Knight's & Magic

Knight's & Magic (ナイツ＆マジック) is a Japanese light novel series written by Hisago Amazake-no and illustrated by Kurogin. The series tells the story of a young Japanese man who dies in a car accident and reincarnates as a child in an alternate world where magic and giant robots are real, dedicating himself since then to fulfill his longtime dream of building and piloting his own mecha. It originated as a web novel before being picked up for print publication by Shufunotomo.

A manga adaptation by Takuji Katō is published by Square Enix, and an anime television series adaptation by Eight Bit aired from July to September 2017.

Premise
The story begins when Tsubasa Kurata, a software engineer and hardcore mecha otaku from Japan dies in a car accident. He is later reborn in the fantastical Fremmevilla Kingdom, a medieval world where giant, powerful mechs called Silhouette Knights are used to fight against horrifying creatures called Demon Beasts.

Here, Kurata is reborn as Ernesti "Eru" Echavalier, the son of a noble family. Blessed with exceptional magical abilities and the memories of his past life, he enrolls at the Royal Laihiala Academy, an elite magic school where the pilots of the Silhouette Knights called Knight Runners are being trained to battle threats both from within and outside the kingdom. He later teams up with Adeltrud "Addy" Olter and her twin brother, Archid "Kid" Olter with the goal of piloting a Silhouette Knight of his own creation, something that has been unheard of for centuries.

Characters

 * Ernesti Echavalier (エルネスティ・エチェバルリア) Tsubasa Kurata (倉田翼)
 * Eru:
 * Kurata:
 * The main protagonist, commonly called as Eru (エル). He is a boy obsessed with Silhouette Knights since childhood and wants to become a designer and build his own Silhouette Knight to protect his kingdom. Because of his short stature and androgynous looks, he often gets confused for a girl. Tsubasa was a Japanese programmer and a hardcore robot otaku, who was killed in a car accident and reincarnated as Eru in the new world, which explains Eru's own interest in Silhouette Knights. Thanks to his past life, Eru is a genius inventor who has created new inventions like a Gunblade-like magic rod that combines a sword and magic rod into one weapon.


 * Adeltrud Olter (アデルトルート・オルター)
 * Commonly called as Addy (アディ). She is one of Eru's childhood friends and an illegitimate noble. She and her brother initially intend to run away from home but are motivated by Eru's excellence and learn magic from him. Initially fond of Eru for his cute appearance, Addy developed strong feelings for him over time to the point where she finds it hard to be apart from him. She marries Eru at the end of Volume 9 of the light novel.
 * Commonly called as Addy (アディ). She is one of Eru's childhood friends and an illegitimate noble. She and her brother initially intend to run away from home but are motivated by Eru's excellence and learn magic from him. Initially fond of Eru for his cute appearance, Addy developed strong feelings for him over time to the point where she finds it hard to be apart from him. She marries Eru at the end of Volume 9 of the light novel.


 * Archid Olter (アーキッド・オルター)
 * Commonly called as Kid (キッド). He is Addy's twin brother and another of Eru's childhood friends who also learn magic from him. Due to his and his sister being illegitimate children of Marquis Serrati and his mistress, he does not get along with his father and his legal family, especially his older-half brother Baltsar who despises them as the latter fears their father might legitimize them and make Kid his heir. The granddaughter of King Ambrosius develops affection for him as a result of a rescue romance; she is the queen of Kerspercha, the neighboring kingdom.
 * Commonly called as Kid (キッド). He is Addy's twin brother and another of Eru's childhood friends who also learn magic from him. Due to his and his sister being illegitimate children of Marquis Serrati and his mistress, he does not get along with his father and his legal family, especially his older-half brother Baltsar who despises them as the latter fears their father might legitimize them and make Kid his heir. The granddaughter of King Ambrosius develops affection for him as a result of a rescue romance; she is the queen of Kerspercha, the neighboring kingdom.


 * Edgar C. Blanche (エドガー・C・ブランシュ)
 * Eru's senior and considered the top Knight Runner in the school. His Silhouette Knight is armed with a shield. Generally, his character was frequently described and considered as consistently competent, but he often indicated his inflexible mind and conservative view.
 * Eru's senior and considered the top Knight Runner in the school. His Silhouette Knight is armed with a shield. Generally, his character was frequently described and considered as consistently competent, but he often indicated his inflexible mind and conservative view.


 * Dietrich Knitz (ディートリヒ・クーニッツ)
 * One of Eru's seniors and a Knight Runner. He is rather arrogant but after running away during a fight against a behemoth, he changes his behavior and becomes more responsible. Since the change of behavior, due to the aftermath of a fight against a behemoth, he becomes rather aggressive for some period.
 * One of Eru's seniors and a Knight Runner. He is rather arrogant but after running away during a fight against a behemoth, he changes his behavior and becomes more responsible. Since the change of behavior, due to the aftermath of a fight against a behemoth, he becomes rather aggressive for some period.


 * Helvi Oberi (ヘルヴィ・オーバーリ)
 * Another of Eru's seniors and a Knight Runner. She is filled with a determination to win. Helvi seems to be the only other female Knight Runner of the Silver Phoenix Order besides Addy.
 * Another of Eru's seniors and a Knight Runner. She is filled with a determination to win. Helvi seems to be the only other female Knight Runner of the Silver Phoenix Order besides Addy.


 * Batson Termonen (バトソン・テルモネン)
 * A dwarf boy who wants to become a blacksmith and a friend of Eru.
 * A dwarf boy who wants to become a blacksmith and a friend of Eru.


 * David Hepken (ダーヴィド・ヘプケン)
 * A dwarf engineer in training who is friends with Eru. He is commonly called "Boss". David tends to hit Batson because he cannot hit Eru, Addy, and Kid (due to their noble lineage) when they aggravate him.
 * A dwarf engineer in training who is friends with Eru. He is commonly called "Boss". David tends to hit Batson because he cannot hit Eru, Addy, and Kid (due to their noble lineage) when they aggravate him.


 * Stefania Serrati (ステファニア・セラーティ)
 * The Laihiala Academy's Student Council President and Addy and Kid's older half-sister. Despite their illegitimate status, she treats Addy and Kid as part of her family. Like Addy, she loves to dote on Eru. After graduation, she chose to go back to her father and become an assistant to her father who is a Marquis.
 * The Laihiala Academy's Student Council President and Addy and Kid's older half-sister. Despite their illegitimate status, she treats Addy and Kid as part of her family. Like Addy, she loves to dote on Eru. After graduation, she chose to go back to her father and become an assistant to her father who is a Marquis.


 * Lauri Echavalier (ラウリ・エチェバルリア)
 * Eru's grandfather and principal of the Laihiala Knights Academy. He was formally an assistant of the old king, one of his old classmates.
 * Eru's grandfather and principal of the Laihiala Knights Academy. He was formally an assistant of the old king, one of his old classmates.


 * Mathias Echavalier (マティアス・エチェバルリア)
 * Eru's father and a Knight Runner.
 * Eru's father and a Knight Runner.


 * Celestina Echavalier (セレスティナ・エチェバルリア)
 * Eru's mother who taught him magic. She is the narrator of the series.
 * Eru's mother who taught him magic. She is the narrator of the series.


 * Olver Bromdal (オルヴァー・ブロムダール)
 * Director of Silhouette Knight Laboratory and member of the Alv race. He is the current representative of his race, due to being the youngest at 84.
 * Director of Silhouette Knight Laboratory and member of the Alv race. He is the current representative of his race, due to being the youngest at 84.

Web novel
Hisago Amazake-no began publishing the series as a web novel on the Shōsetsuka ni Narō website on 16 October 2010. As of 1 October 2021, ten novels have been published, comprising a total of 195 chapters.

Light novel
Publisher acquired the series for print publication, and published the first volume with illustrations by Kurogin under their Hero Bunko imprint in January 2013. Eleven volumes have been released as of 29 November 2021. During their Anime Expo 2023 panel, J-Novel Club announced that they licensed the light novel.

Manga
Artist Takuji Katō began serializing a manga adaptation of the novels in Square Enix's seinen manga magazine Young Gangan on 15 April 2016. Crunchyroll is publishing the manga digitally since 5 July 2017.

Anime
An anime television series adaptation was announced via a wraparound band on the first volume of the manga on 24 September 2016. The anime aired from 2 July – 24 September 2017. It is directed by Yusuke Yamamoto at Eight Bit, with scripts written by Michiko Yokote, and music composed by Masato Kōda. Fhána performed the opening theme song "Hello!MyWorld!!" and Ayaka Ohashi performed the ending theme song "You & I". Crunchyroll streamed the anime, while Funimation had licensed the series in North America. Following Sony's acquisition of Crunchyroll, the dub was moved to Crunchyroll.

Reception
The manga and the light novels had a combined 1.5 million copies in print as of 16 March 2018.