Matt Schley
October 20, 2024 
Blade & Bastard, a series of light novels by Kumo Kagyu and illustrated by so-bin, is slicing its way into the anime world.
Kumo Kagyu is known for writing Goblin Slayer, while so-bin has provided illustrations and character designs for Overlord, Isekai Quartet and Yakitori, among others.
Blade & Bastard, which kicked off in 2022, is about a pair of adventurers who delve deep into a dungeon, and is set in the world of the RPG series Wizardry. Wizardry previously received an OVA way back in 1991.
Here’s how J-Novel Club describes it:
Deep in the unexplored reaches of the dungeon, a corpse is discovered―one that shouldn’t exist. After Iarumas is resurrected, his memories of life before death are gone, and he spends his days delving into the dungeon to retrieve the bodies of dead adventurers. Can they be revived as well? Or will God reduce them to piles of ash on the altar? Either way, Iarumas collects his finder’s fee. And though his skills earn him some grudging respect, he’s also scorned for this cold, utilitarian attitude. The living keep their distance―Iarumas consorts primarily with the dead. That is, until he meets Garbage, a feral young swordswoman who’s the sole survivor of a massacred party. With Garbage by his side, Iarumas ventures deeper, scouring the dungeon for clues to his past, avoiding monsters, traps, and the inevitability of a permanent ashen demise.
The series has a manga adaptation by Makoto Fugetsu, who drew an illustration to celebrate the anime news. That manga has been licensed by Yen Press.
Source: Natalie
