Grimgar of Fantasy and Ash
Grimgar of Fantasy and Ash (灰と幻想のグリムガル, Hai to Gensō no Gurimugaru) is a Japanese light novel series written by Ao Jūmonji and illustrated by Eiri Shirai. The story follows a group of people who suddenly find themselves in a fantasy world with no memories from before their arrival, and chronicles their struggles to survive and make a life for themselves as volunteer soldiers.
| Grimgar of Fantasy and Ash | |
The cover of the first light novel volume. | |
| 灰と幻想のグリムガル (Hai to Gensō no Gurimugaru) | |
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| Genre | Dark fantasy, isekai |
| Light novel | |
| Written by | Ao Jūmonji |
| Illustrated by | Eiri Shirai |
| Published by | Overlap |
| English publisher | J-Novel Club (digital) Seven Seas Entertainment |
| Imprint | Overlap Bunko |
| Demographic | Male |
| Original run | 25 June 2013 – present |
| Volumes | 19 + 2 extra |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Mutsumi Okubashi |
| Published by | Square Enix |
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| Magazine | Gangan Joker |
| Demographic | Shōnen |
| Original run | 22 April 2015 – 22 June 2016 |
| Volumes | 3 |
| Anime television series | |
| Grimgar, Ashes and Illusions | |
| Directed by | Ryosuke Nakamura |
| Produced by | Masaya Saito Naoki Harada Shigetoshi Sato |
| Written by | Ryosuke Nakamura |
| Music by | R.O.N ([K]NoW_NAME) |
| Studio | A-1 Pictures |
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| Original network | AT-X, Tokyo MX, BS11, ABC |
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| Original run | 11 January 2016 – 28 March 2016 |
| Episodes | 12 + OVA |
Mutsumi Okubashi began serializing a manga adaptation in Gangan Joker in 2015. The novels were adapted into a 12-episode anime television series that ran from January to March 2016. An original video animation was released in March 2016. The anime is licensed in North America by Funimation as Grimgar, Ashes and Illusions, while J-Novel Club has acquired the rights to publish the original novels in English and Yen Press published the manga adaptation.