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is a Japanese
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series written and illustrated by
Takehiko Itō is a Japanese manga artist best known for his work on the manga ''Outlaw Star'' from his affiliated Morning Star Studio. He was also the primary creative mind behind other works of fiction set in the ''Toward Stars'' universe including the ''Uch ...
. It was originally published monthly in the
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magazine ''
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'' 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. It also gained two OVA series comprising 17 episodes total, as well as two video games.


Plot

''Ryū Knight'' tells the story of Adeu, a boy who lives his life by the "Ethos of
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" (a code of conduct similar to the Knightly Virtues). 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
princess Princess is a regal rank and the feminine equivalent of prince (from Latin '' princeps'', meaning principal citizen). Most often, the term has been used for the consort of a prince, or for the daughter of a king or prince. Princess as a subs ...
, 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
Takehiko Itō is a Japanese manga artist best known for his work on the manga ''Outlaw Star'' from his affiliated Morning Star Studio. He was also the primary creative mind behind other works of fiction set in the ''Toward Stars'' universe including the ''Uch ...
and was serialized monthly in
Shueisha (lit. "Gathering of Intellect Publishing Co., Ltd.") is a Japanese company headquartered in Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan. The company was established in 1925 as the entertainment-related publishing division of Japanese publisher Shogakukan. The fol ...
's ''
V-Jump is a Japanese shōnen manga magazine, focusing on new manga as well as video games based on popular manga. The magazine's debut was in 1993 by Shueisha under the '' Jump'' line of magazines. History A prototype magazine called '' Hobby's Jum ...
'' beginning in 1993. A total of three ''
tankōbon is the Japanese term for a book that is not part of an anthology or corpus. In modern Japanese, the term is most often used in reference to individual volumes of a manga series: most series first appear as individual chapters in a weekly or ...
'' chapter collections released in Japan from 1994 to 1995. Although no official English translation exists, the manga was published in Spanish by
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and in Italian by
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.


Anime

The 52-episode ''Haō Taikei Ryū Knight''
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adaptation was produced by
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and aired on
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from April 22, 1994 to March 28, 1995. The anime was released in an official DVD 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: