Chrome Shelled Regios
Chrome Shelled Regios (鋼殻のレギオス, Kōkaku no Regiosu) is a Japanese light novel series by Shūsuke Amagi, with illustrations by Miyū. A short story light novel series was serialized in Dragon Magazine. A manga adaptation drawn by Miyū is serialized in the shōnen manga magazine Dragon Age Pure. A second manga adaptation drawn by Nodoka Kiyose is serialized in the shōnen manga magazine Monthly Dragon Age. A third manga adaptation drawn by Watari is serialized in Beans Ace magazine. A four-panel comic strip adaptation drawn by Masumi Futaba started serialization in Monthly Dragon Age on November 8, 2008. A science fiction light novel series titled Legend of Regios is set in the past world of Chrome Shelled Regios series, and published by Fujimi Shobo under its Style-F label. An anime adaptation produced by Zexcs aired on January 11, 2009 to June 20, 2009 and is licensed in North America by Funimation Entertainment.
Chrome Shelled Regios | |
![]() Cover of Chrome Shelled Regios volume 1 as published by Fujimi Shobo | |
鋼殻のレギオス (Kōkaku no Regiosu) | |
---|---|
Light novel | |
Written by | Shūsuke Amagi |
Illustrated by | Miyū |
Published by | Fujimi Shobo |
Magazine | Dragon Magazine (short stories only) |
Demographic | Male |
Original run | March 18, 2006 – September 25, 2013 |
Volumes | 25 |
Manga | |
Written by | Shūsuke Amagi |
Illustrated by | Miyū |
Published by | Fujimi Shobo |
Magazine | Dragon Age Pure |
Demographic | Shōnen |
Original run | April 2007 – December 7, 2011 |
Volumes | 3 |
Manga | |
Chrome Shelled Regios: Missing Mail | |
Written by | Shūsuke Amagiike |
Illustrated by | Nodoka Kiyose |
Published by | Fujimi Shobo |
Magazine | Monthly Dragon Age |
Demographic | Shōnen |
Original run | June 2007 – February 2013 |
Volumes | 8 |
Manga | |
Chrome Shelled Regios: Secret Side | |
Written by | Shūsuke Amagi |
Illustrated by | Watari |
Published by | Kadokawa Shoten |
Magazine | Beans Ace |
Original run | April 10, 2008 – May 22, 2009 |
Volumes | 2 |
Manga | |
Kōkaku no Regiosu no 4 Koma Feri no Uta | |
Written by | Shūsuke Amagi |
Illustrated by | Masumi Futaba |
Published by | Fujimi Shobo |
Magazine | Dragon Age Pure (former) Monthly Dragon Age |
Demographic | Shōnen |
Original run | November 8, 2008 – October 7, 2009 |
Volumes | 2 |
Light novel | |
Legend of Regios | |
Written by | Shūsuke Amagi |
Illustrated by | Miyū |
Published by | Fujimi Shobo |
Original run | June 29, 2007 – September 20, 2008 |
Volumes | 3 |
Anime television series | |
Directed by | Itsuro Kawasaki |
Produced by | Tomoko Kawasaki Tsuneo Takechi Seiichi Hachiya Tomoko Suzuki Yuka Harada Atsuyuki Okamoto |
Written by | Mamiko Ikeda |
Music by | Daisuke Asakura |
Studio | Zexcs |
Licensed by | |
Original network | SUN-TV, Tokyo MX |
English network | |
Original run | January 11, 2009 – June 20, 2009 |
Episodes | 24 |
Light novel | |
Regios Crusade | |
Written by | Shūsuke Amagi |
Illustrated by | Miyū |
Published by | Fujimi Shobo |
Original run | March 16, 2009 – January 20, 2012 |
Volumes | 3 |
Plot
In an alternate reality earth overrun with mutated nano-machine-beasts called Filth Monsters (Contaminoids in Funimation's translation), humanity is forced to live in large mobile cities called Regios and learn to use weapons called DITE (pronounced Di-Te) and harnessing the power of Kei to defend themselves. The truth is that these are people lost in an alternative reality caught between struggling as pawns of the founders of this space and those trying to destroy it. Only upon its destruction can everything revert to the real world. However, many generations have passed since the creation of the world and naturally the citizens who inhabit it fight for their lives. In the Academic City of Zuellni, Layfon Alseif is hoping to start a new life without Martial/Military arts and forget his past. However, his past has caught the attention of Kalian Loss, the Student Council President and Nina Antalk, a Military Arts student and Captain of the 17th Platoon, who instantly recognizes his abilities and decides he's the perfect candidate to join her group. The series follow Layfon's life in Zuellni and occasionally has flashbacks of his life in Glenden as a Heaven's Blade.
Media
Novels
The series finished with 25 light novel volumes - with 19 volumes of the main story-line and 6 being the side-story novels. The last 25th volume (which is an epilogue of the story) was published in September 2013 in Japan.[1]
Anime
The anime adaptation started airing in January 2009 and was produced by Zexcs. At Anime Central 2010, North American anime distributor Funimation Entertainment announced that they have acquired the anime series.[2][3]
The series made its North American television debut on September 19, 2011 on the Funimation Channel.[4]
Reception
The light novels have sold over 5,000,000 copies.
References
- According to the Publisher's (Fujimi Shobo's) Official "Koukaku no Regios" Page.
- "Funimation Adds Rosario+Vampire Anime And More". Anime News Network. 2010-05-15.
- "MVM Entertainment Acquires UK 'Chrome Shelled Regios' Anime Rights". The Fandom Post. January 5, 2014. Retrieved January 9, 2020.
- "Funimation Week 39 of 2011". Funimation.
External links
- Official website (in Japanese)
- Chrome Shelled Regios at Fujimi Shobo (in Japanese)
- Chrome Shelled Regios - The Official Anime Website from FUNimation
- Chrome Shelled Regios (anime) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia