The Tale of the Outcasts
The Tale of the Outcasts is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by. It was serialized in Shogakukan's manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Sunday from August 2019 to April 2021, with its chapters collected in eight volumes. The series is licensed for English release in North America by Seven Seas Entertainment. An anime television series adaptation by Ashi Productions aired from January to April 2023.
Plot
Wisteria is an orphan girl living in a corner of the British Empire at the end of the 19th century. Her life is desolate and bleak–until she encounters Marbas, a powerful but equally lonely immortal being with a furry appearance, hounded by hunters. Together, Wisteria and Marbas roam the Empire–populated by humans and human-like beasts–in search of a place where they can live together in peace.Characters
; Wisteria Langley; Marbas
; Snow Langley
; Takenami
; Diana Blackbell
; Naberius
; Commander of the Knights of the Sword Cross
; Astaroth
; Dantalion
; Sitri
; Luther Roosevelt
; Dr. Watson
; Sherlock Holmes
; Maury
; Harriet Carter
; Iberta
; Stanley
; Shura
; Vivian
; Lucia
Media
Manga
The Tale of the Outcasts, written and illustrated by, was serialized in Shogakukan's manga anthology Weekly Shōnen Sunday from August 7, 2019, to April 14, 2021. Shogakukan collected its chapters in eight volumes, released from November 18, 2019, to May 18, 2021.On August 28, 2020, Seven Seas Entertainment announced the English language release of the manga starting on June 1, 2021.
A nine-chapter special manga series by Hoshino, subtitled The Flame Knight, was serialized in Shogakukan's Sunday Webry website from January 8 to March 5, 2023. A single volume was published on March 16, 2023.