is a Japanese

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series written and illustrated by

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. It was originally published monthly in the

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magazine '' V-Jump'' starting in 1993. A 52-episode

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television adaptation of the series was produced by

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, directed by Toshifumi Kawase, and aired in Japan from April 5, 1994 to March 28, 1995. Two OVA series comprising 17 episodes total, as well as two video games were also produced.

Plot

''Ryū Knight'' tells the story of Adeu, a boy who lives his life by the "Ethos of

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). He is on a quest to seek the Earth's Blade, a gigantic sword which is capable of reaching the sky from the ground. Along the way, he meets Paffy, who is a

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, and her two escorts: Sarutobi, a

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, and Izumi, a

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. Together, they partake on an adventurous journey in which he comes across many villains, at first composed of thieves and bandits who are after the Ryu mechs, which are far stronger than the normal mechs (henceforth referred to as Solids). The plot expands as the series progresses.

Characters and their Ryū Units

*Adeu Waltham: Ryū Knight Zephyr; with Spirit Stone, class-changes to Ryū Paladin Lord Zephyr *Sarutobi: Ryū Ninja Bakuretsumaru; with Spirit Stone, class-changes to Ryū Ninja Master Bakuretsumaru *Izumi: Ryū Priest Baurus; with Spirit Stone, class-changes to Ryū High Priest Baurus *Paffy: Ryū Mage Magidora; with Spirit Stone, class-changes to Ryū Wizard Magidora *Katze: Ryū Gunner Derringer (also spelled as Delingar), class-changes to Ryū Wyatt Derringer *Hittel: Ryū Gunner Derringer (both Katze and Hittel, as brother and sister, can control Derringer), class-changes to Ryū Wyatt Derringer *Gesshin: Ryū Samurai Hayatemaru; class-changes to Ryū Kaiden Hayatemaru *Gratches: Ryū Chief Shinebaram; class-changes to Ryū Grand Chief Shinebaram *Galden: Dark Knight Steru; class-changes to Rune Knight Steru

Songs

TV Version

Opening themes: #"Good-bye Tears" by Yumiko Takahashi (episodes 1–28) #"RUN ~Kyou ga Kawaru Magic~" (Run 〜今日が変わるMagic〜) by Hitomi Mieno (episodes 29–52) Ending themes: #"Hitomi ni Diamond" (瞳にDiamond) by Hitomi Mieno (episodes 1–28) #"Owaranai Natsu" (終わらない季節(なつ)) by Hitomi Mieno (episodes 29–52)

Adeu's Legend

Opening theme: #"Wing of Wind" (風の翼) by Hitomi Mieno Ending theme: #"Point 1" (ポイント1) by Yumiko Takahashi

Adeu's Legend II

Ending theme: #"Yume ni Stay" (夢にSTAY) by Hitomi Mieno

Media

Manga

The original manga was created by

and was serialized monthly in

's '' V-Jump'' beginning in 1993. A total of three ''

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'' chapter collections released in Japan from 1994 to 1995. Although no official English translation exists, the manga was published in Spanish by Planeta DeAgostini and in Italian by Planet Manga.

Anime

The 52-episode ''Haō Taikei Ryū Knight''

adaptation was produced by

and aired on

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box set by

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OVAs

Three OVAs were produced by Sunrise during and after the airing of the television series. They were: * , was released in 13 episodes from July 21, 1994 to September 25, 1995. * , subtitled as in the last episode, was released in 4 episodes from December 18, 1995 to May 25, 1996.

Video game

Two video games related to the series were released: * , an

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developed by Japan Art Media and published by

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for the

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in 1994. * , an action

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adventure game developed by Emotion Digital Software and published by

for

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and

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in 1995.

References

External links

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''Road of Paladin''
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