Hortensia Saga

Hortensia Saga
オルタンシア・サーガ (Orutanshia Sāga)
Video game
Hortensia Saga: Ao no Kishidan
Developer	f4Samurai Sega
Genre	Role-playing
Platform	Android, iOS
Released	JP: April 22, 2015
Manga
Illustrated by	Pon Jea Seiji
Published by	Media Factory
Magazine	Monthly Comic Alive
Demographic	Seinen
Original run	March 27, 2020 – present
Anime television series
Directed by	Yasuto Nishikata
Written by	Rintarō Ikeda
Music by	Zenta
Studio	Liden Films
Licensed by	Funimation SEA: Muse Communication
Original network	Tokyo MX, BS11, GTV, GYT, CBC, YTV, AT-X
Original run	January 7, 2021 – present
Episodes	5

Hortensia Saga: Ao no Kishidan (Japanese: オルタンシア・サーガ -蒼の騎士団-, Hepburn: Orutanshia Sāga: Ao no Kishidan) is a Japanese free-to-play role-playing video game developed and published by f4Samurai and Sega. It was released in Japan in April 2015 for Android and iOS devices. An anime television series adaptation by Liden Films premiered in January 2021.

Characters

Alfred Albert (アルフレッド・オーベル, Arufureddo Ōberu)

Voiced by: Yoshimasa Hosoya

The protagonist is the main player-controlled character of Hortensia Saga. He is named Alfred Albert in the anime series.

Marius Casteledo (マリユス・カステレード, Mariyusu Kasuterēdo)

Voiced by: Yui Horie

A young boy who was rescued by Maurice after the rebellion that took his parents' lives, he trains for years alongside Alfred and becomes his squire. Secretly, Marius is Princess Mariel of Hortensia, hiding under Maurice to keep her out of the sights of Camellia.

Maurice Baudelaire (モーリス・ボードレール, Mōrisu Bōdorēru)

Voiced by: Kenjiro Tsuda

A Knight Templar of Hortensia who lost his right eye during the rebellion, but managed to escape the capital with Fernando's sword and a boy named Marius. He spends a few years training both Alfred and Marius to defend themselves.

Nonnoria Folley (ノンノリア・フォリー, Nonnoria Forī)

Voiced by: Reina Ueda

Kuu Morimol (クー・モリモル, Kū Morimoru)

Voiced by: Aya Uchida

Deflott Danowa (デフロット・ダノワ, Defurotto Danowa)

Voiced by: Yuichiro Umehara

Adelheid Olivier (アーデルハイド・オリヴィエ, Āderuhaido Orivie)

Voiced by: Yū Kobayashi

A Knight Templar of Hortensia who wields a spear in combat.

Leon D. Olivier (レオン・D・オリヴィエ, Reon D Orivie)

Voiced by: Tetsuya Kakihara

Fernando Albert (フェルナンド・オーベル, Ferunando Ōberu)

Voiced by: Takehito Koyasu

A Knight Templar of Hortensia who gave his life to drive out Duke Rugis from the castle during the rebellion. His sword was passed down to his son, Alfred.

Rugis F. Camellia (ルギス・F・カメリア, Rugisu F Kameria)

Voiced by: Kenji Nomura

The Duke of Camellia who makes a pact with dark powers to rebel against Hortensia and take control for himself. He can transform into a giant werewolf.

Roy Bachelot (ロイ・バッシュロ, Roi Basshuro)

Voiced by: Takuya Eguchi

A master archer who serves under Rugis, he wields a custom-made bow that allows him to defend himself at close range as well as shoot down targets from afar.

Bernadette Albert (ベルナデッタ・オーベル, Berunadetta Ōberu)

Voiced by: Yuka Ōtsubo

Alexi Baldebron (アレクシ・バルデブロン, Arekushi Barudeburon)

Voiced by: Kazuma Horie

Didier Vialdo (ディディエ・ヴィアルドー, Didie Viarudō)

Voiced by: Shūichi Ikeda

Palthouser Dreadnought (バルトハウザー・ドレッドノート, Barutohauzā Doreddonōto)

Voiced by: Takaya Hashi

Georg Dalmas (ゲオルグ・ダルマス, Georugu Darumasu)

Voiced by: Unshō Ishizuka (Game), Atsuki Tani (Anime)

Beltran De Boske (ベルトラン・デ・ボスケ, Berutoran de Bosuke)

Voiced by: Takehito Koyasu

Saria/Elva (サリア/エルヴァ, Saria/Eruvua)

Voiced by: Rie Kugimiya

Charlot D'Hortensia (シャルロ・ド・オルタンシア, Sharuro do Orutanshia)

Voiced by: Miyuki Sawashiro

A young boy who was crowned King of Hortensia after his father died and his older sister, the Princess, went missing during the rebellion.

Marie (マリー, Marī)

Voiced by: Shizuka Itō

Jim McNeil (ジム・マクニール, Jimu Makunīru)

Voiced by: Toshiyuki Morikawa

Adel (アデル, Aderu)

Voiced by: Toshiyuki Morikawa

Gaston (ガストン, Gasuton)

Voiced by: Kōji Ishii

Lucan (ルーカン, Rūkan)

Voiced by: Takahiro Sakurai

Doctor Gref (ドクトル・グレフ, Dokutoru Gurefu)

Voiced by: Shigeru Chiba

Lacroix (ラクロワ, Rakurowa)

Voiced by: Kana Asumi

Media

Anime

An anime television series adaptation by Liden Films was announced on December 28, 2019. The series is directed by Yasuto Nishikata and written by Rintarō Ikeda, with character designs by Takayuki Onoda and music by Zenta. It premiered on January 7, 2021. The opening theme song is "LEADER" performed by MY FIRST STORY, while the ending theme song is "Night Dream and Daydream" (夜想と白昼夢, "Yasō to Hakuchūmu") performed by Mafumafu. Funimation licensed the series and is streaming it on its website in North America and the British Isles, in Europe through Wakanim, and in Australia and New Zealand through AnimeLab. In Southeast Asia, Muse Communication has licensed the series and is streaming it on Bilibili.

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
1	"Resolve ~The Conflict with Camellia~" Transliteration: "Kakugo ～Kameria to no Tatakai～" (Japanese: 覚悟 ～カメリアとの戦い～)	Keishi Kawakubo	Rintarō Ikeda	January 7, 2021 (2021-01-07)
December 5, 767, of the New Holy Era, the forces of Camellia rebel against their allies in the Kingdom of Hortensia. Duke Rugis Camellia transforms into a werewolf and slaughters the King of Hortensia and a few of his Knights Templar, while his Camellia knights and a force of magical monsters wreak havoc across the capital. Maurice Baudelaire barely manages to escape after losing an eye in the battle, delivering Fernando Albert's sword to his son Alfred, as well as a boy named Marius that he rescued. Hortensia manages to survive the rebellion, but with the King dead and the Princess Mariel missing, Hortensia's next king is a young boy named Charlot. Two weeks later, after mourning their dead relatives, Alfred and Marius begin training under Maurice to get revenge on Camellia. Four years later, Alfred and Marius join their first real battle with Hortensia soldiers, but find themselves under attack by a skilled Camellia archer unit led by Roy Bachelot, who easily beats Alfred and Marius with his custom bow, but retreats when Maurice steps in.
2	"Memories ~The Lore of Magonia~" Transliteration: "Kioku ～Magonia no Denshō～" (Japanese: 記憶 ～マゴニアの伝承～)	Ishii Akira	Rintarō Ikeda	January 14, 2021 (2021-01-14)
A floating island called Magonia is rumored to grant a wish to those who reach it, but is also rumored to be the source of the monsters that appeared in Hortensia during the rebellion and still roam around the countryside. Flashbacks to the night of Camellia's rebellion show Maurice spiriting Princess Mariel away from the castle with the help of fellow knight Georg Dalmas. Georg tells him the new Pope of the Orthodox Church, Vall d'Hebron, secretly planned the coup behind the scenes so he could place Charlot on the throne and rule Hortensia through him. As Maurice fled the castle, he asked Mariel to cut her hair to make it easier to hide her from their pursuers, which she reluctantly did. In the present, Alfred and Marius hear rumors of a shapeshifting monster terrorizing a nearby village. A young boy gets lost in the nearby caves, as Alfred and Marius go to rescue him. However, they get lost in the labyrinth, so Nonnoria Folley goes to rescue him herself. She manages to find the boy but both of them are attacked by monsters, and are saved at the last moment by Alfred.
3	"Repose of Souls ~To the Quarantined Village~" Transliteration: "Chinkon ～Kakurisareta Mura e～" (Japanese: 鎮魂 ～隔離された村へ～)	Norikazu Ishigōoka	Yū Satō	January 21, 2021 (2021-01-21)
Even though Charlot is the current King of Hortensia, his underage status allows the Pope to appoint himself his legal guardian, and effectively allow the Orthodox Church to rule over the Kingdom. Georg calls upon Maurice to investigate a quarantined village full of monsters that appear human. Maurice takes Alfred and Marius to the village, where they run into former bounty hunter Deflotte Danois and a village full of zombies. Deflotte doesn't trust them as they slaughter the zombies, until Maurice informs him the bodies were not the dead villagers that Deflotte grew up with. Deflotte reveals that he was born in the village, and his father was the head priest who hated that he left, but the Pope quarantined the village to stop the spread of a plague, so the Priest led the village in prayer until he was the last man alive. Soon after finding the priest's diary, the Ecclesiastical Knights of the Church threaten to burn what's left of the village, when a giant monster appears and slaughters them. Marius uses a flower that Deflotte left to hold the monster long enough for the group to finish it off. Later, Deflotte decides to join the group as they decide to find out if Georg sold them out to the Church.
4	"Turnabout ~Prelude to Turmoil~" Transliteration: "Kyūten ～Konmei e no Jokyoku～" (Japanese: 急転 ～混迷への序曲～)	Tarō Kubo	Yurika Miyao	January 28, 2021 (2021-01-28)
With Camellia no longer allied with Hortensia, the Dayerehan Empire has begun probing Hortensia's defenses. Alfred and his group come across a merchant caravan with everyone brutally slaughtered except for two Dayerehan children who become attached to Alfred. The group decides to take them to the Hortensia capital. At the capital, Georg tells Alfred and Maurice that he had nothing to do with Ecclesiastical Knights trying to kill them before, but that someone else in the Church moved behind him. Suddenly, the main cathedral is attacked by monsters summoned by the two children from before, Saria and Elva, who demand the Pope hand over a relic that Rugis instructed them to find. Alfred and his allies break through the demonic ghosts surrounding the cathedral and manage to subdue the twins with the Pope's help. Suddenly, a giant dragon, the Salamander of Magonian legend, breaks into the cathedral, but the black knight Didier Viardot quickly cuts it down with his large weapons. The Salamander takes the twins and escapes the cathedral, later settling down in Camellia territory before transforming into a woman named Theresia. Meanwhile, Georg tells Maurice that the Pope and Didier were the ones with the authority to send the knights to burn the village without his knowledge.
5	"Impact ~The Protected One~" Transliteration: "Shōtotsu ～Mamorareru Mono～" (Japanese: 衝突 ～守られるもの～)	Hiroshi Kimura	Rintarō Ikeda	February 4, 2021 (2021-02-04)
6	"True or False ~The Burden of a Princess~" Transliteration: "Shingi ～Ōjo no Omomi～" (Japanese: 真偽 ～王女の重み～)	Unknown	Unknown	February 11, 2021 (2021-02-11)

Manga

A manga adaptation illustrated by Pon Jea and Seiji began serialization in Media Factory's seinen manga magazine Monthly Comic Alive from March 2020.

External links

• Official website
• Anime official website (in Japanese)
• Hortensia Saga (anime) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia