The Sacred Blacksmith
| The Sacred Blacksmith | |
 The cover of The Sacred Blacksmith volume 1 as published by Media Factory featuring Cecily Cambell | |
| 聖剣の刀鍛冶 (Seiken no Burakkusumisu) | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Fantasy |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Isao Miura |
| Illustrated by | Luna |
| Published by |  Media Factory |
| Demographic | Male |
| Original run | November 22, 2007 – present |
| Volumes | 7 |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Isao Miura |
| Illustrated by | Kōtarō Yamada |
| Published by | Media Factory |
| Magazine | Monthly Comic Alive |
| Demographic | Seinen |
| Original run | March 27, 2009 – present |
| Volumes | 1 |
| Anime | |
| Directed by | Masamitsu Hidaka |
| Written by | Masashi Suzuki |
| Studio | manglobe |
| Released | October 3, 2009 – present |
The Sacred Blacksmith (聖剣の刀鍛冶, Seiken no Burakkusumisu, lit. "The Sacred Sword Blacksmith"), is a Japanese light novel series by Isao Miura, with illustrations by Luna. As of August 2009, six volumes have been published by Media Factory under their MF Bunko J label. A manga adaptation by Kōtarō Yamada started serialization in the seinen manga magazine Monthly Comic Alive on March 27, 2009. The first tankōbon was published June 23, 2009. An anime adaptation has been announced.[1][2]
Synopsis
To continue the family tradition, Cecily Cambell, the daughter of a former knight, becomes one herself, though is fairly inept. In her first battle as a knight, her family sword ends up being sheared in two pieces by her opponent's sword. A mysterious man jumps into the fray and saves her life, defeating the madman with his Katana.
Characters
- Cecily Cambell (セシリー・キャンベル)
Voiced by: Ayumi Fujimura
- A knight from The Knight Guards of the Third Independent Trade City. Since the Devil War, the head of the Cambell family has fought as a knight. Her grandfather and father founded, protected, and supported independent cities. When her father dies from an illness, she decides to be a knight - even though she's a girl and doesn't know how fight with swords too well. In her first fight, she broke her sword and almost got killed, if it weren't for Luke, who saved her. Cecily is very loyal and stubborn. Lisa describes her as "bold." She has red hair and eyes. A running gag in the show surrounds her large breasts.
- Luke Ainsworth (ルーク・エインズワース)
Voiced by: Nobuhiko Okamoto
- The mysterious man who saved Cecily when she almost got killed. He is often seen accompanying Lisa. Luke possesses skill with wielding swords, since his father was a swordmaker. He may be arrogant and insensitive, but deep inside he is quite shy and has a timid personality. He has dark brown hair and blue eyes. He has a weird relation with Cecily. He admires her, but he doesn't want her to know that.
- Lisa (リサ)
Voiced by: Aki Toyosaki
- A cute little girl who is in the company of Luke. She has a polite personality. Lisa has blond hair, purple eyes and elf ears. She has magical powers, which may be a result of making a contract with Luke. However, this is still unclear.
- Aria (アリア)
Voiced by: Megumi Toyoguchi
- A demon sword with the power of wind, who states she is older than about 40 years. She has been used cruelly in the previous wars, and thus is fascinated by Cecily, as she is a knight who doesn't like to kill. Together she and Cecily form a strong friendship.
- Hannibal Quasar (ハンニバル・クェイサー)
Voiced by: Yōsuke Akimoto
- Hugo Housman (ヒューゴー・ハウスマン)
Voiced by: Kazuhiko Inoue
- Patty Baldwin (パティ・ボルドウィン)
Voiced by: Michiru Yuimoto
- Reginald Drummond (レジナルド・ドラモンド)
Voiced by: Hideki Tasaka
- Siegfried (シーグフリード)
Voiced by: Ryōtarō Okiayu
Theme Songs
Opening Theme
- JUSTICE of LIGHT by Mayumi Gojo
Ending Theme
- Miracle Happy Day (みらくるハッピーディ) by Aki Toyosaki
Reception
The light novels has sold over 780,000 copies.[3]
References
- ^ "Toranoana's info about the March 2009 issue of Comic Alive" (in Japanese). Retrieved 2009-04-11.
- ^ "The Sacred Blacksmith Light Novels Get Anime Green-Lit". Retrieved 2009-08-24.
- ^ "Columbia Music Entertainment: Television Anime "The Sacred Blacksmith" Opening/Ending theme W single on sale November 18, 2009!" (in Japanese). Columbia Music Entertainment. Retrieved October 18, 2009.
External links
- Official website Template:Ja icon
- The Sacred Blacksmith at MF Bunko J Template:Ja icon
- The Sacred Blacksmith (anime) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
- The Sacred Blacksmith (manga) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
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