Knight's & Magic

Knight's & Magic

The cover of the first light novel volume.
ナイツ&マジック
(Naitsu to Majikku)
Genre Fantasy, Mecha[1]
Novel series
Written by Hisago Amazake-no
Published by Shōsetsuka ni Narō
Original run October 16, 2010 – present
Volumes 7
Light novel
Written by Hisago Amazake-no
Illustrated by Kurogin
Published by Shufunotomo
Demographic Male
Imprint Hero Bunko
Original run January 30, 2013 – present
Volumes 6
Manga
Written by Takuji Katō
Published by Square Enix
Imprint Seinen
Magazine Young Gangan
Original run April 15, 2016 – present
Volumes 1
Anime television series

Knight's & Magic (Japanese: ナイツ&マジック Hepburn: Naitsu to Majikku) is a Japanese light novel series written by Hisago Amazake-no and illustrated by Kurogin. The series originated as a web novel before being picked up for print publication by Shufunotomo. A manga adaptation by Takuji Katō is published by Square Enix, and an anime television series adaptation has been announced.

Media

Web novel

Hisago Amazake-no began publishing the series as a web novel on the Shōsetsuka ni Narō website on October 16, 2010.[2][3] As of September 22, 2016, seven novels have been published, comprising a total of 107 chapters.[3]

Light novel

Publisher Shufunotomo acquired the series for print publication, and published the first volume with illustrations by Kurogin under their Hero Bunko imprint in January 2013.[2][4] Six volumes have been released as of March 2016.

Volumes

No.Japanese release dateJapanese ISBN
1 January 30, 2013[5]ISBN 978-4-07-288159-0
2 May 31, 2013[6]ISBN 978-4-07-289667-9
3 September 30, 2013[7]ISBN 978-4-07-292729-8
4 April 28, 2014[8]ISBN 978-4-07-296348-7
5 March 30, 2015[9]ISBN 978-4-07-412412-1
6 March 30, 2016[10]ISBN 978-4-07-416172-0

Manga

Artist Takuji Katō began serializing a manga adaptation of the novels in Square Enix's seinen manga magazine Young Gangan on April 15, 2016.[2][11]

Volumes

No.Japanese release dateJapanese ISBN
1 September 24, 2016[12]ISBN 978-4-7575-5108-4

Anime

An anime television series adaptation was announced via a wraparound band on the first volume of the manga on September 24, 2016.[13]

References

  1. Green, Scott (September 17, 2016). "Fantasy Mecha Light Novel "Knight And Magic" Major Announcement Planned". Crunchyroll. Retrieved September 18, 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 "Knight's & Magic Light Novel Series to Have 'Important Announcement' Next Week". Anime News Network. September 17, 2016. Retrieved September 17, 2016.
  3. 1 2 "Knight's & Magic". Shōsetsuka ni Narō (in Japanese). Retrieved September 17, 2016.
  4. Green, Scott (September 17, 2016). "Fantasy Mecha Light Novel "Knight And Magic" Major Announcement Planned". Anime News Network. Retrieved September 22, 2016.
  5. ナイツ&マジック 1 (ヒーロー文庫) [Knight's & Magic 1 (Hero Bunko)]. Amazon.co.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved September 17, 2016.
  6. ナイツ&マジック 2 (ヒーロー文庫) [Knight's & Magic 2 (Hero Bunko)]. Amazon.co.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved September 17, 2016.
  7. ナイツ&マジック 3 (ヒーロー文庫) [Knight's & Magic 3 (Hero Bunko)]. Amazon.co.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved September 17, 2016.
  8. ナイツ&マジック 4 (ヒーロー文庫) [Knight's & Magic 4 (Hero Bunko)]. Amazon.co.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved September 17, 2016.
  9. ナイツ&マジック 5 (ヒーロー文庫) [Knight's & Magic 5 (Hero Bunko)]. Amazon.co.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved September 17, 2016.
  10. ナイツ&マジック6 (ヒーロー文庫) [Knight's & Magic 6 (Hero Bunko)]. Amazon.co.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved September 17, 2016.
  11. ラノベ原作のロボットファンタジー「ナイツ&マジック」が加藤拓弐描くマンガに. Natalie (in Japanese). April 15, 2016. Retrieved September 18, 2016.
  12. ナイツ&マジック(1) (ヤングガンガンコミックス). Amazon.co.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved September 18, 2016.
  13. "Knight's & Magic Light Novel Series Gets TV Anime". Anime News Network. September 22, 2016. Retrieved September 22, 2016.
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