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The Case Files of Lord El-Melloi II Manga Launches on October 4
posted on by Rafael Antonio Pineda
The October issue of Kadokawa's Young Ace magazine revealed on Monday that Tō Azuma's manga adaptation of Makoto Sanda's Lord El-Melloi II-sei no Jikenbo (The Case Files of Lord El-Melloi II) mystery novel spinoff series will debut in the magazine's November issue on October 4. TENGEN is supervising the storyboards, and Minechi Sakamoto is credited with the original character design.
The manga centers on the titular character Lord El-Melloi II, the adult Waver Velvet from Fate/Zero, and successor of Kayneth, as well as Lord El-Melloi II's apprentice Gray. The story takes place in the Clock Tower, the Mage's Association's headquarters in England. There, Lord El-Melloi II and Gray solve various mysteries of a magical nature surrounding the Mage's Association.
SANDA published the first novel in the series in December 2014. The sixth novel shipped in Japan on August 13.
SANDA published his Rental Magica light novel series from 2004 to 2013 in 24 volumes. He serialized the novel series in Kadokawa's The Sneaker light novel magazine before it ceased publication in 2011. A 24-episode television anime adaptation premiered in 2007. Right Stuf released the series on DVD in North America.
SANDA was the dungeon master for the "Red Dragon" tabletop role-playing session that inspired the Chaos Dragon television anime. Type-Moon co-founder and Fate/stay night writer Kinoko Nasu participated as player in the game, alongside Fate/Zero author Gen Urobuchi, and other Japanese authors.
