
One day, the Roland Empire goes to war against their neighboring country Estabul, and Ryner loses his classmates in the war. Ryner Lute is a lazy student of the Roland Empire Royal Magician's Academy.

A 24 episode anime adaptation is being produced by Zexcs which premiered on J and is licensed by Kadokawa in Japan and Funimation Entertainment in North America. The series has also spun off into other media including a Drama CD, a manga adaptation which currently has 3 bound volumes and a PSP video game which was released on Februon the PSP. The series also has 2 spin-off series, The Legend of Legendary Heroes Anyway ( とりあえず伝説の勇者の伝説 ?), a collection of short stories which ran from Decemto Jand was compiled into 11 volumes, and The Legend of the Black Fallen Hero ( 堕ちた黒い勇者の伝説 ?), which ran from Decemto Septemand was compiled into 5 volumes.

Its sequel, The Legend of the Great Heroes of Legend ( 大伝説の勇者の伝説 ?) began publishing in Octoand currently has 8 volumes. The Legend of the Legendary Heroes ( 伝説の勇者の伝説 Densetsu no Yuusha no Densetsu ?) is a Japanese light novel series by Takaya Kagami, with illustrations by Saori Toyota which was published by Fujimi Shobo in Dragon Magazine from Februto October 25, 2006, and has 11 volumes.
