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Japanese light novel series
Cover of the first light novel volume
Genre Isekai , Fantasy [ 1]
Written by Ryota Hori Published by Shōsetsuka ni Narō Original run October 6, 2009 – present
Written by Ryota Hori Illustrated by bob Published by Hobby Japan English publisher Imprint HJ Novels Demographic Male Original run September 19, 2015 – presentVolumes 26
Illustrated by Yukari Yagi Published by Hobby Japan English publisher Imprint HJ Comics Magazine Comic Fire Demographic Shōnen Original run 2016 – presentVolumes 10
Record of Wortenia War (ウォルテニア戦記 , Wortenia Senki ) is a Japanese light novel series written by Ryota Hori and illustrated by bob. It began serialization online in 2009 on the user-generated novel publishing website Shōsetsuka ni Narō . It was acquired by Hobby Japan , who published the first light novel volume in October 2015 under their HJ Novels imprint. A manga adaptation with art by Yukari Yagi has been serialized online via Hobby Japan's Comic Fire website since 2016. Both the light novel and manga have been licensed in North America by J-Novel Club .
Hobby Japan published the first light novel volume in print with illustrations by bob in September 2015.[ 2] As of July 2022, twenty-two volumes have been published. The light novel is licensed in North America by J-Novel Club.[ 3]
No.
Original release date
Original ISBN
English release date
English ISBN
1 September 19, 2015[ 2] 978-4-79861-076-4 July 13, 2019[ 4] 978-1-71834-550-8
Prologue
Chapter 1: Summoning
Chapter 2: Escape
Chapter 3: Resolve
Chapter 4: The Hunter and the Hunted
Epilogue
2 December 22, 2015[ 5] 978-4-79861-148-8 September 21, 2019[ 6] 978-1-71834-552-2
Prologue
Chapter 1: Assailant
Chapter 2: Entangled Plots
Chapter 3: The Ivory Goddess of War
Chapter 4: Proof of Strength
Epilogue
3 March 24, 2016[ 7] 978-4-79861-199-0 November 29, 2019[ 8] 978-1-71834-554-6
Prologue
Chapter 1: Spanner in the Works
Chapter 2: Opening Hostilities
Chapter 3: The Assassin
Chapter 4: Those Who Struggle
Epilogue
4 July 22, 2016[ 9] 978-4-79861-245-4 January 27, 2020[ 10] 978-1-71834-556-0
Prologue
Chapter 1: Inescapable Sin
Chapter 2: An Unexpected Messenger
Chapter 3: Clash
Chapter 4: Helena's Revenge
Chapter 5: A New Battlefield
Epilogue
5 November 24, 2016[ 11] 978-4-79861-330-7 March 21, 2020[ 12] 978-1-71834-558-4
Prologue
Chapter 1: The Beginning of the Flight
Chapter 2: Heading North
Chapter 3: Leader of the North
Chapter 4: The Christof Company
Chapter 5: The Oppressed
Epilogue
6 March 23, 2017[ 13] 978-4-79861-414-4 May 31, 2020[ 14] 978-1-71834-560-7
Prologue
Chapter 1: Negotiations
Chapter 2: In Search of New Power
Chapter 3: The Invasion of the East
Chapter 4: To The Peninsula
Chapter 5: Merciless Hellfire
Epilogue
7 July 22, 2017[ 15] 978-4-79861-490-8 August 2, 2020[ 16] 978-1-71834-562-1
Prologue
Chapter 1: The Clouds of War Brew
Chapter 2: A Messenger From a Neighboring Country
Chapter 3: The Gap Between Ideals and Reality
Chapter 4: To the West
Chapter 5: Proving One's Power
Epilogue
8 November 22, 2017[ 17] 978-4-79861-568-4 October 11, 2020[ 18] 978-1-71834-564-5
Prologue
Chapter 1: Those Who Writhe in the Shadows
Chapter 2: A Restless Heart
Chapter 3: The Vixen of the North
Chapter 4: The Battle of the Ushas Basin
Chapter 5: The Church of Meneos
Epilogue
9 March 22, 2018[ 19] 978-4-79861-654-4 January 10, 2021[ 20] 978-1-71834-566-9
Prologue
Chapter 1: A Chance Meeting with an Old Friend
Chapter 2: The First Obstacle
Chapter 3: The Second Obstacle
Chapter 4: The Hour of Harvest
Chapter 5: Two Side of the Coin
Epilogue
10 July 21, 2018[ 21] 978-4-79861-729-9 May 17, 2021[ 22] 978-1-71834-568-3
Prologue
Chapter 1: Akimitsu Kuze
Chapter 2: Julianus I's Advice
Chapter 3: The Hero's Homecoming
Chapter 4: The Shadow's Presence
Chapter 5: Incessant Plots
Epilogue
11 November 22, 2018[ 23] 978-4-79861-806-7 August 25, 2021[ 24] 978-1-71834-570-6
Prologue
Chapter 1: A New War Beckons
Chapter 2: The Ten House's of the North
Chapter 3: The Azure Sky Nimbus
Chapter 4: The Twin Blades
Chapter 5: Spontaneous Discharge
Epilogue
12 March 22, 2019[ 25] 978-4-79861-886-9 September 6, 2021[ 26] 978-1-71834-572-0
Prologue
Chapter 1: The Dark Abyss
Chapter 2: Kikoku
Chapter 3: The Oppressor and the Oppressed
Chapter 4: The Night Before the War
Chapter 5: The Beast's Howl
Epilogue
13 July 23, 2019[ 27] 978-4-79861-964-4 November 30, 2021[ 28] 978-1-71834-574-4
Prologue
Chapter 1: The Crimson Lioness and the Twin Blades
Chapter 2: For a Better Tomorrow
Chapter 3: Swarm of Locusts
Chapter 4: The City of Galatia
Epilogue
14 November 22, 2019[ 29] 978-4-79862-050-3 February 14, 2022[ 30] 978-1-71834-576-8
Prologue
Chapter 1: Count Winzer's Estate
Chapter 2: Betrayal and Friendship
Chapter 3: A Warrior's Way of Life
Chapter 4: The House of Lords
Epilogue
15 March 21, 2020[ 31] 978-4-79862-151-7 July 4, 2022[ 32] 978-1-71834-578-2
Prologue
Chapter 1: Tarnished Pride
Chapter 2: A Captive Warrior
Chapter 3: Where the Future is Headed
Chapter 4: Master of the Twin Blades
Epilogue
16 July 22, 2020[ 33] 978-4-79862-249-1 September 19, 2022[ 34] 978-1-71834-580-5
Prologue
Chapter 1: Invisible Malice
Chapter 2: Of Kings and Overlords
Chapter 3: The Feast Begins
Chapter 4: A Deadly Trap
Epilogue
17 November 21, 2020[ 35] 978-4-79862-350-4 December 6, 2022[ 36] 978-1-71834-582-9
Prologue
Chapter 1: The Opening Act of the Farce
Chapter 2: Verbal Dogfight
Chapter 3: The Day of Separation
Chapter 4: The Battle of the Cannat Plains
Epilogue
18 March 19, 2021[ 37] 978-4-79862-441-9 March 20, 2023[ 38] 978-1-71834-584-3
Prologue
Chapter 1: Battlefield Investigation
Chapter 2: Deceivers' Den
Chapter 3: Bonds of Blood
Chapter 4: The Heir to One's Will
Epilogue
19 July 19, 2021[ 39] 978-4-79862-551-5 June 5, 2023[ 40] 978-1-71834-586-7
Prologue
Chapter 1: A Wavering Heart
Chapter 2: The Weapon that is the Weak
Chapter 3: The Empty Fort Scheme
Chapter 4: The Tiger Cage Pass
Epilogue
20 November 19, 2021[ 41] 978-4-79862-671-0 September 1, 2023[ 42] 978-1-71834-588-1
Prologue
Chapter 1: The Conqueror's Kindness
Chapter 2: The Southern Battlefield
Chapter 3: A Trap for a Trap
Chapter 4: The End of the Northern Subjugation
Epilogue
21 March 19, 2022[ 43] 978-4-79862-764-9 October 30, 2023[ 44] 978-1-71834-590-4
Prologue
Chapter 1: Those Who Wander in Search of Light
Chapter 2: The Delivered Letter
Chapter 3: Ceasefire Negotiations
Chapter 4: Those Who Know the Mikoshiba Ways
Epilogue
22 July 19, 2022[ 45] 978-4-79862-872-1 January 12, 2024[ 46] 978-1-71834-592-8
Prologue
Chapter 1: The Battle for the Capital
Chapter 2: The Moment Suspicion Buds
Chapter 3: Castle Invasion
Chapter 4: A New Country
Epilogue
23 November 23, 2022[ 47] 978-4-79862-998-8 March 13, 2024[ 48] 978-1-71834-594-2
24 March 20, 2023[ 49] 978-4-79863-140-0 May 20, 2024[ 50] 978-1-71834-596-6
25 July 19, 2023[ 51] 978-4-79863-234-6 August 9, 2024 —
26 December 19, 2023[ 52] 978-4-79863-347-3 November 1, 2024 —
27 June 19, 2024[ 53] 978-4-79863-507-1 — —
The light novel series was adapted into a manga series by Yukari Yagi and published by Hobby Japan.[ 54] As of December 2021, the individual chapters have been collected into eight tankōbon volumes. The manga is also licensed by J-Novel Club .[ 55]
No.
Original release date
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English release date
English ISBN
1 April 27, 2017[ 56] 978-4-79861-442-7 December 2, 2020[ 57] 978-1-71830-720-9
Chapter 1: Summoning
Chapter 2: Escape
Chapter 3: On the Run
Chapter 4: Resolve
Chapter 5: Resolve 2
Side Story
2 November 27, 2017[ 58] 978-4-79861-572-1 May 5, 2021[ 59] 978-1-71830-721-6
Chapter 6: Resolve 3
Chapter 7: The Hunter and the Hunted
Chapter 8: The Hunter and the Hunted 2
Chapter 9: The Way Back Home
Chapter 10: The Assailant
Side Story
3 April 27, 2018[ 60] 978-4-79861-687-2 July 14, 2021[ 61] 978-1-71830-722-3
Chapter 11: The Enemy's Identity
Chapter 12: The Scheme
Chapter 13: Entangled Plots
Chapter 14: The Ivory Goddess of War
Chapter 15: Proof of Strength
4 December 27, 2018[ 62] 978-4-79861-810-4 September 29, 2021[ 63] 978-1-71830-723-0
Chapter 16: Spanner in the Works
Chapter 17: The Traitor's Name
Chapter 18: Opening Hostilities
Chapter 19: The Assassin
Chapter 20: Those Who Struggle
Side Story
5 September 27, 2019[ 64] 978-4-79862-006-0 November 3, 2021[ 65] 978-1-71830-724-7
Chapter 21: Negotiations
Chapter 22: Assassin
Chapter 23: Class
Chapter 24: Helena's Revenge
Chapter 25: A New Battlefield
6 June 27, 2020[ 66] 978-4-79862-239-2 January 26, 2022[ 67] 978-1-71830-725-4
Chapter 26: Northward
Chapter 27: Governor of the North
Chapter 28: Governor of the North Part 2
Chapter 29: The Christof Company
Chapter 30: The Oppressed
Side Story
7 March 1, 2021[ 68] 978-4-79862-428-0 April 13, 2022[ 69] 978-1-71830-726-1
Chapter 31: The Oppressed — Part 2
Chapter 32: Negotiations
Chapter 33: Invading the East
Chapter 34: To the Peninsula
Chapter 35: Ruthless Hellfire
8 December 28, 2021[ 70] 978-4-79862-654-3 September 28, 2022[ 71] 978-1-71830-727-8
Chapter 36: Ruthless Hellfire Part 2
Chapter 37: The Creeping Shadows of War
Chapter 38: The One Who Enables Victory
Chapter 39: To the West
Chapter 40: Proof of Strength
Side Story
9 September 29, 2022[ 72] 978-4-79862-961-2 March 15, 2023[ 73] 978-1-71830-728-5
Chapter 41: Proof of Strength — Part 2
Chapter 42: Vixen of the North
Chapter 43: Hurdle Part 1
Chapter 44: Hurdle Part 2
Chapter 45: An Encounter with an Old Friend
10 November 1, 2023[ 74] 978-4-79863-155-4 July 24, 2024 —
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^ "Record of Wortenia War: Volume 2" . Rakuten Kobo . J-Novel Club . Retrieved July 6, 2022 .
^ ウォルテニア戦記III . HJ Novels (in Japanese). Hobby Japan . Retrieved July 6, 2022 .
^ "Record of Wortenia War: Volume 3" . Rakuten Kobo . J-Novel Club . Retrieved July 6, 2022 .
^ ウォルテニア戦記IV . HJ Novels (in Japanese). Hobby Japan . Retrieved July 6, 2022 .
^ "Record of Wortenia War: Volume 4" . Rakuten Kobo . J-Novel Club . Retrieved July 6, 2022 .
^ ウォルテニア戦記V . HJ Novels (in Japanese). Hobby Japan . Retrieved July 6, 2022 .
^ "Record of Wortenia War: Volume 5" . Rakuten Kobo . J-Novel Club . Retrieved July 6, 2022 .
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^ "Record of Wortenia War: Volume 10" . Rakuten Kobo . J-Novel Club . Retrieved July 6, 2022 .
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