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Haō Taikei Ryū Knight (覇王大系リューナイト, Haō Taikei Ryū Naito ^?, "Lord of Lords Ryu Knight") is a mecha anime television series produced by Sunrise. It was directed by Toshifumi Kawase and it aired in Japan from 5 April 1994 to 28 March 1995, spanning up to 52 Episodes. Due to its success, the series gained 3 OVA series: "Adeu's Legend", "Adeu's Legend II" and "Adeu's Legend Final".

Story

It tells the story of Adeu, a boy who lives his life by the "Ethos of Chivalry" (a code of conduct similar to the Knightly Virtues), who is on a quest to Earth's Blade, a gigantic sword reaching to the sky from the ground. Along the way, he meets Paffy, who is a princess and her two escorts, Sarutobi, a ninja, and Izumi, a priest. Throughout their adventure, they come across many villains, mostly composed of thieves and bandits who are after their Ryu mechs, which are far stronger than the normal mechs (henceforth referred to as Solids).

Characters and their Ryu Units

• Adeu: Ryu Knight Zephyr; with Spirit Stone, class-changes to Ryu Paladin Lord Zephyr.
• Sarutobi: Ryu Ninja Bakuretsumaru; with Spirit Stone, class-changes to Ryu Ninja Master Bakuretsumaru
• Izumi: Ryu Priest Baurus; with Spirit Stone, class-changes to Ryu High Priest Baurus.
• Paffy: Ryu Mage Magidora; with Spirit Stone, class-changes to Ryu Wizard Magidora
• Katze: Ryu Gunner Derringer (also spelled as Delingar), class-changes to Ryu Wyatt Derringer
• Hittel: Ryu Gunner Derringer (Both Katze and Hittel, as brother and sister, can control Derringer), class-changes to Ryu Wyatt Derringer
• Gesshin: Ryu Samurai Hayatemaru
• Gratches: Ryu Chief Shinebaram
• Galden: Dark Knight Steru; Later class-changes to Ryu Rune Knight

Songs

TV Version

OP

1. "Good-bye Tears" by Yumiko Takahashi
2. "RUN ~Kyou ga Kawaru Magic~" (Run ～今日が変わるMagic～) by Hitomi Mieno

ED

1. "Hitomi ni Diamond" (瞳にDiamond) by Hitomi Mieno
2. "Owaranai Natsu" (終わらない季節（なつ）) by Hitomi Mieno

Adeu's Legend

• OP

1. "Wing of Wind" (風の翼) by Hitomi Mieno

ED

1. "Point 1" (ポイント1) by Yumiko Takahashi

Adeu's Legend II/Adeu's Legend Final

ED

1. "Yume ni Stay" (夢にStay) by Hitomi Mieno

Releases

A manga version of the anime has been created by Hiroyuki Hataike and it is serialized in Shueisha's V-Jump while the anime is released in an Official DVD box set by Bandai Visual.^[1]

References

Links

• Haō Taikei Ryū Knight @ Sunrise
• Haō Taikei Ryū Knight (anime) at Anime News Network's Encyclopedia
• Haō Taikei Ryū Knight (manga) at Anime News Network's Encyclopedia
• Haō Taikei Ryū Knight: Adeu's Legend (anime) at Anime News Network's Encyclopedia
• Haō Taikei Ryū Knight: Adeu's Legend II (anime) at Anime News Network's Encyclopedia
• Haō Taikei Ryū Knight: Adeu's Legend Final (anime) at Anime News Network's Encyclopedia