The Faraway Paladin

The Faraway Paladin
	First light novel volume cover
最果てのパラディン; (Saihate no Paradin)
Genre	Fantasy
Novel series
Written by	Kanata Yanagino
Published by	Shōsetsuka ni Narō
Original run	May 2015 – present
Light novel
Written by	Kanata Yanagino
Illustrated by	Kususaga Rin
Published by	Overlap
English publisher	NA J-Novel Club
Imprint	Overlap Bunko
Demographic	Male
Original run	March 2016 – present
Volumes	4
Manga
Written by	Kanata Yanagino
Illustrated by	Mutsumi Okuhashi
Published by	Overlap
English publisher	NA J-Novel Club
Magazine	Comic Gardo
Demographic	Shōnen
Original run	September 25, 2017 – present
Volumes	7
Anime television series
Directed by	Yuu Nobuta
Written by	Tatsuya Takahashi
Music by	Ryūichi Takada; Keigo Hoashi
Studio	Children's Playground Entertainment
Licensed by	Crunchyroll
Original network	Tokyo MX, AT-X, BS NTV
Original run	October 9, 2021 – scheduled
	Anime and manga portal

The Faraway Paladin (最果てのパラディン, Saihate no Paradin) is a Japanese light novel series written by Kanata Yanagino and illustrated by Kususaga Rin. It began serialization online in May 2015 on the user-generated novel publishing website Shōsetsuka ni Narō. It was later acquired by Overlap, who have published four volumes since March 2016 under their Overlap Bunko imprint. A manga adaptation with art by Mutsumi Okuhashi has been serialized online via Overlap's Comic Gardo website since September 2017 and has been collected in seven tankōbon volumes. Both the light novel and manga are licensed in North America by J-Novel Club. An anime television series adaptation by Children's Playground Entertainment is scheduled to air in October 2021.

Characters[]

Will (ウィル, Uiru): Voiced by: Maki Kawase^[1]
Blood (ブラッド, Buraddo): Voiced by: Katsuyuki Konishi^[1]
Mary (マリー, Marī): Voiced by: Yui Horie^[1]
Gus (ガス, Gasu): Voiced by: Nobuo Tobita^[1]
Menel (メネル, Meneru): Voiced by: Ayumu Murase^[1]
Gracefeel (グレイスフィール, Gureisufīru): Voiced by: Aoi Yūki^[2]
Stagnate (スタグネイト, Sutaguneito): Voiced by: Hiroki Takahashi^[2]

Media[]

Light novels[]

The series is written by Kanata Yanagino and illustrated by Kususaga Rin. It began serialization online in May 2015 on the user-generated novel publishing website Shōsetsuka ni Narō. It was later acquired by Overlap, who has published four volumes since March 2016 under their Overlap Bunko imprint.^[3] J-Novel Club licensed the series for English publication.^[3]

Manga[]

A manga adaptation with art by Mutsumi Okuhashi has been serialized online via Overlap's Comic Gardo website since September 25, 2017.^[4]^[5] It has been collected in seven tankōbon volumes. J-Novel Club is also publishing it in English.^[5]

Anime[]

An anime television series adaptation was announced on April 17, 2021. The series is animated by Children's Playground Entertainment and directed by Yuu Nobuta, with Tatsuya Takahashi overseeing the series' scripts, Koji Haneda designing the characters, and Ryūichi Takada and Keigo Hoashi from MONACA composing the music. It will premiere on October 9, 2021 on Tokyo MX, AT-X, and BS NTV.^[1] H-el-ical// will perform the opening theme "The Sacred Torch", while Nagi Yanagi will perform the ending theme "Shirushibi" (Mark of Fire).^[2] Crunchyroll has licensed the series.^[6]

References[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Hodgkins, Crystalyn (April 17, 2021). "The Faraway Paladin Light Novels Get TV Anime in October". Anime News Network. Retrieved April 17, 2021.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c Hodgkins, Crystalyn (August 28, 2021). "The Faraway Paladin TV Anime's 2nd Promo Video Reveals More Cast, October 9 Premiere". Anime News Network. Retrieved August 28, 2021.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Pineda, Rafael Antonio (November 17, 2016). "J-Novel Club Licenses The Faraway Paladin, Mixed Bathing in Another Dimension Light Novels". Anime News Network. Retrieved April 17, 2021.
^ 『最果てのパラディン』のコミカライズ連載が本日より開始　圧倒的スケールで描かれる王道ファンタジーが開幕. ln-news.com (in Japanese). September 25, 2017. Retrieved August 29, 2021.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Loo, Egan; Hodgkins, Crystalyn (April 20, 2019). "J-Novel Club Licenses Faraway Paladin, Unwanted Undead Adventurer, Sweet Reincarnation, Marginal Operation, Discommunication Manga". Anime News Network. Retrieved April 17, 2021.
^ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (August 6, 2021). "Crunchyroll Streams Muv-Luv Alternative, The Faraway Paladin, The Strongest Sage With the Weakest Crest Anime (Updated)". Anime News Network. Retrieved August 6, 2021.

External links[]

Web novel at Shōsetsuka ni Narō (in Japanese)
Light novel official website (in Japanese)
Anime official website (in Japanese)
The Faraway Paladin (light novel) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia

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[ANN1-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Hodgkins, Crystalyn (April 17, 2021). "The Faraway Paladin Light Novels Get TV Anime in October". Anime News Network. Retrieved April 17, 2021.

[ANN2-2] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c Hodgkins, Crystalyn (August 28, 2021). "The Faraway Paladin TV Anime's 2nd Promo Video Reveals More Cast, October 9 Premiere". Anime News Network. Retrieved August 28, 2021.

[Jnovel-3] Jump up to: ^a ^b Pineda, Rafael Antonio (November 17, 2016). "J-Novel Club Licenses The Faraway Paladin, Mixed Bathing in Another Dimension Light Novels". Anime News Network. Retrieved April 17, 2021.

[4] 『最果てのパラディン』のコミカライズ連載が本日より開始　圧倒的スケールで描かれる王道ファンタジーが開幕. ln-news.com (in Japanese). September 25, 2017. Retrieved August 29, 2021.

[Jnovelmanga-5] Jump up to: ^a ^b Loo, Egan; Hodgkins, Crystalyn (April 20, 2019). "J-Novel Club Licenses Faraway Paladin, Unwanted Undead Adventurer, Sweet Reincarnation, Marginal Operation, Discommunication Manga". Anime News Network. Retrieved April 17, 2021.

[6] Pineda, Rafael Antonio (August 6, 2021). "Crunchyroll Streams Muv-Luv Alternative, The Faraway Paladin, The Strongest Sage With the Weakest Crest Anime (Updated)". Anime News Network. Retrieved August 6, 2021.

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