Haō Taikei Ryū Knight

• Genre — Fantasy, mecha • Creator — * Takehiko Itō • Hajime Yatate • Director — Toshifumi Kawase • Producer — * Hideyuki Tomioka (TV Tokyo) • Masakatsu Kozuru (Sotsu Agency) • Noriko Kobayashi (Sunrise) • Developer — Hiroyuki Hoshiyama • Music — * Michiru Ōshima • Toshihiko Sahashi • Company — * TV Tokyo • Sotsu Agency • Sunrise • Network — TXN (TV Tokyo) • First Aired — 1994 04 22 • Last Aired — 1995 03 28 • Country — Japan • Language — Japanese • Num Episodes — 52

Ryū Knight tells the story of Adeu, a boy who lives his life by the "Ethos of Chivalry" (a code of conduct similar to the Knightly Virtues). He is on a quest to seek the Earth's Blade, a gigantic sword which is capable of reaching the sky from the ground. Along the way, he meets Paffy, who is a princess, and her two escorts: Sarutobi, a ninja, and Izumi, a priest. Together, they partake on an adventurous journey in which he comes across many villains, at first composed of thieves and bandits who are after the Ryu mechs, which are far stronger than the normal mechs (henceforth referred to as Solids). The plot expands as the series progresses.

• Adeu Waltham: Ryū Knight Zephyr; with Spirit Stone, class-changes to Ryū Paladin Lord Zephyr • Sarutobi: Ryū Ninja Bakuretsumaru; with Spirit Stone, class-changes to Ryū Ninja Master Bakuretsumaru • Izumi: Ryū Priest Baurus; with Spirit Stone, class-changes to Ryū High Priest Baurus • Paffy: Ryū Mage Magidora; with Spirit Stone, class-changes to Ryū Wizard Magidora • Katze: Ryū Gunner Derringer (also spelled as Delingar), class-changes to Ryū Wyatt Derringer • Hittel: Ryū Gunner Derringer (both Katze and Hittel, as brother and sister, can control Derringer), class-changes to Ryū Wyatt Derringer • Gesshin: Ryū Samurai Hayatemaru; class-changes to Ryū Kaiden Hayatemaru • Gratches: Ryū Chief Shinebaram; class-changes to Ryū Grand Chief Shinebaram • Galden: Dark Knight Steru; class-changes to Rune Knight Steru

Opening themes: • "Good-bye Tears" by Yumiko Takahashi (episodes 1–28) • "RUN ~Kyou ga Kawaru Magic~" (Run 〜今日が変わるMagic〜) by Hitomi Mieno (episodes 29–52) Ending themes: • "Hitomi ni Diamond" (瞳にDiamond) by Hitomi Mieno (episodes 1–28) • "Owaranai Natsu" (終わらない季節(なつ)) by Hitomi Mieno (episodes 29–52)

Opening theme: • "Wing of Wind" (風の翼) by Hitomi Mieno Ending theme: • "Point 1" (ポイント1) by Yumiko Takahashi

Ending theme: • "Yume ni Stay" (夢にSTAY) by Hitomi Mieno

The 52-episode Haō Taikei Ryū Knight anime series was produced by Sunrise and aired on TV Tokyo from April 22, 1994 to March 28, 1995. The anime was released in an official DVD box set by Bandai Visual.

A manga adaptation by Takehiko Itō was serialized monthly in Shueisha's V-Jump beginning in 1994. A total of three tankōbon chapter collections released in Japan from 1994 to 1995. Although no official English translation exists, the manga was published in Spanish by Planeta DeAgostini and in Italian by Planet Manga.

Three OVAs were produced by Sunrise during and after the airing of the television series. They were: • Lord of Lords: Ryū Knight — Adeu's Legend, was released in 13 episodes from July 21, 1994 to September 25, 1995. • Lord of Lords: Ryū Knight – Adeu's Legend II, subtitled as Adeu's Legend Final in the last episode, was released in 4 episodes from December 18, 1995 to May 25, 1996.

Two video games related to the series were released: • Lord of Lords: Ryū Knight – Road of Paladin, an RPG developed by Japan Art Media and published by Bandai for the Super Famicom in 1994. • Earthtia Saga: Larthur's Legend, an action point-and-click adventure game developed by Emotion Digital Software and published by Bandai for Mac OS and Windows in 1995.