is a Japanese

historical fantasy Historical fantasy is a category of fantasy and genre of historical fiction that incorporates fantastic elements (such as magic (fantasy), magic) into a more "realistic" narrative. There is much crossover with other subgenres of fantasy; those c ...

novel series written by Megumi Hatanaka with illustrations by Yū Shibata. It began publication by

Shinchosha is a publisher founded in 1896 in Japan and headquartered in , Shinjuku, Tokyo. Shinchosha is one of the sponsors of the Japan Fantasy Novel Award. Books * Haruki Murakami: '' Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World'' (1985), '' Ute ...

in December 2001, with 23 volumes being released as of July 2024. A

manga are comics or graphic novels originating from Japan. Most manga conform to a style developed in Japan in the late 19th century, and the form has a long history in earlier Japanese art. The term is used in Japan to refer to both comics ...

adaptation illustrated by Mimori was serialized in Shinchosha's '' Monthly Comic Bunch'' magazine from January 2017 to March 2023. A 3-minute original net animation (ONA) adaptation produced by Shuka was released in July 2021. An

anime is a Traditional animation, hand-drawn and computer animation, computer-generated animation originating from Japan. Outside Japan and in English, ''anime'' refers specifically to animation produced in Japan. However, , in Japan and in Ja ...

television series adaptation produced by

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is set to premiere in 2025.

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Media

Novels

Manga

adaptation illustrated by Mimori was serialized in

's '' Monthly Comic Bunch'' magazine from January 21, 2017, to March 20, 2023. The manga's chapters were collected into four ''

tankōbon A is a standard publishing format for books in Japan, alongside other formats such as ''shinsho'' (17x11 cm paperback books) and ''bunkobon''. Used as a loanword in English, the term specifically refers to a printed collection of a manga that w ...

'' volumes released from April 9, 2018, to June 8, 2023.

Anime

A 3-minute original net animation (ONA) adaptation was released on July 19, 2021, to celebrate the novel series' 20th anniversary. The ONA is produced by Shuka and directed by Hideki Ito, with music composed by Kaoru Wada. An

television series adaptation was announced on November 25, 2024. The series is produced by

and directed by Takahiro Ōkawa, with series composition by Touko Machida, character designs by Akari Minagawa, and music composed by Rei Ishizuka. It is set to premiere in 2025.

Reception

By November 2024, the novels had over 10 million copies in circulation.

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