Alderamin on the Sky is a Japanese light novel series, written by Bokuto Uno and illustrated by Sanbasō and Ryūtetsu between 2012 and 2018. A manga based on the series, written by Taiki Kawakami, is published in Dengeki Daioh. An anime adaptation produced by Madhouse and directed by Tetsuo Ichimura aired from July 9 to September 30, 2016.
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Light novels
Bokuto Uno began publishing the light novels with illustrations by Sanbasō under ASCII Media Works' Dengeki Bunko imprint in June 2012. After Sanbasō began suffering from poor health, Ryūtetsu took over illustrating the series, starting with the sixth novel.
Manga
A manga adaptation by Taiki Kawakami began serialization in the July 2014 issue of ASCII Media Works imprint Dengeki Comics' seinen manga magazine Dengeki Maoh on May 27, 2014.
Anime
An anime adaptation was announced at the Dengeki Bunko Autumn Festival 2015 on October 4, 2015. The adaptation was later revealed to be a television series in the December issue of Kodansha's Monthly Shōnen Sirius magazine on October 26, 2015. A trailer for the series was released during the Dengeki Bunko Haru no Saiten 2016 event on March 13, 2016. The series is directed by Tetsuo Ichimura and written by Shogo Yasukawa, with animation by the studio Madhouse. Kunio Katsuki provided the character designs for the anime, while Yoshikazu Iwanami served as the series' sound director. Keiji Inai composed the music for the anime. The opening theme is "Tenkyō no Alderamin" by Kisida Kyoudan & The Akebosi Rockets, while the ending theme is "nameless" by Kano. The series aired from July 9, 2016 to September 30, 2016 on Tokyo MX. It then aired on KBS Kyoto, Sun TV, TV Aichi, and BS Fuji on July 11, and on AT-X on July 12. Crunchyroll simulcast the series on their website. The anime was released across seven Blu-ray & DVD volumes. The anime is licensed in North America by Crunchyroll and distributed by Funimation, who provided an English dub of the series.
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Reception
In 2014, the light novels ranked at number ten on the Kono Light Novel ga Sugoi!list oftop 10 light novels. The anime series has received generally positive reviews.
