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“Storm-stranded knight Ruliya and lighthouse boy Ashika defend mystical beacon Niselle from rising oceanic darkness.”
Aqua Knight
水中騎士
6.62
16,230 rank · 1,871 readers · 5 favorites
Seinen
Action
Adventure
Comedy
Fantasy
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Synopsis
Storm-stranded knight Ruliya and lighthouse boy Ashika defend mystical beacon Niselle from rising oceanic darkness.
On a remote island in the vast ocean of Marmundo, an old lighthouse keeper named Arrabarus and his adventurous grandson Ashika tend to a mysterious beacon known as Niselle. When a sudden storm washes a wandering knight, Lady Ruliya, onto their shores, the boy’s life changes overnight. Fascinated by tales of chivalry, Ashika begs to become her squire, setting the pair on an unexpected journey. But their departure is only the beginning: dark forces covet the lighthouse’s secret light, and ancient powers stir beneath the waves. With the ocean itself seeming to take notice, Ruliya must decide how far she will go to protect both the boy and the enigmatic glow that keeps the maritime world in balance.
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median 8.5
mode 8
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- 9 “Aqua Knight doesn't stray far from other fantasy/adventure titles in the fact that it deals with topics like friendship, courage, quests, self-improvement and the like. Yet after reading it in a...”
- 8 “Coming into this with Battle Angel as my favorite manga, I was fearful that it would either be a rehash or failure, as seems to so often happen when someone devotes so much of his or her vision to...”
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A Manga Publication
- Format 28 × 3 ch × vol
- Total read 3h 44m approx
- Published Jan 1998 – Aug 2000
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M0786 catalog