Campione!

Campione!
Cover of the first light novel
カンピオーネ! (Kanpiōne!)
Genre	Action, Fantasy, Harem, Romance
Light novel
Written by	Jō Taketsuki
Illustrated by	Sikorsky
Published by	Shueisha
Demographic	Male
Imprint	Super Dash Bunko
Original run	September 2008 – present
Volumes	19
Manga
Written by	Jō Taketsuki
Illustrated by	Jirō Sakamoto
Published by	Shueisha
Demographic	Shōnen
Magazine	Super Dash & Go!
Original run	October 2011 – present
Volumes	2
Anime television series
Directed by	Keizō Kusakawa
Written by	Jukki Hanada
Music by	Tatsuya Kato
Studio	Diomedéa
Licensed by	AUS Hanabee NA Sentai Filmworks UK MVM Films
Original network	AT-X, Tokyo MX, SUN, TVA, BS11
Original run	July 6, 2012 – September 28, 2012
Episodes	13 (List of episodes)

Campione! (カンピオーネ!, Kanpiōne!^?, lit., "Champion!") is a Japanese light novel series written by Jō Taketsuki and illustrated by Sikorski. It has been published by Shueisha in their Super Dash Bunko imprint since September 2008. It has been adapted into a manga series published in Shueisha's Super Dash & Go!. A 13-episode anime television series, produced by Diomedéa aired in Japan on AT-X and Tokyo MX beginning in July 2012 and ended in September 2012. Sentai Filmworks released an English dub of the TV series in North America. The novel's story focuses on Godou Kusanagi, a retired baseball player, as he becomes a Campione after killing the god of war, Verethragna.

Godou Kusanagi, a retired baseball player, is asked by his grandfather to return a stone tablet to a friend in Sardinia named Lucrezia Zora. After meeting the demonically manipulative sword-mistress Erica Blandelli, he encounters the god of war, Verethragna. After killing the god, Godou becomes a Campione, or god slayer. His duty is to fight heretical gods who start changing things to suit themselves, usually at the expense of the people in the area. One of the problems associated with being a Campione, is that his status keeps attracting attention and difficult girls. Erica, who strongly professes her love for him, usually creates awkward and misunderstood situations for him in particular.

Campione, or God Slayers, are humans who have obtain the abilities of the first slain god called Authorities. They have enhanced bodies that can heal from even mortal wounds much faster and magic abilities which exceed that of the most powerful mages. They also have very high magic immunity which protects them from mortal enemy magic, but also prevents them from receiving beneficial magic such as teaching or healing. Thus, a caster has to deliver the spells internally through methods such as kissing or ingestion. The number of the Campiones are in chronological from when they first appeared, not a reference to power level or actual age.