Chivalry of a Failed Knight
Chivalry of a Failed Knight (Japanese: 落第騎士の英雄譚, Hepburn: Rakudai Kishi no Kyabaruryi, lit. "The Heroic Tales of the Failure Knight", also known as A Tale of Worst One by the English title in the anime version) is a Japanese light novel series written by Riku Misora and illustrated by Won. 19 volumes were released from July 2013 to December 2023. The story is set in a fantasy world where the titular "failed knight" Ikki Kurogane meets Stella Vermillion, who is considered a prodigy. The two make up for each other's weaknesses and form a relationship while training to become great knights. A manga adaptation was published from March 2014 to December 2017. An anime adaptation aired from October to December 2015.
| Chivalry of a Failed Knight | |
Cover of the light novel volume 1, featuring Stella Vermillion | |
| 落第騎士の英雄譚 (Rakudai Kishi no Kyabaruryi) | |
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| Genre | Action, fantasy, romance |
| Light novel | |
| Written by | Riku Misora |
| Illustrated by | Won |
| Published by | SB Creative |
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| Imprint | GA Bunko |
| Demographic | Male |
| Original run | July 15, 2013 – December 15, 2023 |
| Volumes | 19 |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Riku Misora |
| Illustrated by | Megumi Soramichi |
| Published by | Square Enix |
| Magazine | Gangan Online |
| Demographic | Shōnen |
| Original run | March 4, 2014 – December 7, 2017 |
| Volumes | 11 |
| Manga | |
| Chivalry of a Failed Knight Anthology feat. Stella | |
| Written by | Various artists |
| Published by | Square Enix |
| Magazine | GA Bunko Magazine |
| Demographic | Shōnen |
| Published | December 13, 2014 |
| Volumes | 1 |
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| Written by | Shogo Yasukawa |
| Music by | Kōtarō Nakagawa |
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| Original network | AT-X, Tokyo MX, TV Aichi, Sun TV, BS11 |
| Original run | October 3, 2015 – December 19, 2015 |
| Episodes | 12 |
The light novels have sold 1.5 million print copies by February 2017.