Reign of the Seven Spellblades

Reign of the Seven Spellblades (七つの魔剣が支配する, Nanatsu no Maken ga Shihai Suru) is a Japanese light novel series written by Bokuto Uno and illustrated by Ruria Miyuki. ASCII Media Works have published the series since September 2018 under their Dengeki Bunko imprint. A manga adaptation with art by Sakae Esuno has been serialized in Kadokawa Shoten's shōnen manga magazine Monthly Shōnen Ace since May 2019. Both the light novel and manga are licensed in North America by Yen Press. An anime television series adaptation by J.C.Staff is set to premiere in July 2023.

Reign of the Seven Spellblades
First light novel volume cover
七つの魔剣が支配する
(Nanatsu no Maken ga Shihai Suru)
GenreFantasy[1]
Light novel
Written byBokuto Uno
Illustrated byRuria Miyuki
Published byASCII Media Works
English publisher
ImprintDengeki Bunko
DemographicMale
Original runSeptember 7, 2018 – present
Volumes11 + 1
Manga
Written byBokuto Uno
Illustrated bySakae Esuno
Published byKadokawa Shoten
English publisher
Yen Press
MagazineMonthly Shōnen Ace
DemographicShōnen
Original runMay 25, 2019 – present
Volumes6
Anime television series
Directed byMasato Matsune
Written byShōgo Yasukawa
Music byKujira Yumemi
StudioJ.C.Staff
Original run July 2023 – scheduled

Plot

Springtime at Kimberly Magic Academy brings a new batch of first-year students. Among this year's batch is a one Oliver Horn, a boy with a mission burning in his chest. His objective is to exact vengeance on the members of Kimberly's faculty that brutally murdered his mother, however, when he meets a samurai girl from the distant nation of Yamatsu, Oliver is trapped between his mission and his curiosity with the samurai girl, Nanao Hibiya. Alongside her, Oliver meets several other students that he becomes fast friends with, however, will these friendships prove detrimental to Oliver's vendetta? More importantly, as introduced to him and the rest of the first-years during the entrance ceremony, Kimberly Academy has never once seen a school year without a single student death. Can Oliver and his friends survive these seven years of hell?

Characters

Sword Roses
Oliver Horn (オリバー・ホーン, Oribā Hōn)
Voiced by: Atsushi Tamaru[2]
A jack-of-all-trades mage and the son of "Two Blade" Chloe Halford, Oliver is a down-to-earth person with a level head. He always tries pursuing friendly conclusions to fights but is able to pick up his wand and athame if he has no other choice but to do so. His true purpose for attending Kimberly is to murder the members of Kimberly's faculty who had a hand in the death of his mother.
Nanao Hibiya (ナナオ・ヒビヤ, Hibiya Nanao)
Voiced by: Yuka Nukui[2]
Hailing from Tourikueisen in the distant country of Yamatsu, Nanao is a samurai who was offered a second chance at life by Theodore McFarlane. She attends Kimberly at his behest and finds a new purpose in life in crossing blades with Oliver.
Katie Aalto (カティ・アールト, Kati Āruto)
Voiced by: Hitomi Ōwada[2]
Michela McFarlane (ミシェーラ・マクファーレン, Mishēra Makufāren)
Voiced by: Misuzu Yamada[2]
Pete Reston (ピート・レストン, Pīto Resuton)
Voiced by: Riho Sugiyama[2]
Guy Greenwood (ガイ・グリーンウッド, Gai Gurīn'uddo)
Voiced by: Shinsuke Sugawara[2]

Underclassmen
Richard Andrews (リチャード・アンドリューズ, Richādo Andoryūzu)
Voiced by: Shōya Chiba[3]
A childhood friend of Michela's, Richard hails from the Andrews family, a magical lineage of equal importance to the McFarlane's and as a result, has been constantly compared to Michela. This culminates in their relationship going sour, especially with the addition of Oliver into the picture. He quickly develops a rivalry with Oliver but is later made to understand how narrow his worldview was.

Upperclassmen
Ophelia Salvadori (オフィーリア・サルヴァドーリ, Ofīria Saruvadōri)
Voiced by: Ai Kayano[3]
Carlos Whitrow (カルロス・ウィットロウ, Karurosu Wittorō)
Voiced by: Kazutomi Yamamoto[3]
Alvin Godfrey (アルヴィン・ゴッドフレイ, Aruvin Goddofurei)
Voiced by: Satoshi Hino[3]
Referred to as "Purgatory" by fellow upperclassmen, Alvin is a fifth-year student and serves as the current student body president of Kimberly. His incredible firepower is the primary reason why he is able to keep his fellow upperclassmen in line and it is his great strength that allows him to slowly realize his dream of lessening the number of pointless loss of life Kimberly suffers through annually. He is close friends with Carlos and Ophelia.
Vera Miligan (ヴェラ・ミリガン, Vera Mirigan)
Voiced by: Ai Kakuma[3]
Cyrus Rivermoore (サイラス・リヴァーモア, Sairasu Rivāmoa)
Voiced by: Atsushi Imaruoka[3]
Referred to as "Scavenger" by fellow upperclassmen, Cyrus is a fifth-year student and is Kimberly's foremost student necromancer.

Faculty
Esmeralda (エスメラルダ, Esumeraruda)
Voiced by: Atsuko Tanaka[4]
Feared as the "Witch of Kimberly", Esmeralda serves as the current Kimberly Headmistress.
Theodore McFarlane (セオドア・マクファーレーン, Seodor Makufārēn)/Lord McFarlane (マクファーレーンドノ, Makufārēn-dono)
The father of Michela, he is a part-time instructor at Kimberly. He normally spends most of his time traveling the world which is what enabled him to recruit Nanao as a Kimberly student.
Luther Garland (ルーサー・ガーランド, Rūsā Gārando)
Voiced by: Kazuyuki Okitsu[4]
An alumnus of Kimberly, Luther is the current Sword Arts Instructor.
Darius Grenville (ダリウス・グレンヴィル, Dariusu Gurenviru)
Voiced by: Hiroki Tōchi[4]

Media

Light novels

The light novel series is written by Bokuto Uno and illustrated by Ruria Miyuki. ASCII Media Works published the first volume under their Dengeki Bunko imprint on September 7, 2018.[5] As of March 2023, eleven volumes have been released plus one side story book.[6] The light novel series is licensed in North America by Yen Press.[7]

Volume list
No. Original release date Original ISBN English release date English ISBN
1 September 7, 2018[5]978-4-04-893964-5December 1, 2020[1]978-1-97-531719-5
2 January 10, 2019[8]978-4-04-912261-9May 4, 2021[9]978-1-97-531720-1
3 May 10, 2019[10]978-4-04-912513-9July 27, 2021[11]978-1-97-531722-5
4 October 10, 2019[12]978-4-04-912789-8December 7, 2021[13]978-1-97-531724-9
5 February 7, 2020[14]978-4-04-913072-0May 3, 2022[15]978-1-97-533969-2
6 July 10, 2020[16]978-4-04-913255-7September 6, 2022[17]978-1-97-533971-5
7 June 10, 2021[18]978-4-04-913530-5December 13, 2022[19]978-1-97-534344-6
8 September 10, 2021[20]978-4-04-913934-1May 23, 2023[21]978-1-97-535225-7
9 March 10, 2022[22]978-4-04-914213-6September 19, 2023[23]978-1-97-536954-5
10 September 9, 2022[24]978-4-04-914531-1——
11 March 10, 2023[6]978-4-04-914934-0——
SF March 10, 2023[25]978-4-04-914935-7——

Manga

A manga adaptation, illustrated by Sakae Esuno, began serialization in Kadokawa Shoten's Monthly Shōnen Ace magazine on May 25, 2019.[26] As of September 2022, six tankōbon volumes have been released.[27] The manga series is also licensed in North America by Yen Press.[28]

Volume list
No. Original release date Original ISBN English release date English ISBN
1 October 10, 2019[29]978-4-04-108775-6November 16, 2021[30]978-1-97-533663-9
2 April 25, 2020[31]978-4-04-109446-4February 22, 2022[32]978-1-97-533665-3
3 October 26, 2020[33]978-4-04-109447-1May 31, 2022[34]978-1-97-533667-7
4 May 26, 2021[35]978-4-04-111372-1August 30, 2022[36]978-1-97-534276-0
5 December 25, 2021[37]978-4-04-112028-6February 21, 2023[38]978-1-97-536008-5
6 September 26, 2022[27]978-4-04-112556-4August 22, 2023[39]978-1-97-537093-0
7 June 26, 2023[40]978-4-04-113826-7——

Anime

An anime television series adaptation was announced during the live-streamed "Dengeki Bunko Winter Festival 2021" event on December 11, 2021.[41] It is produced by J.C.Staff and directed by Masato Matsune, with scripts supervised by Shōgo Yasukawa, character designs handled by Sōta Suwa, and music composed by Kujira Yumemi. The series is set to premiere in July 2023.[2]

Reception

The light novel series ranked first in 2020 in Takarajimasha's annual light novel guide book Kono Light Novel ga Sugoi!, in the bunkobon category.[41][42]

See also

References
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