Kanata Yanagino
Description
Kanata Yanagino is the Japanese author and creator of the light novel series The Faraway Paladin, which has been adapted into both a manga and an anime television series. Yanagino began writing The Faraway Paladin in 2015, initially as a practice exercise for submitting to newcomer writing contests. The story was first serialized online in May 2015 on the user-generated novel publishing website Shōsetsuka ni Narō. Contrary to expectations that the practice piece would receive only a few comments, the story was well-received by readers and climbed the website's rankings, leading to an offer from publisher Overlap before Yanagino could enter any writing contests.
The light novel series, illustrated by Kususaga Rin, was acquired by Overlap and has been published under their Overlap Bunko imprint since March 2016. As of the available information, five volumes have been released. A manga adaptation illustrated by Mutsumi Okuhashi began serialization on Overlap's Comic Gardo website in September 2017 and has been collected into multiple tankōbon volumes. Both the light novel and manga are licensed in North America by J-Novel Club.
An anime television adaptation produced by Children's Playground Entertainment aired its first season from October 2021 to January 2022. A second season, produced by OLM and Sunrise Beyond, aired from October to December 2023. Yanagino is credited as the original creator for both seasons.
In an interview, Yanagino revealed that the story was originally intended to conclude at what became the fifth episode of the anime, and the lack of emphasis on heroines was something readers appreciated rather than a concern. Yanagino cited Mushoku Tensei as an inspiration for the story's focus on family as a central theme, though emphasized that The Faraway Paladin was written entirely in his own style. Yanagino is also a longtime enthusiast of tabletop role-playing games, with favorites including the Japan-made Sword World as well as Dungeons & Dragons 5th Edition, though he has stated that The Faraway Paladin is not based on any actual tabletop campaign but rather written within a world that evokes a similar atmosphere. The author has also expressed appreciation for engaging with international fans through social media.
The light novel series, illustrated by Kususaga Rin, was acquired by Overlap and has been published under their Overlap Bunko imprint since March 2016. As of the available information, five volumes have been released. A manga adaptation illustrated by Mutsumi Okuhashi began serialization on Overlap's Comic Gardo website in September 2017 and has been collected into multiple tankōbon volumes. Both the light novel and manga are licensed in North America by J-Novel Club.
An anime television adaptation produced by Children's Playground Entertainment aired its first season from October 2021 to January 2022. A second season, produced by OLM and Sunrise Beyond, aired from October to December 2023. Yanagino is credited as the original creator for both seasons.
In an interview, Yanagino revealed that the story was originally intended to conclude at what became the fifth episode of the anime, and the lack of emphasis on heroines was something readers appreciated rather than a concern. Yanagino cited Mushoku Tensei as an inspiration for the story's focus on family as a central theme, though emphasized that The Faraway Paladin was written entirely in his own style. Yanagino is also a longtime enthusiast of tabletop role-playing games, with favorites including the Japan-made Sword World as well as Dungeons & Dragons 5th Edition, though he has stated that The Faraway Paladin is not based on any actual tabletop campaign but rather written within a world that evokes a similar atmosphere. The author has also expressed appreciation for engaging with international fans through social media.
Works
- Topics: Anime overview
- Topics: Manga overview