Mutsumi Inomata
"The Weathering Continent", serial novels written by Sei Takekawa and illustrated by Mutsumi Inomata, was first serialized in the Fujimi Shobo "seinen" publication "Monthly Dragon Magazine" in the April 1990 issue. The series totals 28 collected volumes. The first was released on November 11, 1988 and the last was released on April 20, 2006. The entire "The Weathering Continent" series was also collected into five larger volumes and published on September 28, 2007.