is a Japanese light novel series written by Kumo Kagyu and illustrated by so-bin, based on the role-playing video game series Wizardry. Drecom Media have published six volumes since December 2022 under their DRE Novels imprint. A manga adaptation with art by Makoto Fugetsu has been serialized online via Drecom Media's DRE Comics website since June 2023 and has been collected in eight volumes. An anime television series adaptation produced by Xingfu is set to premiere in 2027.
Plot In the deep and unexplored labyrinth, a place infested with monsters and dangers, a corpse that should not exist is discovered. Iarumas, an adventurer resurrected from the Temple of Resurrection, has completely lost all memory of his previous life and spends his days exploring the dungeon to recover the bodies of fallen adventurers. His goal is to determine whether they can be brought back to life, else they will end up reduced to ashes on the divine altar. Although his skills earn him a certain respect, Iarumas is viewed with suspicion due to his cold and pragmatic attitude, and he lives in isolation, associating almost exclusively with the dead. His existence changes radically when he meets Garbage, a wild young swordswoman and the sole survivor of a massacred group. Together, the two delve deeper into the labyrinth, facing monsters, traps, and the threat of permanent death, searching for clues to Iarumas's past and the truth hidden within the dark maze.
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Media Light novels Written by Kumo Kagyu and illustrated by so-bin, Blade & Bastard began publication under Drecom Media's DRE Novels imprint on December 9, 2022. Six volumes have been released as of March 10, 2026. The series' volumes are simultaneously published digitally in English by J-Novel Club. The volumes are released in print by Yen Press.
Manga A manga adaptation illustrated by Makoto Fugetsu published its "0th" chapter on Drecom Media's DRE Comics website on June 7, 2023. It later began serialization on June 23, 2023. The manga's chapters have been compiled into eight volumes as of March 2026. The manga is also licensed by Yen Press.
Chapters not yet released in tankōbon format
Anime An anime adaptation was announced on October 20, 2024. It was later confirmed to be a television series that will be produced by Xingfu and directed by Tomoki Kobayashi, with Naruhisa Arakawa handling series composition, Rina Iwamoto designing the characters, and Hayato Matsuo composing the music. It is set to premiere in 2027. Sentai Filmworks has licensed the series in North America for streaming on Hidive.
See also Goblin Slayer, another light novel series by the same author Overlord, another light novel series with the same illustrator Wizardry, the role-playing video game series which Blade & Bastard is based on Yakitori: Soldiers of Misfortune, a novel series with the same illustrator
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