King Arthur move aside! The kingdom of Fremmevilla takes the stage in Knight’s & Magic. Knights & Magic originally began as a web novel written by Hisago Amazeke-no before being published in print by Shufunotomo in 2010. Due to the success of the novels in 2016 Takuji Kat?, along with Square Enix, began to create a manga version of the series. With the first volume of the manga released the anime has followed suit premiering on July 2nd 2017. The story focuses on a man who has been reborn into the kingdom of Fremmevilla as a boy and wants to become a pilot for the Silhouette Knights despite his size.
Summary:
Knight’s & Magic starts off with Tsubasa Kurata who is a genius programmer, inventor, and robot enthusiast getting hit by a car and dying. Upon his death he is reincarnated to a world were medieval knights use giant robots called Silhouette Knights to fight against demons and other magical creatures. Kurata is reincarnated as Ernesti Echevallia a small boy born to a noble family. His one goal is to become a knight runner, a person who pilots a Silhouette Knight, to defend the kingdom against threats. We follow him as he goes to school to learn the proper mechanics, magic, and tactical skills required to become a knight runner. In the process he makes long lasting friendships while improving the stagnant technology that exists in the kingdom of Fremmevilla.
What to expect:
It is clear one of the main expectations in Knight’s & Magic that will occur is the learning curve that several characters will experience. The purpose of the school is to teach the proper mechanics, magic, and tactical elements of a knight runner. It is only natural that it will take time for students to adjust and fully be able to use their skills. The characters, in particular Ernesti, will build upon each other and develop new skills. One of the new skills will be to properly operate, attack, defend, and use magic in a knight runner to effectively defeat and enemy. Ernesti and his classmates have had very little experience in piloting and it will take time to properly get down the operational systems. Another expectation of the anime is that the technology in the kingdom of Fremmevilla is about to change. This is mainly due to Ernesti as he still has many memories from Kurata’s life and world. Rather than keeping this knowledge hidden he is sharing it and making suggestions on both hand combat weapons and to the knight runners. By doing this he is increasing the defense the kingdom has while allowing himself to become part of the Silhouette Knights. While the anime is starting off on a positive note it is clear that it is going to turn dark as the number of demons and magical creatures are increasing in number. This will result in tougher battles where several soldiers will be put at risk. The title Knight’s & Magic might fool you into thinking that this anime is sweet and light hearted, but in reality this is going to be a show that brings you into the world of fantasy and war as we follow the next generation of soldiers being developed.
