Ben-To
| Ben-To | |
 Cover of Ben-To volume 1. | |
| ベン・トー (Ben Tō) | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Action, Comedy |
| Light novel | |
| Written by | Asaura |
| Illustrated by | Kaito Shibano |
| Published by | Shueisha |
| Demographic | Male |
| Imprint | Super Dash Bunko |
| Original run | February 22, 2008 – ongoing |
| Volumes | 8 |
| Manga | |
| Ben To Zero: Road to Witch | |
| Written by | Asaura |
| Illustrated by | Kaito Shibano |
| Published by | Shueisha |
| Demographic | Shōnen |
| Magazine | Super Dash Manga Program (Jump Square) |
| Original run | April 21, 2011 – ongoing |
| TV anime | |
| Directed by | Shin Itagaki |
| Music by | Taku Iwasaki |
| Studio | David Production |
| Original run | October 2011 – ongoing |
Ben-To (ベン・トー Ben Tō) is a Japanese light novel series written by Asaura, with illustrations by Kaito Shibano. The first volume was published in February 2008, and eight volumes have been released by Shueisha as of February 2011. A manga adaptation titled Ben To Zero: Road to Witch, also illustrated by Shibano, began serialization in Super Dash Manga Program, a separate volume included with the combined May/June 2011 issue of Jump Square. An anime TV series adaptation produced by David Production will begin airing in Japan in October 2011.
Media
Light novels
Ben-To began as a light novel series written by Asaura, with illustrations by Kaito Shibano. The first volume was published on February 22, 2008 under Shueisha's Super Dash Bunko imprint. As of February 25, 2011, seven main novels in the series have been released, as well as an additional volume 5.5 short story collection. Other short stories are published online on Super Dash Bunko's official website and in Super Dash Manga Program, a separate volume included with Shueisha's Jump Square manga magazine.
Manga
A manga adaptation illustrated by Kaito Shibano titled Ben To Zero: Road to Witch began serialization in the first issue of Super Dash Manga Program, included with the combined May/June 2011 issue of Jump Square sold on April 21, 2011.
Anime
An anime TV series adaptation produced by David Production and directed by Shin Itagaki will begin airing in Japan in October 2011.
Reception
The Mainichi Shimbun reported that as of March 2011, over 550,000 copies of the light novels have been sold in Japan. The light novel series has ranked twice in Takarajimasha's light novel guide book Kono Light Novel ga Sugoi! published yearly: eighth in 2010, and fifth in 2011.
References
External links
- Ben-To at Shueisha (Japanese)
- Anime official website (Japanese)
- Ben-To (anime) at Anime News Network's Encyclopedia
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