Kenja no Mago

Kenja no Mago (賢者の孫, Wise Man's Grandchild) is a Japanese light novel series written by Tsuyoshi Yoshioka and illustrated by Seiji Kikuchi. It began serialization online in January 2015 on the user-generated novel publishing website Shōsetsuka ni Narō. At the beginning of episode 311, in November of 2022, it was announced that the episode would be the last posted on Shōsetsuka ni Narō. It was acquired by Enterbrain, who have published sixteen volumes since July 2015 under their Famitsu Bunko imprint.

A manga adaptation with illustration by Shunsuke Ogata began serialization on Kadokawa Shoten's Young Ace Up website in March 2016. It has been collected in nineteen tankōbon volumes. An anime television series adaptation by Silver Link aired from April to June 2019.

Novel
Tsuyoshi Yoshioka originally started the series as a web novel. The series was acquired for print publication by Enterbrain, who published the first light novel on July 30, 2015.


 * Honden (17 volumes in total)
 * Released on July 30, 2015 - ISBN 978-4-04-730586-1
 * Released on October 30, 2015 - ISBN 978-4-04-730766-7
 * Released on February 29, 2016 - ISBN 978-4-04-730977-7
 * Released on July 30, 2016 - ISBN 978-4-04-734219-4
 * Released on November 30, 2016 - ISBN 978-4-04-734349-8
 * Released on March 30, 2017 - ISBN 978-4-04-734540-9
 * Released on September 30, 2017 - ISBN 978-4-04-734777-9
 * Released on March 30, 2018 - ISBN 978-4-04-735053-3
 * Released on December 29, 2018 - ISBN 978-4-04-735427-2
 * Released on June 29, 2019 - ISBN 978-4-04-735671-9
 * Released on October 30, 2019 - ISBN 978-4-04-735758-7
 * Released on March 30, 2020 - ISBN 978-4-04-736024-2
 * Released on September 30, 2020 - ISBN 978-4-04-736186-7
 * Released on March 30, 2021 - ISBN 978-4-04-736507-0
 * Released on September 30, 2021 - ISBN 978-4-04-736780-7
 * Released on February 28, 2022 - ISBN 978-4-04-736930-6
 * Released on November 30, 2022 - ISBN 978-4-04-737234-4

Manga
A manga adaptation, illustrated by Shunsuke Ogata began serialization on Kadokawa Shoten's Young Ace Up website since March 2016. Nineteen tankōbon volumes have been released as of September 9, 2022.


 * 1) Released on November 26, 2016 - ISBN 978-4-04-105036-1
 * 2) Released on February 25, 2017 - ISBN 978-4-04-105536-6
 * 3) Released on April 25, 2017 - ISBN 978-4-04-105537-3
 * 4) Released on July 25, 2017 - ISBN 978-4-04-105786-5
 * 5) Released on October 24, 2017 - ISBN 978-4-04-105787-2
 * 6) Released on February 2, 2018 - ISBN 978-4-04-105789-6
 * 7) Released on July 3, 2018 - ISBN 978-4-04-106931-8
 * 8) Released on October 4, 2018 - ISBN 978-4-04-106932-5
 * 9) Released on December 29, 2018 - ISBN 978-4-04-106933-2
 * 10) Released on March 30, 2019 - ISBN 978-4-04-106934-9
 * 11) Released on April 26, 2019 - ISBN 978-4-04-108121-1
 * 12) Released on September 10, 2019 - ISBN 978-4-04-108122-8
 * 13) Released on February 4, 2020 - ISBN 978-4-04-108123-5
 * 14) Released on July 10, 2020 - ISBN 78-4-04-108124-2
 * 15) Released on October 10, 2020 - ISBN 978-4-04-109900-1
 * 16) Released on February 10, 2021 - ISBN 978-4-04-109917-9
 * 17) Released on July 9, 2021 - ISBN 978-4-04-109917-9
 * 18) Released on November 9, 2021 - ISBN 978-4-04-111471-1
 * 19) Released on March 10, 2022 - ISBN 978-4-04-111472-8
 * 20) Released on September 9, 2022 - ISBN 978-4-04-112620-2

Character
The main character of this work. In his previous life, he was an office worker in his 20s living in modern Japan. As a result of crossing a red light crosswalk while thinking, he is killed in a traffic accident caused by being hit by a car. When he was a baby, he was attacked by a monster, and all the family-like people who were with him died. At this time, the shock of being attacked by a monster returned his memories of his previous life, and at the age of one, his mental age was over 20, and his ego was established. By the time he reaches the age of 15, his mental age is (by simple math) over 35. He has a vague memory of his previous life, and although he remembers knowledge, he forgets his background and cause of death.

Despite having knowledge of modern Japan from his previous life, he seems to lack common sense such as manners, but he draws the line that he only wants a friendly attitude as a relative only in private (the person himself is that) intended). On the other hand of his good personality, he is often scolded by Merida because he has a lack of sense of urgency for his own power and does not care about what others see In the comicalized version, the line "Did I do something again?" became famous and has been made into goods.

Because he had no interest in anything other than magic and didn't want to be taught, on the day he became an adult at the age of 15, he said, "I haven't been taught anything about common sense in this world... Fascinated by the magic that was a product of fantasy in his previous life, he learns about magic from Merlin and about magic tools from Merinda. Also, due to her training since childhood, she is good not only in magic but also in physical arts such as swordsmanship. On the other hand, since she lived in the depths of the forest until she became an adult, she was ignorant of the world.

With his background as "Magi's Grandson" and exceptional grades, he entered the school at the top of his class 9. Based on the recollection of his previous world, Shin's knowledge of science and astronomy revolutionize the world's magic tools. Over the summer break, Shin and his grandparents did intensive training with the Ultimate Magic Research Society to prepare for massive demon outbreaks while deployed in a special unit called the Ultimate Magicians, hopefully, to prevent other academy students from getting conscript into war. Soon afterward, Shin's (Earth-modern) appliances prompted him to open his own shopping mall. His title is Demon Lord, which he does not like.

Personality


 * Shin, due to having some memories of his previous Japanese life, showed a more mature and serious nature than most children. He was naturally curious about all the things in his new world that were different from the one he remembered, and sought to learn all that he could.
 * As he is unaware of how potentially groundbreaking his creations are, Shin shows a somewhat ignorant and reckless attitude, causing others to worry on what he might do next. This causes people close to him to worry about him doing something catastrophic, should anyone bring harm to his loved ones.
 * It's not that Shin doesn't have common sense, it's just that he applies the common sense of 21st century Earth to everything; because of such his values and morals are naturally out of place to those of people who were born in a world akin to the Medieval Era. Most notably would by the von Claudes making him and Sicily to get engaged due to noble traditions right after they become a couple; Shin later made a proper proposal by Earth's standards, noting he was doing it out of order (but did so because it didn't feel right to him unless he did).
 * Shin tends to approach his new world of magic through a lens of his old world of science. He applies scientific principles to how he pictures his spells and the effects they have on the world around him. By increasing or decreasing physical aspects of chemical makeup, Shin is able to get magic to do things others aren't; even Merlin was able to just grasp this concept.
 * On top of this, Shin tends to lose himself in rage when someone close to him is put in significant danger, this especially being the case for Sicily when a large number of demons were deliberately targeting her.

Abilities
In addition to continuing to receive the scientific knowledge of his previous life and the guidance of Merlin, who is called a sage, since he was only 3 years old, he applied the knowledge of his previous life to the techniques he was taught. At the age of 20, he single-handedly subjugated disaster-class monsters, and if he got serious, he had the magical ability to easily defeat a demon.

Furthermore, since he received instruction in swordsmanship from Merlin and Merida's acquaintance, "Sword Saint" Michel Collins, he has acquired more ability than an active soldier even in hand-to-hand combat. In addition to attack magic, he inherited the knowledge of human anatomy and diseases from his previous life, so he has impeccable powers such as being able to treat serious injuries and intractable diseases accurately. As a result, the second name attached is "Magic King", that is, "Demon King".

In terms of his combat power, he is undoubtedly the strongest in the series, and he was injured in battle only twice during the series. However, contrary to this, the person himself is ignorant of common sense in every sense. Based on the knowledge derived from modern Japan and his own magic theory (imparting multiple properties using kanji), he creates only items that are clearly over-spec, so the evaluation from those around him, including his relatives, is "If you leave it alone. I'll do something."

There are quite a few things that can be taken by the world if they are diverted to military use, and Shin and his companions have fighting power that deviates greatly from the level of common sense, so they are nervous from those around them. However, Shin the best and has the least common sense (and he has no awareness) himself is a super-problem child, and it has become a standard to make something out of curiosity and curiosity and get criticized for being amazed or yelled at (mainly Aug/August).

In short, a headache for those with common sense around them. However, this was his own way of worrying about the threat of demons that became apparent after his encounter with Schtrom, and in fact it contributed to the survival of his companions, but for this reason, "common sense" was lost. He didn't learn it at all, and in the end, Merida's original intention of "learning common sense at the school = learning self-respect" failed spectacularly.

For the time being, Shin himself gradually understood that he was out of common sense as the battle with the demons dragged on for a long time... Although I was able to learn common sense, I have not acquired common sense. By the way, after the Majin battle, Merida was the main one keeping an eye on him. In the comicalized version, there are scenes that are more ignorant of the world, and the common sense (related to the Pope, etc.) that was acquired to some extent in the original novel is not here. In addition, he teaches his companions the magic theory described later and distributes items in preparation for the battle with the demons, and the team formed as a result of this is the "Ultimate Magicians". Combining the power of magic with the knowledge of her previous life, she creates many advanced things. However, as mentioned above, it's clearly over-engineered in this world, so it's standard for people around them to criticize him, saying, "What are you making?" In addition, magic tools are a headache not only for Merida and Org, but also for Thor, whose family runs a craftsman town, and he is always on the lookout, and in a sense, he is a source of trouble for those around him more than magic.

Shin himself is somewhat self-aware, and has imposed restrictions on himself, such as "do not adversely affect existing industrial forms" and "absolutely never create weapons of mass destruction." In addition, most of the things he has developed are basically things that are closely related to daily life and defense equipment, and in fact he has not developed any weapons other than the vibration sword. (A rifle for long-distance attacks was made in the early days, but since magic tools for long-distance attacks have been widely used in the work, it is treated as unacceptable. ) This is due to the fact that the idea of ​​making weapons was weak because there was nothing. Nonetheless, as I mentioned earlier, it's over-engineered during production, so if it's distributed poorly, the market value and market price will be greatly distorted, so there's no change in the fact that people around you must keep an eye on it...


 * Vibration Sword - A sword with "ultrasonic vibration" applied to the blade. It can easily cut targets regardless of the sword's material, but the blade's strength does not change, so it may break. Therefore, Tony's idea was to develop the "Exchange Sword" and solve it by exchanging the blade when it breaks.

In the final battle against the demons, with Merida's permission, they were lent to soldiers from various countries on the condition that they would be strictly managed and returned after the war. In the original, they were loaned to all soldiers of each army, but perhaps because there are too many of them, in the manga version they are only loaned to elite units selected from each country. In addition, the added characters are made invisible in order to prevent copying and duplication of the added characters. By the way, Shin and Tony are regularly paid 5% each of the profit as exchange sword idea fee, and the monthly income alone reaches the general annual income. (By the way, when Tony found out about the forehead, he was so surprised that he fell down with a pale face.)

TV Anime
An anime adaptation of the series was announced in September 2017. The anime, which was later confirmed to air on television, was directed by Masafumi Tamura and written by Tatsuya Takahashi, featuring animation by Silver Link with character designs by Yuki Sawairi and music by Kow Otani. The series aired from April 10 to June 26, 2019 on AT-X, ABC, Tokyo MX and BS11. i☆Ris performed the series' opening theme song "Ultimate☆Magic", while Nanami Yoshi sang the series' ending theme song "Attoteki Vivid Days."

Funimation licensed the series and produced an English dub. Following Sony's acquisition of Crunchyroll, the dub was moved to Crunchyroll.

Staff

 * Original work - Tsuyoshi Yoshioka
 * Character draft - Seiji Kikuchi, Shunsuke Ogata
 * Director - Masafumi Tamura
 * Series composition - Tatsuya Takahashi
 * Character design/general drawing director - Yuki Sawairi
 * Monster Design - Shinpei Aoki
 * Art director - Masakazu Miyake
 * Art setting - Saori Miyake, Yukiko Uegaki
 * Color design - Eri Shigetomi
 * Cinematographer - Atsushi Sato
 * 3D Director - Tsutomu Ogasawara
 * Editing - Santomo Santoroa
 * Sound Director - Masanori Tsuchiya
 * Sound Production - Glovision
 * Music - Sachi Otani
 * Music Production - Avex Pictures
 * Producers - Takashi Tachizaki, Kazusa Umeda, Daisuke Iwasaki, Norio Kumamoto, Aya Iizuka, Mieko Tsuruta, Tomoyuki Owada, Kazuto Matsumura, Seiichi Kawashima
 * Animation Producer - Yuto Shimizu
 * Animation production - SILVER LINK.
 * Production - Kenson Production Committee (KADOKAWA, ABC Animation, Docomo Anime Store, Sotsu, AT-X, SILVER LINK., Sony Music Solutions, Japan BS Broadcasting, Avex Pictures, Glovision)

Game
The iOS / Android game "Kenja no Mago Ultimate Magic Legend (Legend of Ultimate Magicians)" was distributed by Kick-Ass on February 26, 2020. And thus the game was shutdown on March 31, 2022.

External Link

 * Wise Man's Grandchild ─ Web novel at Kakuyomu (in Japanese)
 * Wise Man's Grandchild ─ Official Light Novel Website (in Japanese)
 * Manga (Young Ace UP):
 * Wise Man's Grandchild ─ Official Manga Website (in Japanese)
 * Wise Man's Grandchild Extra Story ─ Official Manga Website (in Japanese)
 * Wise Man's Grandchild SP ─ Official Manga Website (in Japanese)
 * Wise Man's Grandchild SS ─ Official Manga Website (in Japanese)
 * TV Anime "Wise Man's Grandchild" Official Website (in Japanese)
 * Wise Man's Grandchild Official (@kenja_no_mago) - Twitter
 * Wise Man's Grandchild ─ Wikipedia (in Japanese)
 * Wise Man's Grandchild ─ Wikipedia (in English)

Trivia
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