Light Novel 'Rakudai Kishi no Cavalry' Concludes with 19th Volume

Riku Misora's Rakudai Kishi no Cavalry (Chivalry of a Failed Knight) light novel will end with the 19th volume on December 15, according to a post by the GA Bunko imprint's official Twitter on Friday. The account also posted the cover for the final volume (pictured).

The light novel entered its final arc with the 18th volume in June 2020. Misora originally intended to finish the light novel by 2022 after consulting with their editor in December 2021. This marks the conclusion of the light novel's ten-year run.

Misora began penning the school fantasy light novel under SB Creative's GA Bunko imprint in July 2013, featuring illustrations by Won. The 17th volume went on sale in November 2019. Rakudai Kishi no Cavalry has a cumulative 1.5 million copies in circulation as of February 2017.

Gangan Online serialized a manga adaptation by Megumu Soramichi (Zombieland Saga) from March 2014 to December 2017. Square Enix published the manga in 11 volumes between December 2014 and April 2018.

Silver Link. and Nexus adapted the light novel into a 12-episode television anime in Fall 2015, covering the first three volumes. Sentai Filmworks licensed the anime in North America and simulcast it on Hulu. The company began streaming an English dub on HIDIVE and released the anime on home video in June 2017.

Sol Press licensed the light novel in English in November 2019 and released the first three volumes in print and digital in the same month and volumes four and five in digital-only edition in July and December 2020 before going defunct.

Novel special site: https://ga.sbcr.jp/sp/cavalry/
Official anime Twitter: @ittoshura

Source: Official Twitter