Arslan Senki (ARAKAWA Hiromu)

Description

From Kodansha:
In the prosperous kingdom of Pars lies the Royal Capital of Ecbatana, a city of splendor and wonder, ruled by the undefeated and fearsome King Andragoras. Arslan is the young and curious prince of Pars who, despite his best efforts doesn't seem to have what it takes to be a proper king like his father. At the age of 14, Arslan goes to his first battle and loses everything as the blood-soaked mist of war gives way to scorching flames, bringing him to face the demise of his once glorious kingdom. However, it is Arslan's destiny to be a ruler, and despite the trials that face him, he must now embark on a journey to reclaim his fallen kingdom.

Type

Manga

Related Series

Arslan Senki (Novel) (Adapted From)

Arslan Senki (Alternate Version)

Associated Names

A Heroica Lenda de Arslan

Arslan'ın Kahramanlık Destanı

Huyền Thoại Arslan

La leggenda di Arslan

La leyenda heroica de Arslan

La Légende Héroïque d'Arslân

The Heroic Legend of Arslan (ARAKAWA Hiromu)

Сказание об Арслане (Аракава Хирому)

ارسلان،قهرمان افسانه ای

اسطورة ارسلان

ผู้กล้าแห่งอัสลัน (VBK)

アルスラーン戦記 (荒川弘)

亞爾斯蘭戰記 (荒川弘)

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Latest Release(s)

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Status in Country of Origin

22 Volumes (Ongoing)

Completely Scanlated?

Anime Start/End Chapter

Starts at Vol 1, Chap 1 (S1) / Vol 12, Chap 71 (S2)

Ends at Vol 11, Chap 70 (S1) Only based on the novels & abridged after Chap 19 / Vol 18, Chap 107 Page 22 (S2) Heavily abridged and only based on novels 5&6

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User Rating

Average: 7.9 / 10.0 (227 votes)

Bayesian Average: 7.71 / 10.0

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Last Updated

May 20th, 2025 8:05am PDT - 4 weeks ago

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Action Adventure Drama Fantasy Mature Shounen
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Author(s)

TANAKA Yoshiki (田中芳樹)

Artist(s)

ARAKAWA Hiromu

Year

2013

Original Publisher

Kodansha

Serialized In (magazine)

Bessatsu Shounen Magazine (Kodansha)

Licensed (in English)

Yes

English Publisher

K Manga (Chapters)

Kodansha USA (21 Volumes; Ongoing)

Activity Stats (vs. other series)

Weekly Pos #748

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Monthly Pos #1499

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3 Month Pos #2570

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6 Month Pos #2938

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Year Pos #2648

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Hiromu Arakawa's The Heroic Legend of Arslan Manga Enters 'Final Decisive Battle'

2 years ago

Don't worry this manga is still being translated.

7 years ago

The Heroic Legend of Arslan 2nd Season Premieres in July

9 years ago

The Heroic Legend of Arslan Anime's New TV Spot Previews Cast

10 years ago

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It's not FMA

by CCheshire
4 years ago

Rating: N/A

I've been waiting for the new fantasy/adventure series since FMA ended (a long time) but this is NOT it. I rmb starting it and slowly realizing how uninteresting and plain the MC and overall his entire story is held up by his retainers. It's an entire story based on the Prince but at the same time, the Prince is the most boring character.
I'm aware the manga-ka worked on an adaptation of the story with a writer so I'm not sure if it's just that part or the story just not my cup of tea.

Art is good but overall feeling is it's not very interesting and political parts make it super draggy and tiring to read.

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A start.

by spikoy
10 years ago

Rating: 8.0 / 10.0

It is rather silly to attempt to review an epic at its beginning chapters, but I will try nonetheless.

The story is handled intelligently- under the straightforward nature of Arslan's quest, there are hints of a deeper story that is slowly being unravelled through the political machinations and intrigues of the various other characters in the cast. The balance between humor and drama is also pleasant, and it never becomes tiring despite the heaviness of the ideas it tries to impart.

Events happen at a nice pace, neither too rushed or too drawn out. You are given time to process the relationships between characters, and how they fit into the bigger picture. You are given a spectrum of characters who represent different ideas on morality and ethics, and how they play off each other.

As this is an adaptation of a long-running novel, there is only so much Arakawa-sensei can modify in her version of Arslan Senki. But I trust in her ability to create multi-faceted and relatable characters, and it should be no different here in regards to Prince Arslan.

For those who complain about the weakness they perceive, what sort of hero's journey would it be it if the hero begins it already complete and fully-formed in character? The beauty of an epic is its ability to show the different paths, and different journeys, of different sorts of heroes (or villains)- how they develop or intertwine, or how they clash and destroy.

Arslan's character functions as a foil to his Father, his gentle determination a contrast with the stubborn bloodthirst that King Andragoras displays. Those who think him inadequate as a hero because of the lack of hot-blooded machismo he displays has lost the point of the story- for the hero's journey is about growth, not stagnation.

As for those who nitpick at historical "inaccuracies" or middling details- this is a story based off another story. Amir Arsalan was written as a Persian legend regarding an European invasion of a Persian city- and the rise of a forgotten Prince to reclaim his homeland. The point in stories isn't so much the accuracy of their depiction of class divisions, metal smithing tech or even their geographical locations but the values and ideas which they impart through the progression of the narrative and the development of the characters.

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Rating Explained

by [deleted member]
10 years ago

Rating: 6.0 / 10.0

I rate 6 for anything that I can't personally finish, but everything other than the fault/s is good if not great. First off the story has a lot of potential and is incredibly different from other "typical" shounen's out there. From the characters to the plot everything is a good mix up.
Sounds good, yes?
Unfortunately, I can't continue, the prince is a horrid character in my eyes. Well, not really horrid, but for a lack of better word, he just feels "flimsy". Imagine Astal, Sion from Densetsu no Yuusha no Densetsu (the king character there) but younger, not as bright and lacking the backbone - basically anything that redeemed him from being a fluffy toy.
Yeah, I'm kind of going harsh at him, but he's the main reason I'm dropping this, so I need my reasons.
If I had to pin point exactly why I don't like him being fluffy, it would be that he couldn't ever quite be badass (which seems to be a criteria in my manga picking, now that I think about it). I'm well aware that he could grow and mature and become something resembling Sion (read a few lines back), but I honestly can't force myself through that.
Might be good for others though, so have a look and decide for yourself.

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Unknown Compatibility

by yuno19
12 years ago

Rating: N/A

Fist, Hiromu Arakawa draw comical characters, with head that resembling rounded box for nearly all of his characters That style have great compatibility for fantasy series or slice of life. Although still count as fantasy, this Arsland's Legend is quite heavy on historical side. I don't know if it will work well, because among historical series I liked, comical drawings cannot be found. (And who the hell put FMA in historical genre?)

Second, setting detail is quite jumbled. Lusitania is in modern day Portugal, at the Roman republic and imperial era. Ecbatana, in the other hand, is in modern day Iran, about 4th century BCE. They're separated way too far! The armor in this manga resemble late antiquity Persian (far after Median era) and maybe Khwarazmian, but the weaponry include longswords (by the look of its hilt) which mainly used by Christendom in medieval period. Many manga works with this distasteful mix of setting, but the greatest don't.

Third, the characterization follow RPG-like role division, which is non-existant in Kingdom wide organization. Of course there would be general, high physician, master-archer, master assassin, or other various job title under heaven, but I bet they're not significant individually, must be attached to their retainer or master to hold considerable power, and therefore, won't be having that much time adventuring the world like the manga suggest.

These three things doesn't indicate awesomeness for future chapters. This might be an attempt to proove that shounen-esque approach can result in awesomeness. But I doubt it.

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