Romelia War Chronicle


Romelia War Chronicle: The Count's Daughter Rallies an Army in the Wake of Mankind's Victory is a Japanese light novel series written by Ryō Ariyama and illustrated by Kodama and Ryō Kamito. It began serialization online in August 2019 on the user-generated novel publishing website Shōsetsuka ni Narō. It was later acquired by Shogakukan, who have published six volumes and a side story volume from June 2020 to November 2025 under their Gagaga Books imprint. A manga adaptation with art by Kamito has been serialized via the Manga Doa app since April 2021 and has been collected in five volumes by Mag Garden. An anime television series adaptation is set to premiere in 2026.

Plot

After Prince Henri and Countess Romelia defeated the demon lord, Henri broke their engagement, causing Romelia to be abandoned by her companions, while Henri is celebrated as a hero. However, remnants of the demon lord's army still remain and some prisoners still need to be rescued. So, despite losing her army, Romelia, with the skills she gained from the campaign, sets out to save them and eliminate the remaining threats to the kingdom.

Media

Light novel

Written by Ryō Ariyama, Romelia War Chronicle: The Count's Daughter Rallies an Army in the Wake of Mankind's Victory began serialization on the user-generated web novel publishing site Shōsetsuka ni Narō on August 26, 2019. It was later acquired by Shogakukan who published six volumes and a side story volume with illustrations by Kodama and Ryō Kamito under their Gagaga Books light novel imprint from June 19, 2020, to November 18, 2025.

Manga

A manga adaptation illustrated by Kamito began serialization on the Manga Doa app on April 23, 2021. The manga's chapters have been collected by Mag Garden into five volumes as of November 2025.
In March 2025, Seven Seas Entertainment announced that they had licensed the manga for English publication, with the first volume set to release in January 2026.

Anime

An anime adaptation was announced on September 10, 2024. It was later revealed to be a television series that is set to premiere in 2026.

Reception

By September 2024, the series had over 400,000 copies in circulation.