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Bladedance of Elementalers (精霊使いの剣(ブレイド)舞(ダンス), Seirei Tsukai no Kenbu(Burēdo Dansu)^?) is a Japanese light novel series written by Yū Shimizu and illustrated by three different illustrators: Sakura Hanpen for Volumes 1-13, Yūji Nimura for Volumes 14-16, and Kohada Shimesada for Volumes 17-20. The light novel is published by Media Factory under their MF Bunko J imprint from December 14, 2010 to March 25, 2019. The series has also spawned both a manga adaptation and an anime series.

History[]

The first volume of the series was published on December 14, 2010. Due to increasingly worsening health, Sakura Hanpen was unable to continue illustrating for the series and the torch was passed to Yūji Nimura, starting with the fourteenth volume.^[1] Due to unknown personal circumstances, Yūji Nimura was unable to continue illustrating and the torch was passed to Kohada Shimesada, starting from the seventeenth volume.^[2] The series reached its completion with the twentieth release, ending an almost nine-year run.^[3]

Light Novel Publications[]

Cover	Title	Japan Release
Main light novel series
	Bladedance of Elementalers Volume 1 - The Sword, the Academy, and the Hell Cat Girl 精霊使いの剣舞剣と学院と火猫少女	ISBN 978-4-8401-3675-4 2010-12-24
	Bladedance of Elementalers Volume 2 - The Lost Queen 精霊使いの剣舞2 ロスト・クイーン	ISBN 978-4-8401-3824-6 2011-2-25
	Bladedance of Elementalers Volume 3 - Pledge of the Wind 精霊使いの剣舞3 風の誓約	ISBN 978-4-8401-3930-4 2011-5-25
	Bladedance of Elementalers Volume 4 - The Blade Dance 精霊使いの剣舞4 精霊剣舞祭	ISBN 978-4-8401-4202-1 2011-8-25
	Bladedance of Elementalers Volume 5 - Demon Slayer 精霊使いの剣舞5 魔王殺しの聖剣	ISBN 978-4-8401-4299-1 2011-11-25
	Bladedance of Elementalers Volume 6 - The Reminisced Darkness Spirit 精霊使いの剣舞6 追憶の闇精霊	ISBN 978-4-8401-4386-8 2012-2-24
	Bladedance of Elementalers Volume 7 - The Strongest Blade Dancer 精霊使いの剣舞7 最強の剣舞姫	ISBN 978-4-8401-4580-0 2012-5-25
	Bladedance of Elementalers Volume 8 - The Night Before the Finale 精霊使いの剣舞8 決戦前夜	ISBN 978-4-8401-4684-5 2012-8-24
	Bladedance of Elementalers Volume 9 - Cross Fire 精霊使いの剣舞9 クロス・ファイア	ISBN 978-4-8401-4874-0 2012-11-22
	Bladedance of Elementalers Volume 10 - The Awakening of the Demon King 精霊使いの剣舞10 魔王覚醒	ISBN 978-4-8401-4983-9 2013-2-25
	Bladedance of Elementalers Volume 11 - Elemental Lord Assassination 精霊使いの剣舞11 精霊王暗殺	ISBN 978-4-8401-5225-9 2013-7-25
	Bladedance of Elementalers Volume 12 - Releasing the Sealed Sword 精霊使いの剣舞12 封剣解放	ISBN 978-4-04-066075-2 2013-11-25
	Bladedance of Elementalers Volume 13 - Queen of Ice Blossoms 精霊使いの剣舞13 剣と学院と火猫少女	ISBN 978-4-04-066383-8 2014-4-24
	Bladedance of Elementalers Volume 14 - Upheaval at the Imperial Capital 精霊使いの剣舞14 帝都動乱	ISBN 978-4-04-066915-1 2015-7-24
	Bladedance of Elementalers Volume 15 - The Dragon King of Dracunia 精霊使いの剣舞15 ドラクニアの竜王	ISBN 978-4-04-068037-8 2016-2-25
	Bladedance of Elementalers Volume 16 - The Demon King Returns in Triumph 精霊使いの剣舞16 魔王凱旋	ISBN 978-4-04-068343-0 2017-2-25
	Bladedance of Elementalers Volume 17 - The Queen of the Demon King City 精霊使いの剣17 魔王都市の女王	ISBN 978-4-04-069740-6 2018-2-24
	Bladedance of Elementalers Volume 18 - Retaking the Imperial Capital 精霊使いの剣舞28 帝都奪還	ISBN 978-4-04-069922-6 2018-5-25
	Bladedance of Elementalers Volume 19 - Holy City Annihilation 精霊使いの剣舞19 聖都消滅	ISBN 978-4-04-065094-4 2018-9-25
	Bladedance of Elementalers Volume 20 - The Holy Sword of Resonance 精霊使いの剣舞20 共鳴の聖魔剣	ISBN 978-4-04-065630-4 2019-3-25
Elemental Festa
	Bladedance of Elementalers Elemental Festa 精霊使いの剣舞精霊舞踏祭	ISBN 978-4-04-069345-3 2017-10-25