Radiant (manfra)

Radiant is a French comics series written and illustrated by Tony Valente. It has been published by Ankama since 2013 and currently has 13 volumes released in French. It was later published by the Japanese publisher Asukashinsha in 2015, making it the first French manfra to be published in Japan.[2] The series has been licensed by Viz Media in English since 2018 and currently has the first 9 volumes released. It is also available in other languages such as German, Italian, Spanish and Portuguese by Panini Comics. The series received an anime adaptation by Lerche that aired from October 6, 2018 to February 23, 2019. The anime was renewed for a second season, which premiered on October 2, 2019.

Radiant
Cover art of the first English volume published by Viz Media.
GenreAdventure, fantasy[1]
Manga
Written byTony Valente
Published byAnkama
English publisher
DemographicShōnen
Original runJuly 4, 2013 – present
Volumes14
Anime television series
Directed by
Produced byYūsuke Fujita
Written byMakoto Uezu
Music byMasato Kōda
StudioLerche
Licensed by
Original networkNHK Educational TV
English network
Original run October 6, 2018 – February 26, 2020
Episodes42

Plot

In the world of Pompo Hills, a race of monsters called Nemeses fall from the sky. These creatures contaminate everything they touch. People who survive their contact become cursed, but also gain the ability to wield the magic power known as "Fantasia", thus becoming Sorcerers. Seth, the protagonist of Radiant, is a 15-years old boy who has survived a Nemesis attack. He dreams of defeating all of the Nemeses and bringing peace between Sorcerers and the rest of humanity. To do so, he has to find the place where the Nemeses come from, the legendary Radiant, and destroy it. He and other sorcerers travel the region in search of Radiant whilst avoiding the Inquisition, an organization opposed to the Sorcerers.

Characters
Seth (セト, Seto)
Voiced by: Yumiri Hanamori[3] (Japanese); Christopher Llewyn Ramirez[4] (English)
A fifteen-year-old boy that became a Sorcerer following a Nemesis attack he survived as a child ten years ago. The result of the attack gave him two small horns on his head. He aspires to end the Nemesis threat and bring peace to the Sorcerers and humans.
Mélie (メリ, Meri)
Voiced by: Aoi Yūki[3] (Japanese); Caitlin Glass (English)[4]
A girl with a split personality, she later becomes friends with Seth.
Doc (ドク, Doku)
Voiced by: Shintarou Oohata[3] (Japanese); Shawn Gann[5] (English)
A Research Sorcerer that works with Seth and Mélie.
Alma (アルマ, Aruma)
Voiced by: Romi Park[3] (Japanese); Monica Rial[4] (English)
A woman who is an experienced Sorcerer and Nemesis Hunter. She survived the same Nemesis attack Seth survived from ten years ago, losing her right arm. She since raised Seth and teaches him on controlling his Sorcerer powers. Although she acts somewhat hostile towards him, she is shown to be very caring and greatly knows how to use kindness to people.
Mister Bobley (ミスター・ボブリー, Misutā Boburī)
Voiced by: Makoto Koichi[6] (Japanese); Derick Snow (English)[4]
A small horned bird-like demon and Mélie's closest companion
Dragunov (ドラグノフ, Doragunofu)
Voiced by: Kōji Yusa[6] (Japanese); Ivan Jasso (English)[7]
A captain of the Inquisition tasked with bringing in Seth alive.
Grimm (グリム, Gurimu)
Voiced by: Takehito Koyasu[6] (Japanese); Eric Vale (English)[4]
A mysterious and powerful Sorcerer covered in bandages head to toe and speaks in the third-person.
Master Lord Majesty (マスター・ロード・マジェスティ, Masutā Rōdo Majesuti)
Voiced by: Kappei Yamaguchi[6] (Japanese); SungWon Cho (English)[8]
An talking cat-like being that is the leader of the Artemis Institute.
Yaga (ヤガ, Yaga)
Voiced by: Hiroyuki Yoshino[6] (Japanese); Doug Jackson[4] (English)
A wise, elderly sorcerer who was Alma's mentor. He becomes Seth's mentor as well.
Miss Melba (ミス・メルバ, Misu Meruba)
Voiced by: Nao Tōyama[6] (Japanese); Sakyiwaa Baah[4] (English)
Torque (トルク, Toruku)
Voiced by: Kenta Miyake[6] (Japanese); Ray Chase[4] (English)
A general of the Inquisition. Also known as "The Beast".
Von Tepes (フォン・ツェペシュ, Fon Tsuepeshu)
Voiced by: Takuma Terashima[6] (Japanese); Ian Sinclair[4] (English)
Ulmina Bagliore (ウルミナ・バグリオーレ, Urumina Baguriōre)
Voiced by: Saori Hayami[6] (Japanese); Bryn Apprill[4] (English)
Lieselotte (リゼロッテ, Rizerotte)
Voiced by: Ayane Sakura[6] (Japanese); Jamie Marchi[4] (English)
Santori (サントーリ, Santōri)
Voiced by: Kenichi Ogata[6] (Japanese); Kent Williams[4] (English)
Piodan (ピオドン, Piodon)
Voiced by: Ryōhei Kimura[6] (Japanese); Ricco Fajardo (English)
Boss (ボス, Bosu)
Voiced by: Tetsu Inada[6] (Japanese); Marcus Stimac[4] (English)
Narrator
Voiced by: Show Hayami[6] (Japanese); Barry Yandell[4] (English)
Mordred
Voiced by: Haruki Ishiya[9] (Japanese); Lee George (English)
Sagramore
Voiced by: Kentarō Kumagai[9] (Japanese); Clifford Chapin (English)
Queen Boudica
Voiced by: Yukana[10] (Japanese); Kenneisha Thompson (English)
Brangoire
Voiced by: Hiroshi Shirokuma[10] (Japanese); Jamal Sterling (English)
Lord Gyuris
Voiced by: Yutaka Aoyama[10] (Japanese); J. Michael Tatum (English)
Ocoho (オコホ, Okoho)
Voiced by: Mai Fuchigami (Japanese); Alle Mims (English)
Myr (ミル, Myr)
Voiced by: Bin Shimada (Japanese); Ben Phillips (English)
Yggdrajill / Jill (ジル, Jiru)
Voiced by: Kikuko Inoue (Japanese); Luci Christian (English)

Media

Manga
Main article: List of Radiant volumes

The manfra was written and illustrated by French author Tony Valente. He was born in Toulouse, France at October 11 1984, he moved to Roubaix to work on Ankama he began the publication of Radiant on Ankama Éditions on July 2013 and currently has 14 volumes released,Tony debuted his work in 2003 at the age of 19, at the time he is working on the fantasy novel "Les Quatre Princes De Ganahan" published by Soleil Productions, according to an interview that he made in Just Focus at April 2014, Tony says that his inspirations to create Radiant were Fairy Tail, Naruto & One Piece [11] It has been published by Viz Media in English since 2018.[12] Additional languages it has been published in are Spanish by LetraBlanka since 2016,[13] German by Pyramond since 2016,[14] and Italian by Mangasenpai since 2017.[15]

Anime
Main article: List of Radiant episodes

NHK announced the series on January 31, 2018. The series is an adaptation of French author Tony Valente' comic book series Radiant, which is published in Japan by Asukashinsha.[16] The series is directed by Seiji Kishi and Daisei Fukuoka, and written by Makoto Uezu, with animation done in RETAS software by Nerima-based studio Lerche.[16][17] Character designs for the series are produced by Nozomi Kawano, and Masato Koda is composing the series' music.[3] The opening theme song is "Utopia" by 04 Limited Sazabys.[6] The ending theme song is "Radiant" by Polkadot Stingray.[18]

The 21-episode anime series aired on NHK Educational TV from October 6, 2018 to February 23, 2019.[3][6] It is based on volumes 1 through 4 of the comic. The series is simulcast by Crunchyroll,[19] with Funimation producing an English dub as it airs.[20]

In the season finale, a 21-episode second season has been announced.[21] It premiered on October 2, 2019.[9] The second season's opening theme song is "Naraku" by Halo at Yojohan, while the ending theme song is "Chitto mo Shiranakatta" by Emi Nakamura.[10]

The series received a French dub which first aired on Game One in France on September 2, 2019.[22]

The anime began airing on ABC Me in Australia on January 2, 2021.

References
  1. "The Official Website for Radiant". Viz Media. Retrieved November 29, 2019.
  2. "Radiant Becomes 1st French Manga Published in Japan". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2019-03-13.
  3. Loo, Egan (March 21, 2018). "Radiant Fantasy TV Anime Reveals Cast, More Staff, Video, Episode Count". Anime News Network. Retrieved May 25, 2018.
  4. Funimaton. "Funimation Fall 2018 Simuldub Lineup". www.funimation.com. Retrieved 2018-10-25.
  5. "Caitlin Glass on Twitter". Twitter. November 18, 2018.
  6. Pineda, Rafael Antonio (August 31, 2018). "Radiant Anime Reveals Additional Cast, Song Artist, October 6 Premiere". Anime News Network. Retrieved August 31, 2018.
  7. Glass, Caitlin (2018-11-15). "As promised, another cast announcement for #Radiant_anime! Give it up for Ivan Jasso @iterrible103- the dashing Captain Dragunov- sure to become a fangirl favorite Remember, tune in Saturday on @FUNimation for the whole ep, & keep checking back here for more updates!". @caitlinsvoice. Retrieved 2019-04-03.
  8. Glass, Caitlin (2018-11-23). "Well, @Sonic12o3 was the first to guess it, and some others agreed- but I can officially welcome SungWon Cho @prozdkp to the cast of #RADIANT_anime! Catch him and some more new voices tomorrow on @FUNimation pic.twitter.com/Ps6RUH1XE8". @caitlinsvoice. Retrieved 2019-03-20.
  9. Hodgkins, Crystalyn (August 28, 2019). "Radiant Anime's 2nd Season Reveals New Cast Members, October 2 Debut, Visual". Anime News Network. Retrieved August 28, 2019.
  10. Mateo, Alex (September 11, 2019). "Radiant Anime's 2nd Season Reveals Additional Cast, Theme Songs". Anime News Network. Retrieved September 11, 2019.
  11. "Radiant - Ankama Shop". www.ankama-shop.com. Retrieved 2019-03-16.
  12. "VIZ: The Official Website for Radiant". www.viz.com. Retrieved 2019-03-13.
  13. Kyronne, Escrito por (2016-01-28). "Letrablanka licencia Radiant, manga de Tony Valente". koi-nya.net (in Spanish). Retrieved 2019-03-14.
  14. "Radiant". PYRAMOND Manga & Comics (in German). Retrieved 2019-03-14.
  15. Addari, Roberto (2017-01-16). "Radiant, il comunicato ufficiale e una anteprima da Mangasenpai". MangaForever.net (in Italian). Retrieved 2019-03-14.
  16. Pineda, Rafael Antonio (January 31, 2018). "French Fantasy Comic Radiant Gets NHK Educational TV Anime in October". Anime News Network. Retrieved May 25, 2018.
  17. "放送開始「ラディアン」岸監督＆福岡SDインタビュー". Animate Times (in Japanese). Animate. 2018-10-08. Retrieved 2019-02-21.
  18. Sherman, Jennifer (September 4, 2018). "Radiant Anime Reveals 2nd Promo Video, Ending Song". Anime News Network. Retrieved September 4, 2018.
  19. Pineda, Rafael Antonio (July 5, 2018). "Crunchyroll Announces RErideD, Double Decker, That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime, Radiant Anime for Fall". Anime News Network. Retrieved July 5, 2018.
  20. "Funimation Adds Ulysses, Goblin Slayer, Senran Kagura, Radiant Anime to Fall Season Dub Lineup". Anime News Network. September 25, 2018. Retrieved September 25, 2018.
  21. Loo, Egan (February 23, 2019). "Radiant TV Anime Gets 2nd Series in October". Anime News Network. Retrieved February 23, 2019.
  22. http://www.leblogtvnews.com/2019/08/l-anime-radiant-en-version-francaise-des-le-2-septembre-sur-game-one.html
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