Yoshiki Tanaka

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  • Bibliography:
    30 Books (1 Series)
  • First Book:
    August 2014
  • Latest Book:
    December 2024
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Full Series List in Order

Legend of the Galactic Heroes

1 - Dawn (Mar-2016)
2 - Ambition (Jul-2016)
3 - Endurance (Nov-2016)
4 - Stratagem (Jun-2017)
5 - Mobilization (Nov-2017)
6 - Flight (Apr-2018)
7 - Tempest (Aug-2018)
8 - Desolation (Dec-2018)
9 - Upheaval (Jul-2019)
10 - Sunset (Nov-2019)

Book List in Order: 30 titles

  • The Heroic Legend of Arslan 1

    The fantasy epic from the creator of Fullmetal Alchemist!

    "An epic fantasy with plenty of historical detail [and a] deft artistic hand." -Anime News Network

    "Arakawa has no problem depicting the bloody reality of war: severed limbs, de...

  • The Heroic Legend of Arslan 2

    THE SIEGE OF ECBATANA

    After escaping the horrors of the battlefield, Arslan takes refuge with Daryun in a mountain retreat belonging to the former lord and genius strategist, Narsus and enlists his assistance in his mission to reclaim his los...

  • The Heroic Legend of Arslan 3

    PRINCE ARSLAN TAKES A STAND Though Arslan and his party have escaped Kharlan's forces, Kharlan will stop at nothing to capture the former prince of Pars. To draw out Arslan, Kharlan has an underhanded plan to massacre innocent villagers until the pri...

  • The Heroic Legend of Arslan 4

    A King's Convictions

    The priestess Farangis and wandering minstrel Gieve have joined Prince Arslan in his quest to reclaim his kingdom. But these new additions are far from enough to stand up against the vast army of Lusitania and the nefario...

  • Dawn

    Legend of the Galactic Heroes - 1

    “The Golden Brat” Reinhard von Lohengramm, a military prodigy and admiral of the Galactic Empire, has ambitions beyond protecting the borders or even defeating the Empire’s enemies. He seeks to overthrow the old order and become a truly absolut...

  • Ambition

    Legend of the Galactic Heroes - 2

    After a coup d'état erupts in the Free Planets Alliance, military strategist Yang Wen-li is ordered to use his tactical wizardry to put down the rebellion, but the ringleader holding the capital is someone he once trusted deeply. Meanwhile, in the G...

  • The Heroic Legend of Arslan 5

    INTERNAL CONFLICTS Princes Arslan and his companions face a long journey to Peshawar Citadel, a fortresss surrounded by treacherous mountains. While a chance encounter leaves Narsus with a new comrade and admirer, Arslan’s group must face the blood...

  • Endurance

    Legend of the Galactic Heroes - 3

    A grand scheme for retaking Iserlohn is delivered to Reinhard, who with renewed determination seeks to become ruler of the galaxy and to fulfill the oath he made with a dear, departed friend. But what are the aims of Phezzan, the third...

  • The Heroic Legend of Arslan 6

    BLOOD TIES Prince Arslan and his allies have reached the citadel of Peshawar, but even among fellow Parsians, they can’t rest easy. In the midst of war, rumblings of King Andragoras’ dark past have resurfaced, bringing even Arslan’s right to th...



  • Stratagem

    Legend of the Galactic Heroes - 4

    Remnants of the high nobility, manipulated by the “third power” of Phezzan, abduct the seven-year-old emperor and, with the cooperation of the Free Planets Alliance, declare the establishment of a traditional imperial government. Reinhard, howeve...

  • The Heroic Legend of Arslan 7

    Another Prince's Problem -- After being diverted in the sandy kingdom of Sindhura, Arslan’s party becomes entangled in a war of succession. Arslan may have new allies in Prince Rajendra and the warrior Jaswant, but are they truly worthy of his trus...

  • Mobilization

    Legend of the Galactic Heroes - 5

    Imperial forces have captured the Phezzan Dominion and draw ever closer to the Free Planets Alliance capital of Heinessen. Yang hurriedly abandons Iserlohn Fortress and heads for the capital to protect countless civilians. Taking out Reinhard is the ...

  • The Heroic Legend of Arslan 8

    THE TIDES OF BATTLE The decisive battle between Arslan and Gadhevi has finally begun. Believing that he has the Parsian army isolated, Gadhevi sends his main forces against Rajendra in hopes of destroying the alliance between him and Arslan once and ...

  • Flight

    Legend of the Galactic Heroes - 6

    After donning the emperor’s crown, Reinhard becomes the target of an assassination plot. Knowing that the Church of Terra is behind it, he deploys his troops to the church’s holy land: Earth. Meanwhile, Yang’s leisurely retirement is tempered b...

  • Tempest

    Legend of the Galactic Heroes - 7

    It’s the Galactic Empire versus the Free Planets Alliance in Japan’s greatest space opera epic!In the thirty-sixth century, humanity has conquered the galaxy and colonized countless star systems. The Galactic Empire, modeled along Prussian lines,...

  • The Heroic Legend of Arslan 9

    The epic of palace intrigue and battlefield glory, from the creator of Fullmetal Alchemist, that became a hit anime franchise!

    WHERE LOYALTIES LIE

    Prince Arslan finds himself gifted with 3,000 cavalrymen for aiding Rajendra in the captu...

  • Desolation

    Legend of the Galactic Heroes - 8

    After utterly defeating the Free Planets Alliance, Kaiser Reinhard has brought 99 percent of inhabited space under his control. Still, dissatisfaction and unease coil within his breast, for the galaxy's last remaining sliver of free territory is defe...

  • The Heroic Legend of Arslan 10

    The epic of palace intrigue and battlefield glory, from the creator of Fullmetal Alchemist, that became a hit anime franchise!

    TREMORS OF TRUTH

    Eastern Pars is shaken by a great earthquake, and as Arslan and his retainers take stock of ...

  • Upheaval

    Legend of the Galactic Heroes - 9

    The irregulars of the Iserlohn Republic, still loyal to the ideals of their former leader Yang Wen-li, rally around Yang’s successor Julian as he strives to live up to his inherited responsibilities. Meanwhile, in the empire, Kaiser Reinhard surviv...



  • The Heroic Legend of Arslan 11

    After Gieve leaves under fraught circumstances, Arslan and the Parsian army are finally ready to march to the capital of Ecbatana. Guiscard and the Lusitanian government have their own plans, but Pars finds victory in their first encounter thanks, on...

  • Sunset

    Legend of the Galactic Heroes - 10

    Having taken his devoted confidant Hildegard von Lohengramm as his empress, Kaiser Reinhard awaits the birth of his heir. Much remains to trouble him, from the ongoing campaign of terror by Church of Terra diehards to the machinations of an erstwhile...

  • The Heroic Legend of Arslan 12

    A revelation of identity seems to set long-awaited plans in motion"however, Guiscard has other ambitions, unbeknownst to those who seek his alliance. And beyond hidden motives are the hidden strengths of those thought to be lost, heralding returns ...

  • The Heroic Legend of Arslan 13

    News of Turan’s opportunistic invasion reaches Arslan, while his armies have already made a quick return to come to the defense of Peshwar castle. To the east, the now free Andragoras begins plotting his next steps -- but so is Hilmes. While one ba...

  • The Heroic Legend of Arslan 14

    THE PRINCE OF IRE   Arslan’s army has returned with a new resolve to turn back the Tūrа"nian forces besieging Peshawar. Though they have succeeded in foiling each attempt to invade the city walls, the Tūrа"nian king’s brazen murder of ...

  • The Heroic Legend of Arslan 15

    ONLY ONE SHAH Thanks to Narsus’s ingenuity, the Parsian army successfully breaks the siege by the Rulers of the Grasslands, the Tūrа"nians. Just as peace returns to Peshawar Citadel, news of an unexpected arrival shakes Crown Prince Arslan and h...

  • The Heroic Legend of Arslan 16

    THE SCOURGES OF GILAN King Andragoras arrives at Peshawar, reclaiming his army and  authority from Arslan. To rub more salt in the wound, Andragoras banishes Arslan to the south, declaring he can only return once he’s amassed an army of 50,000...

  • The Heroic Legend of Arslan 17

    ONE FELL SWOOP  Soldiers and war chest secured, Arslan and his loyal retainers make ready to march upon Ecbatana once more. The capital is in dire need of rescuing -- and so is Princess Irina! Desperate to claim the crown without bloodying his o...

  • The Heroic Legend of Arslan 18

    The epic of palace intrigue and battlefield glory, from the creator of Fullmetal Alchemist, that became a hit anime franchise!Crown Prince Arslan has bided his time in the southern port city of Gilan long enough: with Hilmes’s betrayal leav...

  • The Heroic Legend of Arslan 19

    The epic of palace intrigue and battlefield glory, from the creator of Fullmetal Alchemist, that became a hit anime franchise!   Crown Prince Arslan has bided his time in the southern port city of Gilan long enough: with Hilmes’s betra...



  • The Heroic Legend of Arslan 20

    The epic of palace intrigue and battlefield glory, from the creator of Fullmetal Alchemist, that became a hit anime franchise!Crown Prince Arslan has bided his time in the southern port city of Gilan long enough: with Hilmes’s betrayal leav...

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Yoshiki Tanaka has published 30 books.

The next book by Yoshiki Tanaka, The Heroic Legend of Arslan 20, will be published in December 2024.

The first book by Yoshiki Tanaka, The Heroic Legend of Arslan 1, was published in August 2014.

Yes. Yoshiki Tanaka has 1 series.
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