The manga adaptation of Yoshiki Tanaka's The Heroic Legend of Arslan by Hiromu Arakawa was announced in the June issue of Kodansha's Bessatsu Shōnen Magazine, released in May 2013.[1] The series began in the August issue of the magazine, released on July 9, 2013.[2] Kodansha has collected its chapters into individual tankōbon volumes. The first volume was released on April 9, 2014.[3] As of August 7, 2024, twenty-one volumes have been released.[4]

In North America, the manga was digitally published in English by Crunchyroll Manga from 2014 until 2018, when the company announced that they would no longer publish manga from Kodansha.[5][6] Kodansha USA began publishing the manga in print and digital format on August 19, 2014.[7][8]

Volume list

No. Original release date Original ISBN English release date English ISBN
1 April 9, 2014[3]978-4-06-395050-2August 19, 2014[9]978-1-61262-972-8
  • 1. "The Splendor of Ecbatana" (エクバターナの栄華, Ekubatāna no eiga)
  • 2. "The Encounter at Atropatene" (アトロパテネの会戦, Atoropatene no kaisen)
  • 3. "The Knight in Black" (黒衣の騎士, Kokui no kishi)
  • 4. "A Reunion with an Old Friend" (旧友との再会, Kyūyū to no saikai)
2 May 9, 2014[10]978-4-06-395063-2November 4, 2014 (physical)
November 11, 2014 (e-book)[11]
978-1-61262-973-5
978-1-61262-976-6
  • 5. "A Monarchy's Generosity" (君主の度量, Kunshu no doryō)
  • 6. "One Arrow of Salvation" (救いの一矢, Sukui no isshi)
  • 7. "The Wandering Minstrel" (流浪の楽師, Rurō no gakushi)
  • 8. "The Bloodstained Gates" (血塗れの門, Chimamire no mon)
  • 9. "Bacchanal of Bloodshed" (流血の狂宴, Ryūketsu no kyōen)
  • 10. "The Captive Queen" (囚われの王妃, Toraware no ōhi)
3 February 9, 2015[12]978-4-06-395307-7May 12, 2015[13]978-1-61262-974-2
  • 11. "Kharlan Goes to Battle" (カーラーンの出陣, Kārān no shutsujin)
  • 12. "A Peerless Beauty" (絶世の美女, Zessei no bijo)
  • 13. "The Traitor Hero" (裏切りの英雄, Uragiri no eiyū)
  • 14. "The King's Wereabouts" (王の行方, Ō no yukue)
  • 15. "The Rightful King" (正統の王, Seitō no ō)
  • 16. "The Love of King Innocentis" (イノケンティス王の恋, Inokentisu ō no koi)
  • 17. "Beneath the Mask" (仮面の下, Kamen no shita)
  • 18. "Reunion by the Shore" (水辺の再会, Mizube no saikai)
  • 19. "The Second Prince" (二人目の王子, Futari-me no ōji)
4 October 9, 2015[14]978-4-06-395508-8December 29, 2015[15]978-1-63236-111-0
  • 20. "The Lord of the Fortress at Kashan" (カシャーン城塞の主, Jōsai no shu)
  • 21. "Hodir's Plot" (ホディールの謀, Hodīru no hakarigoto)
  • 22. "For One's Lord" (主のために, Nushi no tame ni)
  • 23. "The Site of Justice" (正義のありか, Seigi no arika)
  • 24. "Hand of the Devil" (魔の手, Ma no te)
  • 25. "The Road to Peshawar" (ペシャワールへの道, Peshawāru e no dō)
  • 26. "Minstrel in the Moonlight" (月下の吟遊詩人, Gekka no gin'yū shijin)
  • 27. "Son of Kharlan" (カーラーンの息子, Kārān no musuko)
5 May 9, 2016[16]
May 3, 2016 (LE)[17]
978-4-06-358794-4
978-4-06-512047-7 (LE)
August 23, 2016[18]978-1-63236-218-6
  • 28. "Daughter of the Zot Clan" (ゾット族の娘, Zotto zoku no musume)
  • 29. "A Village at Twilight" (黄昏の村, Tasogare no mura)
  • 30. "Shadow of the Snake King" (蛇王の影, Jaō no kage)
  • 31. "Behind One's Eyelids" (瞼の奥, Mabuta no oku)
  • 32. "Return of the Warrior" (戦士の帰還, Senshi no kikan)
  • 33. "Sām's Submission" (サームの帰従, Sāmu no kijū)
  • 34. "The Magic Mountain" (魔の山, Ma no yama)
6 November 9, 2016[19][20]978-4-06-395793-8
978-4-06-358830-9 (LE)
February 14, 2017[21]978-1-63236-307-7
  • 35. "Twin-Blade's Falcon" (双刀の鷹, Sō katana no taka)
  • 36. "The Character of a King" (国王の資質, Kokuō no shishitsu)
  • 37. "Fortress of Sandstone" (砂岩の城, Sagan no shiro)
  • 38. "Two Princess" (二人の王子, Futari no ōji)
  • 39. "Royal Blood" (王家の血, Ōke no chi)
  • 40. "The Three Principles" (三つの理, Mittsu no ri)
7 May 9, 2017[22]978-4-06-395937-6October 24, 2017[23]978-1-63236-351-0
  • 41. "The Sindhuran Rake" (シンドゥラの色男, Shindura no irootoko)
  • 42. "A Foreign Sky" (異国の空, Ikoku no sora)
  • 43. "Ceremony of the New Year" (新年の儀, Shinnen no gi)
  • 44. "The Guide in the Dark Night" (闇夜の案内人, An'ya no annai-nin)
  • 45. "The Battle of Gujarat" (グジャラートの戦い, Gujarāto no tatakai)
  • 46. "The Bond of Servant and Master" (君臣の儀, Kunshin no gi)
8 November 9, 2017[24]978-4-06-510379-1April 10, 2018[25]978-1-63236-484-5
  • 47. "The Day of the Decisive Battle" (決戦の日, Kessen no hi)
  • 48. "The Thundering" (轟音の戦象部隊, Gōon no ikusa zō butai)
  • 49. "King Karikala's Decision" (カリカーラ王の決断, Karikāra ō no ketsudan)
  • 50. "The Beast in the Arena" (決闘場の獣, Kettō-jō no kemono)
  • 51. "The Gods' Judgment" (神々の裁き, Kamigami no sabaki)
  • 52. "The Sun Sets on the Capital" (落日の国都, Rakujitsu no kokuto)
9 May 9, 2018[26][27]978-4-06-511399-8
978-4-06-512057-6 (LE)
October 2, 2018[28]978-1-63236-680-1
  • 53. "The Last Supper" (最後の晩餐, Saigo no bansan)
  • 54. "Return of the Warrior" (戦士の帰還, Senshi no kikan)
  • 55. "Location of the Secret Letter" (密書の行方, Missho no yukue)
  • 56. "Pool of Blood" (血の澱み, Chi no odomi)
  • 57. "The Chance Encounter in Early Spring" (早春の邂逅, Sōshun no kaikō)
  • 58. "The Unrivaled Traveler" (無双の旅人, Musō no tabibito)
10 November 9, 2018[29][30]978-4-06-513236-4
978-4-06-514131-1 (LE)
April 23, 2019[31]978-1-63236-730-3
  • 59. "Cornerstone of Subjugation" (討伐の礎, Tōbatsu no ishizue)
  • 60. "Decisive Battle at Zabul Fortress" (ザーブル城の決戦, Zāburu-jō no kessen)
  • 61. "The Messenger from Maryam" (マルヤムの使者, Maru yamu no shisha)
  • 62. "The Queen of a Ruined Kingdom" (亡国の王女, Bōkoku no ōjo)
  • 63. "The Job of a Bandit" (盗賊の仕事, Tōzoku no shigoto)
  • 64. "Shapur's Younger Brother" (シャプールの弟, Shapūru no otōto)
11 May 9, 2019[32][33]978-4-06-517309-1
978-4-06-516225-5 (LE)
October 1, 2019[34]978-1-63236-856-0
  • 65. "The Wolf's Wrath" (狼の怒り, kami no ikari)
  • 66. "A Poem of Parting" (別れの四行詩, Wakare no yon gyō shi)
  • 67. "Parsian Propriety" (パルス流の礼節, Parusu-ryū no reisetsu)
  • 68. "The Harnāk at Shahristan" (シャフリスターンの狩猟祭, Shafurisutān no shuryō-sai)
  • 69. "The Girl of The Keep of Saint Emmanuel" (聖マヌエル城の少女, Sei Manueru-jō no shōjo)
  • 70. "Moment of Life or Death" (存亡の秋, Sonbō no aki)
12 November 8, 2019[35][36]978-4-06-517309-1
978-4-06-517310-7 (LE)
April 7, 2020[37]978-1-63236-901-7
  • 71. "Guiscard's Ambition" (ギスカールの野望, Gisukāru no yabō)
  • 72. "The Return of the King" (王の帰還, Ō no kikan)
  • 73. "Hymn of Life" (生命の賛歌, Seimei no sanka)
  • 74. "The Wandering Marzbān" (流浪の万騎長, Rurō no banki-chō)
  • 75. "The Name of the Decoy" (囮の名は, Otori no na wa)
  • 76. "Tūrānian Army's Onslaught" (トゥラーン軍の猛攻, Gun no mōkō)
13 May 8, 2020[38][39]978-4-06-518847-7
978-4-06-519633-5 (LE)
October 27, 2020[40]978-1-64651-030-6
  • 77. "Jubilation of Peshawar" (歓喜のペシャワール, Kanki no Peshawāru)
  • 78. "Beneath the Tomb" (墓の下, Haka no shita)
  • 79. "Spasms of the Earth" (激震の大地, Gekishin no daichi)
  • 80. "The Snake King Stirs" (蛇王の蠢き, Jaō no ugomeki)
  • 81. "The Humiliation of Lusitania" (ルシタニアの屈辱, Rushitania no kutsujoku)
  • 82. "Rulers of the Grassland" (草原の覇者, Sōgen no hasha)
14 December 9, 2020[41][42]978-4-06-521680-4
978-4-06-522418-2 (LE)
June 1, 2021[43]978-1-64651-025-2
  • 83. "The Tūrānian King's Taunt" (トゥラーン国王の挑発, Kokuō no chōhatsu)
  • 84. "Rivals in Love" (恋の鞘当て, Koi no sayaate)
  • 85. "Night Raid of the Venomous Wasp" (毒蜂の夜襲, Doku hachi no yashū)
  • 86. "Tragedy Beneath The New Moon" (新月の惨劇, Shingetsu no sangeki)
  • 87. "Night of Bloody Battle" (血戦の夜, Kessen no yoru)
  • 88. "A Ruler's Generosity" (王者の器量, Ōja no kiryō)
15 June 9, 2021[44][45]978-4-06-523427-3
978-4-06-523568-3 (LE)
October 19, 2021[46]978-1-64651-295-9
  • 89. "The Pathos of Reminiscence" (追憶の情, Tsuioku no jō)
  • 90. "At Journey's End" (行軍の果て, Kōgun no hate)
  • 91. "Only One Shah" (唯一の国王, Yuiitsu no kokuō)
  • 92. "Night of Solitude" (独りの夜, Hitori no yoru)
  • 93. "Chief of the Bandits" (盗賊の長, Tōzoku no chō)
  • 94. "The Duke's Melancholy" (王弟殿下の憂鬱, Ōtei denka no yūutsu)
16 December 9, 2021[47][48]978-4-06-526279-5
978-4-06-526304-4 (LE)
August 9, 2022 (e-book)
September 6, 2022 (physical)[49]
978-1-68491-518-7
978-1-64651-438-0
  • 95. "The Governor of Gilan's Disquiet" (ギラン総督の動揺, Giran sōtoku no dōyō)
  • 96. "Men of the Sea" (海の男たち, Umi no otoko-tachi)
  • 97. "Legend of the Pirate King" (海賊王の伝説, Kaizoku ō no densetsu)
  • 98. "The Torture of a Civilized Nation" (文明国の拷問, Bunmei-koku no gōmon)
  • 99. "The Pirates' Plot" (盗賊の長, Tōzoku no chō)
  • 100. "The Judgement of a Sovereign" (王弟殿下の憂鬱, Ōtei denka no yūutsu)
17 June 9, 2022[50]978-4-06-528168-0April 25, 2023[51]978-1-64651-638-4
  • 101. "Mortal Enemies" (ギラン総督の動揺, Giran sōtoku no dōyō)
  • 102. "A Time for Parting" (海の男たち, Umi no otoko-tachi)
  • 103. "Holiday for a Prince" (海賊王の伝説, Kaizoku ō no densetsu)
  • 104. "Sibling Reunited" (文明国の拷問, Bunmei-koku no gōmon)
  • 105. "Two Fugitives" (二人の逃亡者, Futari no tōbō-sha)
  • 106. "The Curse of the Royal Line" (王家の呪縛, Ōke no jubaku)
18 December 9, 2022[52][53]978-4-06-529947-0
978-4-06-529984-5 (LE)
July 25, 2023 (e-book)
August 1, 2023 (physical)[54]
979-8-88933-117-9
978-1-64651-968-2
  • 107. "The Shah Goes to War" (王の出陣, Ō no shutsujin)
  • 108. "The Lusitanian Knight's Pride" (ルシタニア騎士の誇り, Rushitania kishi no hokori)
  • 109. "Battle of Shahrud" (サハルードの会戦, Saharūdo no kaisen)
  • 110. "The Holy Voice of God" (神の御声, Kami no onkoe)
  • 111. "Lusitania's Counterattack" (ルシタニアの逆襲, Rushitania no gyakushū)
  • 112. "The Twilight of Shahrud" (サハルードの黄昏, Saharūdo no tasogare)
19 June 8, 2023[55][56]978-4-06-531875-1
978-4-06-531876-8 (LE)
July 23, 2024[57]979-8-88877-069-6
  • 113. "Drunk with Bloodshed" (流血の酔い, Ryūketsu no yoi)
  • 114. "Guiscard's Trap" (ギスカールの罠, Gisukāru no wana)
  • 115. "Devil's Whisper" (悪魔のささやき, Akuma no sasayaki)
  • 116. "The Land of Beginnings" (始まりの地, Hajimari no ji)
  • 117. "Atropatene Rematch" (アトロパテネの再戦, Atoropatene no saisen)
  • 118. "Prayer for the Present" (今際の祈り, Imawa no inori)
20 January 9, 2024[58][59]978-4-06-533889-6
978-4-06-533888-9 (LE)
November 26, 2024[60]979-8-88877-305-5
  • 119. "Bodin's Assault" (ボダンの襲撃, Bodan no shūgeki)
  • 120. "Devil in Black" (黒衣の悪魔, Kokui no Akuma)
  • 121. "Bottom of Hell" (地獄の底, Jigoku no Soko)
  • 122. "Sunset over Lusitania" (ルシタニアの落日, Rushitania no Rakujitsu)
  • 123. "The Lonely Throne" (孤独の玉座, Kodoku no Gyokuza)
  • 124. "The Parsian Royal Line Revealed" (パルス王家の真実, Parusu Ōke no Shinjitsu)
21 August 7, 2024[4][61]978-4-06-536516-8
978-4-06-536524-3 (LE)
  • 125. "The Secrets of Birth" (出生の秘密, Shussei no Himitsu)
  • 126. "The Royal Sword" (王家の剣, Ōke no Ken)
  • 127. "The Legend of the Snake King" (蛇王の伝説, Jaō no Densetsu)
  • 128. "The Coronation Ceremony" (戴冠の儀, Taikan no gi)
  • 129. "The Voice of the People" (民の声, Min no Koe)
  • 130. "The Decisive Battle's Outcome" (決闘の行方, Kettō no Yukue)
22 March 7, 2025[62][63]978-4-06-538721-4
978-4-06-538723-8 (LE)

Chapters not yet in tankōbon format

  • 131. "Tāyaminairi - The Tower Where Two Kings Fell" (二王墜死のターヤミーナイリ, Niō tshuishi no Tāyaminairi)
  • 132. "Warriors from Beyond the Grave" (隠り世の戦士, Kakureyo no Senshi)
  • 133. "Dark Clouds over Ecbatana" (暗雲のエクバターナ, An'un no Ekubatāna)
  • 134. "The Ghost of Atropatene" (アトロパテネの亡霊, Atoropatene no Bōrei)
  • 135. "Knight's Pride" (騎士の誇り, Kishi no Hokori)
  • 136. "The unlucky knight"

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