Episode Ryuu (episodeリュー) is a Japanese light novel and manga series written by Oomori Fujino. Originally a standalone spin-off and the second in the DanMachi franchise, the light novel adaptation of the story became the first installment in the Familia Chronicle series.
Original banner of the web novel
The series began as a web novel titled Dungeon ni Deai wo Motomeru no wa Machigatteiru Darou ka Ryuu Gaiden Grand Casino wo Buttsubuse! (ダンジョンに出会いを求めるのは間違っているだろうか リュー外伝 グラン・カジノをぶっつぶせ！ lit. Is It Wrong to Seek an Encounter in a Dungeon? Ryuu Side Story: Destroy the Grand Casino!) that was serialized in Gangan GA. It consisted of a total of six parts published monthly from January 21 to June 16, 2016. Grand Casino wo Buttsubuse! tells of Ryuu's journey to rescue a girl from Orario's Grand Casino and takes place between volumes 6 and 7 of the main series.
New Episode Ryuu banner
A manga adaptation was announced on November 10, 2016, and was later revealed to be drawn by Momoyama Hinase. With the series now renamed under its current title, like its predecessor, the manga was published on the Gangan GA website with monthly releases from February 23, 2017 to October 25, 2018.
In addition to the manga, a light novel adaptation with illustrations by Nilitsu was announced on December 14, 2016, and was released on March 15, 2017. The first chapter of the light novel is the same story featured in Grand Casino wo Buttsubuse! and bears its name, while the second is a new story written for the volume. It takes place five years in the past and tells the story of how Ryuu, Chloe, and Lunoire met and came to work at the Hostess of Fertility. The manga also adapted this story during its serialization.
On June 9, 2018, a promotional video was released announcing the implementation of Episode Ryuu in DanMachi ~Memoria Freese~ as part of the project commemorating its first anniversary. It was finally integrated on June 19 as the third campaign of the Main Story mode.
On August 22, 2023, Episode Ryuu 2 was announced as part of the ninth of ten projects commemorating the franchise's tenth anniversary. Unlike its predecessor, this sequel was released directly in light novel format. It was originally a story that would be included in volume 18 of DanMachi, being called its "behind-the-scenes story". After it was cut out due to the pages limit, Oomori lengthened it so he could publish it as its own volume.
Plot[]
This is the Labyrinth City Orario. Having prospered due to possessing the only underground labyrinth in the entire Lower World, it is a metropolis famous for being the "center of the world".
Ryuu spent her days working as an employee at the Hostess of Fertility bar in Orario, under the owner Mia, alongside her companions Syr, Anya, and many others.
One day, the tranquility of the bar was abruptly shattered by the loud voices of a pair of Humans, a man and a woman, echoing through the shop...
This is a fairy tale that will not be written down, -Story of Lion-
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