It has been revealed that the popular light novel "Blade & Bastard" (DRE Novels), written by Kumo Kagyu and illustrated by so-bin, will be adapted into an anime. Details of the anime will be announced in the future.
"Blade & Bastard" is a dark fantasy written by Kumo Kagyu, known for "Goblin Slayer" and illustrated by so-bin, known for "Overlord". It is a "labyrinth" adventure story set in the world of the classic RPG "Wizardry". Iarmus, a man who was found dead in the depths of a labyrinth and resurrected but had lost his memory, spends his days covered in ash collecting the corpses of adventurers in order to learn about his own past, but begins to take action after meeting a young swordsman known as Garbage...
The story has gained popularity, being released in over 10 languages around the world. The comic version is currently being serialized on the manga site "DRE Comics".
◇Comment from Kumo Kagyu
Hello, it's Kumo Kagyu! Anime... Anime!? The first since the OVA!? Wizardry anime!? Yay! Yay! Yay! Hooray! Hooray! ... I'm happy, but I never dreamed that I would be involved with Wizardry and that they would even make an anime. Even El'Kebres wouldn't have known that a kid who bought "Wizardry 4-koma Manga Kingdom" twenty-something years ago would end up like this. Since then, I've visited Llylgamyn, come into contact with the wonderful works of many authors, and followed in the footsteps of the adventurers who came before me to get to this point, so I think I've been truly blessed with fate and good fortune. I'm sincerely grateful to Overlord and the Archmage for creating this wonderful game. And, although it may be presumptuous, I'd like to dedicate this sentence to those who will be experiencing Wizardry for the first time through this anime. Welcome to the world of Wizardry!
◇Comment from so-bin
The anime adaptation has been announced! I mentioned this briefly before, but I'm not that familiar with Wizardry, but I'm really enjoying this work because of how catchy the stories written by Kagyu-sensei are, how the characters are so lively and charming in the manga adaptation by Kaedetsuki-sensei, and how the Wizardry fans are having fun talking about the little jokes. I hope it becomes an interesting anime! I hope so.
