The Demon Sword Master of Excalibur Academy | |
聖剣学院の魔剣使い (Seiken Gakuin no Makentsukai) | |
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Light novel | |
Written by | Yū Shimizu |
Illustrated by | Asagi Tōsaka |
Published by | Media Factory |
English publisher | |
Imprint | MF Bunko J |
Demographic | Male |
Original run | May 25, 2019 – present |
Volumes | 15 |
Manga | |
Written by | Yū Shimizu |
Illustrated by | Asuka Keigen |
Published by | Kadokawa Shoten |
English publisher |
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Magazine | Monthly Shōnen Ace |
Demographic | Shōnen |
Original run | November 26, 2019 – present |
Volumes | 8 |
Anime television series | |
Directed by | Hiroyuki Morita |
Produced by |
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Written by | Kunihiko Okada |
Music by | Yuji Nomi |
Studio | Passione |
Licensed by |
Sentai Filmworks
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Original network | TV Tokyo, BS Fuji, AT-X |
Original run | October 3, 2023 – December 19, 2023 |
Episodes | 12 |
The Demon Sword Master of Excalibur Academy [a] (聖剣学院の魔剣使い, Seiken Gakuin no Makentsukai) is a Japanese light novel series written by Yū Shimizu and illustrated by Asagi Tōsaka. Media Factory has published fifteen volumes since May 2019 under their MF Bunko J imprint. The light novel is licensed in North America by Yen Press. A manga adaptation with art by Asuka Keigen has been serialized in Kadokawa Shoten's shōnen manga magazine Monthly Shōnen Ace since November 2019. It has been collected in eight tankōbon volumes.
An anime television series adaptation directed by Hiroyuki Morita and produced by Passione aired from October to December 2023.
A thousand years ago, the world was at war. Led by the Six Dark Lords, humanity as a whole was nearly led to the brink of extinction. However, humanity had hope in the form of the Six Heroes. With their power, the Six Dark Lords fell one by one until finally, only one remained. In the year 447 of the Holy Calendar, the Undead King, Leonis Death Magnus, also fell but before his capital, Necrozoa, was conquered, he sealed his own body with a powerful barrier and cast a resurrection spell on himself. He declared that he will concede victory only this once but he shall rise again in one thousand years to conquer humanity for that is the mission given to him by the Goddess of Rebellion.
In the present time, a young girl named Riselia Ray Crystalia stumbled upon the ancient ruins of Leonis's mausoleum. Accidentally undoing the seal, Leonis awakens after his thousand-year slumber in the body of a ten-year-old human child. Mistaken to be a refugee of the Voids, Riselia takes Leonis into her care and Leonis begins his mission to uncover what has happened to the world while he slept.
The Demon Sword Master of Excalibur Academy is written by Yū Shimizu and illustrated by Asagi Tōsaka. It began publication by Media Factory on May 25, 2019 under their MF Bunko J imprint. Fifteen volumes have been released as of April 2024. The light novel is licensed in North America by Yen Press. [5]
No. | Original release date | Original ISBN | English release date | English ISBN |
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1 | May 25, 2019 [6] | 978-4-04-065672-4 | August 18, 2020 [7] | 978-1-97-530866-7 |
2 | September 25, 2019 [8] | 978-4-04-064003-7 | December 15, 2020 [9] | 978-1-97-531915-1 |
3 | January 24, 2020 [10] | 978-4-04-064331-1 | May 25, 2021 [11] | 978-1-97-532070-6 |
4 | May 25, 2020 [12] | 978-4-04-064657-2 | October 12, 2021 [13] | 978-1-97-532072-0 |
5 | September 25, 2020 [14] | 978-4-04-064944-3 | February 22, 2022 [15] | 978-1-97-533542-7 |
6 | January 25, 2021 [16] | 978-4-04-680164-7 | June 28, 2022 [17] | 978-1-97-534346-0 |
7 | May 25, 2021 [18] | 978-4-04-680443-3 | December 13, 2022 [19] | 978-1-97-534348-4 |
8 | October 25, 2021 [20] | 978-4-04-680844-8 | April 18, 2023 [21] | 978-1-97-534862-5 |
9 | February 25, 2022 [22] | 978-4-04-681186-8 | September 19, 2023 [23] | 978-1-97-536309-3 |
10 | June 24, 2022 [24] | 978-4-04-681472-2 | May 21, 2024 [25] | 978-1-97-536965-1 |
11 | November 25, 2022 [26] | 978-4-04-681935-2 | — | — |
12 | March 25, 2023 [27] | 978-4-04-682325-0 | — | — |
13 | July 25, 2023 [28] | 978-4-04-682661-9 | — | — |
14 | November 25, 2023 [29] | 978-4-04-683079-1 | — | — |
15 | April 25, 2024 [30] | 978-4-04-683472-0 | — | — |
A manga adaptation with art by Asuka Keigen began serialization in Kadokawa Shoten's Monthly Shōnen Ace magazine on November 26, 2019. [31] Eight tankōbon volumes have been released as of December 2023. At Sakura-Con 2022, Yen Press announced that they would also publish the manga in English. [32]
No. | Original release date | Original ISBN | English release date | English ISBN |
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1 | May 26, 2020 [33] | 978-4-04-109444-0 | November 22, 2022 [34] | 978-1-97-535081-9 |
2 | October 26, 2020 [35] | 978-4-04-109445-7 | April 18, 2023 [36] | 978-1-97-535083-3 |
3 | May 26, 2021 [37] | 978-4-04-111370-7 | August 22, 2023 [38] | 978-1-97-535085-7 |
4 | October 26, 2021 [39] | 978-4-04-111930-3 | November 21, 2023 [40] | 978-1-97-535087-1 |
5 | June 24, 2022 [41] | 978-4-04-112631-8 | April 16, 2024 [42] | 978-1-97-536636-0 |
6 | March 25, 2023 [43] | 978-4-04-113361-3 | July 23, 2024 [44] | 978-1-97-539026-6 |
7 | September 26, 2023 [45] | 978-4-04-113361-3 | October 15, 2024 [46] | 979-8-85-540668-9 |
8 | December 26, 2023 [47] | 978-4-04-114435-0 | — | — |
An anime television series adaptation was announced on October 21, 2021. [48] It is produced by Passione and directed by animator and lecturer [49] Hiroyuki Morita, with series composition by Kunihiko Okada and character designs handled by Takayuki Noguchi and Satsuki Hayasaka. [50] The series aired from October 3 to December 19, 2023, on TV Tokyo and BS Fuji. [51] The opening theme song is "1000-nen Ai" (1000年愛, "Thousand Year Love") by Chiai Fujikawa, while the ending theme song is "Yururi" (ゆるり, "Leisurely") by Kaho, [3] [52] with their creditless versions being released through YouTube on October 24, 2023. [53]
The series was simulcast through Bilibili in Southeast Asia, [54] while Sentai Filmworks has licensed the series outside of Asia. [55]
No. | Title [56] | Directed by [b] | Written by [b] | Storyboarded by [b] | Original air date [c] |
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1 | "The Demon Lord Returns / The Undead King Ariseth" Transliteration: "Maō Fukkatsu" ( Japanese: 魔王復活) | Takahide Ejiri, Midori Yui | Kunihiko Okada | Hiroyuki Morita | October 3, 2023 |
2 | "A Fate Borne / A Heavy Burden" Transliteration: "Seowasareshi Unmei" ( Japanese: 背負わされし運命) | Daiki Takemoto | Kunihiko Okada | Hideki Futamura | October 10, 2023 |
3 | "An Awakening Soul / A Heavy Burden" Transliteration: "Kakusei Suru Tamashī" ( Japanese: 覚醒する魂) | Hito Tadano, Daiki Takemoto | Kunihiko Okada | Hiroaki Yoshikawa | October 17, 2023 |
4 | "The Stirrings of a Bitter Grudge / An Old Grudge Stirs" Transliteration: "Fukaki Ikon no Taidō" ( Japanese: 深き遺恨の胎動) | Midori Yui | Kunihiko Okada | Midori Yui | October 24, 2023 |
5 | "A Great Uproar / The Stampede" Transliteration: "Dai Kyōsō" ( Japanese: 大狂騒) | Hiroki Moritomo | Kunihiko Okada | Hiroki Moritomo, Kazuhiko Yokota, Daiki Takemoto, Takahide Ejiri, Hito Tadano | October 31, 2023 |
6 | "The Demon Lord's Resolve / The Undead King's Resolve" Transliteration: "Maō no Kakugo" ( Japanese: 魔王の覚悟) | Yuta Kida | Kunihiko Okada | Hiroyuki Shimazu | November 7, 2023 |
7 | "The Princess' Secret Feelings / Only the Princess Knows" Transliteration: "Ōjo no Himeta Omoi" ( Japanese: 王女の秘めた想い) | Hito Tadano | Kunihiko Okada | Hitoyuki Matsui | November 14, 2023 |
8 | "A Bond Everlasting / The Ties that Bind" Transliteration: "Sono Kizuna wa Kiezu" ( Japanese: その絆は消えず) | Takahide Ejiri | Kunihiko Okada | Kunihisa Sugishima | November 21, 2023 |
9 | "The City Ruins Appear / The Ruins Resurface" Transliteration: "Haito Shutsugen" ( Japanese: 廃都出現) | Hiroki Moritomo | Kunihiko Okada | Naotaka Hayashi | November 28, 2023 |
10 | "The Elf Hero / The Brave Elf" Transliteration: "Erufu no Yūsha" ( Japanese: エルフの勇者) | Yuta Kida | Kunihiko Okada | Hitoyuki Matsui | December 5, 2023 |
11 | "The Goddess' Voice / The Goddess Speaks" Transliteration: "Megami no Koe" ( Japanese: 女神の声) | Daiki Takemoto | Kunihiko Okada | Hiroyuki Shimazu | December 12, 2023[d] |
12 | "The Truth behind the Demon Sword / The Demon Sword Gets Real" Transliteration: "Maken no Shinjitsu" ( Japanese: 魔剣の真実) | Takahide Ejiri, Hito Tadano | Kunihiko Okada | Kunihisa Sugishima | December 19, 2023 |
Seiken Gakuin no Maken Tsukai Original Soundtrack CD | |
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Film score by | |
Released | February 28, 2024 |
Genre | Soundtrack |
Label | Nippon Columbia |
The series' score was composed by Yuji Nomi, [50] who had previously collaborated with Morita for the 2002 film The Cat Returns and the 2007 series Bokurano. The soundtrack to the series was released on February 28 as part of the packaging for the series' 2nd volume Blu-ray release. [59]
All music is composed by Yuji Nomi
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "終戦" | |
2. | "不可思議" | |
3. | "1000年後の出会い" | |
4. | "ヴォイド" | |
5. | "第〇七戦術都市" | |
6. | "穏やかなひととき" | |
7. | "聖剣学院" | |
8. | "学院生活" | |
9. | "咲耶" | |
10. | "レオニスの審問" | |
11. | "思考" | |
12. | "荒野の勇者" | |
13. | "打開策" | |
14. | "賢者アラキール" | |
15. | "ヴォイド・ロード" | |
16. | "リーセリアの覚醒" | |
17. | "ダーイン・スレイヴ" | |
18. | "安らげる場所" | |
19. | "何気ない日々" | |
20. | "すれ違い" | |
21. | "レオ君" | |
22. | "王狼派の侵入" | |
23. | "予感" | |
24. | "悲しい過去" | |
25. | "反擊開始" | |
26. | "レギーナの秘密" | |
27. | "美しき記憶" | |
28. | "魔王の圧政" | |
29. | "素っ頓狂" | |
30. | "陽だまりの家" | |
31. | "懐かしい思い出" | |
32. | "アルーレ" | |
33. | "拮抗" | |
34. | "ネファケス" | |
35. | "一瞬即発" | |
36. | "交戦中" | |
37. | "悲劇" | |
38. | "クリスタリア騎士団" | |
39. | "聖女ティアレス" | |
40. | "一件落着" | |
41. | "レオニスとリーセリア" | |
42. | "シャーリ" |
The series was released by Nippon Columbia on Blu-ray in two volumes, the first on December 27, 2023 and the second on February 28, 2024. [59] [60] For the second volume, the soundtrack composed for the series by Yuji Nomi was included in the packaging. [59]
The first episode of the series received mixed reviews from Western critics. [61]
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