The Weathering Continent

The Weathering Continent

Cover of Part 24, illustrated by Mutsumi Inomata.
風の大陸
(Kaze no Tairiku)
Genre Adventure, Fantasy
Serial novel
Written by Sei Takekawa
Illustrated by Mutsumi Inomata
Published by Fujimi Shobo
Demographic Seinen
Magazine Dragon Magazine
Original run April 1990 – 2006
Volumes 28 (plus 7 side stories)
Anime film
Directed by Kōichi Mashimo
Written by Kōichi Mashimo
Music by Michiru Oshima
Studio Production I.G as I.G Tatsunoko
Licensed by United States Media Blasters
Released July 18, 1992
Runtime 54 minutes
Light novel
Shin Kaze no Tairiku
Written by Sei Takekawa
Illustrated by Mutsumi Inomata
Published by Kadokawa Haruki Corporation
Demographic Seinen
Original run November 15, 2010 – March 15, 2011
Volumes 2

The Weathering Continent (風の大陸 Kaze no Tairiku) is a Japanese fantasy light novel series written by Sei Takekawa and illustrated by Mutsumi Inomata. The Weathering Continent centers on three travelers - the delicately handsome sorcerer Tieh, the burly and reticent warrior Bois, and the spritely young Lakshi - as they trek though the shattered wastelands of the ancient continent of Atlantis.

The first installment of The Weathering Continent was published in Monthly Dragon Magazine in April 1988, with a total of 28 collected novels released from November 1990 to April 2006. An anime feature film based on the novels was also released theatrically in Japan on July 18, 1992. It is available in the United States courtesy of Media Blasters. During the novels' original run, several side stories were published. A short, sequel series also followed when the original The Weathering Continent ended.

Media

Novels

The Weathering Continent, serial novels written by Sei Takekawa and illustrated by Mutsumi Inomata, was first serialized in the Fujimi Shobo seinen publication Monthly Dragon Magazine in the April 1990 issue. The series totals 28 collected volumes. The first was released on November 11, 1988 and the last was released on April 20, 2006.[1][2] The entire The Weathering Continent series was also collected into five larger volumes and published on September 28, 2007.[3][4][5][6][7]

During the publication of The Weathering Continent, several related stories were issued: The three volume Kaze no Tairiku Gaiden (風の大陸 外伝1, lit. "The Weathering Continent Side Story");[8][9][10] the three volume Kaze no Tairiku Koori no Shima (風の大陸 氷の島, lit. "The Weathering Continent: Island of Ice");[11][12][13] and the single volume Kaze no Taikiku Gekkou Nisamayoumono (風の大陸 月光にさまようもの, lit. "The Weathering Continent: Something to Wander in the Moonlight").[14] A sequel light novel series, Shin Kaze no Tairiku (新 風の大陸, lit. "The New Weathering Continent), has been published in two volumes by Kadokawa Haruki Corporation from November 2010 to March 2011.[15][16]

Anime film

The Weathering Continent anime film was produced by Production I.G and released theatrically in Japan on July 18, 1992 as part of a triple bill with The Heroic Legend of Arislan II and Silent Möbius: The Motion Picture 2.[17][18] It was written and directed by Kōichi Mashimo and features character designs by Nobuteru Yūki and music by Michiru Oshima. The film made its way to VHS in Japan via Bandai on December 16, 1992.[19] It has aired on both the NHK network and the Bandai Channel.[20][21] The film was localized in the United States by Media Blasters with English voice recordings by NYAV Post.[22] It was released on DVD on July 29, 2003.[23][24] The film was aired on the Starz network channels throughout 2006.[25][26][27][28]

CDs and artbooks

A number of audio CDs relating to The Weathering Continent have been published in Japan. An original soundtrack to the anime film, consisting of a total of 25 background and vocal tracks, was released in two volumes by Victor Entertainment on July 18, 1991 and January 21, 1993.[29][30] The company also released CD singles for the anime's vocal songs by Yui Nishiwaki and Arai Akino.[31][32]

Three art books based on The Weathering Continent have also been issued: Mutsumi Inomata Paintings Collection The Weathering Continent: Un Ballo en Maschera, Dragon Magazine Collection The Weathering Continent The Approach of Atlantis, and Fujimi Fantasia Comics: The Weathering Continent.[33][34][35]

Reception

Brian Hanson of the Anime News Network had high expectations for the anime, but was ultimately bored by it. He summarized the film as "a group of mopey kids on a dying mid-Atlantic continent from long, long ago comment on their bleak lives and their bleak world and how bleak everything is".[27] Raphael See of THEM Anime Reviews made similar comments, calling the pace of the plot "a little faster than the diffusion of molasses through a granite wall" and that the key characters constantly reflect on past events.[36]

References

  1. ↑ 風の大陸 [The Weathering Continent] (in Japanese). Kadokawa Shoten. Retrieved 2011-06-17.
  2. ↑ 風の大陸 [The Weathering Continent] (in Japanese). Kadokawa Shoten. Retrieved 2011-06-17.
  3. ↑ "風の大陸 I" [The Weathering Continent I] (in Japanese). Kadokawa Shoten. Retrieved 2011-06-17.
  4. ↑ "風の大陸 II" [The Weathering Continent II] (in Japanese). Kadokawa Shoten. Retrieved 2011-06-17.
  5. ↑ "風の大陸 III" [The Weathering Continent III] (in Japanese). Kadokawa Shoten. Retrieved 2011-06-17.
  6. ↑ "風の大陸 IV" [The Weathering Continent IV] (in Japanese). Kadokawa Shoten. Retrieved 2011-06-17.
  7. ↑ "風の大陸 V" [The Weathering Continent V] (in Japanese). Kadokawa Shoten. Retrieved 2011-06-17.
  8. ↑ 風の大陸 外伝1 [The Weathering Continent 1] (in Japanese). Kadokawa Shoten. Retrieved 2011-06-18.
  9. ↑ 風の大陸 外伝2 [The Weathering Continent 2] (in Japanese). Kadokawa Shoten. Retrieved 2011-06-18.
  10. ↑ 風の大陸 外伝3 [The Weathering Continent 3] (in Japanese). Kadokawa Shoten. Retrieved 2011-06-18.
  11. ↑ 風の大陸 氷の島 1 [The Weathering Continent: Island of Ice 1] (in Japanese). Amazon.com. Retrieved 2011-06-18.
  12. ↑ 風の大陸 氷の島 2 [The Weathering Continent: Island of Ice 2] (in Japanese). Amazon.com. Retrieved 2011-06-18.
  13. ↑ 風の大陸 氷の島 3 [The Weathering Continent: Island of Ice 3] (in Japanese). Amazon.com. Retrieved 2011-06-18.
  14. ↑ 風の大陸 月光にさまようもの [The Weathering Continent: Something to Wander in the Moonlight] (in Japanese). Kadokawa Shoten. Retrieved 2011-06-18.
  15. ↑ 新 風の大陸 [The New Weathering Continent] (in Japanese). Kadokawa Haruki Corporation. Retrieved 2011-06-17.
  16. ↑ 新 風の大陸Ⅱ [The New Weathering Continent II] (in Japanese). Kadokawa Haruki Corporation. Retrieved 2011-06-17.
  17. ↑ McCarthy, Helen (July 1997). The Anime! Movie Guide. The Overlook Press. p. 168. ISBN 978-0-87951-781-6.
  18. ↑ Clements, Jonathan; McCarthy, Helen (2006). The Anime Encyclopedia: A Guide to Japanese Animation Since 1917 (Revised and Expanded edition). p. 587. ISBN 1-933330-10-4.
  19. ↑ "風の大陸 [VHS]" [The Weathering Continent [VHS]] (in Japanese). Amazon.com. Retrieved 2011-06-18.
  20. ↑ "BS冬休みアニメ特選　風の大陸" [Special Look at the Winter Holidays: The Weathering Continent] (in Japanese). NHK. 2004. Retrieved 2011-06-18.
  21. ↑ "風の大陸　The Weathering Continent" (in Japanese). Bandai. Retrieved 2011-06-18.
  22. ↑ "Projects". NYAV Post. Retrieved 2011-06-18.
  23. ↑ "Upcoming Releases". Anime News Network. May 8, 2003. Retrieved 2011-06-17.
  24. ↑ Beveridge, Chris (February 16, 2004). "Year in Review: Media Blasters in 2003". Mania.com. Retrieved 2011-06-17.
  25. ↑ "New Anime on Encore WAM, Starz Action". Anime News Network. June 19, 2006. Retrieved 2011-06-17.
  26. ↑ Hanson, Brian (July 29, 2006). "The Click April 7th - April 13th". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2011-06-17.
  27. 1 2 Hanson, Brian (July 29, 2006). "The Click July 29th - August 4th". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2011-06-17.
  28. ↑ Hanson, Brian (July 29, 2006). "The Click October 27 - November 2". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2011-06-17.
  29. ↑ "【中古】アニメ系CD「風の大陸」オリジナル・サウンドトラックVol.1" [(Used) Anime-type CD The Weathering Continent Original Soundtrack Vol. 1] (in Japanese). Rakuten. Retrieved 2011-06-18.
  30. ↑ "【中古】アニメ系CD「風の大陸」オリジナル・サウンドトラックVol.2" [(Used) Anime-type CD The Weathering Continent Original Soundtrack Vol. 2] (in Japanese). Rakuten. Retrieved 2011-06-18.
  31. ↑ "風の大陸 [Single]" [The Weathering Continent [Single]] (in Japanese). Amazon.com. Retrieved 2011-06-18.
  32. ↑ "凍る砂(風の大陸) [Single]" [Freezing Sand (The Weathering Continent) [Single]] (in Japanese). Amazon.com. Retrieved 2011-06-18.
  33. ↑ "The Weathering Continent-- Inomata Mutsumi-- art book". WorthPoint. Retrieved 2011-06-18.
  34. ↑ "Weathering Continent THE APPROACH OF ATLANTIS 106p". WorthPoint. Retrieved 2011-06-18.
  35. ↑ "* WEATHERING CONTINENT * Anime MUTSUMI INOMATA ART BOOK". WorthPoint. Retrieved 2011-06-18.
  36. ↑ See, Raphael. "The Weathering Continent". THEM Anime Reviews 4.0. Retrieved 2011-06-18.

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