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Chivalry of a Failed Knight
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Ryota Osaka
Ikki Kurogane (voice)
12 eps
Shizuka Ishigami
Stella Vermillion (voice)
12 eps
Nao Toyama
Sizuku Kurogane (voice)
12 eps
Shintaro Asanuma
Nagi Arisuin (voice)
12 eps
Yu Kobayashi
Ayase Ayatsuji (voice)
12 eps
Hisako Kanemoto
Toka Todo (voice)
12 eps
Yoshitsugu Matsuoka
Shizuya Kirihara (voice)
12 eps
Mao Ichimichi
Renren Tomaru (voice)
12 eps
Megumi Han
Utakata Misogi (voice)
12 eps
Yoko Hikasa
Kanata Totokubara (voice)
12 eps
Yoshimasa Hosoya
Kuraudo Kurashiki (voice)
12 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How Chivalry of a Failed Knight actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Chivalry of a Failed Knight reads strongest on Spectacle, World Building and Bingeability.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
The story
What it's about
Magic Knights are modern magic-users who fight with weapons converted from their souls. Ikki Kurogane goes to a school for these Magic Knights, but he is the "Failed Knight" or "Worst One" who is failing because he has no magical skills. However, one day, he is challenged to a duel by Stella, a foreign princess and the "Number One" student. In this duel, "the loser must be obedient for life."
The run
Seasons
1 season · 12 episodes.
Season 1 · Complete
Season 1
201512 episodes
8.4IMDbFor Ikki Kurogane, graduating as a Magical Knight is nigh impossible. Among Blazers, he’s considered the worst; he can materialize his soul into a weapon, but his magical power is extremely low. To add insult to injury, an unfortunate encounter with the talented and beautiful Princess Stella Vermillion slashes his already slim odds and alters the course of his life forever.
Best episode · S01E12 An Uncrowned Champion II
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S01E12
An Uncrowned Champion II
The stage is set and stakes run high as Ikki prepares to face the unbeatable Raikiri. In the end, who will be the victor?
- Directed by Yoshinobu Tokumoto
- Written by Shogo Yasukawa
S01E08
Sword Eater III
In an effort to help Ayase and her father, Ikki challenges Kuraudo Kurashiki, a swordsman from Donro Academy with the nickname “Sword Eater”.
S01E11
An Uncrowned Champion I
An innocent kiss shared in secret becomes the catalyst for a scandal, and Ikki is taken by the ethics committee on counts of "indecent" behavior with the Crimson Princess.
S01E09
Princess' Vacation
Stella and Ikki head to what they think is a vacation, only to find multiple surprises lying in wait. Meanwhile, Shizuku makes a visit home.
- Directed by Jimmy Stone
S01E06
Sword Eater I
Another student wishes to be Ikki’s pupil, but doesn’t quite know how to ask. Despite her initial awkwardness, Ayatsuji proves to be a hard worker and talented with a sword.
S01E02
Failed Knight II
Ikki’s sister, Shizuku, enrolls in the school and causes quite the commotion upon seeing him. With Shizuku's arrival, Stella learns more about Ikki’s history.
- Directed by Ippei Yokota
- Written by Shogo Yasukawa
Recently aired
Latest Episodes
S01E12
An Uncrowned Champion II
- Directed by Yoshinobu Tokumoto
- Written by Shogo Yasukawa
S01E11
An Uncrowned Champion I
S01E10
Witch of the Deep Ocean vs Raikiri
S01E08
Sword Eater III
S01E07
Sword Eater II
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Satoshi FukaoProducer
- Natsuko NagaseProducer
- Tsutomu YanagimuraProducer
- Takuya NakayamaProducer
- Norihiro KurosawaProducer
Writing
- Shun KawanabeWriter
- Shogo YasukawaWriter
Direction
- Ippei YokotaDirector
- Yoshinobu TokumotoDirector
- Kazuo NogamiDirector
- Keisuke InoueDirector
- Jin TamamuraDirector
- Shin OonumaDirector
Cinematography
- Takeshi HirookaDirector of Photography
Music
- Kotaro NakagawaOriginal Music Composer
Where to watch
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