The Great Cleric

The Great Cleric (Japanese: 聖者無双, Hepburn: Seija Musō) is a Japanese light novel series written by Broccoli Lion. Originally published via the novel posting website Shōsetsuka ni Narō in October 2015, the series was later acquired by Micro Magazine, who began publishing the series in print with illustrations by Sime. A manga adaptation, illustrated by Hiiro Akikaze, began serialization on the Niconico-based web manga platform Suiyōbi no Sirius in June 2017. An anime television series adaptation by Yokohama Animation Laboratory and Cloud Hearts is set to premiere in July 2023.

The Great Cleric
Cover of the first light novel volume
聖者無双
(Seija Musō)
GenreIsekai, slice of life[1]
Novel series
Written byBroccoli Lion
Published byShōsetsuka ni Narō
Original runOctober 17, 2015 – February 28, 2022
Light novel
Written byBroccoli Lion
Illustrated bySime
Published byMicro Magazine
English publisher
ImprintGC Novels
DemographicMale
Original runAugust 30, 2016 – present
Volumes10
Manga
Written byBroccoli Lion
Illustrated byHiiro Akikaze
Published byKodansha
English publisher
MagazineSuiyōbi no Sirius
DemographicShōnen
Original runJune 1, 2017 – present
Volumes11
Anime television series
Directed byMasato Tamagawa
Written byKeiichirō Ōchi
Studio
Original networkTBS, BS11
Original run July 2023 – scheduled

Characters
Luciel (ルシエル, Rushieru)
Voiced by: Reiji Kawashima[2]
Brod (ブロド, Burodo)
Voiced by: Akio Otsuka[2]
Grulga (グルガー, Gurugā)
Voiced by: Tomoaki Maeno[2]
Galva (ガルバ, Garuba)
Voiced by: Daisuke Ono[2]
Lumina (ルミナ, Rumina)
Voiced by: Rika Kinugawa[3]
Nanaera (ナナエラ)
Voiced by: Hina Tachibana[3]
Monika (モニカ)
Voiced by: Manaka Iwami[3]
Kururu (クルル)
Voiced by: Mikoi Sasaki[3]
Kōun-sensei (豪運先生)
Voiced by: Showtaro Morikubo[3]

Media

Light novel

Written by Broccoli Lion, the series began publication on the novel posting website Shōsetsuka ni Narō on October 17, 2015.[4] It was later acquired by Micro Magazine, who began publishing the series in print with illustrations by Sime on August 30, 2016.[5] As of January 2022, ten volumes have been released.[6]

In October 2020, J-Novel Club announced that they licensed the novels for English publication.[7]

Volume list
No. Original release date Original ISBN English release date English ISBN
1 August 30, 2016[5]978-4-89-637579-4February 2, 2021[8]978-1-71-836202-4
2 January 28, 2017[9]978-4-89-637613-5June 28, 2021[10]978-1-71-836204-8
3 June 30, 2017[11]978-4-89-637640-1July 20, 2021[12]978-1-71-836206-2
4 February 28, 2018[13]978-4-89-637692-0August 27, 2021[14]978-1-71-836208-6
5 October 30, 2018[15]978-4-89-637827-6October 27, 2021[16]978-1-71-836210-9
6 June 29, 2019[17]978-4-89-637893-1January 20, 2022[18]978-1-71-836212-3
7 December 26, 2019[19]978-4-89-637953-2April 14, 2022[20]978-1-71-836214-7
8 November 30, 2020[21]978-4-86-716084-8June 2, 2022[22]978-1-71-836216-1
9 July 30, 2021[23]978-4-86-716162-3August 4, 2022[24]978-1-71-836218-5
10 January 28, 2022[6]978-4-86-716241-5December 1, 2022[25]978-1-71-836220-8

Manga

A manga adaptation, illustrated by Hiiro Akikaze, began serialization on Kodansha's Niconico-based Suiyōbi no Sirius manga service on January 27, 2017.[26] As of March 2023, the series' individual chapters have been collected into eleven tankōbon volumes.[27]

At Anime Expo 2019, Vertical announced that they licensed the series for English publication.[28]

Volume list
No. Original release date Original ISBN English release date English ISBN
1 June 30, 2017[29]978-4-06-390712-4July 23, 2019 (digital)
February 21, 2023 (print)[1]		978-1-64-651763-3
2 February 28, 2018[30]978-4-06-510744-7September 17, 2019[31]978-1-64-659037-7
3 October 30, 2018[32]978-4-06-513029-2October 15, 2019[33]978-1-64-659075-9
4 July 9, 2019[34]978-4-06-516206-4November 19, 2019[35]978-1-64-659122-0
5 February 7, 2020[36]978-4-06-518444-8June 30, 2020[37]978-1-64-659402-3
6 August 6, 2020[38]978-4-06-520408-5January 26, 2021[39]978-1-64-659924-0
7 February 9, 2021[40]978-4-06-522213-3September 28, 2021[41]978-1-63-699382-9
8 August 6, 2021[42]978-4-06-524167-7March 29, 2022[43]978-1-63-699674-5
9 February 9, 2022[44]978-4-06-526710-3January 31, 2023[45]978-1-68-491666-5
10 October 7, 2022[46]978-4-06-528959-4——
11 March 9, 2023[27]978-4-06-530896-7——

Anime

An anime television series adaptation was announced on October 7, 2022.[47][48] It is produced by Yokohama Animation Laboratory and Cloud Hearts, and directed by Masato Tamagawa, with scripts supervised by Keiichirō Ōchi, and character designs handled by Guonian Wang. The series is set to premiere in July 2023 on TBS and BS11.[2] The opening theme song is "Bagu-chan" (バグちゃん) by Nasuo☆, while the ending theme song is "A New Day" by Yuki Nakashima.[3]

Reception

The series won the gold award (effectively second place) at the 4th Net Novel Award.[49]

The novel series has sold over two million copies.[50]

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