Kodansha Ranobe Bunko Newcomer Award
魔王と魔女の英雄神話 (講談社ラノベ文庫)
Reincarnated from the modern world, Leonhardt is born as the first new Demon King in three thousand years. During his search for a forbidden grimoire he meets the witch Shal, joins old companions, and is drawn into a conspiracy tied to gods, demons, and the hidden past of witches.
Work Information
In a world the gods will not save, the Demon King vows to save everything himself.
An Excellence Award winner of the 10th Kodansha Ranobe Bunko Newcomer Award, published under the author name Shinku Kaminoki. Leonhardt meets Shal while seeking a grimoire, confronts the past hidden in her home village, and faces an enemy thought to belong to history. It is a reincarnation heroic saga built around the paradox of a Demon King bringing light.
Review Summaries
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The jury comments praise the work for its clean structure and for delivering on reader expectations, including the appeal of its heroine.
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Reader responses respond positively to its classic fantasy energy, developed worldbuilding, and the relationship between the Demon King and the witch.
Book Information
- Publisher
- 講談社
- Published
- 2023-05-02
- Pages
- 304 pages
- Language
- 日本語
- Size
- 10.8 x 1.5 x 14.8 cm
- ISBN-13
- 9784065320037
- ISBN-10
- 4065320038
- Price
- 770 JPY
- Category
- 本/コミック・ラノベ・BL/ライトノベル
現代より転生したレオンハルトは、三千年ぶりとなる新たな《魔王》として生を受けた。禁忌とされる魔導書を探す旅の最中、偶然出会ったシャルと行動を共にするレオンハルト。冒険者として活動を開始した二人は、レオンハルトの旧知の仲間であるミアとシルヴィアと合流、魔物退治の依頼を請けシャルの故郷の村に向かう。そこでレオンハルトはシャルが村を出て行った理由を知る――シャルもまた《魔女》であったのだ! その後シャルの過去に連なる陰謀に巻き込まれたレオンハルトが対峙する、歴史上の存在であったはずの恐るべき敵とは? そして魔導書を求めるレオンハルトの真の目的は……!? 神を殺し魔王が光をもたらす、新たなる転生叙事詩開幕!!
Related Literary Awards
- Kodansha Ranobe Bunko Newcomer Award Edition 10 (2019, held 2 times in year) ・honorable mention