Levius (manga)
Levius is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Haruhisa Nakata. The series was published in Shogakukan's Monthly Ikki from December 2012 to September 2014, when the magazine ceased publication. Shogakukan compiled its chapters into three volumes. A sequel, titled Levius/est, was serialized in Shueisha's Ultra Jump from April 2015 to June 2021. The manga and its sequel are licensed in North America by Viz Media. A 12-episode original net animation adaptation produced by Polygon Pictures premiered on Netflix in November 2019.
Story
In the 19th century, Imperial City is heavily damaged in a war. A new sport known as "Metalboxing" is developed five years later. Levius Cromwell, who lost his father during the war, begins to emerge as a young fighter and begins training under his uncle Zacks Cromwell after losing his consciousness. Levius works up the boxing ranks until he finally reaches his goal, which is an opportunity to challenge for the promotion to Grade I, which is the highest rank any boxer could achieve. Levius was required to defeat Hugo Stratus to achieve that rank, but Hugo was unexpectedly defeated by a mysterious boxer named A.J. Langdon. The dignity of human beings and the future of Imperial City are in the hands of an ongoing battle between Levius and his opponents.Characters
;Levius Cromwell;Zacks Cromwell
;Natalia Garnet
;A.J. Langdon
Media
Manga
Levius is written and illustrated by Haruhisa Nakata. Different from most manga series in Japanese which are drawn and written in, the story line of Levius is written in . The drawing style is. It was serialized in Shogakukan's Monthly Ikki from December 25, 2012, to September 25, 2014, until the magazine ceased its publication. The last issue announced that the series would continue serialization, but details were not given then. Shogakukan collected its chapters in three volumes, released from January 30 to December 26, 2014. Shueisha republished the series in two volumes under the Young Jump Comics imprint on April 19 and May 17, 2019.A sequel, titled Levius/est, was serialized in Shueisha's Ultra Jump from April 18, 2015, to June 18, 2021. Shueisha collected its chapters in ten volumes, released from December 18, 2015, to August 18, 2021.
In North America, Viz Media announced the English language release of the manga in February 2019. Levius was released in a single omnibus volume on September 17, 2019. Viz Media began publishing Levius/est on November 19, 2019.
Original net animation
A 12-episode original net animation adaptation, produced by Polygon Pictures premiered worldwide on Netflix on November 28, 2019. The opening theme is "Wit and Love" and the ending theme is "Child Dancer"; both songs were performed by Nazome. The series was later broadcast in Japan on Tokyo MX and BS11 from January 9 to March 27, 2021. For the televised version, Nana Mizuki performed the series opening theme "Link or Chains", while Mamoru Miyano performed the ending theme "Beautiful Doll".Viz Media released the series on Blu-ray in North America on March 21, 2023.