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The Exiled Heavy Knight Knows How to Game the System | |
![]() First light novel volume cover | |
追放された転生重騎士はゲーム知識で無双する (Tsuihō Sareta Tensei Jū Kishi wa Gēmu Chishiki de Musō Suru) | |
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Genre | Adventure, fantasy, isekai[1] |
Novel series | |
Written by | Nekoko |
Published by | Shōsetsuka ni Narō |
Original run | April 25, 2021 – present |
Light novel | |
Written by | Nekoko |
Illustrated by | Jaian |
Published by | Kodansha |
Imprint | Kodansha Ranobe Books |
Original run | June 2, 2022 – present |
Volumes | 3 |
Manga | |
Written by | Nekoko |
Illustrated by | Lee Brocco |
Published by | Kodansha |
English publisher | Kodansha (digital) |
Imprint | Young Magazine KC |
Magazine |
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Original run | February 11, 2022 – present |
Volumes | 14 |
Anime television series | |
Directed by |
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Music by | Ludvig Forssell |
Studio | GoHands |
Original run | 2026 – scheduled |
The Exiled Heavy Knight Knows How to Game the System (追放された転生重騎士はゲーム知識で無双する, Tsuihō Sareta Tensei Jū Kishi wa Gēmu Chishiki de Musō Suru) is a Japanese light novel series written by Nekoko and illustrated by Jaian. It initially began serialization on the user-generated novel publishing website Shōsetsuka ni Narō in April 2021. Kodansha acquired the series and began publishing it under their Kodansha Ranobe Books light novel imprint in June 2022. A manga adaptation illustrated by Lee Brocco began serialization on Kodansha's YanMaga Web manga website and app in February 2022 before being transferred to the Weekly Young Magazine in September 2024. An anime television series adaptation produced by GoHands is set to premiere in 2026.
Written by Nekoko, The Exiled Heavy Knight Knows How to Game the System initially began serialization on the user-generated novel publishing website Shōsetsuka ni Narō on April 25, 2021. Kodansha acquired the series and began publishing it with illustrations by Jaian under their Kodansha Ranobe Books light novel imprint on June 2, 2022. Three volumes have been released as of February 2024.[3]
No. | Release date | ISBN |
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1 | June 2, 2022[4] | 978-4-06-527822-2 |
2 | April 1, 2023[5] | 978-4-06-531646-7 |
3 | February 2, 2024[3] | 978-4-06-534769-0 |
A manga adaptation illustrated by Lee Brocco began serialization on Kodansha's YanMaga Web manga website and app on February 11, 2022.[6] The manga was later transferred to the Weekly Young Magazine on September 9, 2024.[7] The manga's chapters have been compiled into fourteen tankōbon volumes as of June 2025.[8]
The manga's chapters are published in English on Kodansha's "K Manga" app.[9] In July 2025, Seven Seas Entertainment announced that they had licensed the manga for English publication.[10]
No. | Release date | ISBN |
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1 | June 6, 2022[11] | 978-4-06-528143-7 |
2 | August 19, 2022[12] | 978-4-06-528804-7 |
3 | November 18, 2022[13] | 978-4-06-529810-7 |
4 | February 6, 2023[14] | 978-4-06-530715-1 |
5 | April 20, 2023[15] | 978-4-06-531392-3 |
6 | July 20, 2023[16] | 978-4-06-532366-3 |
7 | October 19, 2023[17] | 978-4-06-533609-0 |
8 | December 20, 2023[18] | 978-4-06-534021-9 |
9 | March 18, 2024[19] | 978-4-06-534932-8 |
10 | June 19, 2024[20] | 978-4-06-535606-7 |
11 | September 5, 2024[21] | 978-4-06-536878-7 |
12 | December 6, 2024[22] | 978-4-06-537904-2 |
13 | March 6, 2025[23] | 978-4-06-538912-6 |
14 | June 6, 2025[8] | 978-4-06-539940-8 |
An anime television series adaptation was announced on September 5, 2024.[7] The series is produced by GoHands and directed by Katsumasa Yokomine, with Shingo Suzuki and Tetsuichi Yamagishi serving as chief directors, Takayuki Uchida designing the characters, and Ludvig Forssell composing the music. It is set to premiere in 2026.[2]
By June 2025, the series had over 3 million copies in circulation.[8]