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Arakawa Designs Heroic Legend of Arslan Characters for Anime Before Manga
posted on by Karen Ressler
Manga artist Hiromu Arakawa unveiled the designs of four characters from The Heroic Legend of Arslan on Thursday in the May issue of Bessatsu Shōnen Magazine. These characters will appear in the anime adaptation, but have not yet appeared in the manga.
The four characters are Marzbans, a type of military commander. From left to right, they are: Manuchehr, Khair, Kurp, and Khshaeta.
Arakawa (Fullmetal Alchemist, Silver Spoon) is adapting the manga's story from a novel series by Yoshiki Tanaka. Kodansha published the third compiled volume in Japan in February. The anime adaptation premiered on April 5.
Funimation is streaming the anime as it airs in Japan and describes the story:
In the kingdom of Pars lies the Royal Capital of Ecbatana, a powerful city ruled by the fearsome King Andragoras. Arslan, the 14-year-old prince of Pars, is a green ruler and lacks the fierce leadership skills possessed by his father. After his father falls victim to a treacherous plot headed by one of his most trusted comrades, the kingdom of Pars falls in the war with the neighboring nation of Lusitania. Narrowly escaping with his life, Arslan must embark on a journey to reclaim the fallen kingdom and fulfill his destiny as ruler of Pars.
Kodansha USA published the second volume in North America in November. Crunchyroll is also releasing the manga as it appears in Japan. Central Park Media released the earlier 1991-93 original video anime adaptation of the novels.
Source: Comic Natalie
