Haō Taikei Ryū Knight Explained

Lord of Lords:
Ryū Knight
Ja Kanji:覇王大系リューナイト
Ja Romaji:Haō Taikei Ryū Naito
Genre:Fantasy, mecha
Type:manga
Author:Takehiko Itō
Publisher:Shueisha
Magazine:V Jump
First:1993
Last:1995
Demographic:Shōnen
Volumes:3
Type:tv series
Director:Toshifumi Kawase
Studio:Sunrise
Network:TV Tokyo
First:April 22, 1994
Last:March 28, 1995
Episodes:52
Type:ova
Adeu's Legend
Director:Masashi Ikeda
Producer:Hideyuki Tomioka
Studio:Sunrise
First:July 21, 1994
Last:September 25, 1995
Episodes:13
Type:ova
Adeu's Legend II
Director:Tsukasa Dokite
Producer:Hideyuki Tomioka
Studio:Sunrise
First:December 18, 1995
Last:May 25, 1996
Episodes:4

is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Takehiko Itō. It was originally published monthly in the Shueisha magazine V-Jump starting in 1993.

A 52-episode anime television adaptation of the series was produced by Sunrise, directed by Toshifumi Kawase, and aired in Japan from April 5, 1994 to March 28, 1995. It also gained two OVA series comprising 17 episodes total, as well as two video games.

Plot

Ryū Knight tells the story of Adeu, a boy who lives his life by the "Ethos of Chivalry" (a code of conduct similar to the Knightly Virtues). He is on a quest to seek the Earth's Blade, a gigantic sword which is capable of reaching the sky from the ground. Along the way, he meets Paffy, who is a princess, and her two escorts: Sarutobi, a ninja, and Izumi, a priest. Together, they partake on an adventurous journey in which he comes across many villains, at first composed of thieves and bandits who are after the Ryu mechs, which are far stronger than the normal mechs (henceforth referred to as Solids). The plot expands as the series progresses.

Characters and their Ryū Units

Songs

TV Version

Opening themes:

  1. "Good-bye Tears" by Yumiko Takahashi (episodes 1–28)
  2. "RUN ~Kyou ga Kawaru Magic~" (Run 〜今日が変わるMagic〜) by Hitomi Mieno (episodes 29–52)

Ending themes:

  1. "Hitomi ni Diamond" (瞳にDiamond) by Hitomi Mieno (episodes 1–28)
  2. "Owaranai Natsu" (終わらない季節(なつ)) by Hitomi Mieno (episodes 29–52)

Adeu's Legend

Opening theme:

  1. "Wing of Wind" (風の翼) by Hitomi Mieno

Ending theme:

  1. "Point 1" (ポイント1) by Yumiko Takahashi

Adeu's Legend II

Ending theme:

  1. "Yume ni Stay" (夢にSTAY) by Hitomi Mieno

Media

Manga

The original manga was created by Takehiko Itō and was serialized monthly in Shueisha's V-Jump beginning in 1993.[1] A total of three tankōbon chapter collections released in Japan from 1994 to 1995.[2] [3] [4] Although no official English translation exists, the manga was published in Spanish by Planeta DeAgostini[5] and in Italian by Planet Manga.

Anime

The 52-episode Haō Taikei Ryū Knight anime adaptation was produced by Sunrise and aired on TV Tokyo from April 22, 1994 to March 28, 1995.[6] The anime was released in an official DVD box set by Bandai Visual.[7]

OVAs

Three OVAs were produced by Sunrise during and after the airing of the television series. They were:

Video game

Two video games related to the series were released:

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 熱血応援企画!! 激燃族 GEKINENZOKU vol.21 . https://web.archive.org/web/20040723090105/http://ultra.shueisha.co.jp/OLS/GekiNenUJ32/GekiNenUj32.html . 2004-07-23 . ja . . 2011-05-25 . dead .
  2. Book: ja:覇王大系リューナイト (コミック) . Lord of Lords: Ryu Knight (Comic). ja . .
  3. Book: ja:覇王大系リューナイト2 (2) (コミック). Lord of Lords: Ryu Knight 2 (2) (Comic). ja . .
  4. Book: ja:覇王大系リューナイト3 (3) (コミック) . Lord of Lords: Ryu Knight 3 (3) (Comic). ja . .
  5. Web site: Manga: Ryu Knight . . es . 2011-07-02.
  6. Web site: ja:覇王大系リューナイト . Lord of Lords: Ryu Knight . http://www.sunrise-anime.jp/sunrise-inc/works/detail.php?cid=123 . . ja . 2011-07-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110917023733/http://www.sunrise-anime.jp/sunrise-inc/works/detail.php?cid=123 . 2011-09-17 . dead .
  7. http://www.b-ch.com/cgi-bin/contents/news/news.cgi?news_c=10790
  8. Web site: ja:覇王大系リューナイト アデュー・レジェンド . Lord of Lords Ryu Knight: Adeu's Legend . http://www.sunrise-anime.jp/sunrise-inc/works/detail.php?cid=124 . . ja . 2011-07-02 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110917032217/http://www.sunrise-anime.jp/sunrise-inc/works/detail.php?cid=124 . 2011-09-17 .
  9. Web site: ja:覇王大系リューナイト アデュー・レジェンド・ファイナル 温泉ダンジョンの決闘 . Lord of Lords Ryu Knight: Adeu's Legend - Duel in a Hot Spring Dungeon . http://www.sunrise-anime.jp/sunrise-inc/works/detail.php?cid=191 . . ja . 2011-07-02 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110917062114/http://www.sunrise-anime.jp/sunrise-inc/works/detail.php?cid=191 . 2011-09-17 .
  10. Web site: 覇王大系リューナイト アデュー・レジェンドII . Lord of Lords Ryu Knight: Adeu's Legend II . . ja . 2011-07-02 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110917062100/http://www.sunrise-anime.jp/sunrise-inc/works/detail.php?cid=190 . 2011-09-17 .