Books by Yoshiki Tanaka

"First published in Japan in 2021 by Kodansha Ltd., Tokyo as Arslan senki, volume 15"--Colophon.

A massive ten-volume space opera epic; considered the greatest to come out of Japan.

Teenaged Prince Arslan doesn't quite have what it takes to be a great ruler, like his father, and his kingdom crumbles in a great war. This series, by Fullmetal Alchemist illustrator Hiromu Arakawa, sees Arslan on a journey to reclaim his kingdom.

THE SIEGE OF ECBATANA After escaping the horrors of the battlefield, Arslan takes refuge with Daryun in a mountain retreat belonging to the former lord and genius strategist, Narsus and enlists his assistance in his mission to reclaim his lost kingdom. Meanwhile, the royal capital of Ecbatana is under siege by the Lusitanians and the queen finds herself captured by the mysterious masked figure behind the fall of Pars.

Arslan is the teenage prince of the ancient kingdom of Pars, who doesn t seem to have what it takes to be a great ruler like his father. A fateful encounter with a slave from the neighbouring country of Lusitania leads Arslan to question the world outside of the royal capital s walls, but before he can indulge his curiosity, war breaks out.