Haō Taikei Ryū Knight

Haō Taikei Ryū Knight (覇王大系リューナイト, Haō Taikei Ryū Naito) is a manga series written and illustrated by Takehiko Itō. It was originally serialized monthly in the Shueisha magazine V-Jump starting in 1993.

A 52-episode anime television adaptation of the series was produced by Sunrise, directed by Toshifumi Kawase, and aired in Japan from April 5, 1994, to March 28, 1995. Due to its success, the series gained three original video animation (OVA) series.

Plot

Haō Taikei Ryū Knight tells the story of Adeu, a boy who lives his life by the "Ethos of Chivalry" (a code of conduct similar to the Knightly Virtues), who is on a quest to Earth's Blade, a gigantic sword reaching to the sky from the ground. Along the way, he meets Paffy, who is a princess and her two escorts, Sarutobi, a ninja, and Izumi, a priest. Throughout their adventure, they come across many villains, mostly composed of thieves and bandits who are after their Ryu mechs, which are far stronger than the normal mechs (henceforth referred to as Solids).

Characters and their Ryū Units

• Adeu Waltham: RyÅ« Knight Zephyr; with Spirit Stone, class-changes to RyÅ« Paladin Lord Zephyr.
• Sarutobi: RyÅ« Ninja Bakuretsumaru; with Spirit Stone, class-changes to RyÅ« Ninja Master Bakuretsumaru
• Izumi: RyÅ« Priest Baurus; with Spirit Stone, class-changes to RyÅ« High Priest Baurus.
• Paffy: RyÅ« Mage Magidora; with Spirit Stone, class-changes to RyÅ« Wizard Magidora
• Katze: RyÅ« Gunner Derringer (also spelled as Delingar), class-changes to RyÅ« Wyatt Derringer
• Hittel: RyÅ« Gunner Derringer (Both Katze and Hittel, as brother and sister, can control Derringer), class-changes to RyÅ« Wyatt Derringer
• Gesshin: RyÅ« Samurai Hayatemaru; class-changes to RyÅ« Kaiden Hayatemaru
• Gratches: RyÅ« Chief Shinebaram; class-changes to RyÅ« Grand Chief Shinebaram
• Galden: Dark Knight Steru; class-changes to Rune Knight Steru

Songs

TV Version

OP

1. "Good-bye Tears" by Yumiko Takahashi (Episode 1-28)
2. "RUN ~Kyou ga Kawaru Magic~" (Run 〜今日が変わるMagic〜) by Hitomi Mieno (Episode 29-52)

ED

1. "Hitomi ni Diamond" (瞳にDiamond) by Hitomi Mieno (Episode 1-28)
2. "Owaranai Natsu" (終わらない季節(なつ)) by Hitomi Mieno (Episode 29-52)

Adeu's Legend

• OP

1. "Wing of Wind" (風の翼) by Hitomi Mieno

ED

1. "Point 1" (ポイント1) by Yumiko Takahashi

Adeu's Legend II/Adeu's Legend Final

ED

1. "Yume ni Stay" (夢にStay) by Hitomi Mieno

Media

Manga

The original manga was created by Takehiko Itō and was serialized monthly in Shueisha's V-Jump beginning in 1993. A total of three tankōbon chapter collections released in Japan from 1994 to 1995. Although no official English translation exists, the manga was published in Spanish by Planeta DeAgostini.

Anime

The 52-episode Haō Taikei Ryū Knight anime adaptation was produced by Sunrise and aired on TV Tokyo from April 22, 1994, to March 28, 1995. The anime was released in an official DVD box set by Bandai Visual.

OVAs

Three OVAs were produced by Sunrise after the airing of the television series. The first, Haō Taikei Ryū Knight: Adeu's Legend (覇王大系リューナイト アデュー・レジェンド), was released in 13 episodes from July 21, 1994, to September 25, 1995. The second, Haō Taikei Ryū Knight: Adeu's Legend II (覇王大系リューナイト アデュー・レジェンドII), was released in three episodes from December 18, 1995, to April 25, 1996. The last, Haō Taikei Ryū Knight: Adeu's Legend Final - Onsen Dungeon no Kettō (覇王大系リューナイト アデュー・レジェンド・ファイナル 温泉ダンジョンの決闘), was released as a single episode on May 25, 1996.

Video game

An RPG based on the series, titled Haō Taikei RyÅ« Knight: Road of Paladin (覇王大系リューナイト ロードオブãƒ'ラディン), was developed by Japan Art Media and published by Bandai for the Super Famicom in 1994.

References

External links

• Haō Taikei RyÅ« Knight at Sunrise (Japanese)
• Haō Taikei RyÅ« Knight (anime) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
• Haō Taikei RyÅ« Knight (manga) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
• Road of Paladin at MobyGames
• Road of Paladin at GameFAQs