Seiken no Blacksmith

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Seiken no Blacksmith
Original title 聖 剣 の 刀 鍛冶
transcription Seiken no Burakkusumisu
genre Fantasy
Light novel
country JapanJapan Japan
author Isao Miura
illustrator Luna
publishing company Media Factory
First publication November 22, 2007 - August 23, 2013
expenditure 16
Manga
title The Sacred Blacksmith
Original title 聖 剣 の 刀 鍛冶
transcription Seiken no Burakkusumisu
country JapanJapan Japan
author Kōtaro Yamada
publishing company Media Factory
magazine Monthly Comic Alive
First publication March 27, 2009 - January 27, 2017
expenditure 10
Television series
Original title Seiken no Blacksmith
Country of production JapanJapan Japan
original language Japanese
year 2009
Production
company		 Manglobe
length 25 minutes
Episodes 12
idea Isao Miura
First broadcast October 3, 2009 - December 19, 2009 on AT-X
synchronization

Seiken no Blacksmith ( Japanese 聖 剣 の刀 鍛冶（ブ ラ ッ ク ス ミ ス）, Seiken no Burakkusumisu ; called The Sacred Blacksmith in the subtitle , German "The holy swordsmith") is a light novel series by Isao Miura with illustrations by Luna. The book series published from November 2007 to March 2013 was adapted as both a manga series and an anime television series.

action

The young woman Cecily Cambell is in the tradition of the knightly family from which she comes and is very proud. But the glamor of the family whose sword she is holding has long since faded. So this breaks when you first confront a crazy man on the market square of the medieval city. Exposed to this defenseless man, she receives unexpected help from Luke Ainsworth, a young man whose katana cuts through the madman's sword like butter. He then disappears with his very young companion Lisa. Cecily looks around town and tries to get the family sword fixed; however, every blacksmith in the city advises against it, as it can no longer be repaired.

Cecily doesn't give up and goes to Lisa and Luke's house outside. He is very little interested in the sword and in her and rejects her. When a fight against supernatural creatures breaks out in the forest and the guards are unable to do anything against the monsters, Cecily takes the initiative, although she can do little with a broken sword. Again Luke comes to the rescue and can destroy the monster. The family sword broke and it then crumbled.

Soon Cecily gets a new assignment from her superiors to protect the demon sword Aria. In doing so, she has to make the unusual experience that Aria is both a sword and a woman. At the same time, Aria is a popular target for attacks, as the use of the sword promises a lot of power. So Cecily both has to defend herself against the attacker and to deal with Aria herself, who suffers from deep depression because she believes she is only an instrument for killing other people. Soon, however, Cecily succeeds in submitting her a new role as protector of the people in the city, which also gives Aria some of her joie de vivre back. The attacks themselves are organized by a mysterious man in black clothing, whose capture fails every time, even when they tried to bait Cecily together with Aria. Luke is mostly reluctant to help her because Lisa asks for his help.

Characters

Cecily Cambell ( セ シ リ ー ・ キ ャ ン ベ ル )
She is a relatively young soldier from a traditional family. This results in a strong sense of honor for them. Nevertheless, she has a very good heart, which has given her a good reputation within the city. At the beginning she fulfills the role of a soldier inadequately because, on the one hand, she has very little combat experience and, on the other hand, is not able to kill another person. She has a split relationship with Luke, to whom she owes her life several times and whose help she has to rely on again and again. She finds him interesting, but would never admit in his presence that she likes him.
Luke Ainsworth ( ル ー ク ・ エ イ ン ズ ワ ー ス )
He is a blacksmith living out of town who is looking for a special sword. He saves Cecily's life several times in the first arguments, but also has a great deal of pride. In the fights he uses katana , which he forges together with his companion Lisa. Although these weapons have a limited shelf life, they have magical abilities that allow him to kill seemingly invincible creatures.
Lisa ( リ サ )
She is a fairly young and naive elf who supports Luke in his work. She builds up a friendship with Cecily very quickly and repeatedly embarrasses her in interaction with Luke.
Aria ( ア リ ア )
Aria is a so-called demon sword and can take the form of a powerful sword as well as that of a younger woman. It was created during the last great war and gave its bearer great power. In the sword form, it is able to intensify the attacks of its owner with the power of the wind, so that the latter can also hit targets outside the range of the sword. Desirable as a weapon, she fought numerous fights in the course of which she had to watch helplessly again and again as she was used as a weapon to kill numerous adversaries. It also often happened that their owner was killed or turned into a barbarian who tyrannized other people. Asking herself about her destiny, she finds an initial answer when she is finally led by Cecily, who wants to use her to protect other people.

Origin and publications

The light novel series Seiken no Blacksmith was written by Isao Miura . The illustrations in the book series are by an artist with the pseudonym Luna, who previously also illustrated Miura's eight-part Jōtō series. The 16-volume series was on 22 November 2007 to 23 August 2013. Media Factory under the label MF Bunko J released.

Adaptations

Manga

An adaptation as manganese , by Kotaro Yamada is drawn, was (issue 5/2009) to January 27, 2017 (issue 3/2017) in the manga magazine March 27, 2009 Monthly Comic Alive , also of Media Factory published , released. At the end of August 2016, the author announced that the series would end with the next two chapters and that the tenth volume would be the last. The individual chapters have been summarized in 10 edited volumes :

From November 2012 to January 2018 the series was published as The Sacred Blacksmith in German by Egmont Manga .

Anime

Based on the book series, Studio Manglobe produced an anime television series in 2009, directed by Masamitsu Hidaka , based on the script by Masashi Suzuki . Was announced The Sacred Blacksmith in the fourth edition of the Light-Novel of 23 January 2009. The series began on October 3, 2009 AT-X with the broadcast within Japan. In the days that followed, Chiba TV , Chukyo TV , Sun TV , Tokyo MX , TV Kanagawa and TV Saitama began broadcasting the series.

In the USA the series was licensed by Funimation.

synchronization

role Japanese speaker ( seiyū )
Cecily Campbell Ayumi Fujimura
Luke Ainsworth Nobuhiko Okamoto
Lisa Aki Toyosaki

music

The title JUSTICE of LIGHT , sung by Mayumi Gojo , was used in the opening credits of the series . The credits were underlaid with the title Miracle Happy Day ( み ら く る ハ ッ ピ ー Sei ィ ) the Seiyū Aki Toyosaki .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ The Sacred Blacksmith Manga to End in 2 Chapters. In: Anime News Network . August 29, 2016, accessed August 29, 2016 .
  2. ↑ The Sacred Blacksmith Light Novels Get Anime Green-Lit. In: Anime News Network. January 19, 2009, accessed October 6, 2009 .