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Record of Lodoss War

Record of Lodoss War
ロードス島戦記
(Rōdosu-tō Senki)
Genre Action/Adventure
Sword and sorcery
Fantasy
Novel series
Written by Ryo Mizuno
Published by Kadokawa Shoten
Original run 19881993
Volumes 7 + 2 side stories
Game
Record of Lodoss War, Record of Lodoss War 2, Record of Lodoss War, Record of Lodoss War, Lodoss War, Record of Lodoss War
Developer Hummingbird Soft
Genre RPG
Platform (PC 98) (1988)
(X68000) (1991 and 1992)
(PC Engine) (1992 and 1994)
(Mega-CD) (1994)
(SFC/SNES) (1995)
(Game Boy Color) (1998)
(Dreamcast) (2000)
Released 1991, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1998, 2000
Original video animation
Directed by Akinori Nagaoka
Written by Mami Watanabe
Music by Mitsuo Hagita
Studio Madhouse
Licensed by
Released June 30, 1990November 20, 1991
Runtime 25-30 minutes
Episodes 13 (List of episodes)
Manga
The Lady of Pharis
Written by Ryo Mizuno
Illustrated by Akihiro Yamada
Published by Kadokawa Shoten
English publisher
Demographic Shōnen
Original run 19912001
Volumes 2
Manga
The Grey Witch
Written by Ryo Mizuno
Illustrated by Yoshihiko Ochi
Published by Kadokawa Shoten
English publisher
Demographic Shōnen
Original run 19941998
Volumes 3
Manga
Chronicles of the Heroic Knight
Written by Ryo Mizuno
Illustrated by Masato Natsumoto
Published by Kadokawa Shoten
English publisher
Demographic Shōnen
Original run 19982000
Volumes 6
Manga
Welcome to Lodoss Island
Written by Rei Hyakuyashiki
Published by Kadokawa Shoten
English publisher
Demographic Shōnen
Volumes 3
Manga
Deedlit's Tale
Written by Ryo Mizuno
Illustrated by Setsuko Yoneyama
Published by Kadokawa Shoten
English publisher
Demographic Shōjo
Volumes 2
Anime television series
Record of Lodoss War: Chronicles of the Heroic Knight
Directed by Hitoyuki Matsui
Written by Katsumi Hasegawa
Music by Kaoru Wada
Studio AIC
Licensed by
Original network TV Tokyo
English network
Original run April 1, 1998September 30, 1998
Episodes 27 (List of episodes)
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Record of Lodoss War (ロードス島戦記 Rōdosu-tō Senki?, lit., "Lodoss Island War Chronicle") is a franchise of fantasy novels by Ryo Mizuno based on the work he originally created for a world called Forcelia as a rules-free setting for role-playing games (RPGs). There have since been multiple manga, anime and computer game adaptations, several of which have been translated into English. The plots generally follow the conventions and structure of the RPG systems including Dungeons & Dragons and Sword World RPG, in which several characters of distinct types undertake a specific quest.

Record of Lodoss War was created in 1986 by Group SNE as a Dungeons & Dragons "replay" serialized in the Japanese magazine Comptiq from 1986 to 1988, though they also used the setting with other systems such as Tunnels & Trolls and RuneQuest. Replays are not novels, but transcripts of RPG sessions, meant to both hold the interest of readers and convey the events that took place. They have proven to be popular, even to those who do not play role-playing games but are fans of fiction (including fantasy fiction). Similar to light novels, many characters and parties in replays have become popular as characters of anime. An example of such a character is the female elf Deedlit in Record of Lodoss War, who was played by science fiction novelist Hiroshi Yamamoto during the RPG sessions.


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