The Thousand Musketeers
2018 video game and media franchise
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The Thousand Noble Musketeers (千銃士, Senjūshi) is a Japanese smartphone game developed by Line Games and Marvelous Entertainment, where players collect and fight with various anthropomorphized guns. It was released on Android and iOS devices in March 2018. An anime television series adaptation by TMS Entertainment and Double Eagle aired from July 3 to September 25, 2018.[1] The game's official support ended on October 31, 2019.
| The Thousand Noble Musketeers | |
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| 千銃士 (Senjūshi) | |
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| Video game | |
| Developer | Line Games Marvelous Entertainment |
| Platform | Android, iOS |
| Released |
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| Manga | |
| Illustrated by | Miki Daichi |
| Published by | Kadokawa Shoten |
| Magazine | Young Ace |
| Original run | June 2018 – December 2019 |
| Volumes | 2 |
| Anime television series | |
| Directed by | Ken'ichi Kasai |
| Produced by | |
| Written by | Takashi Aoshima |
| Music by | Hiroshi Takaki |
| Studio | |
| Licensed by | |
| Original network | Tokyo MX, Sun TV, TVA, BS11 |
| Original run | July 3, 2018 – September 25, 2018 |
| Episodes | 12 + OVA |
| Video game | |
| The Thousand Noble Muskeeters: Rhodoknight | |
| Developer | Line Games Marvelous Entertainment |
| Platform | Android, iOS |
| Released |
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Characters
American Revolutionary War
- Brown Bess (ブラウン・ベス, Buraun Besu)
- Voiced by: Taku Yashiro[1]
- Charleville (シャルルヴィル, Sharuruviru)
- Voiced by: Shinnosuke Tachibana[1]
- Springfield (スプリングフィールド, Supuringufīrudo)
- Voiced by: Shouta Aoi[1]
- Kentucky (ケンタッキー, Kentakkī)
- Voiced by: Yuki Kaji[1]
Napoleon
- Napoleon (ナポレオン, Naporeon)
- Voiced by: Daisuke Namikawa[1]
- Rapp (ラップ, Rappu)
- Voiced by: Wataru Hatano[1]
- Nicola (二コラ, Nikora)
- Voiced by: Ayumu Murase[2]
- Noël (ノエル, Noeru)
- Voiced by: Ayumu Murase[2]
The Siege of Osaka
- Ieyasu (イエヤス)
- Voiced by: Tomoaki Maeno (for episode 1 and 2 only),[3] Yūichirō Umehara (from episode 8 onwards)[4]
- Hidetada (ヒデタダ)
- Voiced by: Sōma Saitō[2]
- Yukimura (ユキムラ)
- Voiced by: Yoshiki Nakajima[2]
The Wars of German Unification
- Dreyse (ドライゼ, Doraize)
- Voiced by: Takuya Satō[2]
- Chassepot (ｼｬｽポー, Shasupō)
- Voiced by: Takuya Eguchi[2]
- Tabatière (タバティエール, Tabatiēru)
- Voiced by: Hiroki Takahashi[2]
- Lorenz (ローレンツ, Rōrentsu)
- Voiced by: Kōtarō Nishiyama[2]
Ottoman
- Ali Pasha (アリ・パシャ, Ari Pasha)
- Voiced by: Yūki Ono[5]
- Esen (エセン)
- Voiced by: Ikkei Yamamoto[5]
- Mahmut (マフムト, Mafumuto)
- Voiced by: Makoto Furukawa[5]
Romanov
- Aleksandr
- Voiced by: Ryō Hirano[5]
- Ekaterina
- Voiced by: Tsubasa Yonaga[5]
The Arrival of Perry
- Hall
- Voiced by: Yusuke Shirai[5]
Boshin War
- Geweer (ゲベール, Gebeeru)
- Voiced by: Yuma Uchida[5]
Habsburg
- Karl
- Voiced by: Yoshitaka Yamaya[5]
- Leopold
- Voiced by: Kenji Hamada[5]
- Margarita
- Voiced by: Natsuki Hanae[5]
Bizarre Gun
- Kiseru
- Voiced by: Tatsuhisa Suzuki[5]
- Cane
- Voiced by: Tarusuke Shingaki[5]
- Cutlery
- Voiced by: Yoshitsugu Matsuoka[5]
Japanese Matchlock Gun
- Furusato
- Voiced by: Motoki Takagi[5]
- Kinbee
- Voiced by: Katsuyuki Konishi[5]
Media
Manga
A manga adaptation illustrated by Miki Daichi launched in June 2018 on Kadokawa Shoten's Young Ace magazine.[6] In October 2019, it was announced that the manga would end on December 4.[7] As of December 2019, two tankōbon volumes has been released.
| No. | Release date | ISBN |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | November 26, 2018[8] | 978-4-04-107491-6 |
| 2 | December 3, 2019[9] | 978-4-04-109064-0 |
Anime
Kenichi Kasai directed the anime at TMS Entertainment and Double Eagle. Takashi Aoshima is the series supervisor, Majiro is the character designer, and Hiroshi Takaki composed the music. The opening theme is "antique memory" by Taku Yashiro and Yoshiki Nakajima, and the ending theme is "BLACK MATRIX" by vistlip.[5] Sentai Filmworks have licensed the anime and streamed it on Hidive.[10] The series ran for 12 episodes.[11] An OVA episode was released on March 6, 2019.[12]
| No. | Title[c] | Original air date[13] |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Noble Musketeers" "Ki jūshi" (貴銃士) | July 3, 2018 |
| 2 | "Supreme Nobility" "Zettai kōki" (絶対高貴) | July 10, 2018 |
| 3 | "Soul Weapon" "Shin jū" (心銃) | July 17, 2018 |
| 4 | "Town" "Machi" (街) | July 24, 2018 |
| 5 | "Rescue" "Dakkan" (奪還) | July 31, 2018 |
| 6 | "Smile" "Egao" (笑顔) | August 7, 2018 |
| 7 | "Negotiation" "Kakehiki" (駆け引き) | August 14, 2018 |
| 8 | "Adventure" "Bōken" (冒険) | August 21, 2018 |
| 9 | "Genius" "Tensai" (天才) | August 28, 2018 |
| SP | "The Thousand Musketeers Special Program: Aim for Absolute Nobility! They are Noble!" "Senjūshi tokuban "mezase zettai kōki! Futari wa Noble!"" (『千銃士』特番「目指せ絶対高貴！ ふたりはＮｏｂｌｅ！」) | September 4, 2018 |
| 10 | "Total War" "Sōryoku-sen" (総力戦) | September 11, 2018 |
| 11 | "Destiny" "Innen" (因縁) | September 18, 2018 |
| 12 | "Be Noble" | September 25, 2018 |
