The Heroic Legend of Arslan

A manga about the crown prince of the Pars, Arslan, who must retake the kingdom from the invading Lusitania army.

The Heroic Legend of Arslan is a well known and popular fantasy novel series by Yoshiki Tanaka from the 90’s. It’s had multiple anime adaptations and a previous manga adaptation but this one is drawn by Hiromu Arakawa of Full Metal Alchemist fame. Arakawa’s artwork is a perfect match for the fictional Persian setting. Her expertise in fight scenes work well with all the sword fighting. Also Arakawa’s penchant for manly men characters also fits nicely with all the male soldiers and generals.

A new anime started a few years back but has unfortunately already overtaken this manga’s plot. Arakawa works slowly so it’ll be a while until she finishes this whole series but I look forward to reading more when it comes out.

Available from Kodansha Comics.

~dakazu