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Blade & Bastard

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Blade & Bastard
First light novel volume cover
ブレイド＆バスタード
(Bureido & Basutādo)
GenreDark fantasy[1]
Light novel
Written byKumo Kagyu
Illustrated byso-bin
Published byDrecom Media
English publisher
ImprintDRE Novels
DemographicMale
Original runDecember 9, 2022 – present
Volumes4
Manga
Written byKumo Kagyu
Illustrated byMakoto Fugetsu
Published byDrecom Media
English publisher
  • NA: Yen Press
MagazineDRE Comics
DemographicShōnen
Original runJune 23, 2023 – present
Volumes4
Anime

Blade & Bastard (ブレイド＆バスタード, Bureido & Basutādo) is a Japanese light novel series written by Kumo Kagyu and illustrated by so-bin, based on the role-playing video game series Wizardry. Drecom Media have published four volumes since December 2022 under their DRE Novels imprint. A manga adaptation with art by Makoto Fugetsu has been serialized online via Drecom Media's DRE Comics website since June 2023 and has been collected in four tankōbon volumes. An anime adaptation has been announced.

Media

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Light novels

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Written by Kumo Kagyu and illustrated by so-bin, Blade & Bastard began publication under Drecom Media's DRE Novels imprint on December 9, 2022.[1] Four volumes have been released as of July 10, 2024.[2] The series' volumes are simultaneously published digitally in English by J-Novel Club.[3] The volumes are released in print by Yen Press.[4]

No. Title Original release date North American release date
1Warm Ash, Dusky Dungeon
Hai wa Atatakaku, Meikyū wa Honogurai (灰は暖かく、迷宮は仄暗い)		December 9, 2022[5]
978-4-434-31101-7		December 9, 2022 (digital)[6]
December 12, 2023 (print)[7]
978-1-7183-9348-6 (digital)
978-1-975-38975-8 (print)
2Wireframe Dungeon & Dragon with Red Dead
Tekkotsu no Shiren-ba, Akakishi no Ryū (鉄骨の試練場、赤き死の竜)		June 9, 2023[8]
978-4-434-31878-8		June 9, 2023 (digital)[9]
August 20, 2024 (print)[10]
978-1-7183-9350-9 (digital)
978-1-975-39288-8 (print)
3Return of The Hrathnir
Kongōseki no Kishi no Kikan (金剛石の騎士の帰還)		December 8, 2023[11]
978-4-434-33013-1		February 16, 2024 (digital)[12]
January 21, 2025 (print)[13]
978-1-7183-9352-3 (digital)
979-8-855-40573-6 (print)
4Dungeon Chronicle
Meikyū-gai Bōken Kitan (迷宮街冒険奇譚)		July 10, 2024[2]
978-4-434-34124-3		July 10, 2024 (digital)[14]
June 10, 2025 (print)[15]
978-1-7183-9354-7 (digital)
979-8-855-41613-8 (print)

Manga

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A manga adaptation illustrated by Makoto Fugetsu published its "0th" chapter on Drecom Media's DRE Comics website on June 7, 2023. It later began serialization on June 23, 2023.[16] The manga's chapters have been compiled into four tankōbon volumes as of October 2024.[17] The manga is also licensed by Yen Press.[18]

No. Original release date Original ISBN North American release date North American ISBN
1 October 25, 2023[19]978-4-434-32634-9October 15, 2024[20]979-8-855-40017-5
2 December 22, 2023[21]978-4-434-32637-0March 25, 2025[22]979-8-855-40877-5
3 May 24, 2024[23]978-4-434-33869-4——
4 October 25, 2024[17]978-4-434-34538-8——

Anime

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An anime adaptation was announced on October 20, 2024.[24]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b 蝸牛くも×so-binが贈るダークファンタジー『ブレイド＆バスタード -灰は暖かく、迷宮は仄暗い-』日本語版・英語翻訳版の同時リリースが決定. LN-News.com (in Japanese). November 20, 2022. Retrieved October 20, 2024.
  2. ^ a b ブレイド＆バスタード4 (in Japanese). Drecom Media. Retrieved October 20, 2024.
  3. ^ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (November 19, 2022). "J-Novel Club Releases Goblin Slayer Author's New Novel Blade & Bastard Simultaneously with Japan". Anime News Network. Retrieved October 20, 2024.
  4. ^ Mateo, Alex (July 1, 2023). "Yen Press Reveals 16 New Licenses, 5 New Audiobooks, 4 Webcomics". Anime News Network. Retrieved October 20, 2024.
  5. ^ ブレイド＆バスタード (in Japanese). Drecom Media. Retrieved October 20, 2024.
  6. ^ "BLADE & BASTARD Volume 1". J-Novel Club. Retrieved October 20, 2024.
  7. ^ "Blade & Bastard, Vol. 1 (light novel): Warm ash, Dusky dungeon". Yen Press. Retrieved October 20, 2024.
  8. ^ ブレイド＆バスタード2 (in Japanese). Drecom Media. Retrieved October 20, 2024.
  9. ^ "BLADE & BASTARD Volume 2". J-Novel Club. Retrieved October 20, 2024.
  10. ^ "Blade & Bastard, Vol. 2 (light novel)". Yen Press. Retrieved October 20, 2024.
  11. ^ ブレイド＆バスタード3 (in Japanese). Drecom Media. Retrieved October 20, 2024.
  12. ^ "BLADE & BASTARD Volume 3". J-Novel Club. Retrieved October 20, 2024.
  13. ^ "Blade & Bastard, Vol. 3 (light novel)". Yen Press. Retrieved October 20, 2024.
  14. ^ "BLADE & BASTARD Volume 4". J-Novel Club. Retrieved October 20, 2024.
  15. ^ "Blade & Bastard, Vol. 4 (light novel)". Yen Press. Retrieved December 21, 2024.
  16. ^ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (June 8, 2023). "Blade & Bastard, Safe & Sound in the Arms of an Elite Knight, 3 More Drecom Light Novels Get Manga Adaptation". Anime News Network. Retrieved October 20, 2024.
  17. ^ a b ブレイド＆バスタード4 (in Japanese). Drecom Media. Retrieved October 20, 2024.
  18. ^ Mateo, Alex (April 26, 2024). "Yen Press Licenses 9 Manga, 5 Light Novel Series for October 2024". Anime News Network. Retrieved October 20, 2024.
  19. ^ ブレイド＆バスタード1 (in Japanese). Drecom Media. Retrieved October 20, 2024.
  20. ^ "Blade & Bastard, Vol. 1 (manga)". Yen Press. Retrieved October 20, 2024.
  21. ^ ブレイド＆バスタード2 (in Japanese). Drecom Media. Retrieved October 20, 2024.
  22. ^ "Blade & Bastard, Vol. 2 (manga)". Yen Press. Retrieved October 20, 2024.
  23. ^ ブレイド＆バスタード3 (in Japanese). Drecom Media. Retrieved October 20, 2024.
  24. ^ Cayanan, Joanna (October 20, 2024). "Goblin Slayer Author Kumo Kagyu's Blade & Bastard Light Novels Get Anime". Anime News Network. Retrieved October 20, 2024.
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