Shōkoku no Altair

Vorlage:Infobox animanga/Header Vorlage:Infobox animanga/Print Vorlage:Infobox animanga/Video Vorlage:Infobox animanga/Footer Vorlage:Nihongo is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kotono Katō. It is serialized in Kodansha's Monthly Shōnen Sirius since July 2007. It won Best Shōnen Manga in the 41st Annual Kodansha Manga Awards. An anime television series produced by MAPPA will premiere on July 7, 2017 as Amazon Video streams it worldwide.

Plot

Set in the western part of the great continent Rumeliana, Mahmut is a young war orphan and the youngest Pasha in the Türkiye stratocracy who desires to ensure that war never occurs. Unfortunately, after an assassination of a politician, Türkiye is under the looming threat of the militaristic Balt-Rhein Empire. After playing a vital role in solving two schemes within his country, Mahmut sets out on a journey to see more the outside world, only to witnesses Balt-Rhein's growing influence on the continent. To protect his homeland, Mahmut and his companions travel across West Rumeliana to form alliances between his country and the other nations to face against the Balt-Rhein Empire and their frightening expansionist movement. With the creation of the Tripartite Military Alliance with Greater Türkiye, Republic of Venedik, and Urado Kingdom, and the cooperation of the Cuore Alliance, the Anti-Imperial Alliance battles against the Balt-Rhein Empire in the Great Rumeliana War.

Characters

Main Characters

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At 19-year-old (17 at the start of the series), Mahmut is the youngest member of the Divan and youngest to achieve the rank of Pasha. Mahmut is from the Tuğril tribe, a village of expert falconers that was destroy during the war with Balt-Rhein Empire twelve years before the series. After the death of his mother and home, Mahmut pushes himself to pass the army entrance test at the age of twelve, and seeks continued peace for his country. Initially idealistic and naive, Mahmut becomes more mature and aware about the complicated politics between kingdoms and accepts that fighting is unavoidable sometimes, but still tries to minimize bloodshed. Mahmut's honest nature, integrity, and cleverness impresses many characters around him and earns their respect. Aside from possessing a high intellect and knack for strategies, he is able to direct his beloved tame golden eagle, Iskender, to deadly effect.

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Cyrus is the 19-year-old (17 at the start of the series) son of the former caesar of Phoenicia, Apollodorus, whom he has very estranged relationship with. Cyrus has a rebellious nature and is reluctant to follow in his father's footsteps, which entices him to become the Phoenician spy for Süleyman. After the fall of his home, Cyrus become Mahmut's traveling companion and join his efforts to stop the Balt-Rhein Empire, hoping to one day to retake his homeland. Although he doesn't battle often, Cyrus is a capable fighter and owns a galley ship back in Phoenicia with a crew made of his friends.

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A 30-year-old (28 at the start of the series) former slave from Salos, Abiriga is first mate of Captain Silvestro Brega of Venedik fleet and Brega's adopted son. When he was thirteen, Abiriga was sold off by his birth parents, but was able to escape and saved by Brega, who paid for his freedom and took him in. After testing Mahmut's worth, he is assigned to Mahmut as be his companion and to spy on Türkiye's activities for Venedik. Despite joining Mahmut out of duty, Abiriga comes to respect him greatly and proves to be an incredible ally. Abiriga possesses high-level agility and knows many forms of combat and weaponry, preferring to use a long blowpipe in battle.

Greater Türkiye

Greater Türkiye is the federation made up of five stratocracies — Türkiye, Mızrak, Balta, Biçki, and Kiliç — founded 75 years before the series. While the other four are ruled by a sultan, the Türkiye stratocracy is the largest of the five, being the dominating power of Greater Türkiye. It is ruled by the Divan. Türkiye stratocracy divided into thirteenth provinces governed by a Vizier and its capital city is Altın. Greater Türkiye is very wealthy and the Turks are well known for their equestrians skills. Among the Tripartite Military Alliance and other anti-imperialists nations, Türkiye contributed the most in the war efforts against Balt-Rhein and is the leading force against them.

Türkiye Stratocracy

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At 28-year-old (26 at the start of the series), Zağanos was the second youngest of the Divan, attaining the rank of Pasha when he was nineteen, and one of the 13 Pashas that is also a Vizier. He is the governor the 1st Province of the Türkiye stratocracy and has forged a spy network throughout the continent. Calculating and ambitious, Zağanos is part of the war faction of the Divan and wishes to stop Balt-Rhein's expansion at all costs. He is known as the "Poison General" due his interest in botany and has a large collection of poisons. It is later revealed that Zağanos is a former citizen of the Balt-Rhein Empire, the son of the former Hermann, Marquis Camus, and his real name is "Astolphe".

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A 35-year-old (33 at the start of the series) man, Süleyman is the Göz Kulak Başkan ("chief of eyes and ears") of the Türkiye spy network for Zağanos and constantly travels around the world to maintain its efficiency. Like Mahmut, he is survivor from the Tuğril tribe, having been away in from the village during its destruction, and has a golden eagle named Caterina. Süleyman is typically easy-going and very friendly, making it easy for him to befriend others and help build the spy network, and is always honest to the spies about the dangers should they agree.

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At 70-year-old (68 at the start of the series), Halil is the eldest member of the Divan, governor of the 7th Province, and one of the 13 Pashas that also hold the rank of Vizier. A wise and peaceful man that specialize in Urban design, Halil devotes himself to war restorations after the first war with Balt-Rhein and his jovial yet grounded personality makes him well-respected and well-loved by many people. He is Mahmut's adopted father and mentor until his death during the second war against Balt-Rhein.

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Referred only by his title, Büyük Pasha, or "Great Pasha", is the 42-year-old (41 at the start of the series) highest rank Pasha of the Divan and is the head of Türkiye stratocracy. As such, he oversees the Divan's meetings and acts as the mediator when discussing administration and wartime affairs. He places a lot trust in Zağanos and often favors his suggestions on issues.

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An 18-year-old (16 at the start of the series) girl, Shara is member of the Lir Esnaf (Lyre Guild), the most popular all-female theater troupe in Türkiye, and a friend to both Mahmut and Ibrahim.

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Ibrahim is the 26-year-old (24 at the start of the series) governor of Hisar village in Türkiye's 1st Province, and is therefore Zağanos's subordinate and a Binbashi. A kind and loving man, he is Mahmut's good friend, who he has known since their time in the military school, and has a wife and twin infants sons that also resides in Hisar.

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Saruça is the 29-year-old the governor of the 3rd Province, and one of the 13 Pashas that also hold the rank of Vizier. The Tesisat-Kapı clan is the oldest clan in Greater Türkiye and his family has always on good terms with the four sultanates. Saruça is a supporter of the sultanates' apparent desire to gain equal power to the Türkiye stratocracy, refusing to believe that they are involved with Balt-Rhein any way. When tasked to make sure the four sultans attend Orhan's wedding, Saruça tells Balaban about the assassination plot instead and is later killed on the latter's orders.

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Kurt is a 37-year-old (36 at the start of the series) Pasha from the 8th Province and one of the generals that serve under Halil's expedition army. After Halil's death, Kurt is assign under Mahmut's command and soon becomes a close and loyal companion to him. Bold and honorable, Kurt is a very gregarious individual and always speak his mind when he doesn't agree with something.

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Ahmet is a 17-year-old (15 at the start of the series) soldier from the 7th Province and serves in Halil's expedition army. After Halil's death and taking part of resolving the Chielo conflict, Ahmet is assign directly under Mahmut's command and is promoted to Binbashi. Ahmet is thoughtful and kind, though his youth and rank makes him a little inexperience in some matters.

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Zeki is a 25-year-old (23 at the start of the series) Pasha that serves under Mahmut's command and one of Halil's former students from his urban planning class. According to Nurzan, Zeki graduated on top of his class and is one of Türkiye's finest architects, known for working quickly and efficiently. Although he is somewhat headstrong and candid, he cares for Halil dearly and wants to preserves his legacy after his death. He is strict with Mahmut and often at odds with Zağanos, who seems to contradict Halil's ideology.

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Nurzan is a 25-year-old (23 at the start of the series) Pasha that serves under Mahmut's command and a close friend of Zeki. Cheerful and light-hearted, Nurzan is often seen smiling, though he knows when be serious, and enjoys teasing Zeki, much to his annoyance.

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Cemil is a Pasha from the 1st province and a first steward official, thus Zağanos's subordinate. A serious and loyal supporter of Zağanos, Cemil acts as one of his confidantes and is one his generals in Imperial Invasion army.

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İlkay is a Pasha from the 1st province and a first steward official, thus Zağanos's subordinate. He has an aggressive personality and is part of Zağanos's war faction, acting as one of his confidantes and generals in the Imperial Invasion army.

Four Stratocracies

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Balaban is the 34-year-old third generation Sultan of the Mızrak stratocracy, inheriting the title from his father, Yıldırım Usman, after he died 12 year ago during the war with Balt-Rhein. After his father's death, Balaban vows to make Mızrak into a strong country and gain independence from Türkiye, which incites Türkiye into a civil war. Although Balaban possesses a sharp mind and charismatic presence, his short-tempered, prideful, and brutal personality makes him underestimate his foes and causes people to be fearful of him. To stop the civil war, Balaban is killed by Beyazit, putting a tragic end to their once close relationship. Balaban is strongly hinted to be homosexual and owns a tame tiger named Al-Sakal (Redbeard), who is now under Beyazit's care after his death.

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Beyazit is the 28-year-old (26 at the start of the series) fourth generation and current Sultan of the Mızrak stratocracy, youngest child of Yıldırım Usman, and a spy for Zağanos's spy network for the territory. Unlike Balaban, Beyazit has a sweet temperament and doesn't let his emotions cloud his judgment, which drives him to stop Balaban from endangering Türkiye. Despite coming into conflict with Balaban, Beyazit loves his brother deeply considering him to be his most important person, and tries to honor his brother's memory by protecting Mızrak. Being a knowledgeable scholar, Beyazit has access to many foreign items from around the world and their mechanics, which helps revolutionize his country's warfare weaponry.

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Fatma is the 34-year-old (32 at the start of the series) third generation Sultan of the Balta stratocracy and the sister of Balaban and Beyazit that married into the Balta clan. After her husband's death four years before the series, Fatma becomes a puppet to Balaban's ambitions and submits to him to protect her children from Cassim (her husband's younger brother that Balaban later killed) and others that opposes her son Kemal's ascension to the throne. After the civil war, Fatma is spared from death, though is publicly announced to dead, and is staying in a house in the outskirts of the Kiliç stratocracy.

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Ayşe is the 19-year-old (17 at the start of the series) daughter of Sultan Fatma, Kemal's elder sister, and niece of Sultan Baraban and Beyazit. Sharp-minded and blunt, Ayşe is the Hanım of the Balta stratocracy and holds the title of Vizier-i-Azam until Kemal turns fifteen and can rule on his own. Although she is engaged to Kiliç Orhan and accepts her duty to marry him, she is in love with Beyazit, though she is aware that he doesn't return her romantic feelings.

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Kemal is the 11-year-old (10 at the start of the series) fourth generation and current Sultan of the Balta stratocracy and the youngest child Sultan Fatma. Due his youth, Kemal's ascension to the throne is initially delayed and his mother is made sultan in accordance his father's will until he turns fifteen. At the end of the civil war, it was Kemal's pleas that made Mahmut spare his mother from death and promise to eliminate anyone that would opposes Kemal's claim to the throne. His older sister Ayşe is his appointed guardian, going to important meetings in his place and tutors him so he will able to rule on his own once he is fifteen.

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Uzun is the 45-year-old second generation Sultan of the Biçki stratocracy and Ismail's father. He has a total of seventy-seven sons, sending all of them to raise by leaders of influential merchant companies as soon as they are born. A cowardly and greedy man, Uzun was persuaded by Balt-Rhein to rebel against Türkiye with the promise of more wealth, but was slain by Ismail during the civil war to gain the throne.

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Ismail is the 18-year-old (16 at the start of the series) third generation and current Sultan of the Biçki stratocracy, and the 45th son of Yağ Uzun. Raised by the leader of the Jin company since he was born, Ismail has no loyalty to his father and despises him. Possessing an excellent business sense, Ismail finds his father's road construction plans with Balt-Rhein to be unbeneficial and joins Mahmut to stop him, personally killing his father to get the throne.

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Selim is the 41-year-old second generation Sultan of the Kiliç stratocracy and the strong-willed and assertive father of Orhan. To preserves his weaker country from Balaban's wrath and Balt-Rhien, Selim is forced to cooperate with them and start a civil war. Although he was willing to aid Mahmut and his allies to assassinate the other sultans, he betrays them once the ruse was discovered and tries to harm Ayşe. In order to protect her, Orhan stabs Selim, much to his surprise to see his timid son took action. Proud that Orhan finally begun to choose a path for himself, Selim encourages his son not to regret the decisions that he willl make as the new sultan before he succumbs to his wound and dies.

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Orhan is the 21-year-old (19 at the start of the series) third generation and current Sultan of the Kiliç stratocracy, Sultan Selim's son, and the betrothed of Ayşe, whom he has known since childhood. Unlike the other sultans, Orhan is weak-willed and soft-hearted, often being indecisiveness and a little oblivious to politics. After fatally attacking his father to protect Ayşe, Orhan slowly beings to mature, though he still too timid to voice his thoughts. Although he loves Ayşe dearly, he know that she loves Beyazit and marrying him won't make her happy, but his father comforts him by saying she might come to love him one day and tells Orhan become a sultan worthy of her.

Balt-Rhein Empire

The Baltic and Rhein Empire, commonly shorten as "Balt-Rhein", is made of two large, mountainous regions of land. Due to the lack of fertile soil in many areas (mostly in the Baltic region) and cold climate, the empire has many poverty-stricken regions and poor domestic affairs outside of the capital city St. Michael. The empire has a long history of imperial invasion to attain resources from other nations and focus solely on improving their military might, earning the hatred and fear of other nations for their merciless and tyrannical treatment of places they conquered.

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Louis is the 35-year-old (33 at the start of the series) Prime Minister of the Balt-Rhein Empire, gaining the position 5 years before the series, and the man behind its expansionist policies. He is highly intelligent and scheming, employing various strategies and conspiracies to expand the imperial Balt-Rhein territory by invading other nations. Although he aspires to make Balt-Rhein into a great empire, he cares little of the territories they annexed and retains his arrogance even when met with some failures. His family has assisted the imperial family's finances for a long time, which grants him a lot political power that prevents anyone from opposing his plans, including Emperor Goldbalt IX.

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Leledrik is the 28-year-old (26 at the start of the series) Duchess of the Balt-Rhein Empire’s Ellvaldesberg territory and Emperor Goldbalt XI's niece. Her father, Alfred (Goldbalt's younger brother) and her older brother Alfred are both dead, making her third-in-line to inherit the throne after her cousins. She is a skilled fighter and leads her own unit that specialize in mountain infantry. Although she takes part in Louis's military campaign and often acts as a diplomat, Leledrik dislikes Louis, sometimes even taking action that goes against his plans, and prefers outright conquest rather than Louis's machinations and allowance for peaceful surrender.

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A 27-year-old (25 at the start of the series) Ellvaldesberg nobleman and aide to Lelederik, Gralat is highly capable soldier under Leledrik's command, joining her as a soldier or a diplomat to further Louis's plans for the sake of his homeland. However, Gralat dislikes Louis and is willing to follow Leledrik's orders that contradicts Louis's plans.

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At 55-year-old (54 at the start of the series), Goldbalt XI is the dignified and stoic current ruler of the Balt-Rhein Empire. Although he is fully aware of Louis's schemes, Goldbalt is passively allows Louis to take charge of the empire's expansionist campaign since the imperial family is dependent on his family's financial contributions and seemingly shares Louis's belief that the empire must keep conquering other nations in order to survive. Aside from being Leledrik's uncle, Goldbalt has a two sons named Gunther and Gustav.

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An 88-year-old (86 at the start of the series) man, Lowe is the Admiral Balt-Rhein Imperial Navy and is charge with keeping Phoenicia and its trade routes secure. Unlike most of the Balt-Rhein army, Lowe takes no pleasure in military conquest and tries to avoid unnecessary violence, but performs his duties when he has to. As his hometown Vaissel was once part of Lowe Kingdom that had an alliance with Phoenicia, it saddens Lowe to play a part of its downfall.

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Simon is the 29-year-old (27 at the start of the series) Minister of Finance and Louis's confidant. Although he supports Louis's plans, he isn't afraid to voice his concerns when he sees those plans are foiled. He knows Louis very well, being the only person see past his bravado and is implied to have a sexual relationship with him.

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Eisenstein is a 96-year-old (95 at the start of the series) Imperial Adviser and has serving well over 75 years since Emperor Goldbalt's father's reign. Eisenstein is the only politician that openly oppose Louis's militant movement, constantly arguing to stop the wars and improve domestic affairs, but his warnings goes unheeded. However, there are a few that shares his anti-war policy who secretly devises his own plot to save the empire with them.

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Nicolo is a 14-year-old (12 at the start of the series) page in the Balt-Rhein castle since he was seven. Bright and intelligent, Nicolo attends to Louis often, who also is fond of Nicolo and quizzes him on subjects.

Imperial Army

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Lili is the 25-year-old (24 at the start of the series) military supervisor and a loyal supporter of Louis's military campaign, serving as his eyes on the front lines and shares his callous disregard of the bloodshed the army causes. She is also Louis's secretary and former student, learning cartography from him and uses topography to predicts enemies' movements and ambushes them. She is later killed during battle between Balt-Rhein and the Anti-Imperial Alliance.

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Pineau is the 46-year-old (44 at the start of the series) General of the Balt-Rhein army, and was a participant in the war with Türkiye twelve years before the series. Despite his intimidating appearance and diligently performing his duties, he is a honorable person, greatly detesting the suffering the empire causes, and is part of Duke Eisenstein's anti-war faction. Pineau tries his best to restrain his army from abusing innocent people and strictly punishing anyone that break military code. Unknown to Mahmut, he was the general in charge of the unit that destroyed the Tuğril tribe, though he didn't have any part in the slaughter. During a battle between Balt-Rhein and the Anti-Imperial Alliance, Pineau graciously accepts his death and allows himself to be beheaded by Mahmut.

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Frentzen is the 35-year-old (33 at the start of the series) commander of the 1st battalion and a member of Duke Eisenstein's anti-war faction. Born as a commoner, Frentzen and his childhood friend Adam volunteered for the army, hoping to raise in rank to reform Balt-Rhein from within one day. Frentzen is born with a poor constitution and regularly has to take medicine, but is a gifted soldier and has a very sharp intuition, making predictions that turns out to be accurate. After General Pineau's death, he briefly becomes General of the Balt-Rhein army station in South Rumeliana before dying in a sword fight against Mahmut.

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Adam is the 35-year-old (33 at the start of the series) commander of the 2nd battalion and a member of Duke Eisenstein's anti-war faction. Like his childhood friend Frentzen, Adam is a commoner who volunteered for the army, hoping to raise in rank to reform Balt-Rhein from within one day. Despite his wide girth, Adam is quite agile and possesses formidable physical strength, being able to fight and skillfully command his battalion simultaneously. After General Pineau's death, he briefly becomes Lieutenant General of the Balt-Rhein army station in South Rumeliana before dying in a battle against Abiriga.

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Wichter is a young soldier stationed under Frentzen's command and a good friend to him and Adam. He is part of Duke Eisenstein's anti-war faction and takes charge of the remaining the South Rumeliana troops after Frentzen is killed in battle.

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Androsch is the former Lieutenant General of the Balt-Rhein army that retired from the army after first war with Greater Türkiye. Due to General Pineau's and Frentzen's deaths, Androsch is pulled out of retirement and appointed General to lead the defensive battle at the Murs stronghold. He is a cautious and shrewd strategist. Much like his predecessors, Androsch dislikes Louis and isn't afraid to voice his disagreement with him, though he also knows that Louis uses his political power to manipulate Androsch into following his orders.

Hermann

In the native Baltic language, "Hermann" means "warrior" and it is a title given to aristocrats that possess their own private armies of knights. In exchange for recognizing their fiefdoms, Hermann and their armies are sworn to aid the Emperor when called upon. Although Hermanns once took part in expansion wars with the standing army long ago, they have been inactive from any role in the military, mostly appearing in jousting matches nowadays, and are not used to modern warfare.

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Jacques is the Marquis of Jourdain and one of the few Hermann that adhere to Emperor's call to help with the defense of Murs. Patriotic and proud of his Hermann liege, Jacques is eager and impatience to battle against the Turkish army.

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Siegfried is the Count of Cave and one of the few Hermann that adhere to Emperor's call to help with the defense of Murs. Calm and level-headed, Siegfried is more politically aware that the empire is losing power than Jacques.

Röd Orm

Röd Orm, or "Cult of the Red Snake", are a group of iron-weapon makers in the Baltic territory, Röd Berg, and their iron manufacturing skills are kept secret. Their skills allow cutting-edge engineering technology for the empire and Louis hires the group to assist in the empire's military movement. On Louis's orders, Röd Orm members travels around the Rumeliana to dismantle Türkiye's spy network and Balt-Rhein's 13th battalion are made solely of Röd Orm. All members are skilled fighters and wears an eye-patch or half-mask.

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Eleanor is a 26-year-old (24 at the start of the series) female member of Röd Orm that takes part of Louis' more shady schemes. Mahmut encounter her numerous times while she was in Türkiye and gains a scar on her face during one of their clashes. After nearly getting kill by Mahmut, she returns to the empire to help destroy Türkiye spies.

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Tristan is a 38-year-old (36 at the start of the series) Röd Orm member and the commander of Balt-Rhein 13th battalion. He takes part of the front lines against the war with the Tripartite Military Alliance. Being the leader of the engineering unit, Tristan is well-versed with weaponry and is a siege expert. After General Pineau's and Frentzen's death, Tristan becomes Lieutenant General under Theo Androsch to defend Murs at St. Michael.

Centro's City-States

Located all over Rumeliana, there are twelve independent and influential city-state that faces the Centro sea, and mostly specialize in mercantile trade, with a few exceptions. The most prominent ones are in West Rumeliana: Phoenicia, Republic of Venedik, Republic of L'isonlani, and Republic of Chielo. 3,000 years ago, Phoenicia was once an empire that conquered most of the continent and the culture still holds much influence on other cultures in present-day. Unlike the Balt-Rhein Empire, the Phoenician Empire is well-respected for its fair treatment of the people and their diverse culture. Nowadays, Phoenicia is a prosperous harbor city, and shares a long-time alliance with Venedik until Balt-Rhein conquered it. Two years after the conquest, Venedik liberates it from the empire's control.

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Antonio is the 39-year-old (37 at the start of the series) ruler Republic of Venedik and puts the safety and prosperity of his nation first and foremost. Although sly and opportunistic, Antonio does have a moral compass yet accepts his duties to make pragmatic and painful choices to safeguard Venedik, including not aiding Phoenicia when Balt-Rhein conquered it and turning his back on his childhood friend, Constantinus. When finally forced to go war with Balt-Rhein, Antonio joins the Tripartite Military Alliance with Türkiye and the Urado Kingdom and goes to atone for his abandonment of Phoenicia.

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Brega is the 41-year-old (39 at the start of the series) Captain General of the Venedik fleet and the leader of the Brega company. A loyal, no-nonsense man, he acts as Doge Antonio's confidante and envoy in political matters. Having saved a young Abiriga from slavery, Brega and his wife, Cecelia, treats him like a son.

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Cecelia is the 37-year-old (35 at the start of the series) wife of Captain Brega and Abiriga's adopted mother. Kind and welcoming, she runs a humble bar and keeps in contact with Abiriga through letters after he left Venedik to journey with Mahmut.

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Apollodorus is the 42-year-old father of Cyrus and caesar of Phoenicia. While Appollodorus contributes much to Phoenicia as a tradesman, he does so by using flattery or corrupted methods to increases his wealth and power. Due his weak posture and greedy nature, Cyrus and the Phoenicia Senate has a low opinion of Apollodorus, especially when he was willing to heed Balt-Rhien's demands to avoid war. However, after Balt-Rhein defeats Phoenicia, Appollodorus dies a noble death by taking sole responsibility for the war and appeal for clemency for senators and influential citizens by donating all his assets to the empire.

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Constantinus is the 37-year-old Magistros of Phoenicia and a member of the Senate. He is also a childhood friend of Doge Antonio, as their countries have been long-time allies. Proud of Phoenicia's long and noble history as an empire, Constantinus greatly loves his home and holds steadfast to his ideals of it, but this makes him inflexible and unable to handle politics realistically. When Phoenicia is force to surrender to Balt-Rhein, Constantinus takes a final stand against Leledrik and proclaims that the empire's aggression will one day be their downfall before getting killed.

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A 37-year-old (35 at the start of the series) Patrikios, Xenon is a member of the Phoenicia senate with an excellent ability to measure distance. He is good friends with Constantinus and Nicephorus, and the most gruff and outspoken of the three.

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A 38-year-old (36 at the start of the series) Patrikios, Nicephorus is a member of the Phoenicia senate and an excellent mathematician. He is good friends with Constantinus and Zenon, and is the most realistic and wary of the three.

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Amadeo is the 18-year-old (17 at the start of the series) sailor from Republic of L'isonlani and Captain of the Oro galley ship. Born as the first L'isonlani genius in 100 years, Amadeo possesses the "sight" that allows him to see the all the different waves and winds currents around the ocean in an explicit way. As stated by his uncle Gino, Amadeo is conceited and crude, believing that L'isonlani is superior to their rival Venedik. Amadeo and his crew ally with Balt-Rhein in order to rule the Centro sea. During the naval battle against Venedik, Amadeo lost the use of his eyes, though that didn't impaired his ability as a sailor. After Doge Doria's betrayal and the deaths of his two uncles, Amadeo is defeated and promptly hanged to death, putting an end to his prestigious family.

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Roni is a 41-year-old (40 at the start of the series) sailor from Republic of L'isonlani, first mate to the Oro, and Captain of the Baronessa. He is Gino's older brother and Amadeo's uncle. He greatly respects and dotes on Amadeo, recognizing his genius talents and believes Amadeo and L'isonlani are meant to rule the Centro. After Doge Doria's betrayal and a bitter defeat from Venedik, Roni sacrifices his life trying to save his nephew from a volley of arrows.

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Gino is the 36-year-old (35 at the start of the series) Captain of the Venedik 15th fleet and the Nero Pantera ship, Roni's younger brother, and Amadeo's uncle. Although once close to his family and a proud L'isonlani citizen, he feels inferior to Amadeo since he doesn't possess the "sight", and comes to dislike L'isonlani's arrogant, isolationist ways. He left his homeland 11 years before the series, putting him on bitter terms with his family, and joined Venedik's naval armada. During the naval battle against Imperial-L'isonlani fleet, Gino sacrifices his life and the Nero Pantera to save the Venedik flagship.

Vorlage:Nihongo

Doria is the 41-year-old (39 at the start of the series) ruler of Republic of L'isonlani and captain of the Arlecchino. Two-faced and somewhat tricky, Doria initially joins Amadeo and his family in allying with Balt-Rhein to get rid of Venedik, despite the Doria and Boccanegra families long-time rivalry for the position of Doge. After receiving a letter from Doge Antonio on how they will defeat the Imperial-L'isonlani fleet, Doria betrays Amadeo and his crew, and helps Venedik defeat them.

Vorlage:Nihongo

Carvajal is the 27-year-old (26 at the start of the series) director of welfare institutionalize Republic of Chielo. Optimistic and magnanimous, Carvajal strongly believes in helping others to find a "Final Feliz". On his authority, Chielo joins the Anti-Imperial Alliance and Carvajal chooses to let thousands of refugees in Chielo, despite the impact on provisions they caused. After suffering a two months siege by Balt-Rhein and supplies running low, Carvajal is imprisoned by a group of dissenters that wants to surrender to the empire. Carvajal is eventually executed by the Chielo rebels, but not before declaring that he holds no ill-will towards them. Once Chielo becomes a vassal state of the Türkiye stratocracy, an Imaret is named in Carvajal's honor.

Vorlage:Nihongo

Cassandra is the 27-year-old (25 at the start of the series) secretary of Republic of Chielo and Carvajal's right-hand. Like all Chielo citizens, her family is deceased from wartime refugees, specifically her grandfather. She and Carvajal shares a close companionship, sharing his "Final Feliz" belief and giving aid the poor, and his death devastated her. Once Chielo becomes a vassal state of the Türkiye stratocracy, Cassandra is appointed Kâhya Başi and helps the Turks run the republic.

Cuore di Rumeliana & South Rumeliana

Cuore di Rumeliana, or simply the "Cuore", is a region made of 34 small, independent republics with agricultural societies and each are ruled by a Gonfaloniere, chosen in an annual democratic vote. It is the political, economical, and cultural center of West Rumeliana since it is where the Phoenicia Empire began 3,000 years ago. Locals still take pride in the history as the "heart" of Rumeliana and value the arts above all else, with the Republic of Florence being the center and most influential republic of the Cuore. The Cuore republics has no formal national military, but they are able to enjoy a period of long-term peace due having their spies gather information on surroundings nations to keep them in line.

South Rumeliana is more rustic than the Cuore and the form of government varies among the independent city-states, though most are republics and are ruled by an Estado, a head-of-state. Both the Cuore and the South has an abundance of mercenaries, since the Cuore and the South hire mercenaries for national defense and South Rumeliana is home to mercenary city, Tauro, and the El Toro mercenaries.

Vorlage:Nihongo

Caterina is the 33-year-old (31 at the start of the series) Gonfaloniere of the Republic of Florence, elected consecutively for three years and member of the noble Rossi family. She is Süleyman's former lover during his stay in Florence and is still fond for him. However, she does shares some of the Cuore's anti-Türkiye sentiments and can be difficult to negotiation with, but is willing to be flexible for the sake of her country.

Vorlage:Nihongo

Giovanni is a former Gonfaloniere, a falconer for the noble Orsani family, and Süleyman's former master. Happy-go-lucky and friendly, he and Süleyman share a close bond, and he is always willing to help his former student. Giovanni is well-respected as a former Gonfaloniere and Süleyman often uses his connection to Giovanni to gain entrance to higher class places, though this doesn't always work since Süleyman left his service after he heard the Tuğril tribe's destruction.

Vorlage:Nihongo

Brigitta is the 18-year-old (16 at the start of the series) leader of the Lince mercenaries, a Cuore-based mercenary group. She is currently employed by the Cuore Alliance and seems to be familiar with the El Toro mercenaries. Like most people of the Cuore, she sees the Turks as "barbaric", but likes Kurt Kurt Pasha after he generously gives Lince the spoils for their help in battle.

Vorlage:Nihongo and Vorlage:Nihongo

Older brother Derecho and younger brother Esquerdo are the 57-year-old (55 at the start of the series) boisterous and somewhat unruly twin mayors of Tauro city. Being mercenaries, the twins have many battles scars and lost limbs, Derecho lost his right eye and his legs has been amputated above the knee and Esquerdo's arms have been amputated pass his forearms. Esquerdo wears hook arms prosthetic and Derecho uses a wheelchair to get around, only wearing prosthetic legs when in battle. While initially dismissively of Mahmut, the twins warms up to him after he demonstrates his strength and even quickly befriends Halil. After Mahmut and Türkiye stratocracy hires all the Tauro city-based mercenaries, the twins assist the Turks in their fight against Balt-Rhein.

Vorlage:Nihongo

Erbach is the 24-year-old (22 at the start of the series) captain of the El Toro mercenaries and currently under the employment of the Türkiye stratocracy. Although he often gives off a carefree and lazy demeanor, he shows to have cynical side and often makes sardonic remarks. Erbach greatly enjoys battle and shown to be more politically aware than the rest of the mercenaries. Erbach initially thought Mahmut was unsuited of the battlefield, but grows to respect him once he proves otherwise and helps him navigate South Rumeliana and its culture.

Vorlage:Nihongo

Vasco is a 16-year-old (14 at the start of the series) citizen from Campana, a city in South Rumeliana, and a worker at the city's metal foundry. Vasco is an intelligent and innovated inventor, creating a Dardanelles Gun-style cannon for the first time in the series. When Balt-Rhein invaded the city, Vasco is able to escape the slaughter with his cannons blueprints. Although a kind boy, Campana's destruction fills Vasco with anger and grief, and he vows to avenge his people. Traveling to the Türkiye stratocracy, Vasco gains Zağano's patronage and Beyazit's help to manufactures cannons for the Anti-Imperial Alliance. Later, he joins Zağano's Imperial Invasion army to witness his cannons bring down the empire.

Vorlage:Nihongo

Blanca is a 21-year-old (19 at the start of the series) citizen from Campana and the spy for Zağano's spy network for the city. After Campana's destruction, Blanca travels to Türkiye stratocracy and provides help to refugees from other cities on the way. After meeting Vasco, she takes him to Türkiye to meet with Zağano and continues to perform tasks on Zağano's behalf.

Urado Kingdom

The Urado Kingdom is located in the most northern region of West Rumeliana and is made of a rocky mountainous and plateaus. Urado has a very severe isolationist and neutrality policy. Due to the rocky terrain, cold climate, and little resources, Urado is a very poverty-stricken country and many of its citizens die from starvation or the cold. However, Urado has a strong lancer regiment and keeps up with outside affairs with cabinet ministers assign to different nations to gather information. By the time Mahmut arrives to Urado, the country's lifespan has been exhausted, but Mahmut discovers that abundance of fossilize bird feces (which makes good fertilizer) on a coastline. He convinces Urado's king to begin to trade fertilizer with eastern Rumeliana countries to revitalize the country and forego their isolationist policy for the first time.

Vorlage:Nihongo

Zsigmond is the 44-year-old (42 at the start of the series) ruler of Urado and father of the four Urado princesses. Strict and stoic, Zsigmond tries his best follow Urado's isolationist traditions, despite Urado has grown very impoverish during his reign. Recognizing the kingdom's dire situation and weakenrf state, he nearly made a treaty with Balt-Rhein to attain resources to save his people. However, Mahmut persuades him to ally with Türkiye and enters the Tripartite Military Alliance. Although polite and honorable, he shows a rather ferocious side, such as executing a Balt-Rhein ambassador as a show of trust to Türkiye.

Vorlage:Nihongo

Margit is the 22-year-old (20 at the start of the series) fourth princess of the Urado kingdom and the cabinet minister of negotiations for Greater Türkiye. She is also a spy for Zağano's spy network, which her father is aware of and allows since how cabinet ministers gather information is left up to them. Although preppy and energetic, Margit takes her duties seriously and is the most willing among her family to ally with Türkiye, knowing Balt-Rhein will make Urado dependent on them. Once Urado starts to do trade with east Rumeliana, Margit is reassigned as the cabinet minister for the eastern countries and journeys with Niki to the east.

Vorlage:Nihongo

Gertrud is the 26-year-old (24 at the start of the series) second princess of the Urado kingdom and the cabinet minister for Balt-Rhein. Knowing Balt-Rhein is the biggest military power, Gertrud initially argues against her sister on becoming Türkiye's ally out of fear, but Mahmut puts her worries to rest. Once Urado enters the Tripartite Military Alliance and Anti-Imperial Alliance by extension, Gertrud is reassigned as the cabinet minister for the Cuore and South Rumeliana, and handles any negotiations in the area for her father.

Argyros

Located on the border of East Rumeliana that faces West Rumeliana, Argyros a commercial city-state and is the eastern trading hub of the continent. The city is ruled by a council of the Three Great Merchants who are charged with directing the trades routes. They are also the ones that can grant merchants permission to do trade in Argyros, thus becoming a "Gosti" and gives them a "Zuakk" amulet as proof of their approval. To keep Argyros a safe and free place to trade without outside customs interfering, there is a merchant code that doesn't allow merchants to get involve with any political parties and the council can exile anyone from the city if they break any rules.

Vorlage:Nihongo

Niki is a 16-year-old (14 at the start of the series) Gosti merchant and the only child of the deceased Gosti Bahram. She grew up helping her father's caravan since childhood. At fourteen, Niki recently lost father and inherited his Zuakk, though she has trouble starting her own caravan due her youth and lack of any individual success. With the help of Mahmut, Niki quickly becomes successful and now does business with Türkiye's support. Although she broke Argyros law, the council allows Niki to keep her Gosti status so Balt-Rhein won't target Argyros for Niki's assistance in subtly manipulating the empire's economy. Despite her age and small stature, tomboy Niki is very strong and knows how to fight with tonfa.

Vorlage:Nihongo

Wan Yixin is an 80-year-old (79 at the start of the series) native from Çinili, a country in East Rumeliana, and currently resides in Argyros to purchases rare items for the Emperor of Çinili. He was once captain of the royal guards, but retired after losing part of his right leg in battle and wears a wooden prosthetic in its place. Using his connection to the Emperor, Mahmut askd Wan to help him manipulate Venedik and Balt-Rhein's economical interests, subtly promising that the business transaction will protect Çinili from the empire's expansion war. Wan agrees and accepts the consequence of the council banning from him trading with Niki's caravan ever again. Being a close friend to her father, Wan and his wife greatly cares for Niki, the former being one that taught Niki how to fight, and does his best to help her.

Araba Tribe

A large population of nomadic people scatters in smaller groups all around West Rumeliana, though they're primarily located the Balt-Rhein Empire's territory. The entire population dreams of having their own independent country and is manipulated by Louis into causing the Hisar Rebellion to make Hisar village as their own city-state. When they realized that the empire was using them to invade Türkiye, the members of the Araba Tribe help Greater Türkiye in their war efforts against the empire, such as passing on information or smuggling weapons to assist with a revolt. The Araba Tribe are a peaceful people that are talented dancers and performers. The tribe has no written language and follow an oral tradition; therefore, all Araba Tribe members possess excellent memory and recall. One member, Nigrina, a young man from a group in the empire's territory, helps Süleyman with his espionage once Türkiye plans to invade Balt-Rhein.

Media

Manga

Altair: A Record of Battles was first published in the July 2007 issue of the shōnen manga magazine Monthly Shōnen Sirius, published by Kodansha.Vorlage:Citation needed Kodansha's North American subsidiary Kodansha USA announced that it will release the series in English via its digital platform, starting on March 21, 2017.

Anime

In December 2016, Aniplex opened a website announcing that Kazuhiro Furuhashi was directing a "Project Altair" anime series at MAPPA, but did not state any other specifics. Later that month, images from the official website of Monthly Shonen Sirius reveled that "Project Altair" was an adaptation of Altair: A Record of Battles. Script composition was handled by Noboru Takagi while Ryo Kawasaki composed the music. The series is airing on July 7, 2017 on MBS TV's "Animeism" programming block and will run for two cour (two quarters of a year).

On June 29, 2017, it was announced that Amazon Video service will be exclusively streaming Altair: A Record of Battles in more than 200 countries worldwide, and its "Anime Strike" channel will simulcast the series as it airs in Japan.

The opening theme is "Rasen no Yume" (Spiral Dream) by rock band SID, who created the song specifically for the anime television. The ending theme is "Taiyō no Elegy" (Elegy for the Sun) by pop girl group FLOWER.

Vorlage:Japanese episode list

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Other Media

The series inspired the Shōkoku no! four-panel manga on Sirius' official website in 2012. The Shōnen Sirius magazine also serialized Shiina Soga's Vorlage:Nihongo, a short, comedic chibi-styled manga from 2012 to 2013, with a total of 21 chapters and released in a single tankōbon volume.

Hirokazu Kobayashi and Kotono Katō's sister, Chika Katō's, Vorlage:Nihongo spinoff series launched in January 2016 and is also publish by Monthly Shōnen Sirius. The set far to the east of Rumeliana, where the more Asian-influence countries exist and takes roughly six months ahead of the main series. The plot focus on the island nation of Kusanagi, which has been annexed by the larger country of Çinili and fallen into ruin. The female protagonist, Subaru, masquerades as the nation's former prince and tries to leads a rebellion to free her country. The first compiled book volume of Shōkoku no Altair Kaiden Tōkoku no Subaru shipped on January 17, 2017.

Publications

On November 29, 2014, Kotono Katō released an illustration book titled Vorlage:Nihongo for Altair: A Record of Battles. On June 15, 2017, an official fanbook is announced to be in the works, containing both illustrations and characters profiles of the series. A preview of the booklet with rough sketches was released on June 26 in the Shōnen Sirius August 2017 Issue and announces that the fanbook with be out on August 9, 2017.

External links

• Vorlage:Official website
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