Legend of Crystania

Legend of Crystania
	Cover of the first volume of Crystania: Legend of the Drifters novels
レジェンド・オブ・クリスタニア; (Rejendo obu Kurisutania)
Novel series
Written by	Ryo Mizuno
Illustrated by	Satoshi Urushihara
Published by	Kadokawa Shoten
Demographic	Male
Original run	June 1993 – February 1996
Volumes	4
Novel series
Written by	Ryo Mizuno, Kawazoe Shōgo, Kotani Takatani, Hideo Shirai, Kurihara Satoshi, Nanami Sato
Illustrated by	Maki Makino, Jun Suehiro, Naoyuki Onda, Toshihiro Kawamoto
Published by	Kadokawa Shoten
Demographic	Male
Original run	July 1995 – March 2002
Volumes	9 + 4 short stories
Manga
Legend of Crystania: First-time Adventurers
Written by	Akira Himekawa
Published by	Kadokawa Shoten
Imprint	Dengeki Comics EX
Demographic	Shōnen
Published	1995
Volumes	3
Video game
Crystania: Legend of the Gods’ King
Developer	SystemSoft
Publisher	SystemSoft
Genre	Role-playing
Platform	PC 98
Released	July 7, 1995
Anime film
Legend of Crystania: The Motion Picture
Directed by	Ryūtarō Nakamura
Produced by	Kazuo Yokoyama
Written by	Ryo Mizuno
Music by	Michiru Oshima; Toshihiko Sahashi; Tomoo Misato;
Studio	Triangle Staff
Licensed by	NA: ADV Films;
Released	July 29, 1995
Runtime	80 minutes
Original video animation
Legend of Crystania: The Chaos Ring
Directed by	Ryutaro Nakamura
Produced by	Kazuo Yokoyama
Written by	Akinori Endo
Music by	Michiru Oshima; Toshihiko Sahashi;
Studio	Triangle Staff
Licensed by	NA: ADV Films;
Released	November 21, 1996 – April 3, 1997
Runtime	45 minutes per episode
Episodes	3 (List of episodes)

Legend of Crystania (レジェンド・オブ・クリスタニア, Rejendo obu Kurisutania) is a Japanese media franchise of RPGs, novels, anime and manga by Ryo Mizuno and Group SNE. The novels by Mizuno and others were published from 1993 to 2002, based on Mizuno's RPG "replays" serialized in the Japanese magazines Comptiq and later in Dengeki-Oh (Blitz King) from November 1989 to January 1998 issues.

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A full-length Japanese animated motion picture Legend of Crystania: The Motion Picture (はじまりの冒険者たちレジェンド・オブ・クリスタニア, Hajimari no Bōkenshatachi: Rejendo obu Kurisutania, First-time Adventurers: Legend of Crystania) (screened as a double feature together with Slayers The Motion Picture), a three-volume manga illustrated by Akira Himekawa, and a video game for PC 98, Crystania: Legend of the Gods’ King (神王伝説クリスタニア, Shin'ō Densetsu Crystania), were released in 1995. Radio drama (later re-released as Drama CD) adapting the same story was released earlier in 1993. and tabletop RPG materials were also released. The film has been released on VHS on September 22, 1998 and on DVD on February 8, 2000 in North America by ADV Films.

The film's sequel, the three-part original video animation (OVA) series Legend of Crystania: The Chaos Ring, was released in 1996. These episodes were released on VHS on November 11, 1998 and on DVD on March 19, 2002 in North America by ADV Films.

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The series takes place in the same fantasy world as Ryo Mizuno other series Record of Lodoss War and Rune Soldier, albeit on a different continent. It focuses on the land which Ashram sailed to after the Lodoss series, a continent called Crystania which is under the rule of the animal gods. Ashram is the king of the people of Marmo, the cursed island in Record of Lodoss War. The plot of Crystania centers on Pirotess's (now called Sheru) quest to free Ashram from Barbas, although many new characters are introduced in the course of the story and the main character of the first series is Redon, a prince of the kingdom of Da'nan, a peninsula to the north of Crystania. Other main characters are Rails, Boakes and Luth.

Novels

The series ran from 1993 to 2002. The first several novels were published by Kadokawa Shoten. Later releases were published by MediaWorks, a former division of Kadokawa Shoten. The first four novels were written by Record of Lodoss War author Ryo Mizuno and illustrated by Satoshi Urushihara. Later novels were written mostly by other authors and illustrated by various artists.

Crystania: Legend of the Drifters 1 (漂流伝説クリスタニア1, Hyōryū Densetsu Kurisutania 1) (June 1993)^[1]
Crystania: Legend of the Drifters 2 (漂流伝説クリスタニア2, Hyōryū Densetsu Kurisutania 2) (December 1993)
Crystania: Legend of the Drifters 3 (漂流伝説クリスタニア3, Hyōryū Densetsu Kurisutania 3) (December 1994)
Crystania: Legend of the Drifters 4 (漂流伝説クリスタニア4, Hyōryū Densetsu Kurisutania 4) (February 1996)
The First Adventurers: Legend of Crystania (はじまりの冒険者たちレジェンド・オブ・クリスタニア, Hajimari no Bōkenshatachi Rejendo Obu Kurisutania) (July 1995)
Crystania: Legend of the Gods’ King 1 (神王伝説クリスタニア(上), Shin'ō Densetsu Kurisutania (ue)) (January 1996)
Crystania: Legend of the Gods’ King 2 (神王伝説クリスタニア(下), Shin'ō densetsu kurisutania (shita)) (June 1996)
Crystania: Legend of Heroes (英雄伝説クリスタニア, Eiyū Densetsu Kurisutania) (November 1997)
Crystania: Legend of the Ant Emperor (蟻帝伝説クリスタニア, Ari-tei Densetsu Kurisutania) (August 1998)
Crystania: Legend of the Gilded (黄金伝説クリスタニア, Kogane Densetsu Kurisutania) (April 1999)
Crystania: Legend of the Seal (封印伝説クリスタニア, Fūin Densetsu Kurisutania) (August 2000)
Crystania: Legend of the Dark (暗黒伝説クリスタニア, Ankoku Densetsu Kurisutania) (December 2000)
Crystania: Legend of the Mercenaries: The Battle of the Other World (傭兵伝説クリスタニア異界の決戦, Yōhei Densetsu Kurisutania Ikai no Kessen) (March 2002)

Short stories

Crystania: Legend of the Seal (August 1995) (prelude)
Crystania: Legend of the Mercenaries (April 1997) (prelude)
Crystania: Legend of the Mercenaries: Omens of the Dark Clouds (March 2001)
Crystania: Legend of the Mercenaries: Visitors from the Past (June 2001)

In 1995 The Black Knight (黒衣の騎士, Kokui no Kishi) was released. Though technically part of the Record of Lodoss War novel series it also details Ashram leaving Lodoss island, his group´s sail to Crystania and the deal with Barbas.

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