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Record of Lodoss War | |||
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ロードス島戦記 | |||
Genre | Fantasy | ||
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Director | Akinori Nagaoka Akio Sakai Hiroshi Kawasaki Katsuhisa Yamada Kazunori Mizuno Shigeto Makino Taiji Ryu | ||
Studio | Madhouse | ||
Licensor | Central Park Media | ||
Released | June 30, 1990 - 1991 | ||
Runtime | 25 minutes | ||
Episodes | 13 | ||
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Record of Lodoss War, Record of Lodoss War 2, Record of Lodoss War, Record of Lodoss War, Lodoss War, Record of Lodoss War | |||
Developer | Hummingbird Soft | ||
Genre | RPG | ||
Platform | (PC 98) (1988) (X68000) (1991 and 1992) (PC Engine) (1992 and 1994) (Sega CD) (1994) (SNES) (1995) (Game Boy Color) (1998) (Dreamcast) (2000) | ||
Released | 1991, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1998, 2000 | ||
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The Grey Witch | |||
Author | Ryo Mizuno | ||
Illustrator | Yoshihiko Ochi | ||
Publisher | Kadokawa Shoten | ||
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Demographic | Shōnen | ||
Original run | 1998 – ongoing | ||
Volumes | 3 | ||
Manga | |||
The Lady of Pharis | |||
Author | Ryo Mizuno | ||
Illustrator | Akihiro Yamada | ||
Publisher | Kadokawa Shoten | ||
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Demographic | Shōnen | ||
Volumes | 2 | ||
Manga | |||
Chronicles of the Heroic Knight | |||
Author | Ryo Mizuno | ||
Illustrator | Masato Natsumoto | ||
Publisher | Kadokawa Shoten | ||
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Demographic | Shōnen | ||
Original run | 1998 – ongoing | ||
Volumes | 6 | ||
Manga | |||
Welcome to Lodoss Island | |||
Author | Rei Hyakuyashiki | ||
Publisher | Kadokawa Shoten | ||
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Demographic | Shōnen | ||
Volumes | 3 | ||
Manga | |||
Deedlit's Tale | |||
Author | Ryo Mizuno | ||
Illustrator | Setsuko Yoneyama | ||
Publisher | Kadokawa Shoten | ||
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Demographic | Shōjo | ||
Volumes | 2 | ||
TV anime | |||
Record of Lodoss War: Chronicles of the Heroic Knight | |||
Director | Yoshihiro Takamoto | ||
Studio | AIC Kadokawa Shoten | ||
Licensor | Central Park Media | ||
Network | TV Tokyo | ||
Original run | April 1, 1998 – September 30, 1998 | ||
Episodes | 27 (List of episodes) | ||
Anime and Manga Portal |
Record of Lodoss War(ロードス島戦記Rōdosu-tō Senki?) is a franchise of fantasynovels by Ryo Mizuno based around the work he originally created for a world called Forcelia for role-playing games (RPGs). There have since been multiple manga, anime and computer game adaptations, several of which have been translated into English. The plots generally follow the conventions and structure of the RPG systems including Dungeons & Dragons and Sword World RPG, being based around a party of several characters of distinct types undertaking a specific quest.
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Record of Lodoss War was created in 1986 by Group SNE as a Dungeons & Dragons 'replay' serialized in the Japanese magazine Comptiq. Replays are not novels, but transcripts of RPG sessions, meant to both hold the interest of readers and convey the events that took place. They have proven to be popular, even to those who do not play role-playing games but are fans of fiction (including fantasy fiction). Similar to light novels, many characters and parties in replays have become popular as characters of anime. An example of such a character is the female elf Deedlit in Record of Lodoss War, who was played by science fiction novelist Hiroshi Yamamoto during the RPG sessions.
The popularity of the Record of Lodoss War replays was such that the Dungeon Master Ryo Mizuno started to adapt the story into some of the earliest Japanese-language domestic high fantasy novels in 1988.
When the replay series went on to become a trilogy, Group SNE had to abandon the Dungeons & Dragons rules and create their own game, dubbed Record of Lodoss War Companion and released in 1989. All three parts of the replay series were eventually published as paperbacks by Kadokawa Shoten from 1989 to 1991:
The last volume of Mizuno's novelization was published by Kadokawa Shoten in 1993, and followed by two collections of short stories in 1995:
The first volume forms the basis for the first eight episodes of the Record of Lodoss WarOVA series, as well as the Record of Lodoss War: The Grey Witch manga series. The second was also adapted in manga form, and as a 4 CD radio drama. The final five episodes of the OVA series are loosely based on the story told across the third and fourth novels and, having caught up with the ongoing novelization at that point, feature an original ending. The Record of Lodoss War: Chronicles of the Heroic Knight TV series is a more faithful adaptation of volumes three to seven. The first collection of short stories was adapted into the Record of Lodoss War: Deedlit's Tale manga series.
Mizuno later went on to pen two new series of novels: a prequel titled Legend of Lodoss(ロードス島伝説Rōdosu-tō Densetsu?) (1994 to 2002) and a sequel titled Record of Lodoss War Next Generation(新ロードス島戦記Shin Rōdosu-tō Senki?) (1998 to 2006), the first of which forms the basis for the Record of Lodoss War: The Lady of Pharis manga series.
The manga (and its anime derivative) Record of Lodoss War centers around the adventures of a youth by the name of Parn, the son of a dishonored knight. Part of his motivation for adventuring is to find out what happened to his father, and to restore his family's honor. Despite his inexperience, Parn is considered the leader, who is accompanied by his childhood best friend Etoh, his friend and sometimes advisor Slayn (and later on Slayn's lover Leylia), and his newfound mentor Ghim. They are accompanied by Parn's romantic interest, the high elfDeedlit, who comes from the Forest of No Return seeking an answer to her people's isolationism and an end to what she sees as a slow march to extinction. Throughout the series, Parn comes into contact with friends and foes alike. His allies include King Kashue, King Fahn, Shiris, and Orson; his enemies include Emperor Beld, Ashram, and the evil necromancer Wagnard.
The manga and its anime derivative Chronicles of the Heroic Knight continues the adventures of Parn for the first eight episodes, but then centers around Spark and his adventures to complete a quest tasked onto him to protect Neese, the daughter of Slayn and Leylia. He is accompanied by his own cast of friends in the form of Leaf, Garrack, Greevus, Aldo, and Ryna. The television series shares similarities with the plot of the OVA, such as Wagnard seeking to kidnap Neese in order to use her as a reagent for the resurrection of Naneel, a priestess and the avatar of Kardis who was slain by Leylia's mother, the high priestess Neese a short time after the battle with the demonic god. Leylia was the reincarnation of Naneel, but when she lost her virginity she was no longer capable of being the doorway or reagent needed to unseal Naneel.
The third series, Legend of Crystania, places the former villain Ashram into the seat of a would-be hero who is placed under a spell by a 'god beast' of Crystania. The series then centers around Pirotess, his dark elven lover, as she tries to find a way to free him from the clutches of the spell and to restore him back to his living self.
The following is a timeline of the events as they take place in the original events surrounding Record of Lodoss War, and is derived from the replays and manga. All events are measured on the 'NRC' (New Royal Calendar) as used on the continent of Alecrast.
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NRC ?? | The sorcerers of Kastuul seal away the fire giants (remnants of the cataclysmic war). Azzard, a sorcerer strikes a covenant in which Jinn and Ifrit become guardian deities and are sealed in a sacred urn. Hostility between the Wind and Flame tribes begins to arise. |
NRC 0 | Kastuul the magic kingdom collapses. Governor Saluvan curses the ancient dragons to guard the governor's treasures. Karla, later to be known as 'the Grey Witch', seals herself into an enchanted circlet, and upon her death knowledge of her whereabouts becomes vague. |
NRC 50 | Naneel, the queen of the dead begins to manipulate the people of Lodoss from within Alania. |
NRC 100-200 | Various city states arise, among them Kannon, Raiden, Roid, Rood, Adan, Marnie, Loran, Highland, Harken, Persei and Saluvad. |
NRC 101 | King Kadomos defeats Naneel and inaugurates the kingdoms of Alania. An expedition to Marmo is launched. After Kadomos himself is killed, the main force returns to Lodoss, with a small remnant remaining to settle the land. |
NRC 221 | The Kingdom of Elvec is inaugurated, and its forces advance westward taking possession of Venon and Adan. |
NRC 229 | Elvec continues its expansion, forcibly merging with Rood, Marnie, and Loran. Revolution follows, and 20 years later these states reclaim independence from Elvec, and establish themselves as the Holy Kingdom of Valis. |
NRC 259 | The dragons' covenant is founded. This covenant is an agreement by the dragons of Lodoss not to interfere with the politics and people of Lodoss, but does not bar them from feeding on its people. |
NRC 313 | The Academy of Sages is created. |
NRC 473 | Neese frees Bramd from Saluvan's curse. King Bruuk of Skard releases the demon god, who attacks the dwarven kingdom of Stone and the Mirror Forest (the mirror elves). The War of the Demon God begins, and the dragon covenant is abandoned. The hundred heroes and the allied order of knights are gathered and move to liberate those conquered by the demon god. Mycen is released from her curse. The mirror of truth is stolen by Karla the Grey Witch. |
NRC 474 | The demon god king is defeated by the Six Heroes: Fahn, Beld, Neese, Fleve, Wort, and Karla and their companion Flaus, the Valis Priestess. |
NRC 496 | Fahn ascends the throne of Valis. |
NRC 497 | Beld declares a united Marmo, assuming the title of Dark Emperor. The Marmo Empire is inaugurated. |
NRC 500 | In Alecrast, Kashue is arrested and made a gladiator slave. Three years later, he procures his freedom, and leaves for the island of Lodoss, where he joins the Wind Tribe as a mercenary. One year later, at the Tower of Dust Storms, he frees Jinn from its sacred urn, and it is unspecified where he becomes the king of Flaim. |
NRC 509 | The Academy of Sages is destroyed by Wagnard's machinations. |
NRC 510 | (OVA Continuity begins here): Deedlit travels to the human world. Parn, Etoh, Slayn, and Ghim begin to travel together and are later joined by Deedlit. The War of Heroes begins. Fahn is struck down by Beld, Beld is challenged by King Kashue, during their fight Beld gets hit by an arrow shot by Karla, Kashue takes this chance to kill Beld. The War of Heroes ends. Parn and Ghim do battle with Karla. Leylia is freed, but Ghim dies. Karla takes control of Woodchuck. |
NRC 512 | The Flame Tribe regains Ifrit and destroys Haven. Deedlit frees Jinn from the Tower of Dust Storms. Little Neese is born. |
NRC 514 | (Chronicles of the Heroic Knight continuity begins here): Narse and Shooting Star awaken from hibernation. |
NRC 515 | Kashue and Ashram join forces at Fire Dragon Mountain, killing Shooting Star and dueling for the Scepter of Domination. Orson is killed. Reona of Kannon assumes the title of King and forms the Kannon Free Army. |
NRC 520 | The spell on the Forest of No Return is lifted. |
NRC 524 | Neese dies. |
NRC 525 | The War of the Destroyer's Resurrection begins. The Dark Elves infiltrate Akroyd and steal the Soul Crystal Ball. The main temple of Falis at Roid is attacked and the Staff of Life is lost. Duke Raster is executed, and the Marmo ruling council is disbanded. A holy war is declared on Marmo and in the end Marmo is defeated. Karla is sealed away forever. Wagnard resurrects Naneel, the avatar of Kardis, and becomes the king of the dead. Wagnard is defeated, and Naneel's soul is destroyed by Marfa herself. The War of the Destroyer's Resurrection ends. Ashram and Pirotess depart for a new world. |
NRC 526 | The Duchy of Marmo is inaugurated as a dominion of Flaim. The first Duke of Marmo is named, Duke Spark. |
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Record of Lodoss War: Advent of Cardice | |
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Developer(s) | Neverland Co. |
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Director(s) | Atsushi Ii |
Producer(s) | Yōichi Miyaji |
Designer(s) | Shinya Togo Tomonari Matsumoto |
Artist(s) | Masato Natsumoto |
Writer(s) | Ryō Mizuno |
Platform(s) | Dreamcast |
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Genre(s) | Action role-playing |
Mode(s) | Single-player |
Record of Lodoss War: Advent of Cardice (Record of Lodoss War in North America and Europe) is an action role-playing game developed by Neverland for the Dreamcast. It was released in Japan on June 29, 2000; in Europe on December 15, 2000; and in North America on March 14, 2001.[1] Based on the anime series of the same name, it is the only Lodoss video game to be released outside Japan.
At each experience level the player character's hit point capacity increases; however, other character statistics are based on the blacksmith's cash-in advancement system. The hero gathers mithrill and plaques for the blacksmith. When the hero supplies him with a plaque and the requisite amount of mithrill, the blacksmith enhances the hero's weapon or armor by inlaying it with mithrill runes. Each plaque is emblazoned with a magic spell which, when transcribed onto armor or a weapon, augment's a specific statistic. The spell on a 'Strength +5' plaque increments the hero's strength statistic by five. As long as the hero provides enough mithrill, the blacksmith can transcribe the same spell repeatedly to compound the effect. However, when the hero finds new armaments, he does not have to spend more mithrill to transcribe spells all over again. This is because the blacksmith can transform old equipment to match newly obtained equipment. For example: When the player finds a better sword, the blacksmith can reforge the hero's current sword to replicate the new one, while retaining all previous inscriptions. Even so, the blacksmith cannot convert one type of armament (such as a helmet) into another (such as a battle axe). As the player progresses through the game world, mithrill becomes more readily available.
The game follows the adventures of a hero who has been resurrected by the wizard Wart to defeat Cardice (sometimes transliterated as Kardis or Kardiss), the dark goddess of destruction.
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The game received 'generally favorable reviews' according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.[2] In Japan, Famitsu gave it a score of 30 out of 40.[6]