is a Japanese

light novel A light novel (, Hepburn: ''raito noberu'') is a style of young adult novel primarily targeting high school and middle school students. The term "light novel" is a ''wasei-eigo'', or a Japanese term formed from words in the English languag ...

series written by Nana Mikoshiba and illustrated by

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. It has been published online via the user-generated novel publishing website

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since October 2019. It was later acquired by

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, who has released the series since July 2020 under their Kodansha Ranobe Bunko imprint. A

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adaptation illustrated by Norihito Sasaki has been serialized in Kodansha's ''Magazine Pocket'' website and app since June 2020. An

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television series adaptation by

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premiered in January 2023.

Premise

After winning a terrible war, Iceblade Sorcerer Ray White, decides to enroll in Arnold Academy, but in the guise of a commoner, causing those with higher class upbringings to look down on him. Despite this, he manages to make quick friends and must solve a conspiracy that plagues the school.

Characters

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Media

Light novels

Written by Nana Mikoshiba, ''The Iceblade Sorcerer Shall Rule the World'' began publication in the user-generated novel publishing website

on October 25, 2019. The series was later acquired by

, who began publishing the novels with illustrations by

on July 2, 2020 under their Kodansha Ranobe Bunko imprint. As of December 2022, seven volumes have been released.

Manga

adaptation illustrated by Norihito Sasaki began serialization in Kodansha's ''Magazine Pocket'' website and app on June 24, 2020. As of January 2023, eleven ''

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'' volumes have been released. In North America,

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has licensed the manga for an English digital release.

Anime

television series adaptation was announced on April 28, 2022. The series is produced by

, with supervision from

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, and is directed by Masahiro Takata, who will also supervise the scripts and direct the sound. Makoto Shimojima is handling the character designs, while Tatsuhiko Saiki and Natsumi Tabuchi are composing the music. It premiered on January 6, 2023, on TBS and BS11. The opening theme song is "Dystopia" by the musical project Sizuk, while the ending theme song is by

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licensed the series.

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References

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