)
Anime television series
The Heroic Legend of Arslan: Dust Storm Dance
Directed byNoriyuki Abe
Produced by
  • Tetsurō Satomi
  • Toshihiro Maeda
  • Reo Kurosu
  • Hirokazu Hara
  • Chitose Kawazoe
  • Yōko Tanaka
  • Yumi Wakabayashi
Written byMakoto Uezu
Music byTaro Iwashiro
StudioLiden Films
Licensed by
Original networkJNN (MBS)
Original run July 3, 2016 – August 21, 2016
Episodes8 (List of episodes)
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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 manga series by Hiromu Arakawa, based on the original novel series of the same name written by Yoshiki Tanaka. It has been serialized in Kodansha's Bessatsu Shōnen Magazine since July 2013. The manga is licensed for English release in North America by Kodansha USA.

A 25-episode anime television series adaptation produced by Liden Films and Sanzigen was broadcast on MBS from April to September 2015, followed by an 8-episode series, titled The Heroic Legend of Arslan: Dust Storm Dance, broadcast from July to August 2016. The anime series is licensed in North America by Funimation.

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