Record of the Lodoss War
| Record of Lodoss War | |
Cover of the first volume of the novel series.
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ロードス島戦記 (Rōdosu-tō Senki) |
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| Genre |
Action/Adventure Sword and sorcery Fantasy |
| Novel series | |
| Written by | Ryo Mizuno |
| Published by | Kadokawa Shoten |
| Demographic | Male |
| Imprint | Kadokawa Sneaker Bunko |
| Original run | 1988 – 1993 |
| Volumes | 7 + 2 side stories |
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| Record of Lodoss War, Record of Lodoss War 2, Record of Lodoss War, Record of Lodoss War, Lodoss War, Record of Lodoss War, Record of Lodoss War Online | |
| 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) (PC) (2016) |
| Released | 1991, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1998, 2000, 2016 |
| Original video animation | |
| Directed by | Akinori Nagaoka |
| Written by | Mami Watanabe |
| Music by | Mitsuo Hagita |
| Studio | Madhouse |
| Licensed by | |
| Released | June 30, 1990 – November 20, 1991 |
| Runtime | 25-30 minutes |
| Episodes | 13 |
| Manga | |
| The Lady of Pharis | |
| Written by | Ryo Mizuno |
| Illustrated by | Akihiro Yamada |
| Published by | Kadokawa Shoten |
| English publisher | |
| Demographic | Shōnen |
| Original run | 1991 – 2001 |
| Volumes | 2 |
| Manga | |
| The Grey Witch | |
| Written by | Ryo Mizuno |
| Illustrated by | Yoshihiko Ochi |
| Published by | Kadokawa Shoten |
| English publisher | |
| Demographic | Shōnen |
| Original run | 1994 – 1998 |
| 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 | 1998 – 2000 |
| Volumes | 6 |
| Manga | |
| Welcome to Lodoss Island | |
| Written by | Rei Hyakuyashiki |
| Published by | Kadokawa Shoten |
| English publisher | |
| Demographic | Shōnen |
| Original run | December 1, 1995 – April 1, 1999 |
| Volumes | 3 |
| Manga | |
| Deedlit's Tale | |
| Written by | Ryo Mizuno |
| Illustrated by | Setsuko Yoneyama |
| Published by | Kadokawa Shoten |
| English publisher | |
| Demographic | Shōjo |
| Published | 1998 |
| 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, 1998 – September 30, 1998 |
| Episodes | 27 |
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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