Radiant is a French comics series written and illustrated by Tony Valente. It has been published by Ankama since 2013 and currently has 13 volumes released in French. It was later published by the Japanese publisher Asukashinsha in 2015, making it the first French manfra to be published in Japan. The series has been licensed by Viz Media in English since 2018 and currently has the first 9 volumes released. It is also available in other languages such as German, Italian, Spanish and Portuguese. The series received an anime adaptation by Lerche that aired from October 6, 2018 to February 23, 2019. The anime was renewed for a second season, which premiered on October 2, 2019.
Plot
In the world of Radiant, monsters called Nemeses fall from the sky. These Nemeses contaminate everything they touch. People who survive their contact become cursed, but also gain the ability to wield the magic power known as "Fantasia", thus becoming Sorcerers. Seth, the protagonist of Radiant, is a teenage boy who has survived a Nemesis attack. He dreams of defeating all of the Nemeses and bringing peace between Sorcerers and the rest of humanity. To do so, he has to find the place where the Nemeses come from, the legendary Radiant, and destroy it. He and other sorcerers travel the region in search of Radiant whilst avoiding the Inquisition, an organization opposed to Sorcerers.
The manfra was written and illustrated by French author Tony Valente. It began publication on Ankama Éditions on July 2013 and currently has 13 volumes released. It has been published by Viz Media in English since 2018. Additional languages it has been published in are Spanish by LetraBlanka since 2016, German by Pyramond since 2016, and Italian by Mangasenpai since 2017.
Anime
announced the series on January 31, 2018. The series is an adaptation of French author Tony Valente' comic book seriesRadiant, which is published in Japan by Asukashinsha. The series is directed by Seiji Kishi and Daisei Fukuoka, and written by Makoto Uezu, with animation by studio Lerche. Character designs for the series are produced by Nozomi Kawano, and Masato Koda is composing the series' music. The opening theme song is "Utopia" by 04 Limited Sazabys. The ending theme song is "Radiant" by Polkadot Stingray. The 21-episode anime series aired on NHK Educational TV from October 6, 2018 to February 23, 2019. It is based on volumes 1 through 4 of the comic. The series is simulcast by Crunchyroll, with Funimation producing an English dub as it airs. In the season finale, a 21-episode second season has been announced. It premiered on October 2, 2019. The second season's opening theme song is "Naraku" by Halo at Yojohan, while the ending theme song is "Chitto mo Shiranakatta" by Emi Nakamura. The series received a French dub which first aired on Game One in France on September 2, 2019.
