Weathering Continent
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The Weathering Continent | |
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風の大陸 (Kaze no Tairiku) |
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Novel | |
Authored by | Sei Takekawa |
Artist | Mutsumi Inomata |
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Publish date | 10/90 |
No. of volumes | 28 |
Movie | |
Directed by | Kôichi Mashimo |
Studio | Production I.G. |
Released | 1992 |
Runtime | 60 min |
The Weathering Continent (風の大陸 Kaze no Tairiku) is the title of a Japanese fantasy light novel series by author Sei Takekawa and illustrated by Mutsumi Inomata. Its first installment was published in Dragon Magazine in 1988, with the first collected novel released in October 1990. It has 28 volumes (the final one was released in April 2006), and there are also a number of gaiden novels. An anime feature film based on the novels was also released. It is available in the U.S. courtesy of Media Blasters.
The Weathering Continent centers on three travelers - the delicately handsome sorcerer Tieh, the burly and reticent warrior Bois, and the spritely young Lakshi - as they trek though the shattered wastelands of the ancient continent of Atlantis.
[edit] Anime
The hour-long Weathering Continent theatrical was produced by Production I.G. in 1992. It was directed by Kôichi Mashimo and features character designs by Nobuteru Yūki. It was released on DVD in the U.S. by Media Blasters in 2003.