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Last Round Arthurs

Last Round Arthurs (Japanese: ラストラウンド・アーサーズ, Hepburn: Rasutoraundo Āsāzu) is a Japanese light novel series written by Taro Hitsuji and illustrated by Kiyotaka Haimura. It was published in five volumes between July 2018 and January 2020. A manga adaptation, illustrated by Yuzuriha, was serialized in Young Ace from January 2019 to May 2020 and published on two volumes.

Last Round Arthurs
Cover of the first light novel volume, featuring (from left to right) Rintarou Magami and Luna Artur
ラストラウンド・アーサーズ
(Rasutoraundo Āsāzu)
GenreAdventure, Fantasy[1]
Light novel
Written byTaro Hitsuji
Illustrated byKiyotaka Haimura
Published byFujimi Shobo
English publisher
ImprintFujimi Fantasia Bunko
DemographicMale
Original runJuly 20, 2018 – January 18, 2020
Volumes5 (List of volumes)
Manga
Written byTaro Hitsuji
Illustrated byYuzuriha
Published byKadokawa Shoten
English publisher
  • NA: Yen Press
MagazineYoung Ace
DemographicSeinen
Original runJanuary 4, 2019 – May 2, 2020
Volumes2 (List of volumes)

Characters

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Rintarou Magami (真神凛太郎, Magami Rintarō)
An overpowered Japanese boy who's done everything in his life and was ostracized by people for being too good at things. For the same reason, his parents ended up abandoning him by taking a work trip and never returning and only leaving behind a note. Out of boredom, he aids Luna, the weakest King candidate as her vassal for fun. He is later revealed to be the reincarnation of Merlin. It is later revealed in vol. 1 that he and Luna are childhood friends for a month in her hometown of Winchester, England during summer. Ironically, he does not know Luna is his childhood friend until near the end of vol. 4. According to vol. 4, Rintarou approached Luna as kids because she caught his attention and found her cute.
Luna Artur (瑠奈アルトゥール, Runa Arutūru)
An English-Japanese girl who is the weakest King candidate. She is the student council president of Camelot International High School. She forces Sir Kay to wear skimpy outfits to earn money as an escort and to promote her student council presidency campaign as an idol. She sold her Excalibur for money to prevent Monstre corp. from buying the school but she later got it back after Rintarou broke in Monstre headquarters and stole back her sword. She is disowned by her family after an offscreen incident where she got mad at her dad and beat him up, chewed him out, and publicly humiliated him. It is later revealed in vol. 1 that she and Rintarou are childhood friends for a month in her hometown of Winchester, England during summer. It is also revealed that Luna wanted to be King out of a childhood promise with Rintarou where she would make him her vassal when she becomes King. According to vol. 4, Luna was approached by Rintarou as kids because she caught his attention and he found her cute.
Sir Kay (ケイ, Kei)
King Arthur's foster sister and a member of the Knights of the Round Table who takes the 3rd seat. Kay serves as Luna's Jack and acts as her self-proclaimed older sister. She is forced by Luna to wear skimpy outfits to earn money as an escort and to promote Luna's student council presidency campaign as an idol. She is initially cautious of Rintarou but later accepts him. Despite accepting Rintarou, she doesn't approve Luna getting close with him and would rather let her date other men instead of Rintarou. She is the weakest Knight of the Round Table. She was the minister of the state during the time of King Arthur.
Felicia Ferald (フェリシアフェルラルド, Ferishia Ferurarudo)
Luna's former friend from Northern Ireland who is also a King candidate. Her family, despite their lineage and high status, are destitute and suffering from financial strife. According to her, potatoes are considered a luxury in her family.
Sir Gawain (ガウェイン, Gawein)
King Arthur's nephew and a member of the Knights of the Round Table who takes the 8th seat and serves as Felicia's Jack. He is married to Ragnelle. He is responsible for the death of Sir Lamorak with the help of Gaheris, Agravain, and Sir Mordred before Sir Lamorak returned as Emma's Jack.
Emma Michelle (エマ ミシェール, Ema Mishēru)
A French girl who's a representative of the Religious Order of Saint Joan and its prized pupil who is called La Pucelle, the Saint of Salvation. She met Rintarou while he was wandering around in Orléans and was briefly taught sword fighting by him. She and Luna compete for Rintarou's affections and his place as their own vassal.
Nayuki Fuyuse (冬瀬那雪, Fuyuse Nayuki)
The student council secretary of Camelot International High School who is secretly a member of the Dame du Lac/Ladies of the Lake. She is later revealed to be the reincarnation of Nimue who was Merlin's love interest in the past. She still retains some feelings for Rintarou in the present.
Sir Galahad (ガラハッド)
A 17 year old member of the Knights of the Round Table who takes the perilous 13th seat, Siege Perilous. An old friend of Sir Kay who later becomes Luna's other Jack after the Holy Grail grants her a round fragment which would allow her to be in the physical world. In the 5th and final vol., she develops feelings for Rintarou and competes with Luna and the other girls for his affections at the end of the novel. She is the 2nd strongest in the group behind Rintarou.

Media

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Light novels

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The light novels are written by Taro Hitsuji and illustrated by Kiyotaka Haimura. Fujimi Shobo published the first volume under their Fujimi Fantasia Bunko imprint on July 20, 2018.[2] The series ended in its fifth volume, which was released on January 18, 2020.[3]

At Anime NYC 2018, Yen Press announced they licensed the series for English publication.[4]

Volumes

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No. Original release date Original ISBN English release date English ISBN
1 July 20, 2018[2]978-4-04-072829-2July 30, 2019[5]978-1-97-535750-4
2 November 20, 2018[6]978-4-04-072831-5June 23, 2020[7]978-1-97-539927-6
3 April 20, 2019[8]978-4-04-073180-3November 17, 2020[9]978-1-97-531047-9
4 August 20, 2019[10]978-4-04-073183-4March 23, 2021[11]978-1-97-531652-5
5 January 18, 2020[3]978-4-04-073477-4July 20, 2021[12]978-1-97-532206-9

Manga

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A manga adaptation, illustrated by Yuzuriha, started serialization in Kadokawa Shoten's Young Ace on January 4, 2019.[13] The series concluded in Young Ace on May 2, 2020.[14] The individual chapters were collected into two tankōbon volumes.[15]

In March 2020, Yen Press announced they would also publish the manga in English.[16]

Volumes

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No. Original release date Original ISBN English release date English ISBN
1 July 4, 2019[17]978-4-04-108241-6September 22, 2020[18]978-1-97-531628-0
2 June 4, 2020[15]978-4-04-108858-6March 30, 2021[19]978-1-97-532096-6

Reception

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Sean Gaffney from A Case Suitable for Treatment praised the first volume for its fights, stating it was a good read overall.[20] Demelza from Anime UK News also praised the first volume for its plot and illustrations.[1]

Antonio Mireles from The Fandom Post praised the first volume of the manga adaptation, though also noted that it ends a bit prematurely.[21] Grant Jones from Anime News Network was more critical, calling it incredibly generic.[22]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b Demelza (September 12, 2019). "Last Round Arthurs Volume 1 Review". Anime UK News. Retrieved July 26, 2021.
  2. ^ a b "ラストラウンド・アーサーズ クズアーサーと外道マーリン" (in Japanese). Fujimi Fantasia Bunko. 20 July 2018. Retrieved July 26, 2021.
  3. ^ a b "ラストラウンド・アーサーズ５ 過去の王と未来の王" (in Japanese). Fujimi Fantasia Bunko. 18 January 2020. Retrieved July 26, 2021.
  4. ^ Ressler, Karen (November 17, 2018). "Yen Press Licenses 7 New Manga, 6 New Light Novels". Anime News Network. Retrieved July 26, 2021.
  5. ^ "Last Round Arthurs, Vol. 1 (light novel)". Yen Press. Retrieved July 26, 2021.
  6. ^ "ラストラウンド・アーサーズ2 聖女アーサーと赤の幼女騎士" (in Japanese). Fujimi Fantasia Bunko. 20 November 2018. Retrieved July 26, 2021.
  7. ^ "Last Round Arthurs, Vol. 2 (light novel)". Yen Press. Retrieved July 26, 2021.
  8. ^ "ラストラウンド・アーサーズ3 雪の少女とアーサー殺しの王" (in Japanese). Fujimi Fantasia Bunko. 20 April 2019. Retrieved July 26, 2021.
  9. ^ "Last Round Arthurs, Vol. 3 (light novel)". Yen Press. Retrieved July 26, 2021.
  10. ^ "ラストラウンド・アーサーズ4 最弱の騎士と最も優れた騎士" (in Japanese). Fujimi Fantasia Bunko. 20 August 2019. Retrieved July 26, 2021.
  11. ^ "Last Round Arthurs, Vol. 4 (light novel)". Yen Press. Retrieved July 26, 2021.
  12. ^ "Last Round Arthurs, Vol. 5 (light novel)". Yen Press. Retrieved July 26, 2021.
  13. ^ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (December 3, 2018). "Last Round Arthurs Light Novel Series Gets Manga". Anime News Network. Retrieved July 26, 2021.
  14. ^ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (April 3, 2020). "Yuzuriha's Last Round Arthurs Manga Ends in May". Anime News Network. Retrieved July 26, 2021.
  15. ^ a b "ラストラウンド・アーサーズ （２）" (in Japanese). Kadokawa Shoten. Retrieved July 26, 2021.
  16. ^ Mateo, Alex (March 6, 2020). "Yen Press Licenses 5 Manga, 2 Novels for August Release". Anime News Network. Retrieved July 26, 2021.
  17. ^ "ラストラウンド・アーサーズ （１）" (in Japanese). Kadokawa Shoten. Retrieved July 26, 2021.
  18. ^ "Last Round Arthurs, Vol. 1 (manga)". Yen Press. Retrieved July 26, 2021.
  19. ^ "Last Round Arthurs, Vol. 2 (manga)". Yen Press. Retrieved July 26, 2021.
  20. ^ Gaffney, Sean (August 3, 2019). "Last Round Arthurs, Vol. 1: Scum Arthur & Heretic Merlin". A Case Suitable for Treatment. Retrieved July 26, 2021.
  21. ^ Mireles, Antonio (November 1, 2020). "Last Round Arthurs Vol. #01 Manga Review". The Fandom Post. Retrieved July 26, 2021.
  22. ^ Jones, Grant (November 13, 2020). "Last Round Arthurs GN 1 Review". Anime News Network. Retrieved July 26, 2021.
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