The Legend of the Legendary Heroes explained

Ja Kanji:伝説の勇者の伝説
Ja Romaji:Densetsu no Yūsha no Densetsu
Type:light novel
Author:Takaya Kagami
Illustrator:Saori Toyota
Publisher:Fujimi Shobo
Demographic:Male
Imprint:Fujimi Fantasia Bunko
Magazine:Dragon Magazine
First:February 20, 2002
Last:October 20, 2006
Volumes:11
Volume List:
  1. The Legend of the Legendary Heroes
Type:light novel
The Legend of the Great Legendary Heroes
Author:Takaya Kagami
Illustrator:Saori Toyota
Publisher:Fujimi Shobo
Demographic:Male
Magazine:Dragon Magazine
First:October 20, 2007
Volumes:17[1]
Volume List:
  1. The Legend of the Great Legendary Heroes
Type:light novel
The Legend of the Legendary Heroes Anyway
Author:Takaya Kagami
Illustrator:Saori Toyota
Publisher:Fujimi Shobo
Demographic:Male
Magazine:Dragon Magazine
First:December 20, 2002
Last:June 20, 2007
Volumes:11
Volume List:
  1. The Legend of the Legendary Heroes Anyway
Type:light novel
The Legend of the Black Fallen Hero
Author:Takaya Kagami
Illustrator:Saori Toyota
Publisher:Fujimi Shobo
Demographic:Male
Magazine:Dragon Magazine
First:December 20, 2007
Last:August 20, 2013
Volumes:8
Volume List:
  1. The Legend of the Black Fallen Hero
Type:manga
Nantonaku Densetsu no Yūsha no Densetsu
Author:Takaya Kagami
Illustrator:Saori Toyota
Publisher:Fujimi Shobo
Demographic:Shōnen
Magazine:Dragon Magazine
First:2002
Last:2009
Volumes:2
Type:manga
Author:Takaya Kagami
Illustrator:Hiroko Chōzō
Publisher:Fujimi Shobo
Demographic:Shōnen
Magazine:Monthly Dragon Age
First:July 9, 2008
Last:April 9, 2012
Volumes:9
Volume List:
  1. Manga
Type:manga
Gakuen Denyūden
Author:Takaya Kagami
Illustrator:S.Kosugi
Publisher:Fujimi Shobo
Demographic:Shōnen
Magazine:Monthly Dragon Age
First:June 9, 2010
Last:September 2010
Type:tv series
Director:Itsuro Kawasaki
Producer:Tomoko Kawasaki
Takashi Tachizaki
Masazumi Katō
Jeong Hyun-ah
Yoshiyuki Itō
Masahito Arinaga
Music:Miyu Nakamura
Studio:Zexcs
Network:TV Tokyo
First:July 1, 2010
Last:December 16, 2010
Episodes:24
Episode List:List of The Legend of the Legendary Heroes episodes
Type:manga
Shin Denyūden Kakumei-hen Ochita Kuroi Yūsha no Densetsu
Author:Takaya Kagami
Illustrator:Riya Hozumi
Publisher:Square Enix
Demographic:Shōnen
Magazine:Gangan Online
First:July 29, 2010
Last:April 26, 2012
Volumes:4
Type:manga
Densetsu no Yūsha no Densetsu Revision
Author:Takaya Kagami
Illustrator:Taisei Yamachi
Publisher:Square Enix
Demographic:Shōnen
Magazine:Young Gangan
First:October 15, 2010
Last:August 5, 2011
Volumes:2
Portal:yes

is a Japanese light novel series by Takaya Kagami, with illustrations by Saori Toyota, which was published by Fujimi Shobo in Dragon Magazine from February 20, 2002 to October 20, 2006, and has 11 volumes. Its sequel, began publishing on October 20, 2007, and has been collected into 17 volumes. The series also has 2 spin-off series,, a collection of short stories which ran from December 20, 2002 to June 20, 2007 and was compiled into 11 volumes, and, which ran from December 20, 2007 to August 20, 2013 and was published in 8 volumes.

The series has also spun off into other media including a Drama CD, a manga adaptation which is collected into 9 bound volumes and a PSP video game which was released on February 18, 2010. A 24-episode anime adaptation directed by Itsuro Kawasaki premiered on July 1, 2010[2] and is licensed by Kadokawa in Japan and Funimation Entertainment[3] in North America.

Story

Ryner Lute is a lazy student of the Roland Empire Royal Magician's Academy. One day, the Roland Empire goes to war against their neighboring country Estabul, and Ryner loses his classmates in the war. After the war, Ryner sets out on a journey to search the relics of a "Legendary Hero" at King Sion Astal's command and finds out that a deadly curse is spreading throughout the continent.

Main characters

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  • The protagonist of the story. Ryner possesses, an ocular ability which allows him to analyze various forms of magic. Through this, he has learned how to utilize numerous styles of magic through battle, and become a particularly strong mage. This is unusual, as often Alpha Stigma users are killed at a young age after their power causes them to go berserk. However, due to his father implanting a legendary demon lord's essence into him, Ryner has partially negated his berserk tendencies. Later in the story, Ryner is nearly killed in battle, but awakens as "The Solver of All Formulas (すべての式を解く者, Subete no Shiki o Tokumono)" which grants him incredible omniperceptive abilities.
    A blonde-hair bishōjo with blue eyes who comes from a famous designated to serve as guards to the King of Roland. Ferris carries a typically emotionless expression, is extremely proud of her own beauty, and enjoys dango. She is assigned by Sion to accompany Ryner on his quest to search for the "Relics of Heroes".
    Son of the previous king and a lowly commoner, Sion is the current king of the nation of Roland. Because of his lowly birth, he was shunned and hated by his half brothers. He vowed at a young age to become king so he can fix this corrupted world. Sion is widely known as a tactical genius, and is willing to sacrifice for the greater good, something about which he is greatly conflicted. He is initially a friend to Ryner, but later opposes him.
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  • A cold, calm and reserved man, Lucile is the Head son of the Eris Swords-Clan, a position which he inherited after killing his own parents in order to save Ferris from being raped by their father. Lucile's real name is . He has absorbed the other half of the legendary demon's essence, thus becoming Lucile Eris, "", granting him godlike powers and invincibility. However, Lucile regards this power as a curse.
    He is the ruler of the Gastark Empire and a powerful warrior. He is named after the First Ancestor of Edia family, who was the first owner of the Rule Fragment Glouvil. His father told him the story of making of Glouvil and made Riphal promise to never touch the sword.
    Leader of the God's Eyes Group, Enne has the body of a young girl, but is really of unknown age. The bearer of Torch Curse (未来眼, トーチ・カース, Tōchi Kāsu), when her powers became active, her body was cursed to stop growing. Invoking her eyes causes red-colored flying birds to appear over her eyes and allow her to see accurately into the future.
    Vois is the Supreme Commander of the Anti-Roland Coalition, and appears to be under the influence of the Goddesses. He possesses four pieces of the “Derunio (Death Displacement Stone) (死の転移 デルニオ?, Derunio) Rule Fragment, which can be used to heal even the gravest of injuries.
    Pia is the Queen of the Azure Princess Mercenary Group, which is employed to crush small countries in Central Menoris. Currently, she is allied with the Anti-Roland Coalition with a common goal of defeating the Mad Hero. Sees herself as an older sister to Ryner and the rest.

    Minor characters

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    Media

    Light novels

    The Legend of the Black Fallen Hero

    Web radio

    The web radio show, The Legendary Radio of the Legendary Heroes, was hosted on Onsen Internet Radio Station and Animate TV,[6] [7] and starred Jun Fukuyama, Ayahi Takagaki, and Daisuke Ono acting as their fictional counterpart Ryner Lute, Ferris Eris, and Sion Astal respectively. The first episode aired on May 21, 2010 and last one on December 24, 2010, spanning 32 episodes and sub-divided into 8 chapters. Each chapter is accompanied by a theme and usually, with one or more special guests who are usually either another voice actor from the cast, the anime director or the author of the original series, Kagami Takaya.[6] Summary of each radio show episode can be found on Presepe.[8]

    Video game

    Legendary Saga, a PSP game that is faithfully based on the first 3 novels was released on February 18, 2010 in Japan.[9]

    Anime

    See main article: List of The Legend of the Legendary Heroes episodes. In January 2010, it was announced an anime adaption of the series.[10] The series was adapted into a 24-episode produced by Zexcs and directed by Itsuro Kawasaki, with Miyu Nakamura composing the music, Kiyoko Yoshimura writing the scripts, and Noriko Shimazawa handling animation character designs.[11] [12] The anime started broadcast on TV Tokyo on July 1, 2010, followed by TV Osaka, TV Aichi and AT-X.[13] [14] The first Blu-ray and DVD of the anime was released on October 22, 2010.[15]

    For episodes 1 to 12, the opening and ending theme singles are performed by Aira Yuhki, produced by Lantis and released on July 21, 2010 with catalog number LACM-4732,[16] and "Truth Of My Destiny" performed by Ceui, produced by Lantis and released on August 11, 2010 with catalog number LACM-4734,[16] respectively. "Lament: Joy Soon" peak ranked 64th on Oricon singles charts,[17] and was an Oricon "Pick" on their 2010 Anime Theme Songs/Summer editorial.[18] "Truth Of My Destiny" peak ranked 75th on Oricon singles charts.[19]

    For episodes 13 to 24, the opening and ending theme singles, are "Last Inferno" performed by Ceui and released on October 27, 2010,[20] and or "Hikari no Firumento" performed by Takagaki Ayahi and released on November 17, 2010, respectively.[20]

    In English, the series is licensed by Funimation in North America and had a simulcast release.[21] Funimation has also dubbed this series and it can be found on many media; such as Netflix and Hulu (Though both of these services no longer have it).

    Reception

    As of January 28, 2011, the light novels have sold over 4,300,000 copies.[22] [23]

    External links

    Notes and References

    1. News: Legend of the Legendary Heroes' Light Novel Sequel to End in Next Volume. Anime News Network. February 17, 2018. September 18, 2018. November 9, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201109035733/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-02-17/legend-of-the-legendary-heroes-light-novel-sequel-to-end-in-next-volume/.127767. live.
    2. News: Kimi ni Todoke, DenYuDen, FMA, Redline Promos Streamed. Anime News Network. June 12, 2010. March 17, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210317181326/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-06-11/kimi-ni-todoke-denyuden-fma-redline-promos-streamed. live.
    3. News: Funi Adds Trigun Film, Moyashimon, Shiki, Black Butler 2, Sekirei 2, More. Anime News Network. July 2, 2010. July 2, 2010. July 4, 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20100704090410/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-07-02/funi-adds-live-action-moyashimon. live.
    4. Web site: ja:あにてれ：伝説の勇者の伝説 . http://www.tv-tokyo.co.jp/contents/denyuden/staff/index.html . July 4, 2010 . . Japanese . April 19, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120419095630/http://www.tv-tokyo.co.jp/contents/denyuden/staff/index.html . live .
    5. Web site: ja:あにてれ：伝説の勇者の伝説 . http://www.tv-tokyo.co.jp/contents/denyuden/staff/index.html . July 4, 2010 . . Japanese . April 19, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120419095630/http://www.tv-tokyo.co.jp/contents/denyuden/staff/index.html . live .
    6. Web site: http://www.onsen.ag/program/den/index.html. ja:伝説の勇者の伝説のラジオ. ja. November 15, 2010. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140412005219/http://www.onsen.ag/program/den/index.html. April 12, 2014. mdy-all.
    7. Web site: animate.tv 伝説の勇者の伝説のラジ. ja. November 14, 2010. November 19, 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20101119134335/http://animate.tv/radio/details.php?id=den. live.
    8. Web site: http://www.presepe.jp/m44/show/id/Q7wruthdlRw. ja:「伝説の勇者の伝説のラジオ」アニメ放送に先駆け5月 21日より配信開始！伝説を生んだ（！？）第1回の内容とは…？. May 21, 2010. presepe.jp. ja. January 1, 2011. July 26, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110726075207/http://www.presepe.jp/m44/show/id/Q7wruthdlRw. live.
    9. Web site: PSP 伝説の勇者の伝説 -Legendary Saga-. Kodansha. ja. July 4, 2010. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140705143316/http://www.kadokawa.co.jp/game/densetu/. July 5, 2014. mdy-all.
    10. News: Densetsu no Yūsha no Densetsu Light Novel Gets Anime (Updated). January 7, 2010. Anime News Network. September 18, 2010. January 25, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210125034514/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-01-07/densetsu-no-yusha-no-densetsu-light-novels-get-anime. live.
    11. Web site: https://www.tv-tokyo.co.jp/contents/denyuden/staff/index.html. ja:あにてれ：伝説の勇者の伝説. Staff&Cast. TV Tokyo. ja. September 18, 2010. April 19, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120419095630/http://www.tv-tokyo.co.jp/contents/denyuden/staff/index.html. live.
    12. Web site: キャスト・スタッフ TVアニメ「伝説の勇者の伝説」公式サイト. Staff&cast. denyuden.jp. ja. September 18, 2010. September 19, 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20100919104412/http://denyuden.jp/cast/index.html. live.
    13. Web site: http://www.tv-tokyo.co.jp/contents/denyuden/onair/index.html. ja:あにてれ：伝説の勇者の伝説. On air. TV Tokyo. ja. September 18, 2010. March 17, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210317181448/https://www.tv-tokyo.co.jp/contents/denyuden/onair/index.html. live.
    14. Web site: 放送情報 TVアニメ「伝説の勇者の伝説」公式サイト. denyuden.jp. ja. September 18, 2010. February 18, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200218003907/http://www.denyuden.jp/broadcast/index.html. live.
    15. Web site: リリース：DVD TVアニメ「伝説の勇者の伝説」公式サイト. DVD. denyuden.jp. ja. September 18, 2010. September 19, 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20100919025504/http://denyuden.jp/release/dvd.html. live.
    16. Web site: TVアニメ『伝説の勇者の伝説』. Lantis. ja. September 18, 2010.
    17. Web site: http://ranking.oricon.co.jp/free_contents/search/ranking_list.asp?itemcd=874961&samecd=1&chart_kbn=111&linkcd=40541720. ja:ＬＡＭＥＮＴ～やがて喜びを～. Oricon. ja. September 18, 2010.
    18. Web site: 2010 Anime Theme Songs/Summer. July 28, 2010. Oricon. ja. September 18, 2010. August 31, 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20100831233810/http://www.oricon.co.jp/music/special/2010/anime_summer/index2.html#4. live.
    19. Web site: Truth Of My Destiny. Oricon. ja. September 18, 2010.
    20. Web site: リリース：CD TVアニメ「伝説の勇者の伝説」公式サイト. denyuden.jp. ja. September 25, 2010. September 19, 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20100919112405/http://denyuden.jp/release/cd.html. live.
    21. News: Funi Adds Trigun Film, Moyashimon, Shiki, Black Butler 2, Sekirei 2, More (Update 2). July 2, 2010. Anime News Network. September 18, 2010. July 4, 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20100704090410/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-07-02/funi-adds-live-action-moyashimon. live.
    22. Web site: ja:伝勇伝シリーズ累計430万部突破！. http://www.denyuden.jp/news/index.html#news_110128_01. denyuden.jp. January 28, 2011. ja. January 28, 2011. February 23, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110223161332/http://denyuden.jp/news/index.html#news_110128_01. live.
    23. Web site: Manganelo. en. June 21, 2021.

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