Record of Wortenia War

Record of Wortenia War
Cover of the first light novel volume
ウォルテニア戦記
(Wortenia Senki)
GenreIsekai, Fantasy[1]
Novel series
Written byRyota Hori
Published byShōsetsuka ni Narō
Original runOctober 6, 2009 – July 16, 2021
Light novel
Written byRyota Hori
Illustrated bybob
Published byHobby Japan
English publisher
ImprintHJ Novels
DemographicMale
Original runSeptember 19, 2015 – present
Volumes30
Manga
Illustrated byYukari Yagi
Published byHobby Japan
English publisher
ImprintHJ Comics
MagazineComic Fire
DemographicShōnen
Original run2016 – present
Volumes11

Record of Wortenia War (ウォルテニア戦記, Wortenia Senki) is a Japanese light novel series written by Ryota Hori and illustrated by bob. It began serialization online in 2009 on the user-generated novel publishing website Shōsetsuka ni Narō. It was acquired by Hobby Japan, who published the first light novel volume in October 2015 under their HJ Novels imprint. A manga adaptation with art by Yukari Yagi has been serialized online via Hobby Japan's Comic Fire website since 2016. Both the light novel and manga have been licensed in North America by J-Novel Club.

Plot

Media

Light novels

Hobby Japan published the first light novel volume in print with illustrations by bob in September 2015.[2] As of July 2022, twenty-two volumes have been published. The light novel is licensed in North America by J-Novel Club.[3]

Volumes

No. Original release date Original ISBN English release date English ISBN
1 September 19, 2015[2]978-4-79861-076-4July 13, 2019[4]978-1-71834-550-8
  • Prologue
  • Chapter 1: Summoning
  • Chapter 2: Escape
  • Chapter 3: Resolve
  • Chapter 4: The Hunter and the Hunted
  • Epilogue
2 December 22, 2015[5]978-4-79861-148-8September 21, 2019[6]978-1-71834-552-2
  • Prologue
  • Chapter 1: Assailant
  • Chapter 2: Entangled Plots
  • Chapter 3: The Ivory Goddess of War
  • Chapter 4: Proof of Strength
  • Epilogue
3 March 24, 2016[7]978-4-79861-199-0November 29, 2019[8]978-1-71834-554-6
  • Prologue
  • Chapter 1: Spanner in the Works
  • Chapter 2: Opening Hostilities
  • Chapter 3: The Assassin
  • Chapter 4: Those Who Struggle
  • Epilogue
4 July 22, 2016[9]978-4-79861-245-4January 27, 2020[10]978-1-71834-556-0
  • Prologue
  • Chapter 1: Inescapable Sin
  • Chapter 2: An Unexpected Messenger
  • Chapter 3: Clash
  • Chapter 4: Helena's Revenge
  • Chapter 5: A New Battlefield
  • Epilogue
5 November 24, 2016[11]978-4-79861-330-7March 21, 2020[12]978-1-71834-558-4
  • Prologue
  • Chapter 1: The Beginning of the Flight
  • Chapter 2: Heading North
  • Chapter 3: Leader of the North
  • Chapter 4: The Christof Company
  • Chapter 5: The Oppressed
  • Epilogue
6 March 23, 2017[13]978-4-79861-414-4May 31, 2020[14]978-1-71834-560-7
  • Prologue
  • Chapter 1: Negotiations
  • Chapter 2: In Search of New Power
  • Chapter 3: The Invasion of the East
  • Chapter 4: To The Peninsula
  • Chapter 5: Merciless Hellfire
  • Epilogue
7 July 22, 2017[15]978-4-79861-490-8August 2, 2020[16]978-1-71834-562-1
  • Prologue
  • Chapter 1: The Clouds of War Brew
  • Chapter 2: A Messenger From a Neighboring Country
  • Chapter 3: The Gap Between Ideals and Reality
  • Chapter 4: To the West
  • Chapter 5: Proving One's Power
  • Epilogue
8 November 22, 2017[17]978-4-79861-568-4October 11, 2020[18]978-1-71834-564-5
  • Prologue
  • Chapter 1: Those Who Writhe in the Shadows
  • Chapter 2: A Restless Heart
  • Chapter 3: The Vixen of the North
  • Chapter 4: The Battle of the Ushas Basin
  • Chapter 5: The Church of Meneos
  • Epilogue
9 March 22, 2018[19]978-4-79861-654-4January 10, 2021[20]978-1-71834-566-9
  • Prologue
  • Chapter 1: A Chance Meeting with an Old Friend
  • Chapter 2: The First Obstacle
  • Chapter 3: The Second Obstacle
  • Chapter 4: The Hour of Harvest
  • Chapter 5: Two Side of the Coin
  • Epilogue
10 July 21, 2018[21]978-4-79861-729-9May 17, 2021[22]978-1-71834-568-3
  • Prologue
  • Chapter 1: Akimitsu Kuze
  • Chapter 2: Julianus I's Advice
  • Chapter 3: The Hero's Homecoming
  • Chapter 4: The Shadow's Presence
  • Chapter 5: Incessant Plots
  • Epilogue
11 November 22, 2018[23]978-4-79861-806-7August 25, 2021[24]978-1-71834-570-6
  • Prologue
  • Chapter 1: A New War Beckons
  • Chapter 2: The Ten House's of the North
  • Chapter 3: The Azure Sky Nimbus
  • Chapter 4: The Twin Blades
  • Chapter 5: Spontaneous Discharge
  • Epilogue
12 March 22, 2019[25]978-4-79861-886-9September 6, 2021[26]978-1-71834-572-0
  • Prologue
  • Chapter 1: The Dark Abyss
  • Chapter 2: Kikoku
  • Chapter 3: The Oppressor and the Oppressed
  • Chapter 4: The Night Before the War
  • Chapter 5: The Beast's Howl
  • Epilogue
13 July 23, 2019[27]978-4-79861-964-4November 30, 2021[28]978-1-71834-574-4
  • Prologue
  • Chapter 1: The Crimson Lioness and the Twin Blades
  • Chapter 2: For a Better Tomorrow
  • Chapter 3: Swarm of Locusts
  • Chapter 4: The City of Galatia
  • Epilogue
14 November 22, 2019[29]978-4-79862-050-3February 14, 2022[30]978-1-71834-576-8
  • Prologue
  • Chapter 1: Count Winzer's Estate
  • Chapter 2: Betrayal and Friendship
  • Chapter 3: A Warrior's Way of Life
  • Chapter 4: The House of Lords
  • Epilogue
15 March 21, 2020[31]978-4-79862-151-7July 4, 2022[32]978-1-71834-578-2
  • Prologue
  • Chapter 1: Tarnished Pride
  • Chapter 2: A Captive Warrior
  • Chapter 3: Where the Future is Headed
  • Chapter 4: Master of the Twin Blades
  • Epilogue
16 July 22, 2020[33]978-4-79862-249-1September 19, 2022[34]978-1-71834-580-5
  • Prologue
  • Chapter 1: Invisible Malice
  • Chapter 2: Of Kings and Overlords
  • Chapter 3: The Feast Begins
  • Chapter 4: A Deadly Trap
  • Epilogue
17 November 21, 2020[35]978-4-79862-350-4December 6, 2022[36]978-1-71834-582-9
  • Prologue
  • Chapter 1: The Opening Act of the Farce
  • Chapter 2: Verbal Dogfight
  • Chapter 3: The Day of Separation
  • Chapter 4: The Battle of the Cannat Plains
  • Epilogue
18 March 19, 2021[37]978-4-79862-441-9March 20, 2023[38]978-1-71834-584-3
  • Prologue
  • Chapter 1: Battlefield Investigation
  • Chapter 2: Deceivers' Den
  • Chapter 3: Bonds of Blood
  • Chapter 4: The Heir to One's Will
  • Epilogue
19 July 19, 2021[39]978-4-79862-551-5June 5, 2023[40]978-1-71834-586-7
  • Prologue
  • Chapter 1: A Wavering Heart
  • Chapter 2: The Weapon that is the Weak
  • Chapter 3: The Empty Fort Scheme
  • Chapter 4: The Tiger Cage Pass
  • Epilogue
20 November 19, 2021[41]978-4-79862-671-0September 1, 2023[42]978-1-71834-588-1
  • Prologue
  • Chapter 1: The Conqueror's Kindness
  • Chapter 2: The Southern Battlefield
  • Chapter 3: A Trap for a Trap
  • Chapter 4: The End of the Northern Subjugation
  • Epilogue
21 March 19, 2022[43]978-4-79862-764-9October 30, 2023[44]978-1-71834-590-4
  • Prologue
  • Chapter 1: Those Who Wander in Search of Light
  • Chapter 2: The Delivered Letter
  • Chapter 3: Ceasefire Negotiations
  • Chapter 4: Those Who Know the Mikoshiba Ways
  • Epilogue
22 July 19, 2022[45]978-4-79862-872-1January 12, 2024[46]978-1-71834-592-8
  • Prologue
  • Chapter 1: The Battle for the Capital
  • Chapter 2: The Moment Suspicion Buds
  • Chapter 3: Castle Invasion
  • Chapter 4: A New Country
  • Epilogue
23 November 23, 2022[47]978-4-79862-998-8March 13, 2024[48]978-1-71834-594-2
24 March 20, 2023[49]978-4-79863-140-0May 20, 2024[50]978-1-71834-596-6
25 July 19, 2023[51]978-4-79863-234-6August 9, 2024[52]978-1-71834-598-0
26 December 19, 2023[53]978-4-79863-347-3November 1, 2024[54]978-1-71834-666-6
27 June 19, 2024[55]978-4-79863-507-1January 17, 2025[56]978-1-71834-668-0
28 August 20, 2024[57]978-4-79863-601-6May 9, 2025[58]978-1-71834-670-3
29 December 19, 2024[59]978-4-79863-703-7July 9, 2025[60]978-1-71832-274-5
30 May 19, 2025[61]978-4-79863-850-8——

Manga

The light novel series was adapted into a manga series by Yukari Yagi and published by Hobby Japan.[62] As of December 2021, the individual chapters have been collected into eight tankōbon volumes. The manga is also licensed by J-Novel Club.[63]

Volumes

No. Original release date Original ISBN English release date English ISBN
1 April 27, 2017[64]978-4-79861-442-7December 2, 2020[65]978-1-71830-720-9
  • Chapter 1: Summoning
  • Chapter 2: Escape
  • Chapter 3: On the Run
  • Chapter 4: Resolve
  • Chapter 5: Resolve 2
  • Side Story
2 November 27, 2017[66]978-4-79861-572-1May 5, 2021[67]978-1-71830-721-6
  • Chapter 6: Resolve 3
  • Chapter 7: The Hunter and the Hunted
  • Chapter 8: The Hunter and the Hunted 2
  • Chapter 9: The Way Back Home
  • Chapter 10: The Assailant
  • Side Story
3 April 27, 2018[68]978-4-79861-687-2July 14, 2021[69]978-1-71830-722-3
  • Chapter 11: The Enemy's Identity
  • Chapter 12: The Scheme
  • Chapter 13: Entangled Plots
  • Chapter 14: The Ivory Goddess of War
  • Chapter 15: Proof of Strength
4 December 27, 2018[70]978-4-79861-810-4September 29, 2021[71]978-1-71830-723-0
  • Chapter 16: Spanner in the Works
  • Chapter 17: The Traitor's Name
  • Chapter 18: Opening Hostilities
  • Chapter 19: The Assassin
  • Chapter 20: Those Who Struggle
  • Side Story
5 September 27, 2019[72]978-4-79862-006-0November 3, 2021[73]978-1-71830-724-7
  • Chapter 21: Negotiations
  • Chapter 22: Assassin
  • Chapter 23: Class
  • Chapter 24: Helena's Revenge
  • Chapter 25: A New Battlefield
6 June 27, 2020[74]978-4-79862-239-2January 26, 2022[75]978-1-71830-725-4
  • Chapter 26: Northward
  • Chapter 27: Governor of the North
  • Chapter 28: Governor of the North Part 2
  • Chapter 29: The Christof Company
  • Chapter 30: The Oppressed
  • Side Story
7 March 1, 2021[76]978-4-79862-428-0April 13, 2022[77]978-1-71830-726-1
  • Chapter 31: The Oppressed — Part 2
  • Chapter 32: Negotiations
  • Chapter 33: Invading the East
  • Chapter 34: To the Peninsula
  • Chapter 35: Ruthless Hellfire
8 December 28, 2021[78]978-4-79862-654-3September 28, 2022[79]978-1-71830-727-8
  • Chapter 36: Ruthless Hellfire Part 2
  • Chapter 37: The Creeping Shadows of War
  • Chapter 38: The One Who Enables Victory
  • Chapter 39: To the West
  • Chapter 40: Proof of Strength
  • Side Story
9 September 29, 2022[80]978-4-79862-961-2March 15, 2023[81]978-1-71830-728-5
  • Chapter 41: Proof of Strength — Part 2
  • Chapter 42: Vixen of the North
  • Chapter 43: Hurdle Part 1
  • Chapter 44: Hurdle Part 2
  • Chapter 45: An Encounter with an Old Friend
10 November 1, 2023[82]978-4-79863-155-4July 24, 2024[83]978-1-71830-729-2
  • Chapter 46: An Encounter with an Old Friend — Part 2
  • Chapter 47: The Hero Returns
  • Chapter 48: Endless Machinations
  • Chapter 49: An Invitation to a New Battle
  • Chapter 50: Ten Houses of the North and Azure Sky Nimbus
11 December 2, 2024[84]978-4-79863-520-0——

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