Chrome Shelled Regios

Chrome Shelled Regios (鋼殻のレギオス, Kōkaku no Regiosu) is a Japanese light novel series by Shūsuke Amagi, with illustrations by Miyū. A short story light novel series was serialized in Dragon Magazine. A manga adaptation drawn by Miyū is serialized in the shōnen manga magazine Dragon Age Pure. A second manga adaptation drawn by Nodoka Kiyose is serialized in the shōnen manga magazine Monthly Dragon Age. A third manga adaptation drawn by Watari is serialized in Beans Ace magazine. A four-panel comic strip adaptation drawn by Masumi Futaba started serialization in Monthly Dragon Age on November 8, 2008. A science fiction light novel series titled Legend of Regios is set in the past world of Chrome Shelled Regios series, and published by Fujimi Shobo under its Style-F label. An anime adaptation produced by Zexcs aired on January 11, 2009 to June 20, 2009 and is licensed in North America by Funimation Entertainment.

Chrome Shelled Regios
Cover of Chrome Shelled Regios volume 1 as published by Fujimi Shobo
鋼殻のレギオス
(Kōkaku no Regiosu)
Light novel
Written byShūsuke Amagi
Illustrated byMiyū
Published byFujimi Shobo
MagazineDragon Magazine (short stories only)
DemographicMale
Original runMarch 18, 2006 – September 25, 2013
Volumes25
Manga
Written byShūsuke Amagi
Illustrated byMiyū
Published byFujimi Shobo
MagazineDragon Age Pure
DemographicShōnen
Original runApril 2007 – December 7, 2011
Volumes3
Manga
Chrome Shelled Regios: Missing Mail
Written byShūsuke Amagiike
Illustrated byNodoka Kiyose
Published byFujimi Shobo
MagazineMonthly Dragon Age
DemographicShōnen
Original runJune 2007 – February 2013
Volumes8
Manga
Chrome Shelled Regios: Secret Side
Written byShūsuke Amagi
Illustrated byWatari
Published byKadokawa Shoten
MagazineBeans Ace
Original runApril 10, 2008 – May 22, 2009
Volumes2
Manga
Kōkaku no Regiosu no 4 Koma Feri no Uta
Written byShūsuke Amagi
Illustrated byMasumi Futaba
Published byFujimi Shobo
MagazineDragon Age Pure (former)
Monthly Dragon Age
DemographicShōnen
Original runNovember 8, 2008 – October 7, 2009
Volumes2
Light novel
Legend of Regios
Written byShūsuke Amagi
Illustrated byMiyū
Published byFujimi Shobo
Original runJune 29, 2007 – September 20, 2008
Volumes3
Anime television series
Directed byItsuro Kawasaki
Produced byTomoko Kawasaki
Tsuneo Takechi
Seiichi Hachiya
Tomoko Suzuki
Yuka Harada
Atsuyuki Okamoto
Written byMamiko Ikeda
Music byDaisuke Asakura
StudioZexcs
Licensed by
Funimation Entertainment
MVM Films
Original networkSUN-TV, Tokyo MX
English network
Animax Asia
Funimation Channel
Original run January 11, 2009 – June 20, 2009
Episodes24
Light novel
Regios Crusade
Written byShūsuke Amagi
Illustrated byMiyū
Published byFujimi Shobo
Original runMarch 16, 2009 – January 20, 2012
Volumes3

Plot
See also: List of Chrome Shelled Regios characters

In an alternate reality earth overrun with mutated nano-machine-beasts called Filth Monsters (Contaminoids in Funimation's translation), humanity is forced to live in large mobile cities called Regios and learn to use weapons called DITE (pronounced Di-Te) and harnessing the power of Kei to defend themselves. The truth is that these are people lost in an alternative reality caught between struggling as pawns of the founders of this space and those trying to destroy it. Only upon its destruction can everything revert to the real world. However, many generations have passed since the creation of the world and naturally the citizens who inhabit it fight for their lives. In the Academic City of Zuellni, Layfon Alseif is hoping to start a new life without Martial/Military arts and forget his past. However, his past has caught the attention of Kalian Loss, the Student Council President and Nina Antalk, a Military Arts student and Captain of the 17th Platoon, who instantly recognizes his abilities and decides he's the perfect candidate to join her group. The series follow Layfon's life in Zuellni and occasionally has flashbacks of his life in Glenden as a Heaven's Blade.

Media

Novels

The series finished with 25 light novel volumes - with 19 volumes of the main story-line and 6 being the side-story novels. The last 25th volume (which is an epilogue of the story) was published in September 2013 in Japan.[1]

Anime
See also: List of Chrome Shelled Regios episodes

The anime adaptation started airing in January 2009 and was produced by Zexcs. At Anime Central 2010, North American anime distributor Funimation Entertainment announced that they have acquired the anime series.[2][3]

The series made its North American television debut on September 19, 2011 on the Funimation Channel.[4]

Reception

The light novels have sold over 5,000,000 copies.

References
  1. According to the Publisher's (Fujimi Shobo's) Official "Koukaku no Regios" Page.
  2. "Funimation Adds Rosario+Vampire Anime And More". Anime News Network. 2010-05-15.
  3. "MVM Entertainment Acquires UK 'Chrome Shelled Regios' Anime Rights". The Fandom Post. January 5, 2014. Retrieved January 9, 2020.
  4. "Funimation Week 39 of 2011". Funimation.
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