The Heroic Legend of Arslan
| The Heroic Legend of Arslan | |
Cover of the first volume of The Heroic Legend of Arslan as published by Kadokawa Shoten on October 1, 1986. Art by Yoshitaka Amano.
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アルスラーン戦記 (Arslan Senki) |
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| Genre | Action, Adventure, Fantasy |
| Novel series | |
| Written by | Yoshiki Tanaka |
| Illustrated by |
Yoshitaka Amano (Kadokawa), Shinobu Tanno (Kobunsha) |
| Published by |
Kadokawa Shoten (older edition) Kobunsha (current edition) |
| Original run | 1986 – present |
| Volumes | 15 |
| Original video animation | |
| Directed by | Mamoru Hamatsu (1–2, 5–6) Mihiro Yamaguchi(3–4) |
| Written by | Megumi Matsuoka (1–2) Megumi Sugihara (3–6) |
| Music by | Norihiro Tsuru |
| Studio |
Animate Film (1–2) J.C.Staff (3–6) |
| Licensed by | Central Park Media |
| Released | August 17, 1991 – September 21, 1995 |
| Runtime | 60 minutes (1–2) 35 minutes (3–6) |
| Episodes | 6 |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Chisato Nakamura |
| Published by | Kadokawa Shoten |
| Demographic | Shōjo |
| Magazine | Asuka Fantasy DX |
| Original run | November 1991 – September 1996 |
| Volumes | 13 |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Hiromu Arakawa |
| Published by | Kodansha |
| English publisher | |
| Demographic | Shōnen |
| Magazine | Bessatsu Shōnen Magazine |
| Original run | July 9, 2013 – present |
| Volumes | 6 |
| Anime television series | |
| Directed by | Noriyuki Abe |
| Written by | Makoto Uezu |
| Music by | Taro Iwashiro |
| Studio | Liden Films, Sanzigen |
| Licensed by | |
| Network | JNN (MBS) |
| Original run | April 5, 2015 – September 27, 2015 |
| Episodes | 25 |
| Anime television series | |
| The Heroic Legend of Arslan: Dust Storm Dance | |
| Directed by | Noriyuki Abe |
| Written by | Makoto Uezu |
| Music by | Taro Iwashiro |
| Studio | Liden Films, Felix Film |
| Licensed by | |
| Network | JNN (MBS) |
| Original run | July 3, 2016 – August 21, 2016 |
| Episodes | 8 |
The Heroic Legend of Arslan (Japanese: アルスラーン戦記 Hepburn: Arusurān Senki?, lit. Arslan War Record(s)) is a Japanese fantasy novel series written by Yoshiki Tanaka. It started to be published in 1986 and as of 2016 there are 15 novels and one side story in the official guidebook Arslan Senki Tokuhon.
It was adapted into a manga, which caught up with the novel and then received an original ending, and ran from November 1991 to September 1996. It also received two anime film adaptations, and a four-part, unfinished anime OVA. In 2013, a second manga adaptation started serializing at Bessatsu Shōnen Magazine, with illustrations by Hiromu Arakawa. An anime television series based on the Arakawa manga aired in 2015. A second season aired in 2016.
Whilst the protagonist's name appears to may have been taken from the popular Persian epic of Amir Arsalan, other than this anachronism, Arslan and his Parsian enemies and allies primarily share many parallels with Cyrus the Great and other historical figures of 6th century BCE Persia (albeit with several liberties taken), whereas the conflicts with the Lusitanian forces (which bear the Byzantine Orthodox cross) – despite mostly French names and a certain religious zealotry implying a connection to the (Catholic) Crusades (again, with liberties taken)– appear to be based on the Byzantine–Persian Wars, specifically those of the 6th century CE. Furthermore, several names of prominent Parsian characters appear to be taken from known important figures throughout Persian history as well as the historically unsubstantiated legendary parts of the historiographic Persian epic Shahnameh. Additionally, supernatural elements mostly based on ancient Near East mythology increasingly play a role as the series goes on.
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