Rune Soldier (魔法戦士リウイ) is a Japanese light novel series by Ryo Mizuno, which features the apprentice wizard Louie as the hero. The series takes place on the continent of Alecrast on the world called Forcelia, and is related to the series Sword World RPG. It is a sibling series to Record of Lodoss War (also by Mizuno), taking place on a continent north of Lodoss Island. An anime television series adaptation animated by J.C.Staff aired on Wowow from April to September 2001. There are also two manga adaptations.

Characters

Media

Light novels

First series

1. ISBN 4829128453 October 25, 1998
2. ISBN 4829128674 February 25, 1999
3. ISBN 4829128917 June 25, 1999
4. ISBN 4829129328 December 25, 1999
5. ISBN 482912959X April 25, 2000
6. ISBN 4829129948 August 30, 2000
7. ISBN 4829113375 March 25, 2001
8. ISBN 4829113693 July 25, 2001
9. ISBN 4829114053 February 25, 2002
10. ISBN 4829115009 March 25, 2003: A side-story about Genie, Merrill, and Melissa before meeting Louie. Second series
11. Rune Soldier in the Sword Kingdom
12. Rune Soldier in the Lakeshore Country
13. Rune Soldier in the Dust Country (ISBN 4829115564 September 25, 2003) Third series
14. Farram's Sword: Rune Soldier in the Sage's Country (ISBN 4829116331 August 25, 2004)
15. Farram's Sword: Rune Soldier on the Accursed Island (ISBN 4829116986 March 25, 2005) (crossover with Record of Lodoss War)
16. Farram's Sword: Rune Soldier in the Pastoral Country (ISBN 4829117982 February 25, 2006)
17. Farram's Sword: Rune Soldier in the Steel Country (ISBN 4829118849 December 20, 2006)
18. Farram's Sword: Rune Soldier on the Island of Gods (ISBN 978-4-8291-1970-9 December 25, 2007)
19. Farram's Sword: Rune Soldier on the Stormy Sea (ISBN 978-4-8291-3316-3 August 20, 2008)
20. Farram's Sword: Rune Soldier on the Smokefire Island (ISBN 978-4-8291-3537-2 January 20, 2011)
21. Farram's Sword: Rune Soldier in the Rune Land (ISBN 978-4-8291-3673-7 June 20, 2012)

Anime

The Rune Soldier anime consists of 24 episodes. The episodes are either a stand-alone adventure, or a story arc consisting of multiple episodes. In general the plot of each episode or story arc revolves around the group looking for, finding, and participating in an adventure. Probably due to interpretation or stylistic differences most episodes have a verbal spoken and written name that does not match exactly. The anime had an NTSC release of September 13, 2005 by Section 23. There were six discs total. In Indonesia, it was broadcast by Trans TV and TV7.