The logo of The Sage's Grandson
Kenja no Mago (賢者の孫, lit. "The Sage's Grandson") is a Japanese novel series written by Yoshioka Tsuyoshi and illustrated by Kikuchi Seiji. It began as a web novel hosted on Shōsetsuka ni Narō. Enterbrain acquired and published the series since July 2015 under their Famitsu Bunko imprint. The novel was later adapted as a fantasy manga illustrated by Ogata Shunsuke in Kadokawa Shoten's Young Ace Up magazine. An anime adaptation by Silver Link is set to premiere on April 10, 2019.
Synopsis[]
A young man who had surely died in an accident, was reborn in another world as a baby! After that, he was picked up by the patriot hero "Sage" Merlin Wolford and was given the name Shin. He was raised as a grandson by Merlin and soaked up Merlin's teachings earning him some shocking power however, when he became 15 his grandfather Merlin said: "I forgot to teach him common sense"!
An "abnormal" boy's unconventional other world fantasy life starts here!!
(Source: Translated from official synopsis)
Media[]
Light Novel[]
- See also: List of Light Novel Volumes
The series originally began as a web novel, and is still ongoing. It was later acquired by Enterbrain, who published the novels under their Famitsu Bunko imprint since July 2015. Two 'gaiden' volumes have also been released since November 2017.
Manga[]
- See also: Manga
A manga adaptation by Shunsuke Ogata began serialization on Kadokawa Shoten's Young Ace Up website from March 2016.
Anime[]
- See also: Anime
An anime adaptation was announced on September 2017.[1] The anime is produced by Silver Link and is set to premiere on April 2019.[2]
Music[]
Kenja no Mago Original Soundtrack a collection of original soundtracks from Anime. Announced June 26, 2019
Trivia[]
- Japanese Comic Ranked 21, April 24-30.[3]
- Japanese Comic Ranked 12, July 24-30.[4]
- Japanese Comic Ranked 10, October 23-29.[5]
References
External Links[]
- Original web novel (Japanese)
- Official anime website (Japanese)