Skeleton Knight in Another World

### Producer

Pony Canyon, AT-X, DAX Production, Docomo Anime Store, Overlap, Crunchyroll, Muse Communication, MAGNET

### License

Crunchyroll
Muse Communication (SA/SEA)

## Fandom

***Skeleton Knight in Another World*** (骸骨騎士様、只今異世界へお出掛け中, Gaikotsu Kishi-sama, Tadaima Isekai e Odekake-chū) is a Japanese light novel series written by Ennki Hakari and illustrated by KeG. It began serialization online in October 2014 on the novel self-publishing website Shōsetsuka ni Narō. It was later acquired by Overlap, who have published ten volumes since June 2015 under their Overlap Novels imprint. A manga adaptation with art by Akira Sawano has been serialized online via Overlap's *Comic Gardo* website since February 2017 and has been collected in eleven *tankōbon* volumes. Both the light novel and manga are licensed in North America by Seven Seas Entertainment. An anime television series adaptation by Studio Kai and Hornets aired from April to June 2022.

## Synopsis

Upon awakening, an unnamed gamer finds himself in the avatar body and armor that he was using in his online game. Seeing his reflection in a river, he is shocked to discover that his appearance is that of a skeleton due to the special avatar skin『Skeleton』he used. In unfamiliar territory, the gamer decides that it would be best to hide his appearance by never removing his helmet and to search for inhabitants. He spies a band of bandits attacking a group at a distance and springs into action after seeing the bandits about to rape two women, killing the men. The women introduce themselves as Lauren, a noblewoman, and Rita Farren, her maid. Using his game name, the knight introduces himself as Arc and agrees to escort the two ladies to the town of Luvierte. While he refuses a reward (to avoid meeting Lauren's father Viscount Buckle du Luvierte, as it would cause complications should the noble ask to see his face), Rita gives him a copper passport to allow him easier passage through any city in the territory.

While dispatching a group of bandits using a cave as their hideout who had attacked him near the town of Diento, he discovers a wounded green-furred cottontailed fox (*"ventu vulpis"*) being held in a cage. Freeing the creature, he heals its wound with magic and befriends it. The fox indicates that it wants to travel with him, and he names it "Ponta".

Later, Arc encounters a male elf outside Diento and learns from him about the human trade in capturing and enslaving elves. The elf is surprised that Ponta (which he refers to as a "spirit creature") is so attached to Arc and that Arc doesn't seem to share the fear and prejudice against elves that most humans in this world seem to have.

Some time afterwards, Arc stumbles across two elf soldiers, one male and one female, battling a band of human slavers; when their leader uses the captured elf children as hostages, the female elf seems ready to surrender when Arc intervenes and helps the elves wipe out the slavers. After Ponta's presence convinces the elves that Arc is a friend and the captured elves are freed and healed of their wounds by Arc's magic, the female elf, Ariane Glenys Maple, hires Arc to help her free other enslaved elves being held in Diento itself. Meeting up with Danka, another elf soldier who has been scouting inside Diento for information (and the one whom Arc had encountered earlier), the three invade the slave warehouse. During their initial search, Arc encounters a female cat-eared/tailed ninja, who gives him information about humans involved in the slave trade and about other captured elves being held in the local lord's castle. After freeing the captured elves, Arc uses Teleportation magic to get them all away from Diento, then he and Ariane head for the castle while Danka escorts the freed elves home. After they free the two female elves (who then "punish" their captor/tormentor in a particularly gruesome fashion) and escape, Ariane asks Arc to accompany her back to their lands. Arc is reluctant and shows why by removing his helmet, revealing his skeletal form. While initially shocked, Ariane realizes that, despite his appearance, Arc is not evil but under a curse, and promises that the elves will keep his secret.

At the elvish settlement of Lalatoya, Arc meets and is welcomed by Elder Dillan and his wife Glenys, who are also Ariane's parents. At a meeting of Elders, at which the information about human Nobles involved in the slave trade and the clear violation of the Elf-Human peace treaty is discussed, it is decided that while no direct retaliation against the humans will be made, the secret operations to free elf slaves will continue. Dillan offers to hire Arc to continue helping Ariane, and as payment provides him with information about a magic pool in Dragon Lord country that may lift his skeleton curse. Arc agrees, and he, Ariane and Ponta begin their quest to free the captured/enslaved elves and totally end the slave trade. They are joined in their mission by Chiyome,.the ninja Arc had previously encountered and member of the Jinshin Clan of beast people, who is engaged on a similar mission to free her fellow beast people who have also been captured and enslaved by humans.

Meanwhile in Olav, the capital city of the Rhoden Kingdom, King Karlon, who has learned of the possible involvement of nobility in the slave trade in elves thanks to the events in Diento, dispatches his daughter Yuriarna on a diplomatic mission to the Grand Duchy of Limbult (which trades with the elves and where his older daughter Seriarna is the ruler's wife) to arrange a meeting with the elves. However, her older brothers Sekt and Dakares both have ambitions to inherit the throne and are vying with other for power, and Yuriarna suspects Dakares of being involved in the slave trade and Sekt of knowing about it but trying to use it for his own advantage...and that both will stop at nothing to achieve their goals, even if it means destroying anyone in their way.

As Arc, Ariane and Chiyome's quest progresses and they gain friends and allies while traveling to the different kingdoms across the world, they learn that the slave trade is merely the tip of the iceberg and that the Holy East Revlon Kingdom, ruled by the ruthless Emperor Domitianus, and this world's main religion, the Holy Hilk Kingdom, may be behind all the evil they're fighting to overcome.

(Source: Wikipedia)

## List of Published Books

### *Novels*

The light novel series is written by Ennki Hakari with illustrations by KeG, and has been published by Overlap under Overlap Novels imprint since June 25, 2015. As of May 2021, the series is still ongoing with 10 volumes released. Seven Seas Entertainment licensed the series on September 20, 2018, and released the first volume on June 11, 2019.

LN Vol. 1LN Vol. 2LN Vol. 3LN Vol. 4LN Vol. 5LN Vol. 6LN Vol. 7LN Vol. 8LN Vol. 9LN Vol. 10
### *Manga*

In February 2017, the first chapter of the manga adaptation by Akira Sawano was published in Overlap's *Comic Gardo*; though Akira is the author of the manga series, character designs are credited to KeG. Overlap collected the individual chapters into *tankōbon* volumes; the first volume was released in August 2017. In September 2018, Seven Seas Entertainment announced its licensing of the manga series for localization in North America under the title *Skeleton Knight in Another World*.

Manga Vol. 1Manga Vol. 2Manga Vol. 3Manga Vol. 4Manga Vol. 5Manga Vol. 6Manga Vol. 7Manga Vol. 8Manga Vol. 9Manga Vol. 10Manga Vol. 11

## Character

### Kanji:

* アーク
* アーク・ララトイア

### Romaji:

* Āku
* Āku Raratoia

### Aliases:

* Uncle/Armored Uncle
* Wandering Traveler

### Affiliation:

* Great Canada Forest
* Mercenary Guild
* Jinshin Clan
* Wiliahsfim (Dragon Lord)
* Tree King

### Allied:

* Chiyome (friend)
* Goemon (friend)

## 「Biographical Information」

### Relatives:

* Ponta *(Partner)*
* Ariane Glenys Maple (friend)

### Occupation:

* Mercenary *(SideJob)*
* Elven Knight

## 「Physical Description」

### Species:

* Skeleton *(Presumably "Cursed")*
* Dark Elf or Strange Elf by Ariane *(Former)*

## 「Voice Actor」

### English VA:

Brandon Johnson

The Main Character who fell asleep during an online game and woke up in a different world similar to an online game, in the same appearance as his avatar. She has a mischievous and good-natured personality. Although it is in a complete skeleton state, it is possible to eat and drink. At first, he planned to hide the fact that there was a skeleton under his armor, but after he rescued the elves in the town of Dient, he revealed it to Ariane. At that time, it was not possible to call it a game character, so it was deceived as a curse. was found out, and a full-fledged way to break the curse was sought.

By touching or drinking the hot springs in the shrine that had a cursing effect, you can temporarily return to your physical form. When I returned, I was in a coma for a week. Since then, I have dealt with it by returning to the living body on a regular basis. When he returned to his flesh, he didn't look like a human, but rather as an avatar before he turned into a skeleton. According to the Dragon King, the original body is in a state in another world, and Ark himself is expected to remain in the original world.

Later, he became a member of the village of Raratoia and called himself Ark Raratoia. Although his own abilities are at the highest level, from the perspective of the other world, his common sense is slightly off, and what he does is out of the norm, and he often carelessly does outrageous things. Since he has no experience of fighting since he was just operating in an online game, he mainly fights by pushing with his inherent power and status. Because the technical side is low, it will struggle against opponents with high technology.

He is very dexterous with his hands, such as making his own furnace and baking pizza, and attaching a saddle that has a suspension function that uses the elasticity of wood to Shiden. He also has a wealth of knowledge, such as making soy sauce modoki using the Maillard reaction. The reason why I made the avatar a "*whole body skeleton*" was because I was making a setting in my brain that "*I was originally a holy knight, but I was cursed and became a skeleton*." The aforementioned deception is also based on this. By the way, my friends in the game said, "*It's completely meaningless because you can't see it.*"

In addition, although the original human age is not mentioned at all, there was no particular reaction when the elf girl who rescued him from Udoran's elf hunt called him "Uncle ("*Armored Uncle*" in the anime)". It seems that he is about middle-aged because he was not suppressing it and was not even shocked in his heart).

A cotton-tailed fox ("*ventu vulpis*") with greenish fur and a white-furred underbelly, referred to by elves and beast people as a "spirit creature"; while in the light novels it is not currently stated whether Ponta is male or female, in the anime Ponta is referred to as being female. In the light novel series, Arc finds it imprisoned in a cage, while in the anime he comes across it in the forest; in both cases, the creature has been injured and he uses his magic to heal it and befriend it. In return, it becomes attached to him and joins him as his inseparable companion, and he names it "Ponta" (a variation of the Japanese word "Tanpopo") because its tail reminds him of dandelion fluff. Because "spirit creatures" like Ponta almost never form attachments to humans (and rarely to elves), Ponta's connection with Arc reassures elves and beast people as to Arc's good intentions and reliability. Its favorite perches are either on top of his helmet or on one of his shoulder pauldrons, although it has taken to riding on Ariane's shoulder at times. It is also particularly sensitive to danger and the presence of evil and is able to glide through the air like a Flying squirrel by means of its patagium either using normal air currents or by using spirit magic to conjure up wind, and Arc trains it to use the magic move *Wind Cutter*.

### Abilities

> "*Now, Ruiner of Nations, you will go no further, and no know escape!!*"
>
>
> ― **Arc**, said to the Hydra
>
>
>
>

Since the avatar of the game character is a "whole body skeleton", the flesh figure is the skeleton itself. Equipped with the strongest (Mythical Class) equipment in the game, 【***Holy Armor of Belenus***】, 【***Overcoat of the Night Sky***】, 【***Holy*** ***Shield of Teutates***】, and 【***Sword of Holy Thunder (**Caladbolg**)***】, and since the whole body is covered with armor, armor and helmet You can't tell it's a skeleton unless you take it off. Arc has incredible kinetic vision.

Since his level (255) and stats (PARAMETER ) have been raised to the maximum ⬆⬆, he has an abnormal amount of power, and can use attack magic, transfer magic, summoning magic, recovery magic, and resurrection magic that he had learned up to the job set in the game, Holy Knight (All job skills are available). As an elf, he has the ability to see spiritual magic, though to a lesser degree.

 A mythical-class line of equipment that was the highest attainable. Merely gathering the supplies to make it was a harrowing endeavor. The armor was part of a series, and could only be worn by those with the Holy Knight class.
 The sword possesses high attack power and agility boost. Like every other mythical class weapon within the game. It has its own special attack, with the penalty being that the player suffers a power reduction after its usage. A weapon with a lightning effect can produce strong flashing blades.

* **Sword of Judgement**: A mid-tier battle skill that pierces the enemy.
* **Shield Bash**: It was one of the warrior class’s basic skills, meant to push enemies back.
* **Reanimation**: A skill from the Bishop class that is able to bring a person back to life but if the body is badly damaged then the person will just die again immediately.
* **Purification**: A skill able to dispel curses, damage, and purify undead.
* **Resurrection**: A skill that belongs to the high-level job pope, it can revive and fully charge the target's life force, but if the body is too damaged or the person has already been dead for a long period of time, then it won't work.
* **Execution**: A can be considered a targeted and Non-Targeted skill from the Holy Knight job; this is considered to be a top-tiered skill.
* **Holy Light Sword Slash**: A single-target skill that conjures holy light energy in the form of a sword slash to do cutting and holy damage to a target.
* **Holy Protection**: A protection skill that can be used remotely.
* **Luxtorque**: A bind chain skill to immobilize the opponent's movement from the bishop's job.
* **Sacred Seal**
* **Flame Viper**
* **Holy Ray Sword**
* **Cross Avent**
* **Virox Tempest**
* ─???─
* ─???─
 ⇒ ***Summon Skill***Every summoned beast or Knight only last 5 minutes.

* Ifrit is a five-meter-tall demon. That looked like a cross between a bipedal demonic lion and a bull. He had a mane of fire and two twisting horns that grew from his forehead. His upper body was covered in bright red scales, while the lower part of his body was composed of two half-human, half-bull legs.
* Ifrit is an early-level summon that generally preferred range attacks. He was able to regenerate fire, breathe fire, and also possessed massive strength.

* Sutekh is a five-meter-tall human-shaped demon. Though he had squared-off ears, a long, thin face, and charcoal-gray skin. In addition, he had four arms making the demon look like a bizarre, six-limbed anteater. The demon wore simple armor marked with intricate symbols and flashy jewelry. And was covered in rippling muscles and armed with a staff, a shield, and two scimitars.
* Sutekh is a mid-tier demon with power over the wind which he used to annihilate.
 ─【The Eternal Guardian of Time, Aion】
* A giant snake with the head of a lion. Summoning forth Aion it would lock the player's status for a full three minutes. When it appears the summon coils around its summoner and bites its fangs into them in order to lock the player's stat During the effect, all damage is rendered effective, regardless of the spell casts, mana will not be consumed.
* Executioner Michael is a five-meter-tall human-shaped angel. It wears armor with detailed patterns that stand out from its entire body in vermilion gold, holds a feather-like shield in its left hand, and carries a gorgeously designed sword with a crimson blade in its right hand. The helmet is shaped to cover the upper half of the head, and from below you can see the seductive lips of a woman.
* And from the hem of his helmet, his long, crimson hair fluttered in the wind, and the tips of his hair were burning in flames, creating a haze that seemed to scorch the air around him. Above all, on the back of that person who appeared was a beautifully spread three-to-six pair of wings that gave off an overwhelming presence. All undead instantly transforms into particles of light turning them into ash.

 **─**【Steadfast Seraphim of Judgment, Prophet Uriel】
 ─【????】─

 **Spells*** **Rock Bullet**: A spell from the job mage a rock the size of a fist will appear on the hand of the mage, the power of the spell depends on the mage.
* **Rock Fang**: A spell from the job sorcerer that creates spikes made of rock.
* **Lightning Downpour**: An AOE spell from the sorcerer job, that brings forth lightning strikes within the area of the caster.
* **Dimensional Step**: A spell that allows Arc to move instantaneously to a nearby location within sight.
* **Flame**: This allows the user to shoot a torrent of flames shoots out from his/her hand like a flamethrower. Exclusive to Mage job.
* **Transfer Gate**: A long-distance spell that allows one to another location, so long as the user has a clear destination in mind. This is a Sorcerer support spell.
* **Heal**: A skill that heals a person of their wounds.
* **Major Heal**: A more powerful version of Heal belonging to the Bishop class.
* **Dispel Curse**: Able to dispel curse up to a certain extent.
* ─???─
* ─???─
* ─???─

## Opening Theme

### OP Title:

Aah, Waga Rouman no Michi yo (嗚呼、我が浪漫の道よ)

## Ending Theme

### ED Title:

Bokura ga Orokadanante Dare ga Itta (僕らが愚かだなんて誰が言った)

### ED Composer:

DIALOGUE＋

An anime television series adaptation was announced on April 17, 2021. The series will be animated by Studio Kai and Hornets and directed by Katsumi Ono, with Takeshi Kikuchi supervising the series' scripts, Tōru Imanishi designing the characters, and eba and Tsubasa Ito composing the series' music. It aired from April 7 to June 23, 2022, on AT-X, Tokyo MX, SUN, and BS11. The opening theme song is "Aa, Waga Roman no Michi Yo" (嗚呼、我が浪漫の道よ, *Ah, My Romantic Road*) by PelleK, while the ending theme song is "Bokura ga Oroka da Nante Dare ga Itta" (僕らが愚かだなんて誰が言った, *Who Called Us Fools?*) by DIALOGUE+. Crunchyroll has licensed the series outside of Asia. Muse Communication announced the license for South and Southeast Asia the day after the anime announcement.

* ***Staff:***
	+ Original Author - Ennki Hakari
	+ Character draft - KeG
	+ Original Comic - Akira Sawano
	+ Director - Katsumi Ono
	+ Assistant Director - Shigatsu Yoshikawa
	+ Series composition - Takeshi Kikuchi
	+ Character Design - Toru Imanishi
	+ Sub character design - Hideki Inoue
	+ Monster Design - Yoshiyoshi Nagamori
	+ Prop Design - Tomokazu Sugimura
	+ Color design - Chiho Nakamura
	+ Art Director - Kenta Tsuboi
	+ Art setting - Akihiro Hirasawa
	+ 3DCG Director - Norimitsu Hirosawa
	+ Cinematographer - Sei Yamamoto
	+ Editing - Yuji Kondo
	+ Acoustic Director - Satoshi Motoyama
	+ Music - eba, Tsubasa Ito
	+ Music Production - Pony Canyon
	+ Music Producer - Teppei Nojima
	+ Producers - Shohei Yoshida, Hisato Usui, Guoxiang Yang, Yuki Yamaoka, Kento Yoshida, Aya Iizuka, Teppei Nojima
	+ Production Producer - Yasuhiro Uema
	+ Animation Producer - Masanobu Hatta
	+ Animation production - Studio KAI × HORNETS
	+ Production - *Skeleton Knight Production Committee* (Overlap, Crunchyroll, MUSE, Docomo Anime Store, MAGNET, AT-X , Pony Canyon)

On April 11, 2022, Crunchyroll announced that the series would receive an English dub, which premiered on April 28.

#### Web Radio

The web radio "*Skeleton Knight, now on the way to the radio*" will be distributed once a month on Onsen from January 28, 2022. The personalities are Tomoaki Maeno, who plays the role of Ark, and Nene Hieda, who plays the role of Ponta.

## Social Reputation

Volumes 2, 3, and 5 of the books were ranked as high as 7th in the light novel weekly ranking by Shosen Book Tower.

This light novel is amazing! In 2017, it was described as "I can't stop being excited about the activities of the good-natured Skeleton Knight, who will lend a hand if there is an incident. It's exhilarating to see how the swordsmanship and magic that you've trained in the game can defeat the villain".

## External Links

* *Skeleton Knight in Another World* ─ Web novel at Shōsetsuka ni Narō (in Japanese)
* *Skeleton Knight in Another World* ─ Light novel official website (in Japanese)
* *Skeleton Knight in Another World* ─ Manga official website (in Japanese)
* *TV Anime "Skeleton Knight in Another World"* Official website (in Japanese)
* *Skeleton Knight in Another World* ─ Official (@gaikotsukishi)- Twitter
* *Skeleton Knight in Another World* ─ Wikipedia (in Japanese)
* *Skeleton Knight in Another World* ─ Wikipedia (in English)